Barbara Kingsolver to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award [Video]

Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver is about to add another high honor to her name.

On Friday, Sept. 5, the National Book Foundation announced that it will be awarding the Demon Copperhead author its 2024 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

Kingsolver, 68, is set to accept the lifetime achievement award at the 75th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 20, when she’ll be recognized for her decades of work spanning fiction, nonfiction, investigative journalism, poetry and science writing.

“Spanning genres, Barbara Kingsolver’s exceptional writing and authenticity, on and off of the page, has inspired generations of writers and readers,” said David Steinberger, chair of the Board of Directors of the National Book Foundation, in a press release.

“Kingsolver’s books — which have been translated into dozens of languages — have had a vast impact on the …