Karen Russell's sprawling new novel begins on a day called Black Sunday, set during the Dust Bowl storms in the 1930s. The story is told by Antonina Rossi. KAREN RUSSELL: (Reading) On Black Sunday, ...
On April 14, 1935, a violent weather convergence drove 300,000 tons of topsoil into the Midwestern sky, terrifying a drought-addled populace and christening the term “Dust Bowl.” This event, which ...
Karen Russell and the cover of her 2025 novel. Fans of author Karen Russell have two things to look forward to this week: One, the long-awaited release of her second novel, “The Antidote,” on Tuesday; ...
Karen Russell, a New York Times bestselling author, is not only fascinated with writing fictional stories, but creating fantasy novels set during historical events. Her latest fiction novel, “The ...
It takes an unconventional fabulist to address something so vast as American history. Karen Russell is known for surreal storytelling and fantastic language in work marked by slanted perspective and ...
Karen Russell, bestselling author of “Swamplandia!” and other novels, will discuss her latest work, “The Antidote” in Houston with Inprint on April 14. On April 14, 1935 a massive dust storm swept ...