Barbara Kingsolver’s first novel since the runaway triumph of 2022’s Demon Copperhead plunges us into the grief, yearning and disappointments of a once-promising pianist in rural Tennessee. Tap here for our book review:

.@BarbaraCorcoran grew up in a two-bedroom apartment with nine siblings. She admits to failing plenty of classes in school, in part due to dyslexia. She would build her first multimillion-dollar business off of a $1,000 loan. Thus began her scrappy approach to business. Read about other scrappy business pioneers who made the #Forbes250# list of the greatest living self-made Americans: Photo: Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty Images