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How the Wizard of Oz and the Bible influenced Karen Russell’s ‘The Antidote’

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“The Antidote,” Karen Russell’s first novel in 14 years, is framed by two real-life events in Nebraska back in 1935 – a devastating dust storm and a Biblical-level flood that was accompanied by a tornado. But on the pages in between, the story focuses on the town locals. These include some you might expect, a local farmer and his feisty orphaned niece, and some you might not: There’s a Vault, or prairie witch, who absorbs people’s secrets into h…

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Karen Russell on the Books That Made Her Blush, Weep, and ‘Hiccup-Laugh’

The author of The Antidote takes ELLE's literary survey.

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How the Wizard of Oz and the Bible influenced Karen Russell’s ‘The Antidote’

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Portland Monthly

Karen Russell on Her Witchy Dust Bowl Epic, ‘The Antidote’

The Portland author and Pulitzer finalist’s second novel, ‘The Antidote’, tests witches, farmers, and government photographers against the cataclysm.

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Literary Hub

Karen Russell Received an Ice Bucket as a Courtship Gift, and Other Literary Tidbits

Karen Russell’s novel, The Antidote, is available now from Knopf, so we asked her a few questions about writing, reading, procrastination, and more. * What time of day do you write (and why)? These days I write when my kids are in school. Morning is definitely better than the 12:00-2:00 pm stretch. Shadowless noon feels […]

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