# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Barbara Kingsolver (presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 19 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Mon, 19 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: From the author of Demon Copperhead and The Poisonwood Bible comes a new novel about the choices that shape a life—and the ones we spend a lifetime trying to outrun. Join Barbara Kingsolver for an evening about love, art, the long reach of the past, and Partita—her new novel.

In Partita, Livia Cable has made her peace with her marriage and modest livelihood in the farm country where she grew up, until a shocking phone call from an old lover shakes her to the core. Decades earlier, this man knew her as Livia Bohusz, a music conservatory student estranged from her home and family, uncertain of anything except her passion for music and promise as an extraordinary pianist. His request, now, to see her again stirs up ghosts she’s kept at bay for a lifetime.

Shifting between past and present, Livia’s decision to meet or reject the reunion means confronting step by step, in memories framed as musical dances, the experiences of childhood loss, abandonment, self-immolating passion, and perilous attachment to a man who broke her belief in love and ruptured the course of her life.

With razor-sharp acuity and deep affection, Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver’s unforgettable new novel reflects on class barriers, the risks of ambition, and the timeless power of art and how it can transform a life.

Barbara Kingsolver is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, including the novels Unsheltered, The Bean Trees, and The Poisonwood Bible, as well as books of poetry, essays, creative nonfiction, and Coyote’s Wild Home, a children’s book co-authored with Lily Kingsolver. She also collaborated with family members on the influential Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Kingsolver’s work has been translated into more than thirty languages and has earned a devoted readership at home and abroad. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and has received numerous awards and honors including the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel, Demon Copperhead, the National Humanities Medal, and most recently, the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lives with her husband on a farm in southern Appalachia.

Tickets are available for in-person attendance or streaming options – starting at $10 for Pay What You Can!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/seattle/barbara-kingsolver-presented-by-seattle-arts-and-lectures/200030738384154
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Seattle
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Benaroya Hall
- **lat**: 47.607975754103
- **long**: -122.33699266692
- **full address**: Benaroya Hall, Kangaroo Movers, 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Barbara Kingsolver (presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures) being held?
  - **A:** Barbara Kingsolver (presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures) takes place on Mon, 19 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Mon, 19 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Benaroya Hall, Kangaroo Movers, 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Barbara Kingsolver (presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures)?
  - **A:** Barbara Kingsolver (presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures) is organized by Seattle Arts & Lectures.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Barbara Kingsolver (presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures) is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Seattle, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Barbara Kingsolver (presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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