Barbara Kingsolver was raised in rural Appalachia and has advanced degrees in the sciences; this life experience and knowledge have influenced the subject matter of her writing. Readers can continue to explore themes of science, climate change, and the poverty of Appalachia in some of Kingsolver's other novels, such as Animal Dreams, Prodigal Summer, and Demon Copperhead.
Reading other authors' imaginative perspectives on climate change in the climate fiction genre may also be of interest. The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, Bewilderment by Richard Powers, The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi, and The High House by Jessie Greengrass are renowned examples in the genre.
