Talk about a rewrite.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author is on the mend after some serious hand surgery, sharing an X-ray of her “badass” rebuilt digit.

Barbara Kingsolver, who won the coveted award for her 2022 novel, Demon Copperhead, had corrective surgery for Dupuytren’s contracture, a condition that causes one or more fingers to bend toward the palm. According to the Cleveland Clinic, the affected fingers cannot straighten completely, and the cause of the condition is unknown, though it tends to run in families. Surgery for the condition usually involves an orthopedic hand surgeon removing the thick, tight fascia tissue in the palm. This procedure, known as a fasciectomy, restores finger movement and allows them to straighten. In Kingsolver’s case, it also appears to have involved inse

See Full Page