#FridayReads: The Antidote by Karen Russell

By Sharnell Johnson | March 14 2025 | NewsFridayReads



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A Novel
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • From Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell: a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD • WINNER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOK AWARD • THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE