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The UK is raving about Patrick Flanery's Fallen Land

Riverhead Books — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:35:58 -0400

UK reviews are just starting to come in for Patrick Flanery's latest. The Guardian says, "In Fallen Land, Flanery has given us a gripping thriller, and a superb portrayal of how ordinary men can veer into madness, but its real power lies in its recognition of the tragic failure of an American dream," and the Sunday Times raves, "Fallen Land is an ambitious thriller vehicle for a dissection of America. . . Fallen Land impressively examines how thoroughly the American dream has turned into the American nightmare."

Jeanne Darst's interesting approach to learning Chinese

Riverhead Books — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:47:35 -0400

"When my five-year-old son said he wanted to learn Chinese, I should have said, 'How bout you learn English first?' Instead, I took him to China.” Read more about author of Fiction Ruined My Family Jeanne Darst’s trip to Beijing in this month’s Vogue.

Riverhead has two New York Public Library 2013 Young Lions Fiction Award finalists: Ramona Ausubel and Claire Vaye Watkins

Riverhead Books — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:28:25 -0400

Both Ramona Ausbel, author of No One Is Here Except All of Us and A Guide to Being Born, and Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Battleborn, are finalists for the New York Public Library's 2013 Young Lions Fiction Award. The award honors the works of dynamic, young, first time-authors. Read more here.

Riverhead Books — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:32:47 -0400

Helen Oyeyemi, author of MR. FOX, is named one of Granta Magazine’s Best Young British Novelists

Riverhead Books — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:05:17 -0400

Helen Oyeyemi was named one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists! Past honorees have included Salman Rushdie, David Mitchell, and Sarah Waters. To see the full 2013 list, click here.

Catherine Chung, author of FORGOTTEN COUNTRY, writes about race and the American Dream at The Rumpus

Riverhead Books — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:58:47 -0400

"If we tell ourselves we have no relationship to racism, that we don’t participate and aren’t complicit in perpetuating racial inequality in a hundred different ways each day, we’re kidding ourselves. Myself included." To read the essay, click here.

Entertainment Weekly raves about The Interestings in an A review

Riverhead Books — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:57:34 -0400

"A victory. . . . The Interestings secures Wolitzer's place among the best novelists of her generation. . . . She's every bit as literary as Franzen or Eugenides. But the very human moments in her work hit you harder than the big ideas. This isn't women's fiction. It's everyone's."

Jon Ronson's TED Talk on Psychopaths

Riverhead Books — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:05:57 -0400

Did you know several characteristics of psychopaths are rewarded in our society? Check out Jon Ronson's fascinating TED talk HERE, and read the whole story in his book The Psychopath Test.

Claire Vaye Watkins wins 2012 Story Prize!

Riverhead Books — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:27:00 -0400

Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Battleborn, won the 2012 Story Prize for her collection. To read more about the award, click here.

The Washington Post gives Manuel Gonzales’s “excellent” book, The Miniature Wife, a rave review

Riverhead Books — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:56:31 -0400

“Gonzales has built a peerless fictional universe by populating his stories with zombies, unicorns, werewolves and space warriors, and then giving them the sensibilities of worried middle managers…hilarious and chilling…a superior collection of writing and a signpost of an emerging talent with a strong and distinctive voice.” To read the full review, click here.