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James McBride featured in NPR's "5 Books to Look Forward to This Summer"

Riverhead Books — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:01:07 -0400

"You may know the story of John Brown's unsuccessful raid on Harper's Ferry, but author James McBride's retelling of the events leading up to it is so imaginative, you'll race to the finish." Read the rest of the review here.

Helen Oyeyemi, author of Mr. Fox, is featured in the New York Times T Magazine

Riverhead Books — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:12:35 -0400

“Oyeyemi is so fluent with narrative that she seems to revel in its conventions and pick them apart at the same time, fragmenting and reframing in the manner of a Jeanette Winterson,” writes Aimee Bender. To see the full feature, click here.

The Los Angeles Times on Khaled Hosseini's "radiant" novel And the Mountains Echoed

Riverhead Books — Wed, 29 May 2013 09:59:28 -0400

"Beautifully written, masterfully crafted... And the Mountains Echoed is painfully sad but also radiant with love... To underscore love's centrality and contingency, Khaled Hosseini closes with an image drawn from a dream: a snapshot of bygone happiness all the more precious in retrospect because we know how fragile it is." To read the full review, click here.

People joins the chorus of raves for And the Mountains Echoed with a 4 star review

Riverhead Books — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:15 -0400

“The Kite Runner author’s latest is a moving saga about sacrifice, betrayal, and the power of family. . . . More expansive than The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, the novel spans three generations and includes overlapping tales of expatriates and aid workers, parents and children, doctors and drug lords. Hosseini shows how easy it is for people to brutalize or abandon those they should protect. But his ultimate achievement is demonstrating the power and persistence of family.”—People (4 stars)

Constance Squires, author of Along the Watchtower, writes in The New York Times about weathering a tornado in an Oklahoma basement

Riverhead Books — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:18:44 -0400

To read the essay, click here.

Claire Vaye Watkins wins New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award 2013!

Riverhead Books — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:27 -0400

Congrats to Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Battleborn, for winning the prestigious Young Lions Fiction Award!

Sue Halpern's A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home in USA Today!

Riverhead Books — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:20:13 -0400

"This book delves far deeper into human nature than that old theme of "we all love our dogs, don't we?"… Halpern does love her dog, of course, but her book is more about humanity and how wonderful, fulfilling and even surprising experiences can be had in the most unlikely of places. Like a nursing home.And as is often the way, the dog once again makes the human a better person." To read more...

Entertainment Weekly gives a rave “A” review to Khaled Hosseini’s And the Mountains Echoed

Riverhead Books — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:27:20 -0400

“[W]ith his third and most ambitious novel yet, Hosseini makes it clear that he's not ready to rest on his Big Name…. While it hits all the Hosseini sweet spots — nostalgia, devastating details, triumph over the odds — And the Mountains Echoed covers more ground, both geographically and emotionally, than his previous works. It's not until Hosseini makes the novel small again, for the poignant conclusion, that you fully appreciate what he's accomplished.” To Read More…

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.