Alina Tugend on Millennials and the Economy

Alina Tugend is the author of Better by Mistake, coming in hardcover from Riverhead Books next spring. In an article for The National Journal she chronicles how twenty-somethings can manage their debt and move out of their parents' homes. More...

Bernardine Evaristo's Blonde Roots is a Finalist for The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award

The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award honors exemplary works of literature before the national community of Black writers. By honoring these nominees, they are recognizing the profound significance, necessity, and genius of Black writers and the stories they tell. Riverhead is proud to have a finalist! Learn more about the award here...

Ali Sethi Pens Essay on the Flooding in Pakistan for the New York Times

In a moving essay in the New York Times Opinion section, Ali Sethi, author of The Wishmaker, describes the flooding in Pakistan and the political troubles there. More...

The New York Times Book Review on Rosecrans Baldwin’s You Lost Me There

“In fiction as in life, you can’t save people from themselves. Although that never keeps anyone from trying, as Rosecrans Baldwin’s amiable first novel demonstrates.” More...

NPR on Rosecrans Baldwin's "stunning" You Lost Me There

“The most surprising thing about You Lost Me There is Baldwin's self-assured, subtle and unfailingly moving prose — this book does not read like the work of a young, first-time novelist. The 33-year-old writer — a magazine editor and former EMT and rock-climbing teacher — is uncannily perceptive when it comes to the complicated and fraught issues of marriage, death and sexual desire, and his dialogue is naturalistic and unforced. Perhaps most impressive, though, is the author's artistic and emotional maturity — You Lost Me There is, finally, a wise book, the kind that eludes many authors twice Baldwin's age. Words, of course, really can be lifelines, especially in the aftermath of loss. It's not always easy to find beauty in pain, but that's what Baldwin has done, and the result is affecting, profound and true.” More...

New York Magazine's most anticipated fall titles include Danielle Evans, Dinaw Mengestu, and Steven Johnson

New York Magazine's preview of fall books includes three Riverhead titles. On Danielle Evans' debut story collection, Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self: "With polished short stories plumbing the intersection of adolescence, race, hormones, and emotional instability, the twentysomething Iowa-workshop graduate threatens to become the season’s hot young MFA discovery.” Dinaw Mengestu's How To Read the Air and Steven Johnson's Where Good Ideas Come From are also featured. More...

Booklist says The Junior Officers' Reading Club "may be one of the best to come out of the war in Afghanistan"

Already hailed as a classic of war writing in the UK, where it was a bestseller, The Junior Officer’s Reading Club by Patrick Hennessey, available from Riverhead on September 7th, is a revelatory firsthand account of a young enlistee’s profound coming of age amid the frenetic violence, frequent boredom, and almost overwhelming responsibilities that frame a soldier’s experience the way we fight today. Booklist writes "All wars generate fine books. This may be one of the best to come out of Afghanistan."

Dan Pink, author of Drive, shares his favorite iPhone apps

Dan Pink shares his five favorite iPhone apps on his website, danpink.com. Check it out to see what "drives" this author when it comes to what he calls the "Shootout at iPhone Corral." More...

Vanity Fair on Sigrid Nunez's "timely and thought-provoking" Salvation City

Vanity Fair gushed about Sigrid Nunez's forthcoming novel, Salvation City (which comes out on 9/16/10), in their September 2010 issue: "Salvation City is not only timely and thought-provoking but also generous in its understanding of human nature. When the apocalypse comes, I want Nunez in my lifeboat." Read more about Sigrid and Salvation City here...

The live Lonely Avenue interview series

Learn more about the live Lonely Avenue interview series–Ben Folds and Nick Hornby discussing their upcoming album collaboration. More...