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

“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

To read the essay, click here.

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

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

On sale today: Khaled Hosseini's And the Mountains Echoed

Michiko Kakutani says in The New York Times, And the Mountains Echoed is “[Hosseini’s] most assured and emotionally gripping story yet" and the Washington Post declares, "And the Mountains Echoed had tears dropping from my eyes by Page 45."

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

"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...

Khaled Hosseini discusses And the Mountains Echoed in the New York Times Magazine and NPR's Weekend Edition

In interviews with The New York Times Magazine and NPR's Weekend Edition, Khaled Hosseini discusses his writing process, what lead him to write his new novel And the Mountains Echoed, and finishing The Kite Runner after September 11th.

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

“[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

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

"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

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.