Seji Recommends: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert RiverheadBooks 2019-06-26 | In the second installment of Seji Recommends, Seji reviews Elizabeth Gilbert's new novel, City of Girls with a glamorous flair that will transport you to the 1940s.We're beyond excited to be collaborating with one of our very favorite bookstagrammers The Artisan Geek – she will be making special videos about different Riverhead books all summer long.
Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán (translated by Sophie Hughes) - Now on Shelves! #books #translatedlit RiverheadBooks 2024-10-15 | "Compelling, claustrophobic and irresistible, CLEAN is both a masterclass in suspense and a clear-eyed portrait of isolation and grief. Extraordinary." –Paula HawkinsThe 🌍 internationally best-selling novel 🌏 by International Booker Prize finalist Alia Trabucco Zerán is FINALLY available to read in the US!🧼 CLEAN, translated to English by award-winning translator Sophie Hughes, is now on shelves. Pick it up today: bit.ly/3uzcG9g#clean #limpia #aliatrabuccozeran #sophiehughes #translatedliterature #booktube #suspense #psychologicalthriller
Dinner Party for Books!!! #booktube #landofmilkandhoney #familymeal #literaryfiction #riverheadbooks RiverheadBooks 2024-10-10 | #tbt to October 2023 when we threw a dinner party with Table of Contents to celebrate new novels by C. Pam Zhang (LAND OF MILK AND HONEY) and Bryan Washington (FAMILY MEAL) 🍴📚 We can't believe it's already been a whole year since then!!!Both books are now out in paperback, so be sure to check them out!LAND OF MILK AND HONEY: bit.ly/3qCXHJmFAMILY MEAL: bit.ly/3J33o9yFollow us @RiverheadBooks for more fun behind-the-scenes content of our bookish events 💖
An Animated Excerpt from FAMILY MEAL by Bryan Washington RiverheadBooks 2024-10-08 | Check out this animated excerpt from award-winning and bestselling author Bryan Washington's latest novel, FAMILY MEAL. The winner of the 2024 @LambdaLliteraryAward for Gay Fiction, FAMILY MEAL is an irresistible, intimate novel about two young men, once best friends, whose lives collide again after a loss.Cam is living in Los Angeles and falling apart after the love of his life has died. Kai's ghost won't leave Cam alone; his spectral visits wild, tender, and unexpected. When Cam returns to his hometown of Houston, he crashes back into the orbit of his former best friend, TJ, and TJ's family bakery. TJ's not sure how to navigate this changed Cam, impenetrably cool and self-destructing, or their charged estrangement. Can they find a way past all that has been said - and left unsaid - to save each other? Could they find a way back to being okay again, or maybe for the first time?When secrets and wounds become so insurmountable that they devour us from within, hope and sustenance and friendship can come from the most unlikely source. Spanning Los Angeles, Houston, and Osaka, FAMILY MEAL is a story about how the people who know us the longest can hurt us the most, but how they also set the standard for love. With his signature generosity and eye for food, sex, love, and the moments that make us the most human, Bryan Washington returns with a brilliant new novel.FAMILY MEAL is now out in paperback! Read more about it here: bit.ly/3J33o9yAnimation by Kelly Emmrich: kellyemmrichart.myportfolio.com#familymeal #bryanwashington #literaryfiction #books #booktube #friendship #queerbooks #foundfamily #comingofage
An Animated Excerpt from LAND OF MILK AND HONEY by C Pam Zhang RiverheadBooks 2024-09-25 | Check out this animated excerpt from award-winning and best-selling author C Pam Zhang's latest novel, LAND OF MILK AND HONEY, a rapturous and revelatory novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world.A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing. A chef escapes her dying career in a dreary city to take a job at a decadent mountaintop colony seemingly free of the world’s troubles.There, the sky is clear again. Rare ingredients abound. Her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter have built a lush new life for the global elite, one that reawakens the chef to the pleasures of taste, touch, and her own body.In this atmosphere of hidden wonders and cool, seductive violence, the chef’s boundaries undergo a thrilling erosion. Soon she is pushed to the center of a startling attempt to reshape the world far beyond the plate.Sensuous and surprising, joyous and bitingly sharp, told in language as alluring as it is original, Land of Milk and Honey lays provocatively bare the ethics of seeking pleasure in a dying world. It is a daringly imaginative exploration of desire and deception, privilege and faith, and the roles we play to survive. Most of all, it is a love letter to food, to wild delight, and to the transformative power of a woman embracing her own appetite.“Dwells with keen intelligence and rich insight at this nexus of food, pleasure, privilege and catastrophe, offering a mouthful of nectar that tastes faintly of blood.” —@nytimes LAND OF MILK AND HONEY is now out in paperback! Read more about it here: bit.ly/3qCXHJmAnimation by Kelly Emmrich: kellyemmrichart.myportfolio.com#landofmilkandhoney #cpamzhang #literaryfiction #dystopianbooks #asianamericanfiction #asianamericanbooks #animated #books
Exploring the Science of Inner Clocks with Lynne Peeples RiverheadBooks 2024-09-24 | Hear science writer Lynne Peeples talk about recent findings in field of circadian science and the lengths she went to better understand her own (and ultimately, our) biological clocks ⏰Read more in THE INNER CLOCK, now on shelves: bit.ly/3UtB5ruWatch the full video here: youtu.be/rabd4BIV2Ps*****More about THE INNER CLOCK...Recent findings in circadian science have shown that our biological clocks are often broken. Inconsistent sleeping and eating schedules can lead to numerous health issues, and changes in daily light exposure can affect our physical and emotional well-being in so many different ways.Science writer Lynne Peeples explores the emerging science of circadian rhythms and its transformative applications in her new book, THE INNER CLOCK. It asks questions like: How could taking a walk in the morning and going to bed at the same time each night keep your body in sync? Why are some doctors prescribing treatments at specific times of day? And how might a better understanding of our circadian rhythms improve educational outcomes, optimize sports performance, and support the longevity of our planet?Peeples seeks out the scientists, astronauts, athletes, and patients at the forefront of a growing movement. Along the way, she sleeps in a Cold War-era bunker, chases the midnight sun, spits into test tubes, and wears high-tech light sensors to decipher what makes our internal clocks tick and how we can reset them for the better.Start reading today!#theinnerclock #lynnepeeples #circadianrhythm #biologicalclock #physiology #science #sleepdisorder #time #productivity #jetlag #health #wellness #sleep
Exploring the Science of Inner Clocks with Lynne Peeples RiverheadBooks 2024-09-24 | Hear science writer Lynne Peeples talk about recent findings in field of circadian science and the lengths she went to better understand her own (and ultimately, our) biological clocks ⏰Read more in THE INNER CLOCK, now on shelves: bit.ly/3UtB5ru*****More about THE INNER CLOCK...Recent findings in circadian science have shown that our biological clocks are often broken. Inconsistent sleeping and eating schedules can lead to numerous health issues, and changes in daily light exposure can affect our physical and emotional well-being in so many different ways.Science writer Lynne Peeples explores the emerging science of circadian rhythms and its transformative applications in her new book, THE INNER CLOCK. It asks questions like: How could taking a walk in the morning and going to bed at the same time each night keep your body in sync? Why are some doctors prescribing treatments at specific times of day? And how might a better understanding of our circadian rhythms improve educational outcomes, optimize sports performance, and support the longevity of our planet?Peeples seeks out the scientists, astronauts, athletes, and patients at the forefront of a growing movement. Along the way, she sleeps in a Cold War-era bunker, chases the midnight sun, spits into test tubes, and wears high-tech light sensors to decipher what makes our internal clocks tick and how we can reset them for the better.Start reading today!#theinnerclock #lynnepeeples #circadianrhythm #biologicalclock #physiology #science #sleepdisorder #time #productivity #jetlag #health #wellness #sleep
Rumaan Alam Signs Over 10,000 Copies of Entitlement, Breaks Company Record #booktube #behindthescene RiverheadBooks 2024-09-17 | Rumaan Alam, NYT-bestselling author of LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, recently traveled to the Penguin Random House warehouse to sign over 10,000 copies of his latest novel, ENTITLEMENT, for indie bookstores. Members of the PRH team kept everything running smoothly, supplying him with plenty of coffee and an incredible Spotify playlist. Alam stayed on his feet—literally—signing book after book in his iconic gold leather flats.In the end he was crowned the author with the fastest signing time in company history, clocking in at one book per second! These signed copies are now available at indie bookstores across the nation. We can't wait for you to add them to your shelves.ENTITLEMENT is out now. Start reading today: bit.ly/43EX6pP#shorts #rumaanalam #leavetheworldbehind #entitlement #fiction #booktube #behindthescenes #author
An Animated Excerpt from COLORED TELEVISION by Danzy Senna RiverheadBooks 2024-08-26 | Check out this animated excerpt from bestselling author Danzy Senna's latest novel, COLORED TELEVISION.Jane has high hopes that her life is about to turn around. After a long, precarious stretch bouncing among sketchy rentals and sublets, she and her family are living in luxury for a year, house-sitting in the hills above Los Angeles. The gig magically coincides with Jane’s sabbatical, giving her the time and space she needs to finish her second novel—a centuries-spanning epic her artist husband, Lenny, dubs her “mulatto War and Peace.” Finally, some semblance of stability and success seems to be within her grasp.But things don’t work out quite as hoped. Desperate for a plan B, like countless writers before her Jane turns her gaze to Hollywood. When she finagles a meeting with Hampton Ford, a hot producer with a major development deal at a streaming network, he seems excited to work with a “real writer,” and together they begin to develop “the Jackie Robinson of biracial comedies.” Things finally seem to be going right for Jane—until they go terribly wrong.Funny, piercing, and page turning, Colored Television is Senna’s most on-the-pulse, ambitious, and rewarding novel yet.“A riveting and exhilarating novel about making art and selling out…Senna is one of this country’s most thrilling writers.” –Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World BehindCOLORED TELEVISION hits shelves on September 3, 2024. Learn more about the novel here: bit.ly/3TBmHgn.Animation by Kelly Emmrich: kellyemmrichart.myportfolio.com#coloredtelevision #danzysenna #africanamericanbooks #gmabookclubpic #literaryfiction #animated #books
Love Triangle by Matt Parker - Now on Shelves! #STEM #maths #standupmaths #comedy #nonfiction #books RiverheadBooks 2024-08-20 | 📐 TRIANGLE LOVERS, UNITE!!! 📐Because today is your day 🥳 Matt Parker's internationally bestselling book, LOVE TRIANGLE, is now available to read in the US! In his newest book, Matt (of @standupmaths) argues we should all show a lot more love for triangles, along with all the useful trigonometry and geometry they enable. To prove his point, he uses triangles to create his own digital avatar, survive a harrowing motorcycle ride, cut a sandwich, fall in love, measure tall buildings in a few awkward bounds, and make some unusual art. Along the way, he tells extraordinary and entertaining stories of the mathematicians, engineers, and philosophers—starting with Pythagoras—who dared to take triangles seriously.For non-math lovers: this is the guide you should have had in high school—a lively and definitive answer to “Why do I need to learn about trigonometry?” Matt reveals triangles as the hidden pattern beneath the surface of the contemporary world. Like love, triangles actually are all around. And in the air. And they’re all you need.Start reading today ❤️ bit.ly/48ILUtR
Liz Riggs on Julien and LO FI #booktube #lofi #lizriggs #nashville #music #author #comingofage RiverheadBooks 2024-08-08 | Learn more about the characters in LO FI 🎶In this video, Liz Riggs talks about the manic-pixie-dreamboy that is Julien and his role in LO FI 💜*****Make sure your summer reading list includes one of the greatest hits of the season—LO FI by Liz Riggs! This coming-of-age novel set in the sweaty music clubs and late-night house parties of Nashville will have you singing and dancing along for days. W Mag says LO FI is "like a sultry country song itself," Louise Kennedy describes it as having "the intimacy of a Sally Rooney novel and the raw yearning of a Lucinda Williams song," and Kirkus Reviews calls it "a dynamic rock song of a novel from an exciting debut author."Oh, and did we mention that LO FI includes some of the best curated playlists???So grab your headphones and a copy of LO FI, out now! 🎧 bit.ly/48kF4KC
Liz Riggs on Alison Hunter and LO FI #booktube #lofi #lizriggs #nashville #music #author #musicbook RiverheadBooks 2024-08-08 | Learn more about the characters in LO FI 🎶In this video, Liz Riggs talks about the star of her book, Alison Hunter, and Al's coming of age journey in LO FI 💜*****Make sure your summer reading list includes one of the greatest hits of the season—LO FI by Liz Riggs! This coming-of-age novel set in the sweaty music clubs and late-night house parties of Nashville will have you singing and dancing along for days. W Mag says LO FI is "like a sultry country song itself," Louise Kennedy describes it as having "the intimacy of a Sally Rooney novel and the raw yearning of a Lucinda Williams song," and Kirkus Reviews calls it "a dynamic rock song of a novel from an exciting debut author."Oh, and did we mention that LO FI includes some of the best curated playlists???So grab your headphones and a copy of LO FI, out now! 🎧 bit.ly/48kF4KC
Life As No One Knows It by Sara Imari Walker - Now on shelves! #booktube #science #nonfiction #life RiverheadBooks 2024-08-06 | Today is the day! 🧬🧪Read the book that critics are calling "bracingly original" (Publishers Weekly), "ingenious" (Kirkus Reviews), and "vital" (Los Angeles Times) 🤩🤩🤩LIFE AS NO ONE KNOWS IT by renowned scientist Sara Imari Walker is a book that introduces an intriguing new scientific theory, explaining what life is and how it emerges. The book is on shelves now! Start reading: http://bit.ly/48kCTqk
The End of August by Yu Miri (translated by Morgan Giles) - Now in Paperback! #booktube #fiction RiverheadBooks 2024-07-30 | ‼️ Now in Paperback ‼️Need an immersive and extraordinary read this summer? Check out this ground-breaking, epic multi-generational novel about a Korean family living under Japanese occupation from National Book Award-winning author/translator pair Yu Miri and Morgan Giles. ✨ "Commanding." —@KirkusReviews ✨ “Artful and kinetic.” —Publishers Weekly✨ "Spellbinding." —Literary Hub✨ “Breathlessly swift.” —Anton HurDouble-tap if you're ready for this timely and mind-bending masterpiece 👆👆Read The End of August today! bit.ly/3VE5YIn
An Animated Excerpt from THE LATE AMERICANS by Brandon Taylor RiverheadBooks 2024-07-25 | Check out this animated excerpt from widely acclaimed author Brandon Taylor's latest novel, THE LATE AMERICANS.In the shared and private spaces of Iowa City, a loose circle of lovers and friends encounter, confront, and provoke one another in a volatile year of self-discovery. Among them are Seamus, a frustrated young poet; Ivan, a dancer turned aspiring banker who dabbles in amateur pornography; Fatima, whose independence and work ethic complicate her relationships with friends and a trusted mentor; and Noah, who “didn’t seek sex out so much as it came up to him like an anxious dog in need of affection.” These four are buffeted by a cast of artists, landlords, meatpacking workers, and mathematicians who populate the cafes, classrooms, and food-service kitchens of the city, sometimes to violent and electrifying consequence. Finally, as each prepares for an uncertain future, the group heads to a cabin to bid goodbye to their former lives—a moment of reckoning that leaves each of them irrevocably altered.A novel of friendship and chosen family, The Late Americans asks fresh questions about love and sex, ambition and precarity, and about how human beings can bruise one another while trying to find themselves. It is Brandon Taylor’s richest and most involving work of fiction to date, confirming his position as one of our most perceptive chroniclers of contemporary life.“Erudite, intimate, hilarious, poignant . . . A gorgeously written novel of youth’s promise, of the quest to find one’s tribe and one’s calling.” —Leigh Haber, @OprahDaily THE LATE AMERICANS is now out in paperback! Read more about it here: bit.ly/3VLuyqwAnimation by Kelly Emmrich: kellyemmrichart.myportfolio.com#thelateamericans #brandontaylor #lgbtnovels #africanamericanbooks #literaryfiction #animated #books
Everyones Talking About LITTLE ROT by Akwaeke Emezi! #littlerot #akwaekeemezi #booktok #books RiverheadBooks 2024-07-22 | Everyone's talking about Akwaeke Emezi's latest novel, LITTLE ROT! Read this thrilling novel and join the conversation TODAY!Video features (in order):Dawnshaeé (@introtoeclecticism on TikTok)Reni (@reniesan on TikTok, @ReniEsanon YouTube)Dejeunee (@bookishdej on TikTok)Deanna (@deannareadsandsleeps on TikTok)Krystal Lang (@krystallotuslang on TikTok,@Krystallotuslangon YouTube)Deanna (@deannareadsandsleeps on TikTok)Dee (@deereads_too on TikTok)*****One weekend.The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city.A breakup that starts a spiral. A party that goes awry. A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed. Little Rot is a whirling journey through the city’s dark side, told through the eyes of five people, each determined to run from the twisted powers out to destroy them.Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from his loss, visits a sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, intersect with the three old friends as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt underworld, they’re all looking for a way out of the trouble they’ve instigated, driven by loss and fueled by a desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them. They careen madly in the face of the poison of power, sexual violence, murder, betrayals. Little Rot tests how far these five will go to save each other—or themselves—when confronted by evil, culminating in a shattering denouement.With each novel, with each creation, Akwaeke Emezi shows their genius as a storyteller, as a visionary force who has created a thrilling tale of sex, power, and deviance in Little Rot. You won’t be able to look away.Start reading today: bit.ly/47fmy5G
Soccer Star Georgia Cloepfil Reads from Her New Book, The Striker and the Clock! #books #memoir RiverheadBooks 2024-07-17 | An illuminating perspective on the life of an athlete and the pursuit of excellence outside the spotlight.Georgia Cloepfil played professional soccer for six years, on six teams, in six countries. In those years, the sport became more than a game—it was an immersive yet transient way of life. In South Korea, she lived and practiced in an isolated island compound next to an airport. In Australia, she coached youth teams on the side to pay her rent. In Lithuania, she played in the European Champions League, to empty stadiums and little fanfare. She lived out of a single suitcase, chasing better opportunities and the euphoria of playing well. The Striker and the Clock is a beautiful examination of the joy and pain of serious athletics. It’s also an eye-opening look at the still-developing world of professional women’s soccer. Written in ninety short passages—reflecting the ninety inexorably passing minutes of a soccer match—the book is a love letter to a maddening sport and a reflection on the way it has shaped a life. In vivid prose, it portrays the athlete as an artist, debating how much of herself to devote to her craft. This finely wrought, singular book celebrates the complex appeal of sports and the fulfillment found in fleeting moments of glory.Read The Striker and the Clock today: bit.ly/48u8oyB
Liz Riggs Goes Behind the Line of Lo Fi - #booktube #lofi #lizriggs #nashville #music #author RiverheadBooks 2024-07-11 | Calling all music lovers! 🎶💜In this video, Liz Riggs sets the scene of her debut novel, LO FI, with a reading from one of her favorite passages. *****Make sure your summer reading list includes one of the greatest hits of the season—LO FI by Liz Riggs! This coming-of-age novel set in the sweaty music clubs and late-night house parties of Nashville will have you singing and dancing along for days. W Mag says LO FI is "like a sultry country song itself," Louise Kennedy describes it as having "the intimacy of a Sally Rooney novel and the raw yearning of a Lucinda Williams song," and Kirkus Reviews calls it "a dynamic rock song of a novel from an exciting debut author."Oh, and did we mention that LO FI includes some of the best curated playlists???So grab your headphones and a copy of LO FI, out now! 🎧 bit.ly/48kF4KC
Liz Riggs on Nashvilles Music Scene #booktube #lofi #lizriggs #nashville #music RiverheadBooks 2024-07-11 | Calling all music lovers! 🎶💜In this video, Liz Riggs describes the essence of the Nashville music scene that she hoped to capture in her debut novel.*****Make sure your summer reading list includes one of the greatest hits of the season—LO FI by Liz Riggs! This coming-of-age novel set in the sweaty music clubs and late-night house parties of Nashville will have you singing and dancing along for days. W Mag says LO FI is "like a sultry country song itself," Louise Kennedy describes it as having "the intimacy of a Sally Rooney novel and the raw yearning of a Lucinda Williams song," and Kirkus Reviews calls it "a dynamic rock song of a novel from an exciting debut author."Oh, and did we mention that LO FI includes some of the best curated playlists???So grab your headphones and a copy of LO FI, out now! 🎧 bit.ly/48kF4KC
Liz Riggss Tour of Mercy Lounge! RiverheadBooks 2024-07-09 | Author Liz Riggs takes us on a tour of the places that inspired "The Venue" from her Nashville-based debut novel, LO FI!Mostly inspired by Mercy Lounge in Nashville, TN, The Venue is the kind of sweaty Nashville spot that’s on the circuit for bands like Bon Iver and Death Cab. Sounds glamorous—but not for our protagonist Al Hunter, who stamps hands at the door with Julien, the quiet coworker who treats her like a little sister. When she can sneak off, she bums drinks from the tattooed bartender and watches the bands, wondering if she’ll ever finish a song of her own after her disastrous attempt to play in public.LO FI is swoony yet electrifying, and perfect for fans of coming-of-age stories and contemporary romances. It's also a raw and openhearted tribute to the messy truth of the creative life, the clash of lust and love, and the yearning to be heard.LO FI is on shelves now! Grab your copy today: bit.ly/48kF4KCAnd be sure to check out the official LO FI playlists, curated by Liz herself! sites.prh.com/lofiplaylistVideo Credits:Blind Pilot Video - S&JMercy Lounge Tour - Mercy LoungeEvan P. Donohue at RAW: Nashville Catalyst 2/17/11 - RAWartists MediaThe Dead Weather - Hustle and Cuss (Live from Third Man Records) - The Dead Weather
Lo Fi by Liz Riggs - Now On Shelves! #booktube #comingofage #contemporaryromance #musicbook RiverheadBooks 2024-07-09 | Calling all music lovers! 🎶💜Make sure your summer reading list includes one of the greatest hits of the season—LO FI by Liz Riggs! This coming-of-age novel set in the sweaty music clubs and late-night house parties of Nashville will have you singing and dancing along for days. W Mag says LO FI is "like a sultry country song itself," Louise Kennedy describes it as having "the intimacy of a Sally Rooney novel and the raw yearning of a Lucinda Williams song," and Kirkus Reviews calls it "a dynamic rock song of a novel from an exciting debut author."Oh, and did we mention that LO FI includes some of the best curated playlists???So grab your headphones and a copy of LO FI, out now! 🎧 bit.ly/48kF4KC
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore - Now On Shelves! #books #thriller #godofthewoods #lizmoore RiverheadBooks 2024-07-02 | 🔥 THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE!!! 🔥🌲 The Washington Post raves that THE GOD OF THE WOODS “should be your next summer mystery,” Real Simple recommends that you “clear your afternoon,” and NPR's Fresh Air declares the novel as “extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt’s 1992 debut, The Secret History.” 🏕️Liz Moore has brought us the book of the summer, a #1 July Indie Next Pick AND a Barnes & Noble July Book Club Pick! 📚🏊 Now’s your chance to dive into the propulsive, twisty, and thrilling mystery that readers and reviewers are already obsessing over — bring it to the pool, the beach, the park, the cookout (or to your air conditioned reading spot) this holiday weekend! 🎆🎇 bit.ly/3NB3ebI
The Light We Give by Simran Jeet Singh - Now in Paperback! #nonfiction #sikh #spirituality RiverheadBooks 2024-07-02 | Looking to feel inspired this summer? ☀ Or perhaps you want to add a bit of wisdom to your life 🦉 Our tip: Check out Simran Jeet Singh's national bestseller, THE LIGHT WE GIVE, now out in paperback! bit.ly/3DIv27n THE LIGHT WE GIVE provides a guide on how to live a happier, more fulfilling life through Sikh teachings on love and service. This book is part memoir, part spiritual journey, and all-around transformative, showing how each of us can turn away from fear and uncertainty and move toward renewal and positive change. If you're looking for more, be sure to follow Simran's Substack for more Sikh teachings and tangible, thought-provoking teachings sent straight to your inbox: simranjeetsingh.org/substack
Behind the Line with Santiago Jose Sanchez, Author of Hombrecito #books #authors #hombrecito RiverheadBooks 2024-06-25 | Hear Santiago Jose Sanchez talk about one of their favorite lines from their debut novel, HOMBRECITO! Santiago Jose Sanchez plunges us into the heart of one young Colombian boy’s life as he navigates a new home country, his queerness, and his complex relationship with his mother. HOMBRECITO is a moving portrait, told with startling beauty and intensity. It’s a story for anyone searching for home, searching for a way to love.HOMBRECITO is now on shelves. Start reading today! bit.ly/3vhfsjq
A Day in the Life with Jenny Xie, Author of Holding Pattern #booktube #author #holdingpattern RiverheadBooks 2024-06-24 | Spend the day with Jenny Xie, author of HOLDING PATTERN. A book that’s part mother-daughter reconciliation, part coming-of-age, and part musing about modern-day loneliness, HOLDING PATTERN will capture your heart and won’t let go.Now available to read in paperback! bit.ly/3NM9m1R
A 1-Minute Overview of Playing with Reality by Kelly Clancy #books #nonfiction #playingwithreality RiverheadBooks 2024-06-20 | Did you know that games are older than the written language? 🎲♟️Kelly Clancy talks about her new book, PLAYING WITH REALITY, which covers the history of games and how they've influenced our society in many, MANY ways in this Short.Start "playing" today: bit.ly/3RQof4P
Reimagining Myths with R.O. Kwon RiverheadBooks 2024-05-22 | Bestselling author R.O. Kwon explores historical Korean legends and how women have often been sidelined in these tales. Hear her talk about how she recenters and reimagines women in these myths in her newest book, EXHIBIT, now on shelves.bit.ly/3ZFXXom#exhibit #rokwon #theincendiaries #asianamerican #literaryfiction #koreanmyths #books
EXHIBIT by R.O. Kwon RiverheadBooks 2024-05-21 | 🔥 The wait is finally over! 🔥R.O. Kwon's *highly anticipated* sophomore novel, EXHIBIT, is available to read TODAY! 🤩 Fall into the lives of Jin Han and Lidija Jung, two women whose paths cross one night during a lavish San Francisco party. An exhilarating and blazing-hot novel that explores our innermost desires, EXHIBIT asks: how brightly can you burn before you light your life on fire? bit.ly/3ZFXXomSee what some early raves have to say!🖤 "A hypnotic queer love story full of lust and longing...sure to get your heart rate up." —Time Magazine🖤 "Bewitching." —People🖤 "A highly sensory experience, awash in petals and colors...It lingers like a mysterious, multihued bruise." —New York Times🖤 "Pulses with the queer desire of Korean women, past and present." —San Francisco Chronicle🖤 “One of the most buzzed-about books of the year…fiery, sexual, and undeniably original.”—Poets & Writers
An Animated Excerpt from EXHIBIT by R.O. Kwon RiverheadBooks 2024-05-21 | Check out this animated excerpt from bestselling author R.O. Kwon's latest novel, EXHIBIT.At a lavish party in the hills outside of San Francisco, Jin Han meets Lidija Jung and nothing will ever be the same for either woman. A brilliant young photographer, Jin is at a crossroads in her work, in her marriage to her college love Philip, and in who she is and who she wants to be. Lidija is an alluring, injured world-class ballerina on hiatus from her ballet company under mysterious circumstances. Drawn to each other by their intense artistic drives, the two women talk all night.Cracked open, Jin finds herself telling Lidija about an old familial curse, breaking a lifelong promise. She's been told that if she doesn’t keep the curse a secret, she risks losing everything; death and ruin could lie ahead. As Jin and Lidija become more entangled, they realize they share more than the ferocity of their ambition, and begin to explore hidden desires. Something is ignited in Jin: her art, her body, and her sense of self irrevocably changed. But can she avoid the specter of the curse? Vital, bold, powerful, and deeply moving, Exhibit asks: how brightly can you burn before you light your life on fire?“One of the most buzzed-about books of the year…fiery, sexual, and undeniably original.”—@poetsandwriters EXHIBIT is now on shelves! Read more about it here: bit.ly/3ZFXXomAnimation by Kelly Emmrich: kellyemmrichart.myportfolio.com#exhibit #rokwon #theincendiaries #asianamerican #literaryfiction #animated #books
The Lady Waiting by Magdalena Zyzak RiverheadBooks 2024-05-20 | To scam or be scammed? 🤔🖼THE LADY WAITING by Magdalena Zyzak is now on shelves! ❤️ Be sure to read this “nail-biting delight” (The Millions) about a stolen Vermeer, a steamy love triangle, and “enough depraved opulence to make Gatsby gasp” (People).Here’s what some of your favorite authors have to say about THE LADY WAITING 👀❤️ “A cosmopolitan, sexy and funny novel.” -Percival Everett❤️ “This is the literary equivalent of your most bingeable show.” -Rachel Yoder❤️ “I savored every word.” -Kirstin Chen❤️ “A wildly crazy and funny novel...it made my brain more glamorous.” -Cat Marnell#books #crimenovels #fiction #newreleases #theladywaiting #magdalenazyzak
Rachel Heng talks about THE GREAT RECLAMATION RiverheadBooks 2024-04-12 | Rachel Heng briefly talks about the characters from her newest book, THE GREAT RECLAMATION.Set against a changing Singapore of the 20th century, THE GREAT RECLAMATION follows the story of Ah Book and Siok Mei, two children born into a Singaporean finishing village. As the nation hurtles toward rebirth and the two grow older, they must decide who they want to be, and what they are willing to give up.An aching love story and powerful coming-of-age that reckons with the legacy of British colonialism, the World War II Japanese occupation, and the pursuit of modernity, THE GREAT RECLAMATION confronts the wounds of progress, the sacrifices of love, and the difficulty of defining home when nature and nation collide, literally shifting the land beneath people’s feet.“Stunning…epic…impressive…It is a pleasure to simply live alongside these characters.” —@nytimes THE GREAT RECLAMATION is now out in paperback! Read more about it here: bit.ly/3eMAjTZ#shorts #thegreatreclamation #rachelheng #singapore #books
Happy 70th Birthday, Anne! RiverheadBooks 2024-04-11 | Anne Lamott turns 70, and all of her wonderful friends came out to wish her a happy birthday! Please join us in celebrating Annie's 7th decade as she continues to inspire so many of us everyday.Anne's latest book, SOMEHOW: THOUGHTS ON LOVE, is also now on shelves. Read more about it here: bit.ly/3F52p6q#annelamott #somehow #happybirthday
An Animated Excerpt from What Napoleon Could Not Do by DK Nnuro RiverheadBooks 2024-04-10 | Check out this animated excerpt from DK Nnuro's debut novel, WHAT NAPOLEON COULD NOT DO.What would you give up for a chance at the American Dream? When siblings Jacob and Belinda Nti were growing up in Ghana, their goal was simple: to move to America. For them, the United States was both an opportunity and a struggle, a goal and an obstacle. Jacob, an awkward computer programmer who still lives with his father, wants a visa so he can move to Virginia to live with his wife—a request that the U.S. government has repeatedly denied. He envies his sister, Belinda, who achieved, as their father put it, “what Napoleon could not do”: she went to college and law school in the United States and even managed to marry Wilder, a wealthy Black businessman from Texas. Wilder’s view of America differs markedly from his wife’s, as he’s spent his life railing against the racism and marginalization that are part of life for every African American living here.One of the books recommended by Barack Obama for his Summer 2023 reading list, WHAT NAPOLEON COULD NOT DO shows America through the eyes and ambitions of these 3 characters with ties to Africa in a gripping tale."A pristine debut." -The New York Times Book ReviewWHAT NAPOLEON COULD NOT DO is now out in paperback! Read more about it here: bit.ly/3CQTcxhAnimation by Kelly Emmrich: kellyemmrichart.myportfolio.com#whatnapoleoncouldnotdo #dknnuro #ghana #animated #books
Rachel Hengs Favorite Singaporean Desserts RiverheadBooks 2024-03-29 | Join author Rachel Heng as she shows you the best Singaporean and Southeast Asian desserts that Lady Wong Pastry & Cakes has to offer.Rachel's most recent book, THE GREAT RECLAMATION, is now out in paperback. Read it today: bit.ly/3eMAjTZLady Wong is located in East Village and Times Square. ladywong.com
An Animated Excerpt from The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng RiverheadBooks 2024-03-29 | Check out this animated excerpt from Rachel Heng's latest novel, THE GREAT RECLAMATION.Set against a changing Singapore of the 20th century, THE GREAT RECLAMATION follows the story of Ah Book and Siok Mei, two children born into a Singaporean finishing village. As the nation hurtles toward rebirth and the two grow older, they must decide who they want to be, and what they are willing to give up.An aching love story and powerful coming-of-age that reckons with the legacy of British colonialism, the World War II Japanese occupation, and the pursuit of modernity, THE GREAT RECLAMATION confronts the wounds of progress, the sacrifices of love, and the difficulty of defining home when nature and nation collide, literally shifting the land beneath people’s feet.“Stunning…epic…impressive…It is a pleasure to simply live alongside these characters.” —@nytimes THE GREAT RECLAMATION is now out in paperback! Read more about it here: bit.ly/3eMAjTZAnimation by Kelly Emmrich: kellyemmrichart.myportfolio.com#thegreatreclamation #rachelheng #singapore #animated #books
An Animated Excerpt from The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel RiverheadBooks 2024-03-26 | Check out this animated excerpt from Ramona Ausubel's latest novel, THE LAST ANIMAL!From the award-winning writer of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty comes a playful, witty, and resonant novel in which a single mother and her two teen daughters engage in a wild scientific experiment and discover themselves in the process.“Whip-smart and compulsively readable. . . both a wildly entertaining adventure story and a meditation on what it means to love your children—fiercely and imperfectly.” @OprahDaily “A full-hearted portrait of sisterhood, family and the ways we process grief. Charming, wry, and original.” @People THE LAST ANIMAL is now out in paperback! Read more about it here: bit.ly/3yWTuBoAnimation by Kelly Emmrich: kellyemmrichart.myportfolio.com#thelastanimal #ramonaausubel #animated #books
An Animated Excerpt from Memory Piece by Lisa Ko RiverheadBooks 2024-03-26 | Check out this animated excerpt from Lisa Ko's upcoming novel, MEMORY PIECE!The award-winning author of The Leavers returns with a visionary novel of friendship, art, and ambition that asks: What is the value of a meaningful life?MEMORY PIECE comes out March 19th. Read more about it here: bit.ly/3PJLHORAnimation by Kelly Emmrich: kellyemmrichart.myportfolio.com#memorypiece #lisako #animated #books
American Flannel: A Conversation with Steven Kurutz and Bayard Winthrop RiverheadBooks 2024-03-21 | New York Times reporter Steven Kurutz and American Giant CEO Bayard Winthrop sit down to discuss Steven's latest book, American Flannel: How a Band of Entrepreneurs Are Bringing the Art and Business of Making Clothes Back Home, and American Giant's goal of bringing clothing manufacturing back to the United States.The two chat about how they first came to meet, Bayard's dismay by the world of fast fashion and his attempts of recreating a shirt from his youth, Steven's inspiration for the book and writing process, and their hopes for the future of American clothing.0:15 - Origins of American Giant1:14 - How we met2:53 - Why flannel?6:49 - Steven's writing process8:29 - Takeaways from American Flannel10:57 - What to know about the American Giant story13:49 - What's next for American Giant?14:37 - Why make in America?17:04 - Hopes moving forwardAmerican Flannel is now on shelves! Get your copy today: bit.ly/3RPocoG
Eat Waakye with Author DK Nnuro RiverheadBooks 2024-02-21 | Eat a traditional Ghanaian meal, waakye, with Ghanaian author DK Nnuro!DK's debut novel, WHAT NAPOLEON COULD NOT DO, is now out in paperback. Read it today: bit.ly/4877B6O
Ghanaian Markets with Author DK Nnuro RiverheadBooks 2024-02-21 | Check out the colorful markets of Ghana in this short featuring Ghanaian author DK Nnuro!This market inspired a scene featured in DK's debut novel, WHAT NAPOLEON COULD NOT DO, now out in paperback. Read it today: bit.ly/4877B6O
The Beaches of Ghana with Author DK Nnuro RiverheadBooks 2024-02-21 | Get a glimpse of the beautiful beaches of Ghana in this short featuring Ghanaian author DK Nnuro!These beaches are also featured in DK's debut novel, WHAT NAPOLEON COULD NOT DO, now out in paperback. Read it today: bit.ly/4877B6O
The Universe in a Box by Andrew Pontzen - Book Trailer RiverheadBooks 2023-06-27 | Computers and simulations can offer profound insights into the deep history of our universe. In his newest book, The Universe in a Box, cosmologist Andrew Pontzen explains how physicists model the universe’s most exotic phenomena, from black holes and colliding galaxies to dark matter and quantum entanglement, enabling them to study the evolution of virtual worlds and to shed new light on our reality.The story of simulations is the thrilling history of how we arrived at our current knowledge of the world around us, and it provides a sneak peek at what we may discover next. Want to learn more? Pick up a copy of The Universe in a Box, on shelves now! bit.ly/3p950HT
TED: How Humanity Doubled Life Expectancy in a century RiverheadBooks 2021-10-08 | Doubling human life expectancy in a century is our greatest achievement, says author Steven Johnson. How did we make it happen -- and can we keep it going? Backed by fascinating historical anecdotes, he shares some life-lengthening innovations and reminds us of three key things needed to make sure all of humanity enjoys these advancements in health.This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by their editors on the home page here: ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_how_humanity_doubled_life_expectancy_in_a_century
Remembering the victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre with RED AT THE BONE author Jacqueline Woodson RiverheadBooks 2021-05-30 | Remembering the victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre, May 31-June 1, 1921, author @jackiewoodson reads an excerpt from her novel RED AT THE BONE.
A conversation with Author Brandon Taylor and Editor Cal Morgan RiverheadBooks 2020-11-12 | Get to know a little more about the finalist for the 2020 Booker Prize and author behind the "stunning debut" (New York Times), REAL LIFE! 🎉🔥🚀
MOTHER FOR DINNER by Shalom Auslander RiverheadBooks 2020-09-22 | Now on sale! Irreverent and written with Auslander's incomparable humor, MOTHER FOR DINNER is an exploration of legacy, assimilation, the things we owe our families, and the things we owe ourselves.Learn more about the book here: bit.ly/2YDxdGw
HOW TO Seji Recommends RiverheadBooks 2020-01-21 | This episode is all about the world’s most entertaining and useless self-help guide from the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and the bestselling book What If?. Learn HOW TO do anything here: http://bit.ly/HOWTObook
Seji Recommends: Drive Your Plow Over The Bones of The Dead by Olga Tokarczuk RiverheadBooks 2019-11-08 | It's time for another episode of Seji Recommends! Murder, mystery, fairy tale...oh my! Did we mention this is a Nobel prize-winning author? Get ready for twists and turns on every page. Read More: bit.ly/34H1rsT
Seji Recommends: Naamah by Sarah Blake RiverheadBooks 2019-06-12 | It's our premiere episode of Seji Recommends! We're beyond excited to be collaborating with one of our very favorite bookstagrammers The Artisan Geek – she will be making special videos about different Riverhead books all summer long. Check out the first episode here, in which "Bob Ross" gives painting lessons and discusses Sarah Blake's new novel NAAMAH.
