There is plenty of buzz about Jonathan Unleashed by Meg Rosoff, a beach bag-ready summer read for dog lovers: Marie Claire calls it “A humorous tale of a young New Yorker’s search for happiness, and the two dogs who help him find it." “Buoyant, witty. . . . a frequently thoughtful comedy.”—Publishers Weekly “Rossoff, best known for her award-winning youth books, makes another foray into the adult world here with this sprightly romcom. In reality, though, the age line in her books has never run true. And why should it? Her writings—thoughtful, mutable, and often with love, of one kind or another,…
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Based on the novel of the same name by Philip Roth, Indignation tells the story of Marcus, a working class student from New Jersey who attends a small college in Ohio. In 1951, the second year of the Korean War, a studious, law-abiding, and intense youngster from Newark, New Jersey, Marcus Messner, begins his sophomore year on the pastoral, conservative campus of Ohio’s Winesburg College. And why is he there and not at a local college in Newark where he originally enrolled? Because his father, the sturdy, hardworking neighborhood butcher, seems to have gone mad– mad with fear and apprehension of the dangers…
It’s been 20 years since Junot Díaz‘s Drown hit shelves! Since then, this stunning story collection has been embraced by countless readers, taught in thousands of classrooms, and celebrated in decades of Banned Books Week programing. Now we want to hear about the impact Drown has had on your life. Tell us who gave you your beloved copy (or whom you gave a copy to), what it taught you, why you love it. Enter here for the opportunity to have your essay on Drown by Junot Díaz published on Riverhead Books’ social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Tumblr)!
The fourth installment of the Brightly Family Book Club, which encourages families to read together, explore important topics through books, and have some fun, is a nonfiction book that has all the suspense of a great novel. What makes this book even better for the whole family to read is that it comes in a newer young reader adaptation as well as the original adult version, both of which are perfect for sports fanatics, dreamers, and anyone who loves a good underdog story. We bet you won’t be able to put it down. So settle in and get started on The…
A video and inspiring story from Heather Green, author of To Catch a Cat: A heartfelt, funny memoir about how a kitten rescue project changed one cynic’s life. "I realized...that I maybe had a story to tell. I'd made such a big transition in the past year and it wasn't just the whole point of rescuing cats...what is fundamentally important is what the project taught me about myself." [embed]https://vimeo.com/170792269[/embed]
