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Riverhead Books

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American publishing company, imprint of Penguin Group

Riverhead Books is an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) founded in 1994 by Susan Petersen Kennedy. Writers published by Riverhead include Ali Sethi, Marlon James, Junot Díaz, George Saunders, Khaled Hosseini, Nick Hornby, Anne Lamott, Carlo Rovelli, Randall Munroe, Patricia Lockwood, Sarah Vowell, the Dalai Lama, Chang-rae Lee, Meg Wolitzer, Dinaw Mengestu, Daniel Alarcón, Daniel H. Pink, Steven Johnson, Jon Ronson, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Gilbert, Erri De Luca, James McBride, Jing Tsu, C Pam Zhang, Garrard Conley and Nicholas Binge.2 It is headquartered in New York City.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Riverhead Books is an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) founded in 1994 by Susan Petersen Kennedy. Writers published by Riverhead include Ali Sethi, Marlon James, Junot Díaz, George Saunders, Khaled Hosseini, Nick Hornby, Anne Lamott, Carlo Rovelli, Randall Munroe, Patricia Lockwood, Sarah Vowell, the Dalai Lama, Chang-rae Lee, Meg Wolitzer, Dinaw Mengestu, Daniel Alarcón, Daniel H. Pink, Steven Johnson, Jon Ronson, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Gilbert, Erri De Luca, James McBride, Jing Tsu, C Pam Zhang, Garrard Conley and Nicholas Binge.2

The story

Founded by Susan Petersen Kennedy in 1994.1

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Timeline

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