Dear Friends,

We are most pleased to inform you that Viet Thanh Nguyen’s debut novel has just won the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Award for 2015.  THE SYMPATHIZER has also been longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction (http://lithub.com/announcing-the-pen-longlists-pt-1/) and is one of only three finalists for the ALA Carnegie Award for Fiction this year (http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/carnegieadult/short-lists)..

In addition, THE SYMPATHIZER has been named to nearly twenty “Best of 2015” lists.  Following is a list of these nods with more certain to come:

·       BuzzFeed, The 24 Best Fiction Books of 2015

·       The Guardian, Best Books of 2015

·       New York Times, 100 Notable Books of 2015

·       Flavorwire The 50 Best Independent Press Books of 2015

·       Washington Post, Notable Fiction Books of 2015

·       Kirkus Reviews, Best Fiction Books of 2015

·       Kirkus Reviews, Best Historical Fiction of 2015

·       Kirkus Reviews, Best Debut Fiction of 2015

·       Library Journal Best Books of 2015: Top Ten

·       Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, Top 20

·       Amazon.com Best Books of the Year: Literature and Fiction

·       Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2015, Fiction

·       East Bay Express, Best Fiction of 2015

·       Seattle Times Best Books of 2015, Fiction

·       Slate, Best Books of 2015