Katya Pantzar of Blue Wings, the Finnair inflight publication, had this to say about An Unexpected Guest: “Exquisitely written… it has been compared by reviewers to Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway. Korkeakivi’s sensibility is also reminiscent of Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer-prize winning The Hours, in its universal themes of memory, morality, and social…(Read More)

The Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace (D.N.A.) newspaper in the region of Alsace in eastern France says work on An Unexpected Guest began in its main city, Strasbourg. True! “…An Unexpected Guest brings suspense into the world of the diplomat. Using ordinary heroes, Anne Korkeakivi pulls the strings of an intrigue they cannot…(Read More)

For two just confirmed new events in early March – in Switzerland and France – please check out the website’s events page…(Read More)

Nights & Weekends blog named An Unexpected Guest a best book for 2012. To see the full list, look here…(Read More)

A new article by Anne is up on the The Millions about how and which American authors of literary novels are read overseas, particularly in France. “Most literary novelists feel relatively confident they can sell copies of their newly published book to their parents, probably to their siblings, maybe (if they haven’t sparred too…(Read More)

I love thinking about An Unexpected Guest circling the globe. One clutch of outside-North-America readership has come from the Australian edition of the novel, published by 4th Estate/HarperCollins. All Things Literary blog, from down under, just named An Unexpected Guest a Best Fiction Read of 2012. Also on the list, noted as…(Read More)

Here’s another end-of-year list, where I was really happy to find An Unexpected Guest: Best First lines for 2012. What fun and what a writerly honor. For the full list and text, look here. &nbsp…(Read More)

Dreaming of Open Seas has chosen An Unexpected Guest one of five top reads for 2012. To read more, including the full list, look here. &nbsp…(Read More)

Pinal County Libraries have chosen An Unexpected Guest for their Best Books of 2012 top-ten “Fantastic Fiction” list. To see the whole list, look here…(Read More)

An Unexpected Guest is the 2012 Best Contemporary Fiction title according to the Christian Manifesto…(Read More)