News and Notes
Chicago Review of Books
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The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter is one of the Chicago Review of Books “12 Must-Read Books of August 2025.”
“A Chicago novel through and through, The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter is a fascinating work of literary invention that sits perfectly at the precipice of history and fiction. Orner’s characters are messy, unsteadying, and utterly compelling; you won’t be able to turn away.”
The Zoomer Book Club
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Thanks so much to Nathalie Atkinson for including The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter on her list of “August’s Hottest Reads.”
New Podcast episode of The Lonely Voice
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There’s a new episode of Peter’s Texas Public Radio podcast The Lonely Voice. In this episode, Peter and his co-host, Yvette Benavides, are joined by award-winning Rwandan-born Namibian author Rémy Ngamije to discuss his stories “Nine Months Since Forever” and “The Giver of Nicknames” from his collection Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space. For more information and to listen to the episode click here.
Alta Live Event
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Peter will be the guest on Alta Live on Wednesday, August 20, at 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time. He’ll be sitting down with special guest moderator Tod Goldberg to discuss his new novel, The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter. Click here for more details and to register.