Matthew Pearl

official author website

About Matthew

Matthew Pearl's novels have been New York Times bestsellers and international bestsellers translated into more than 30 languages. His nonfiction writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, and Slate.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that Matthew's books are part of "the growing genre of novel being written nowadays -- the learned, challenging kind that does not condescend." Globe and Mail declares him "a writer of rare talents," Library Journal says "Pearl has proven himself a master," and the New York Daily News raves "if the past is indeed a foreign country, Matthew Pearl has your passport." Matthew has been named one of The Next Big Things by Details Magazine and was chosen Best Author for Boston Magazine's 2013 Best of Boston. He received the 2013 Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction.

Please explore Matthew's books below and check out the upcoming tour dates to come say hi.

The Books

Click on the covers to visit each book minisite.


Find Matthew

Meet Matthew in person at one of these upcoming events:

BOSTON, MA
The Last Bookaneer Reading (Launch!)
Friday May 1, 2015, 7:00pm @ Harvard Bookstore
1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138

SEATTLE, WA
Monday May 4, 2015, 7:00pm @ Elliott Bay Books
1521 10th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Tuesday May 5, 2015, 7:00pm @ Vroman's Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101

SAN DIEGO, CA
Wednesday May 6, 2015, 7:30pm @ Warwick's Books
7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037

DANVILLE, CA
Thursday May 7, 2015, 7:00pm @ Rakestraw Books
Iron Horse Plaza, 550 Hartz Ave, Danville, CA 94526

CORTE MADERA, CA
Friday May 8, 2015, 7:00pm @ Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Corte Madera, CA 94925

HOUSTON, TX
Monday May 11, 2015, 6:30pm @ Murder by the Book
2342 Bissonnet St. Houston, TX 77005

ST. LOUIS, MO
Tuesday May 12, 2015, 7:00pm @ Left Bank Books
399 N. Euclid St. St. Louis, MO 63108

CHICAGO, IL
Wednesday May 13, 2015, 7:00pm @ Anderson's Bookshop
123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, IL 60540

CINCINNATI, OH
Thursday May 14, 2015, 7:00pm @ Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Rookwood Pavillion, 2692 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45208

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