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The Latecomers in paperback July 16!

Lorena Iturrino2019-04-12T18:34:52+00:00April 12th, 2019|launching a book, The Latecomers|

Have you been waiting for The Latecomers to come out in a more portable, book-club-friendlier version? Pre-order the paperback here to reserve your copy and make sure you get it

The Latecomers in Minneapolis

Helen Klein Ross2019-02-25T15:24:59+00:00February 25th, 2019|book review, The Latecomers, Uncategorized|

Thanks to the Minneapolis Star Tribune for a thumbs-up in their book section yesterday: The Latecomers By Helen Klein Ross. (Little, Brown & Co., 432 pages, $25.98.) Long-buried family secrets

Nice review from the Historical Novel Society

Helen Klein Ross2019-02-01T21:20:38+00:00February 1st, 2019|book review, Uncategorized, Victoriana|

Grateful that the Historical Novel Society had some nice things to say. I'm especially pleased by the last two paragraphs. With understated elegance, The Latecomers braids many coming-of-age stories into one. First,

The Latecomers on NPR

Helen Klein Ross2019-01-24T14:41:17+00:00January 23rd, 2019|historical fiction, history, interviews, radio, The Latecomers, Uncategorized|

Thanks to Joe Donahue for his generous read of The Latecomers and for hosting me on his awesome NPR program The Book Show. I had a fun conversation with him

a big, fat, multi-generational novel to sink into when you’re snowbound

Helen Klein Ross2019-01-19T19:22:25+00:00January 19th, 2019|historical fiction, history, interviews, Testimonials, The Latecomers, Uncategorized|

Here I am, doing an author talk in front of the house that inspired the book, grabbing footage before the big snowstorm sets in tonight.

Like Downton Abbey set in America

Helen Klein Ross2019-01-17T13:48:00+00:00January 17th, 2019|book bloggers, book review, historical fiction, The Latecomers, Uncategorized|

It's often illuminating to read someone else's description of a book you have written. Sometimes you wonder why you didn't think of it yourself. I love Nancy Bekofske's succinct take

The Latecomers in BookBrowse

Helen Klein Ross2019-01-15T18:52:33+00:00January 15th, 2019|book bloggers, book review, booklists, historical fiction, The Latecomers, Uncategorized|

Thanks to BookBrowse reviewer Meara Conner for her insightful take on The Latecomers, which she describes as "a multi-generational saga examining how the bonds between family are impacted by love,

hooray for book bloggers

Helen Klein Ross2019-01-04T17:46:43+00:00January 4th, 2019|book bloggers, book review, The Latecomers|

Can we take a minute to give thanks to book bloggers: unpaid, unheralded critics who devote space to explore works in depth and cover books that aren't heavily promoted by

The Latecomers in Audio

Helen Klein Ross2018-12-29T04:43:08+00:00December 28th, 2018|book review, The Latecomers|

Hearing The Latecomers for the first time was an out-of-body experience, listening to words I'd labored over for years on the page. I'm grateful to Kristin Fullam Thorvaldsen for giving it

postcards from The Latecomers NYC launch

Helen Klein Ross2018-12-01T14:04:05+00:00December 1st, 2018|historical fiction, history, interviews, Readings, storytelling, The Latecomers, Uncategorized, Writing a Book|

Thanks to all who came out on a cold November night to help celebrate the New York City launch of The Latecomers at Book Culture on Columbus. I'm especially