The Distant Marvels (All reviews)

Jan 19 2016
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Books, 2015.
— Booklist
Nov 13 2015
A magical Cuba full of romance
— The New Tropic
Nov 13 2015
30 QUESTIONS FOR 30 WRITERS AT THE MIAMI BOOK FAIR
— Literary Hub
Oct 28 2015
Nota Benes
— World Literature Today
Oct 5 2015
Stories About the Storm
— The Brooklyn Rail
Sep 23 2015
THE DISTANT MARVELS has been long listed for the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction!
— American Library Association
Sep 1 2015
"For the first USpeak Flash Fiction & Poetry Performance Series of the 2015/16 year, students and the community at large were in for a treat: Chantel Acevedo reads!"
— The Miami New Times
Jul 4 2015
"Maria speaks in a poetic tongue, as if to make her words into legend."
— Consequence Magazine
Jul 1 2015
Blog Talk Radio's "Literary New England": An Interview With Chantel Acevedo
— Blog Talk Radio
Jun 26 2015
THE DISTANT MARVELS picked as the July read for BooksAMillions’ Book Club.
— BooksAMillions’ Book Club
Jun 20 2015
Read Latino Lit’s “First Annual Summer Reading List”: #4 THE DISTANT MARVELS
Jun 19 2015
Christina Nosti's Best Summer Books 2015: THE DISTANT MARVELS
Jun 15 2015
The Distant Marvels
— INKWOOD's Official Book Club
Jun 10 2015
THE DISTANT MARVELS is a top seller at Laguna Beach Books. 6/2015
Jun 10 2015
THE DISTANT MARVELS is Book of the Month at the Avid Reader bookshop in Brisbane. 6/2015
Jun 3 2015
25 Featured Books by Authors of Color at BEA: THE DISTANT MARVELS
May 22 2015
"“The Distant Marvels” ends with a shocking plot twist that hinges on the failure of translation"
— New York Times Sunday Book Review
May 4 2015
Chantel Acevedo hits the Big Apple with The Distant Marvels
Apr 28 2015
THE DISTANT MARVELS was included in a Kirkus selection of “10 Novels to Lose Yourself In.”
— Kirkus Reviews
Apr 12 2015
Chantel Acevedo interviewed on NPR: In 'Distant Marvels,' A Witness To Revolutions Tells Cuba's Story
Apr 10 2015
The Miami Herald: "With baroque detail, intense pacing and a melodramatic plot, Acevedo depicts pivotal moments in Cuba’s history through the eyes of a humble but hardly ordinary woman."
Apr 9 2015
"This is a wonderful story about the stories we tell each other and what they reveal about ourselves."
— SF Chronicle
Apr 9 2015
Laura Farmer of The Cedar Rapids Gazette: "In her latest novel, The Distant Marvels, Acevedo takes a great story to another level with her remarkable storytelling."
— The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Apr 8 2015
"The novel, filled with exciting and multilayered action, offers insights into a country which remains full of mysteries to the present day."
— Seeing the World Through Books
Mar 23 2015
Contributor Spotlight on Chantel Acevedo
— Prairie Schooner
Mar 19 2015
The Latin Post: "Author Chantel Acevedo Learned the Art of Narration from her Cuban Grandmother"
Mar 1 2015
Booklist (Starred Review)- "This is a major, uniquely powerful, and startlingly beautiful novel that should bring Acevedo’s name to the top echelon of this generation’s writers."
Feb 16 2015
Kirkus (Starred Review)- "Irresistible moments of rebellion and bravery define this tale. Perfect timing for a Scheherazade-style account of Cuban history."