Matthew Pearl’s novels have been international and New York Times bestsellers translated into more than 30 languages. His nonfiction writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, The Atavist Magazine, and Slate. 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 calls Matthew “the reigning king of popular literary historical thrillers,” and the New York Daily News raves “if the past is indeed a foreign country, Matthew Pearl has your passport.” Matthew has been chosen Best Author for Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston and received the Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction.