Sam Riviere is the author of the poetry books 81 Austerities (Faber & Faber, 2012), Kim Kardashian’s Marriage (Faber & Faber, 2015), and After Fame (Faber & Faber, 2020), as well as numerous limited-edition titles. He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2009, and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2012. Born in Norwich, he currently lives in Edinburgh, where he runs the micropublisher If a Leaf Falls Press. His first novel, Dead Souls, was published by W&N in the U.K. and Catapult in the U.S.A. His latest poetry collection CONFLICTED COPY was published by Faber & Faber in June 2024.
His new novel, DOPPELGAENGER, is forthcoming in 2026 with Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the U.K. and Catapult in the U.S.A.
