The Rich People Have Gone Away

“A lush study of relationships, keen on the particulars of vast human catastrophes.”

—Raven Leilani, New York Times bestselling author of Luster

“Affecting, astounding and wholly humbling. . . Porter weaves beauty and humor with pathos, in prose that is winding, prescient and profound. She shows us worlds inside of worlds – of queerness, of love and relationships, of who we are and who we’re told to be – crafting a narrative that is both precise and thunderous. The Rich People Have Gone Away moves and transcends. We’re so lucky to have it.”

—Bryan Washington, author of Family Meal

“Regina Porter’s wit and astute eye for detail made me want to both underline and inhale every line in the same breath. An immersive examination of the human condition in the face of tragedy and triumph.”

—Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl 

“An arresting novel of race, class, food, music, and family as thrilling and dynamic as the city itself.” 

—Andrew Ridker, author of Hope

“A delight. . . Regina Porter is a writer of such wit, warmth and profound intelligence. Her indelible characters leap from her imagination to ours.”

 —Margot Livesey, author of The Road to Belhaven

 “A layer cake of suspense. Regina Porter has created a vibrantly alive portrait of several generations of New Yorkers as they fearlessly stake their anchors in the rippling sea of our era.”

 —Kashana Cauley, author of The Survivalists

"A glorious jambalaya of word, thought and feeling, Regina Porter's prose positively howls from the page. Just when you thought you didn't need another novel set in New York, you suddenly, desperately do."

 —Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author of Our Country Friends

“Regina Porter has written another marvel of a novel. The Rich People Have Gone Away gives the reader a spiraling cross-section of richly drawn, impeccably observed New Yorkers. . . A kind of masterpiece of human portraiture that simultaneously renders quintessential depictions of the city, of America, and of the whole world in these first fraught decades of the 21st century.”

 —Paul Harding, Pulitzer prize-winning author of Tinkers and National Book Award Finalist This Other Eden

“Wildly intelligent, brilliantly crafted, prismatic, living and breathing--a remarkable feat of sensation and humanity. Regina Porter is a marvel.”

 —Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had

“Exquisitely drawn characters, scenes that jump off the page, and international locales that'll make you want to pack a bag and go, The Rich People Have Gone Away is a novel that fearlessly defies conventions to deliver a satiating, five-star experience. A keen observer of people and class, Regina Porter has crafted an inventive, hilarious, and wholly unpredictable work full of vibrant prose and genuine tenderness. A seven-course meal that gets better and better.”

—Mateo Askaripour, New York Times bestselling author of Black Buck