- ^ "Dinaw Mengestu, novelist" The Economist
- ^ "2007 L.A. Times Book Prize - First Fiction Winner and Nominees". Awards Archive. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ "Exile on P Street", The Washington Post
- ^ a b c d "African, American" Book Review, The New York Times, 25 March 2007
- ^ "A Novelist’s Voice, Both Exotic and Midwestern", The New York Times, 16 October 2010
- ^ a b "Review: Children of the Revolution", The Guardian, 2 June 2007
- ^ a b c The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears: A Review Archived 31 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Book Review, Ogina
- ^ "Dinaw Mengestu Captures Immigrant Life" NPR
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Publishers Weekly
- ^ Olivia Laing, "Dream Catcher" Review: Children of the Revolution, The Guardian
- ^ "Dinaw Mengestu, Novelist" The Economist
MacArthur Foundation Chicago Sun-Times Book Browse (Interview and Bio) Publishers Weekly