Literature
- The River (Gary Paulsen novel), a 1991 novel by Gary Paulsen
- The River, novel by Eden Phillpotts
- The River, suspense novel by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
- The River, book about the origin of HIV/AIDS by Edward Hooper
- "The River" (short story), a 1955 short story by Flannery O'Connor
- The primary geographic feature found in the Riverworld series by Philip Jose Farmer
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