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The Borrower Praised in Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune lauds The Borrower in a full review on June 22nd, calling it a “bracingly tough-minded tale,” “wonderfully nuanced,” and “poignant.”

Posted in News, Reviews on June 23 2011· Tagged: , ,

Conversation and Review at Wall Street Journal Speakeasy

A lovely review of The Borrower and a brief conversation with me are up on the Wall Street Journal‘s Speakeasy (their arts and entertainment blog). As a side note, I love that Rupert Murdoch has now inadvertently paid twice to publicize my rather liberal novel.

Posted in Interviews, News, Reviews on June 19 2011· Tagged: , ,

Boston Globe Pick of the Week!

The Sunday (6/19/11) issue of the Boston Globe names The Borrower as its Pick of the Week!

 

Posted in News, Reviews on June 19 2011· Tagged: , ,

The Borrower on Oprah’s Summer Reading List

Oprah has included The Borrower on her 2011 Summer Reading List! (Jonathan Franzen was unavailable for comment.)

Posted in News on June 16 2011· Tagged: ,

The Borrower reviewed in The New York Times, 6/16/11

“[The Borrower is] an appealing, nonromantic love story about an unexpected pairing — and a surprisingly moving one.” (more)

 

Posted in News, Reviews on June 16 2011· Tagged: , , ,

Interview at The Millions

My new interview is up at The Millions. Click through to find out how the pediatrician’s waiting room is like Wordsworth’s lake country, why I hate Tolstoy, and why I refer to myself as a “skeezy drug dealer.”

Posted in Interviews, News on June 16 2011· Tagged: ,

[tk] reviews Praises The Borrower

[tk] reviews calls The Borrower “deliciously inquisitive,” and goes on to say that “Makkai draws a pale, fine line between the narrator and her ward, and what keeps you hooked by the story is bewilderment at who, if anyone, is in charge.”

Posted in News, Reviews on June 10 2011· Tagged: , , , ,

The Daily Clue calls The Borrower “Light enough for the beach, but whip-smart”

Natalie Danford reviews The Borrower at The Daily Clue, saying it “hits the sweet spot where compulsively readable and emotionally engaging intersect.”

Posted in News, Reviews on June 10 2011· Tagged: , , , ,

The Borrower in O Magazine!

The July issue of O Magazine, on stands now, asks, “How could any reader of any age resist Rebecca Makkai’s charming The Borrower?”

More features will be available on the Oprah Magazine iPad app, including an excerpt!

Posted in News, Reviews on June 10 2011· Tagged: , , , ,

The Borrower is an Indie Next Pick!

The Borrower will be an Indie Bound Indie Next pick for June. (You know those wonderful brochures on the counter of your local independent bookstore?)

Posted in News on May 26 2011· Tagged: , , , ,

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