Rave from the Chicago Tribune
Sometimes there are really great reviews that are basically impossible to quote. This is one of them. But you can read it here.
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Bookpage on THYH
Bookpage calls The Hunderd-Year House a “clever and utterly delightful work of fiction,” and has named it one of the top books of July. Read the full review here.
Book Tour, Summer 2014
Announcing the Hundred-Year House book tour, Summer 2014! Many details still to come… Please feel free to share the Facebook pages and/or to kidnap bystanders with the intent of bringing them along.
NEW YORK, NY
MONDAY JULY 14
7:00 PM Reading & Signing
in conversation with David Daley of Salon.com
Launch Party
MCNALLY JACKSON BOOKS
52 Prince St
New York, NY 10012
212-274-1160
BOSTON, MA
WEDNESDAY JULY 16
7:00 PM Reading & Signing
BROOKLINE BOOKSMITH
279 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02446
617-566-6660
PORTLAND, ME
THURSDAY JULY 17
7:00 PM Reading & Signing
LONGFELLOW BOOKS
One Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101
207-772-4045
DAMARISCOTTA, ME
FRIDAY JULY 18
7:00 PM Reading & Signing
MAINE COAST BOOK SHOP
158 Main St.
Damariscotta, ME 04543
207-563-3207
ROCHESTER, VT
SUNDAY JULY 27
6:00 PM Reading, Signing (PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE)
BIG TOWN GALLERY READING SERIES
with Henriette Lazadris Power
CONCORD, NH
WEDNESDAY JULY 30
7:00 PM Reading & Signing
GIBSON’S BOOKSTORE
45 S. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301
http://www.gibsonsbookstore.com
603-224-0562
NAPERVILLE, IL
TUESDAY AUGUST 5
7:00PM Party/Reading
ANDERSON’S BOOKSHOP
123 W. Jefferson Ave.
Naperville, IL 60540
http://andersons2.indiebound.com/
630-355-2665
MILWAUKEE, WI
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6
7:00PM Reading, Q&A, and Signing
with Cristina Henriquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans
BOSWELL BOOK COMPANY
2559 N Downer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
http://boswell.indiebound.com/
414-332-1181
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
THURSDAY AUGUST 7
7:00PM Reading, Q&A, and Signing
COMMON GOOD BOOKS
38 S. Snelling Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55102
http://www.commongoodbooks.com
651-225-8989
CHICAGO, IL
SATURDAY AUGUST 9
7:00PM Reading, Q&A, and Signing
Cosponsored by StoryStudio Chicago
BOOK CELLAR
4736-38 North Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
773-293-2665
LAKE FOREST, IL
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
1:00 PM Reading and high tea
Lake Forest Bookstore at Lake Forest Academy
A reading and tea on the historic grounds of Lake Forest Academy
Call Lake Forest Bookstore for reservations or more information
847 234-4420
GURNEE, IL
TUESDAY AUGUST 26
7:00PM Reading, Q&A, and Signing
Warren Newport Library
Hosted by Lake Forest Book Store
847-234-4420
ATLANTA, GA
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27
A CAPPELLA BOOKS/Offsite
West Side Provisions
Howell Mill at 14th St.
(1198 Howell Mill Road)
Atlanta, GA
Scavenger Hunt and dinner (by registration) in the Upper Courtyard, 6-7:30
Reading in Lower Courtyard, 8:00, with sales by A Cappella Books
More info: (404) 872-7538 x3
DECATUR, GA
DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
1:45-2:30 PM– “Family Secrets” panel with Sarah Creech
Old Courthouse Stage
CHICAGO, IL
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9
6 pm reading and discussion
Harold Washington Library with author Cristina Henriquez
Sponsored by the Society of Midland Authors
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
CHICAGO, IL
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10
6:30PM Reading, Talk & Signing with author Renee Rosen
Speakeasy Theme (Chicago in the 20s)
CITY LIT BOOKS
2523 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647
773-235-2523
WINNETKA, IL
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18
7:00PM Reading, Q&A, and Signing
THE BOOKSTALL AT CHESTNUT COURT
811 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL
847-446-8880
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL
TUESDAY OCTOBER 14
Vernon Area Library
7 pm reading and signing
Starred Review in Library Journal
Library Journal has given The Hundred-Year House a glowing starred review, saying “This novel is stunning: ambitious, readable, and intriguing. Its gothic elements, complexity, and plot twists are reminiscent of Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin. Chilling and thoroughly enjoyable.” Read the whole review here.
Starred Review in Booklist
The Hundred-Year House has received a lovely starred review in Booklist, which you can read here. From the review: “…Such close quarters provide the perfect setup for farce and scandal, and Makkai choreographs both in a dazzling plot spiked with secrets and betrayals hilarious and dire. Her offbeat characters and suspenseful story could have added up to a stylish romp. Instead, Makkai offers that and much more as she stealthily investigates the complexities of ambition, sexism, violence, creativity, and love in this diverting yet richly dimensional novel”
Starred Review for The Hundred-Year House in Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly has given The Hundred-Year House a starred review, calling it “lively and clever… exceptionally well constructed, with engaging characters busy reinventing themselves throughout, and delightful twists that surprise and satisfy.” Read the full review here.
“Makkai’s (The Borrower) second novel is a lively and clever story starring an estate with an intricate history.”
Story in Ecotone Anthology
My short story “The Way You Hold Your Knife,” originally published in Ecotone and a Distinguished Story in The Best American Short Stories 2012, is included in the new anthology Astoria to Zion: 26 Stories of Risk and Abandon from Ecotone’s First Decade. Featuring an introduction from Ben Fountain and stories by Kevin Brockmeier, Steve Almond, Benjamin Percy, Edith Pearlman, Marisa Silver and others, the collection highlights stories about place. (Inexplicably, my story seems to be the only one about bog mummies.)
2014 NEA Literature Fellowship
I’m thrilled to be eating the government cheese… I’ve been awarded one of 38 NEA Literature Fellowships for 2014. Hooray for another year when I don’t have to take up either poll dancing or telesales! To see the complete list of recipients, click here and then on “Creative Writing Fellowships.”
B. A. Shapiro on The Hundred-Year House
“The Hundred-Year House is a funny, sad and delightful romp through the beginning, middle and end of an artists’ colony as well as the family mansion that sheltered it and the family members who do and don’t survive it. Told backwards from the viewpoints of an array of eccentric and intertwined characters, the story’s secrets are revealed with stunning acuity. An ambitious work, well-realized.”
—B. A. Shapiro, author of The Art Forger
Charlie Lovett praises The Hundred-Year House
“A mesmerizing story of self-reinvention that delights on every page, told with keen wit and a perceptive eye. Like the unforgettable characters in this gripping novel, Laurelfield will draw you into its spell.”
—Charlie Lovett, author of The Bookman’s Tale
