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March 2024
Paperback Book Tour: Blue House Books
We are so excited to welcome Rebecca Makkai to Kenosha to help celebrate the paperback release of I Have Some Questions for You! Rebecca will be at Blue House Books from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19th to chat with readers and sign books. Joining Rebecca is Wisconsin author Amy Pease, whose debut novel Northwoods about a murder an a seemingly idyllic town in the north of Wisconsin, has been a huge hit with our readers. These two…
Find out more »In Conversation With Rowan Beaird
In conversation with Rowan Beaird for the release of her new novel, The Divorcées.
Find out more »April 2024
Writers Center Stage presents: Rebecca Makkai
The William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series brings the literary world’s best writers to Cleveland. The 2023-2024 series is presented by the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation and Case Western Reserve University. Funds raised by this series help support Cuyahoga County Public Library, one of America’s best and busiest library systems. All events start promptly at 7:30 PM.
Find out more »Gertrude C. & Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series
The Gertrude C. and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series is named in honor of Vanderbilt founder Cornelius Vanderbilt’s great-grandson and his wife. Each semester, the series brings several professional writers to campus to read from their works and visit classes. This unique and extraordinary program gives English department students and faculty, the Vanderbilt community, and Nashville’s citizens a chance to meet and talk with some of the best writers of our day. Click here for more details
Find out more »May 2024
PEN World Voices Festival: Breaking the Novel
"Breaking the Novel" with panelists Jenny Egan, Lorrie Moore, and Geetanjali Shree. The World Voices Festival, founded in 2004 by Salman Rushdie, Michael Roberts, and Esther Allen, is PEN America’s celebration of international literature and writers. Honoring our organization’s hundred-year history of uniting writers and readers to celebrate creative expression and the freedom to write for all, the Festival was founded in the wake of 9/11 to counter U.S. isolationism and broaden the channels of dialogue between the…
Find out more »June 2024
Giller Book Club (Remote Event)
Join 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlisted author Deborah Willis and author Rebecca Makkai for this one-hour conversation. Everyone is welcome to attend on Zoom.
Find out more »August 2024
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
With its rich literary and intellectual tradition, the 99th annual Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference will bring emerging writers together to work with a diverse and talented faculty. For ten days in August, Participants and Fellows will experience the opportunity of working under the guidance of notable writers, including MacArthur Fellows, U.S. Poets Laureate, and recipients of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
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