Friends of the Bronxville Public Library Presents: Lan Samantha Changin conversation with Rebecca Makkai (Zoom)
OnlineLan Samantha Chang, author of The Family Chao, in conversation with Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers The Friends of the Bronxville Public Library (FOBPL) is pleased to host […]
In-Person Event with Paul Holes / Unmasked
Wentz Concert Hall 171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville, IL, United StatesJoin Anderson’s bookshop for an in-person event with Paul Holes, the retired cold-case detective behind investigations into the Golden State Killer, Jaycee Dugard, and Laci Peterson cases, to discuss his […]
The Porch: The Origins of the Original with Visiting Writer Rebecca Makkai
OnlineWhen we sit down to write, the first words, scenes, characters, conflicts, and settings we come up with are often the least original ones of which we’re capable. Digging past […]
Ragdale Novel Affair 2022
Shoreacres 1601 Shore Acres Road, Lake Bluff, IL, United StatesApril 30, 2022, 5:30 PM at Shoreacres Ragdale’s 14th Annual Novel Affair brings together acclaimed authors and guests for an evening of creativity and conversation in support of Ragdale, the […]
American Writers Festival
Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington, Chicago, ILAmerican Writers Festival My Monticello: Jocelyn Johnson in conversation with Rebecca Makkai Event Time: 11:30 a.m. Event Location: Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago IL The […]
Exile In Bookville Presents: Authors on Tap: Steve Almond and Rebecca Makkai
Exile in Bookville 410 S. Michigan Avenue (2nd Floor), Chicago, IL, United StatesAuthors on Tap: Steve Almond and Rebecca Makkai Friday May 27 2022 7:00pm - 8:00pm Join us IN PERSON or virtually on Friday, May 27th at 7:00pm central to help celebrate Steve Almond's […]
Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference: The Origins of The Original
The Northwestern University Summer Writers’ Conference is back! This year, the conference is entirely online again so you can join us from anywhere in the world. Details are forthcoming. In the […]
StoryStudio Chicago: StoryBoard Presents: Rebecca Makkai in Conversation with Terese Marie Mailhot, Ingrid Rojas-Contreras, Megan Stielstra, Pablo Cartaya, and Dan Chaon
Zoom info in ticket linkStoryBoard Kick Off! Mark you calendars for August 12 at 7 pm CT. StoryStudio Chicago Artistic Director Rebecca Makkai will be in conversation with five of the StoryBoard faculty members in […]
Exile in Bookville Presents: Authors on Tap: Anca L. Szilágyi and Rebecca Makkai
Exile in Bookville 410 S. Michigan Avenue (2nd Floor), Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us IN PERSON on Thursday, September 29 at 7 pm central to help celebrate the launch of Anca L. Szilágyi's second novel, Dreams Under Glass. Anca will be in conversation with Exile MVP Rebecca Makkai! […]
Electric Lit Presents: The Craft of Covid in Fiction
The dynamic, unpredictable nature of the pandemic has forced novelists to become pundits, predicting what the world will look like when their novels are published. They also face unique craft […]