Kate Reed Petty in conversation with Rebecca Makkai Virtual Event | True Story
Ticketing This free event will be streamed live on the Novel Neighbor’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Registration is optional, but recommended. Signed bookplates are available with purchases made through the Novel Neighbor. You may buy a copy as an add-on with your free event registration. Please note that we are not able to process international […]
Ragdale Ring 2021
Ragdale Foundation 1230 North Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesRagdale welcomes guests to our campus for the third event of our 9th annual Ragdale Ring season. This event features accomplished and acclaimed performers and authors. Masks are recommended when outside, and required when inside. Maintain social distance throughout your visit. Be respectful of others who may feel more apprehensive during this phase. Do not […]
Exile in Bookville Presents: Authors on Tap: Nick Flynn and Rebecca Makkai
Exile in Bookville 410 S. Michigan Avenue (2nd Floor), Chicago, IL, United StatesAuthors on Tap: Nick Flynn and Rebecca Makkai Thursday August 26, 2021 | 7:00PM - 8:00PM CT Join us on August 26th at 7:00pm to help celebrate the paperback release of Nick Flynn's memoir, This Is the Night Our House Will Catch Fire. Nick will be in conversation with Exile VIP Rebecca Makkai! Nick Flynn […]
OnWord 2021 | Annual Event to Support The American Writers Museum
Radisson Blu - Atlantic Ballroom 221 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe American Writers Museum Presents: OnWord 2021 Annual Benefit The American Writers Museum celebrates the breadth of American writing through interactive exhibits, programming, and educational activities that honor the past, promote the present, and inspire the future. Proceeds from OnWord2021 help support the American Writers Museum’s operations, including its youth education program that inspires the next […]
Unabridged Books Presents: “The Talented Miss Farwell” Virtual Event with Emily Gray Tedrowe & Rebecca Makkai
Unabridged Bookstore 3251 N. Broadway, Chicago, ILCelebrate the paperback release of The Talented Miss Farwell with author Emily Gray Tedrowe on Wednesday, September 1st at 7:30 pm CDT! The author will be joined for a conversation by Rebecca Makkai! About the book: Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith in this "stylish" (New York Times Book Review) page-turner of greed and obsession, survival and self-invention that […]
Speakeasy Workshop: Reading Like A Writer
Wednesdays September 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th join me to learn to read like a writer. In this discussion- and lecture-based class, we'll use short assigned texts to become stronger and more engaging writers. This workshop has four sessions. We tend to read as readers and then write as writers, missing out on many of the craft […]
Speakeasy Workshop: Reading Like A Writer
Wednesdays September 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th join me to learn to read like a writer. In this discussion- and lecture-based class, we'll use short assigned texts to become stronger and more engaging writers. This workshop has four sessions. We tend to read as readers and then write as writers, missing out on many of the craft […]
Speakeasy Workshop: Reading Like A Writer
Wednesdays September 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th join me to learn to read like a writer. In this discussion- and lecture-based class, we'll use short assigned texts to become stronger and more engaging writers. This workshop has four sessions. We tend to read as readers and then write as writers, missing out on many of the craft […]
Speakeasy Workshop: Reading Like A Writer
Wednesdays September 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th join me to learn to read like a writer. In this discussion- and lecture-based class, we'll use short assigned texts to become stronger and more engaging writers. This workshop has four sessions. We tend to read as readers and then write as writers, missing out on many of the craft […]
Joshua Ferris in conversation with Rebecca Makkai: A Calling for Charlie Barnes
OnlineThe Midtown Scholar Bookstore is pleased to welcome New York Times bestselling author Joshua Ferris as he discusses his new novel, A CALLING FOR CHARLIE BARNES. Ferris will be in conversation with bestselling author Rebecca Makkai. This event is free and open to the public, with registration. Signed, first edition copies are available for purchase […]
