Emerging Writers Festival, Franklin & Marshall College
I will be one of five writers participating in Franklin & Marshall College's Emerging Writers Festival in Lancaster, PA from April 11th to 13th. In more official words: "The Emerging Writers Festival at F&M is a three-day celebration of the work of talented and promising younger American writers. The Festival brings five fine young writers […]
Brookfield Public Library Girls’ Night Out, April 9th
On Monday, April 9th at 7 pm, I will join the Brookfield, IL Public Library's Girls' Night Out Book Discussion group at Salt Creek Wine Bar to discuss The Borrower. More information is here. Please join us!
Reading at Washington and Lee University, October 26th
October 26, 20114:00 PM Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA Hillel House Multipurpose Room No charge. Rebecca Makkai '99 will be reading from her first novel The Borrower on Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Hillel House's Multipurpose Room. Reading to be followed by a book signing. Refreshments will be served. The reading is sponsored by the […]
Public Reading at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference
As part of my stint as a Walter E. Dakin Fellow at the Sewanee Writers' Conference, I will give a public reading from The Borrower along with writers (and fellow Fellows) Anna Leahy and Keith O'Shaughnessy. The event is open to the public, and will be held in the Cushman Room of the Bairnwick Women’s […]
Talk and signing at Next Chapter Bookshop, Mequon, WI on June 30th
I will be reading from The Borrower, answer questions and signing books at Next Chapter Bookshop in Mequon, WI (about twenty-five minutes north of downtown Milwaukee) on Thursday, June 30th at 7:00 PM. All are welcome!
Printers Row Lit Fest
Debut Fiction PanelAlong with Belinda McKeon, Deanna Fei and Samuel Park, moderated by Patrick Somerville. Copies of The Borrower will be available for advance purchase and signing!
Reading at The Bread Loaf School of English
Reading with Tracy Winn, author of Mrs. Somebody Somebody. 7:30, in a barn on top of a mountain. Heaven. More appearances on the book tour.
Reading at the ALA / ALTAFF
I will be reading and answering questions as part of the panel, as well as signing books at the Penguin table. Visit the ALTAFF website for more details. Also see more appearances on the book tour.
“The November Story” at Short Stories Aloud in Oxford, England, 5/29
"The November Story," originally published in Crazyhorse and since featured on This American Life, will be read at Oxford, England's Short Stories Aloud, a series based on NYC's Selected Shorts (i.e., read by an actor, not be me; I will sadly be stranded on the less chic side of the pond). The event is Tuesday, […]
Craft Class on Endings at Story Studio Chicago, 5/24
On Thursday, May 24th at 6:30 I'll be offering a one-night class at Story Studio Chicago called "All's Well That Ends Well." We'll discuss how to end a piece of fiction (short stories and novels both). This will be part craft class, part workshop. If you haven't been to Story Studio yet, you're missing out […]
