The Muse & The Marketplace:”Why Do We Do This?” Keynote Panel
"Why Do We Do This? Finding the Writerly Purposes that Make Publishing Worth It" Muse Keynote Panel 7am PT/9am CT/10am ET (Virtual) In the face of all the difficulties authors encounter as we attempt to navigate the world of publishing, why do we continue to labor for years over our stories and the business […]
Toronto Public Library
Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge Street #2nd floor, Toronto, ONToronto Reference Library Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Rebecca Makkai, author of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Great Believers, joins the Toronto Public Library to discuss her highly anticipated new novel, I Have Some Questions for You. In conversation with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, writer and host of CBC Radio's Commotion. Question and answer […]
Mountain Words Literary Festival
Crested Butte Center For The Arts 606 6th Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesThe Mountain Words Literary Festival is a multi-day literary celebration at nine-thousand feet, featuring readings, workshops, kids' events, parties, panel discussions, live theater, and more. Panels: May 27th, 10 - 11 am “Origins of the Original” workshop with Rebecca Makkai | REGISTER For writing to succeed, it must be both well-executed and original. In this class, we'll cover […]
Switchyard Tulsa: “Researching Into the Voice: The Great Believers and Approaching History As An Outsider”
Hyatt Regency Downtown tulsa 100 E 2nd St, Tulsa, OKSwitchyard Festival Tulsa, OK May 30th, 5pm @ Promenade Ballroom Included in the Ideas Track & Full Festival Pass Rebecca Makkai, “Researching into the Voice: The Great Believers and Approaching History as an Outsider” Sponsored by TU’s Department of English and Creative Writing 6 days of music, literature and ideas Switchyard is a national festival […]
WORDPLAY CLASS: First Page, Last Polish (part of The Loft’s Wordplay festival)
OnlineYour opening is the first thing an agent or editor will read—and you don’t want it to be the last. But you’ve seen your own first page so often that its strengths, flaws, gaps, and even typos are invisible to you now. So often, all we can think to do to polish it up is […]
Phoenix Books: An Evening With Rebecca Makkai in Conversation with Maria Hummel
Phoenix Books Burlington 191 Bank St., Burlington, VTPhoenix Books is thrilled to present an evening with Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award Finalist Rebecca Makkai, who will discuss her recently-released, riveting new novel I Have Some Questions for You. Rebecca will be joined in conversation by novelist and poet Maria Hummel at Phoenix Books in downtown Burlington. DATE: Wednesday July 12th, 7:00pm LOCATION: Phoenix Books Burlington, 191 Bank Street, downtown Burlington TICKETS: $3. […]
Northshire Manchester: Rebecca Makkai – I Have Some Questions For You – with Megan Mayhew Bergman
Northshire Bookstore 4869 Main St., Manchester, VT, United StatesNorthshire Manchester is delighted to welcome you back to this in person event at their Manchester, VT store! Rebecca Makkai, will join Northshire Manchester to discuss her riveting bestselling new novel, a Northshire Staff Pick several times over and "part true-crime page-turner, part campus coming-of-age" - San Francisco Chronicle. She will talk about the book with […]
Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival
Chilmark Community Center 520 S Rd, Chilmark, MA, United StatesMartha’s Vineyard Book Festival is delighted to return to Chilmark this summer on August 4-6, 2023 Join us on the grounds of the Chilmark Community Center with a line up of some of the country’s leading authors. Free and fantastic!
The Ivy & Bird in Hand Book Club: Rebecca Makkai in Conversation with Marion Winik
Bird In Hand Coffee & Books 11 East 33rd Stree, Baltimore, MD, United StatesThe Ivy Bookshop, Bird in Hand, and WYPR are proud to co-present a book club with Rebecca Makkai, author of I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU! Join us for an evening at Bird in Hand Books & Coffee for a conversation with the beloved novelist, featuring happy hour snacks and drinks. Marion Winik of WYPR's […]
Library Of Congress National Book Festival
Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington DC, DC, United States2023 National Book Festival Join us in the nation’s capital at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 12, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.). If you can't join us in Washington, D.C. for a day of free talks and activities, several programs will be livestreamed, and video […]
