Rebecca Makkai
StoryStudio Chicago Presents: The Geek-Out Book Club | Rebecca Makkai + Cristina Henriquez Discuss “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
StoryStudio Chicago 4043 N. Ravenswood, #222, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Geek-Out is writers geeking out about literature, plain and simple! One writer will make the other read something for the first time (in this case, Rebecca made Cristina read Shirley Jackson’s legendarily unnerving “The Lottery”) and then for about an hour they talk together about craft, impact, what they loved, what they didn’t. The […]
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 […]
Authors on Tap: Lily King and Rebecca Makkai
Exile in Bookville 410 S. Michigan Avenue (2nd Floor), Chicago, IL, United StatesLooking for the perfect gift idea for that avid and discerning reader on your holiday shopping list? Well call off the dogs, because we have you covered. Exile in Bookville has the honor of hosting Lily King on Monday, December 6th at 7:00pm central to help celebrate her debut short story collection, Five Tuesdays in Winter. This very […]
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 award-winning author Lan Samantha Chang, who will discuss her new novel, The Family Chao. FOBPL is equally thrilled to host acclaimed author Rebecca Makkai to […]
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 new memoir Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases. Paul will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Makkai. After a discussion […]
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 the obvious, the stock (and even the products of the collective unconscious), we might finally arrive at stories that are strikingly new and memorable. In […]
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 inaugural American Writers Festival on May 15, 2022 in Chicago coincides with the American Writers Museum’s fifth anniversary. The free literary festival will be held […]
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 meantime, please save the dates! The conference is hosted by the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies MA in Writing and MFA in Prose and Poetry programs. July […]
