Friends of the Library & Park Road Books Presents: Rebecca Makkai Author Luncheon
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 11:30 AM until 1:30 PM
Queens University Charlotte
Trexler Foyer and Morrison Hall
1900 Selwyn Ave
Charlotte, NC 28274
United States
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Tucson Festival Of Books
Luis Alberto Urrea, Jamie Ford and Rebecca Makkai are bestselling authors whose novels come from the heart… and their own life journeys. They take their work personally. Today, we’ll learn if that makes their stories easier or harder to tell.
Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 560) 
Sat, Mar 4, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area – Rincon Room (following presentation)
Panelists: Jamie Ford, Rebecca Makkai, Luis Alberto Urrea
Moderator: Jennifer Lee Carrell
Authors Rebecca Makkai, Karen White, and Katy Hays will discuss how they infuse suspense in their novels to engage their readers more fully in their stories.
Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110)
Sun, Mar 5, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area – UA BookStore Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)
Panelists: Katy Hays, Rebecca Makkai, Karen White
Moderator: Rae Richards
Warwick’s & Coronado Public Library Presents: Rebecca Makkai in Conversation with Lacy Crawford
- Free open seating is first-come, first-served, subject to available space.
- Guaranteed Preferred Seat holders will receive a copy of Rebecca Makkai’s book when they check in. Guaranteed seating is unnumbered and first-come, first-served.
- Please call the Warwick’s Book Department at 858-454-0347 for more information.
On Friday, March 3rd at 7:00pm Warwick’s, in partnership with Coronado Public Library, will host Rebecca Makkai as she discusses and signs her new book, I Have Some Questions for You. Rebecca Makkai’s last novel, The Great Believers, was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award; it was the winner of the ALA Carnegie Medal, the Stonewall Book Award, the Clark Prize, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and it was chosen as one of the Ten Best Books of 2018 by The New York Times. Her other books are the novels The Borrower and The Hundred-Year House, and the collection Music for Wartime – four stories from which appeared in The Best American Short Stories. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Rebecca is on the MFA faculties of the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe and Northwestern University, and is Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago.
A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past–the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the 1995 murder of a classmate, Thalia Keith. Though the circumstances surrounding Thalia’s death and the conviction of the school’s athletic trainer, Omar Evans, are the subject of intense fascination online, Bodie prefers – needs – to let sleeping dogs lie.
But when The Granby School invites her back to teach a two-week course, Bodie finds herself inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent flaws. In their rush to convict Omar, did the school and the police overlook other suspects? Is the real killer still out there? As she falls down the very rabbit hole she was so determined to avoid, Bodie begins to wonder if she wasn’t as much of an outsider at Granby as she’d thought – if, perhaps, back in 1995, she knew something that might have held the key to solving the case.
One of the most acclaimed contemporary American writers, Rebecca Makkai reinvents herself with each of her brilliant works of fiction. Both a transfixing mystery and a deeply felt examination of one woman’s reckoning with her past, I Have Some Questions for You is her finest achievement yet.
Lacy Crawford is the author of fiction and nonfiction, including the satire Early Decisionand the memoir Notes on a Silencing, a New York Times Editors’ Choice that was named best of summer by Time, People, and Real Simple. Her literary journalism includes interviews and profiles of Frank Conroy, Reynolds Price, Geoffrey Wolff, and Shirley Hazzard. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Narrative, LitHub, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere. She lives in California with her husband and three children.
Green Apple Books Presents: Rebecca Makkai
Join us on Thursday, March 2 when Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Rebecca Makkai celebrates her latest novel, I Have Some Questions for You, at 9th Ave!
Tickets include entrance to the event and a copy I Have Some Questions for You. This event will include an audience Q+A, with a signing line/meet and greet to follow.
Proof of vaccination is required. Masks encouraged.
Doors open at 6:30. The event will begin at 7pm.
Please see our FAQ below for more info.
About I Have Some Questions for You
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by TIME, NPR, USA Today, Newsweek, Salon, Bustle, AARP, The Millions, Good Housekeeping, and more.
The riveting new novel from the author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Great Believers.
A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past—the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the murder of her former roommate, Thalia Keith, in the spring of their senior year. Though the circumstances surrounding Thalia’s death and the conviction of the school’s athletic trainer, Omar Evans, are hotly debated online, Bodie prefers—needs—to let sleeping dogs lie.
But when the Granby School invites her back to teach a course, Bodie is inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent ?aws. In their rush to convict Omar, did the school and the police overlook other suspects? Is the real killer still out there? As she falls down the very rabbit hole she was so determined to avoid, Bodie begins to wonder if she wasn’t as much of an outsider at Granby as she’d thought—if, perhaps, back in 1995, she knew something that might have held the key to solving the case.
In I Have Some Questions for You, award-winning author Rebecca Makkai has crafted her most irresistible novel yet: a stirring investigation into collective memory and a deeply felt examination of one woman’s reckoning with her past, with a trans?xing mystery at its heart. Timely, hypnotic, and populated with a cast of unforgettable characters, I Have Some Questions for You is at once a compulsive page-turner and a literary triumph.
About Rebecca Makkai
Rebecca Makkai’s last novel, The Great Believers, was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award; it was the winner of the ALA Carnegie Medal, the Stonewall Book Award, the Clark Prize, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and it was chosen as one of the Ten Best Books of 2018 by The New York Times. Her other books are the novels The Borrower and The Hundred-Year House, and the collection Music for Wartime—four stories from which appeared in The Best American Short Stories. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Rebecca is on the MFA faculties of the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe and Northwestern University, and is Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago.
FAQs
- Copies will be available upon entry to the event.
- Seating will be first come, first serve. Priority seating will be given to wheelchair/walker users and other attendees with disabilities. Standing room will be available after seats fill.
- All tickets will include a copy of the book. There are no tickets that include entry only.
- This is an in-person, ticketed event and will not be livestreamed. No refunds will be given after the event date for those unable to attend. No refunds will be given to those who pick up their book but are unable to attend the event.
- If for whatever reason you are unable to attend but would still like your copy of the book, books will be available for pick up at 1231 9th Ave after the event at no extra charge. If you would like your book shipped, additional charges will apply.
- To attend the event, you must purchase a ticket through this Eventbrite page. Purchase of I Have Some Questions for You made through the bookstore website do not grant entry to the event.
Accessibility
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- The venue is located on ground level, and there are no stairs between the entrance and event space.
- When purchasing your ticket, you can select priority seating for wheelchair users and folks with mobility devices.
- When purchasing your ticket, you can select ASL interpretation. (If needed, please purchase your tickets by February 8 to ensure an interpreter. Thank you for understanding).
Towne Center Books Presents: Rebecca Makkai
.Join us for Coffee & Conversation with Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions for You, March 2nd | 10 am | Wingen Bakery (50 S. Livermore Avenue, Livermore CA. This is a TICKETED EVENT ($10).
Rebecca Makkai is the rare writer who can do it all, reinventing herself with each new book – that extraordinary range has solidified her as one of the cleverest and most imaginative writers working today.
Her last novel, The Great Believers, was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award; winner of the ALA Carnegie Medal, the Stonewall Book Award, the Clark Prize, and the LA Times Book Prize; named one of the New York Times’ Ten Best Books of 2018; and praised as “absorbing and emotionally riveting” (New York Times Book Review), “compulsively readable” (San Francisco Chronicle), and “a vivid, passionate, heart-wrenching story” (Wall Street Journal).
Readers, critics, and booksellers have been eagerly awaiting her next book, and Viking is thrilled to be publishing I Have Some Questions for You set in the woods of New Hampshire, this transfixing new novel follows a film professor and podcaster forced to reckon with her past – and reexamine the murder of her high school classmate.
In Makkai’s own words, it’s “the literary feminist boarding school murder mystery you didn’t know you needed.”
Rakestraw Books Presents: Rebecca Makkai
Rakestraw Books will be presenting a special in-person author visit with award-winning novelist Rebecca Makkai. During her visit at Wednesday, 1 March 2023 at 7 PM, Makkai will be sharing her new novel, I Have Some Questions for You. Details to follow.
Dallas Museum Of Art Presents: Rebecca Makkai In conversation with Ben Fountain
In conversation with Ben Fountain
I Have Some Questions for You by acclaimed author Rebecca Makkai is both a transfixing mystery and a deeply felt examination of one woman’s reckoning with her past. When successful film professor and podcaster Bodie Kane’s alma mater invites her back to campus to teach a two-week course, she finds herself inexorably drawn to a case involving the 1995 murder of a classmate and its increasingly apparent flaws. In their rush to get a conviction, did the school and the police overlook other suspects?
Rebecca Makkai’s previous novel The Great Believers?was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and received the ALA Carnegie Medal.?Makkai is on the MFA faculties of Sierra Nevada College and Northwestern University and is Artistic Director of?StoryStudio Chicago.
“A true literary thriller—haunting and hard to put down.” —Jennifer Egan
TICKET PRICES
Horchow seating??
Public:?$35
DMA Member/Educator:?$30
Student:?$10
There is a virtual offering for this event. Please verify you are purchasing the correct ticket for the in-person or virtual option. Please contact A&LL staff if you would like assistance. We cannot guarantee in-person seats will be available for those who accidentally purchase virtual tickets.
WBEZ + Exile in Bookville Presents: Rebecca Makkai In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter
WBEZ is proud to partner with Exile in Bookville for the release of I Have Some Questions for You, by award-winning author Rebecca Makkai. She will be joined in conversation by Lindsay Hunter at the historic Apollo Theatre, located in the heart of Lincoln Park.
In I Have Some Questions for You, award-winning author Rebecca Makkai has crafted her most irresistible novel yet: a stirring investigation into collective memory and a deeply felt examination of one womans reckoning with her past, with a trans?xing mystery at its heart. Timely, hypnotic, and populated with a cast of unforgettable characters, I Have Some Questions for You is at once a compulsive page-turner and a literary triumph.
Pre-order I Have Some Questions for You as an add-on to guarantee your copy today!
Copies of the book can be pre-ordered directly from Exile in Bookville (with no service fees) and will also be available at the event. A book signing will follow the conversation.
Bios
Rebecca Makkai
Rebecca Makkai’s last novel, The Great Believers, was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award; it was the winner of the ALA Carnegie Medal, the Stonewall Book Award, the Clark Prize, and the LA Times Book Prize; and it was one of the New York Times‘ Ten Best Books of 2018. Her other books are the novels The Borrower and The Hundred-Year House, and the collection Music for Wartime—four stories from which appeared in The Best American Short Stories. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Rebecca is on the MFA faculties of Sierra Nevada University and Northwestern University, and is Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago.
Lindsay Hunter
Lindsay Hunter received her MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She co-founded and co-hosted the groundbreaking Quickies! reading series, an event that focused on flash fiction. Her first book, Daddy’s, a collection of flash fiction, was published in 2010 by Featherproof Books, a boutique press in Chicago. Her second collection, DON’T KISS ME, was published by FSG Originals in 2013 and was named one of Amazon’s 10 Best Books of the Year: Short Stories. Her first novel, Ugly Girls, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in November 2014. The Huffington Post called it “a story that hits a note that’s been missing from the chorus of existing feminist literature.” Her latest novel, Eat Only When You’re Hungry, was a Book of the Month Club selection, a finalist for the 2017 Chicago Review of Books Fiction Award, and a 2017 NPR Great Read. Along with the writer Alex Higley, she runs the podcast I’m a Writer But, a series about writers with kids, jobs, and/or lives, and how they make it all work (or don’t). Lindsay’s fifth book, a novel titled Hot Springs Drive,is forthcoming on Roxane Gay Books in November 2023. She lives in Chicago with her family.
Covid-19: Masks strongly encouraged.
Tickets to this event will be available for purchase onsite (cc only).
No Refunds
A Virtual Evening with Rebecca Makkai: I Have Some Questions For You
Join New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Makkai for a live stream conversation on her new novel, I Have Some Questions For You. Audience Q&A to follow.
This event is presented by Books & Books, Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Prairie Lights Books, and Print: A Bookstore. To purchase a signed copy of Rebecca’s book, please visit their websites.
