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Feature Interview in Shenandoah

In their first online issue (after sixty years in print) I give an interview to the literary journal Shenandoah, for which I was once lucky enough to stuff envelopes as an undergraduate. Read my interview here, and please continue to support this storied and important journal by reading the whole issue (James Dickey! Betty Adcock! Brendan Galvin!) here and passing on the link!

Posted in Interviews on August 31 2011· Tagged:

The Borrower gets a rave review in the Daily Mail

The Daily Mail praises The Borrower following UK publication by Random House in mid-July, saying, “This astonishingly assured novel knows precisely where it’s heading, even if the two fugitives don’t. By the epilogue, the reader is left breathless with the hope that Lucy and Ian will find a happy ending.”  Read more here, and check out my very cool red and white UK cover!

Posted in News, Reviews on August 15 2011· Tagged: , , , ,

Interview for The Practicing Writer

Follow the link to my interview with Erika Dreifus for her newsletter and website, The Practicing Writer. I talk about how my own childhood library experiences shaped the writing of The Borrower, and about why my students aren’t allowed to read my book.

Posted in Interviews on August 15 2011· Tagged: ,

Review in the Cleveland Plain Dealer

The Cleveland Plain Dealer praises The Borrower, saying “Makkai has managed to create a novel that is funny, insightful and full of righteous anger.” Read the full review here.

Posted in News, Reviews on August 15 2011· Tagged: , , ,

Rebecca Interviewed by WGN’s Steve Bertrand

Click here for my Steve Bertrand on Books interview, wherein I discuss pathological lying, Ian’s future cameos, and whether God cares about short stories.

Posted in News, Videos on August 15 2011· Tagged: , ,

Marie Claire Reviews The Borrower

The Borrower’s out-and-out charm is heightened by its furious, righteous heart and conviction that books offer salvation and hope when life is messy and near-unbearable.” Read more.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 23 2011· Tagged: , , , ,

Interview and reading on WUWM’s Lake Effect

I spoke with Mitch Teich of WUWM Milwaukee’s Lake Effect about the inspiration for The Borrower. The online version features expanded audio and a reading.

Posted in Interviews on July 23 2011· Tagged: ,

The Washington Times Praises The Borrower

“With The Borrower, Rebecca Makkai brings the world of literary aficionados a treasure.” Read more.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 23 2011· Tagged: , , ,

The Borrower named a “must read novel” by The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast named The Borrower one of three “must read novels” and gave it a lovely review, saying that “this comical and touching book strikes a nice balance between literary artistry and gripping storytelling, and offers a contemporary take on the classic ‘journey of discovery.’” Read more here.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 21 2011· Tagged: , , ,

“Charming, funny, original, thought-provoking, and moving, Rebecca Makkai’s The Borrower embraces outsiders and dissenters, and celebrates the power of our imagination and our empathy. This warmly entertaining, picaresque novel in praise of personal freedom and books leaves us marveling over literature’s magnificent paradox: that in fiction dwells profound truth.” Read more

- WBEZ Chicago’s “848” reviews The Borrower

Posted in News, Reviews on July 20 2011· Tagged: , , ,

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