Rebecca Makkai in Conversation (presented by Brisbane Writers Festival)
About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
6–7pm, Monday 16 October, 2023
State Library of Queensland
Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101
Rebecca Makkai is one of the most thrilling talents writing in America today, with her novel The Great Believers shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Her brilliant new novel, I Have Some Questions for You, is an indelible literary page turner, resonant with mystery and psychological disquiet. Join Rebecca in conversation with Carody Culver, editor of Griffith Review.
Thanks to our friends at the Wheeler Centre for helping this event come about.
Artists
Rebecca Makkai
Rebecca Makkai is the author of two novels and a collection of short stories. Her work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Best American Fantasy, Harper’s, Tin House, Ploughshares, Iowa Review, Indiana Review, Michigan Quarterly Review and New England Review, among others. She lives outside Chicago with her husband and two daughters.
Carody Culver
Carody Culver is the editor of Griffith Review. Her writing has appeared in Kill Your Darlings, Peppermint, Books+Publishing, The Toast and elsewhere. Her chapbook, The Morgue I Think the Deader it Gets, was published by Cordite in 2022. She’s interviewed writers and public figures including Grace Tame, Jonathan Franzen, Waleed Aly, Clementine Ford, Anna Funder and Cory Doctorow.
