Rebecca Makkai In Conversation

16 October 2023


Rebecca Makkai was already an acclaimed novelist when her brilliant and heart breaking opus, The Great Believers, made her a literary star. Darkly funny and poignant, her new book I Have Some Questions for You is another sophisticated page-turner. Don’t miss this wonderful author in conversation with Brisbane’s finest interlocutor, Griffith Review editor Carody Culver.

Rebecca Makkai In Conversation
6pm, Monday 16 October, 2023
State Library of Queensland
Stanley Place, South Brisbane

Arrive early and get yourself a drink, and stick around after the conversation for book signing. Be quick: our out-of-season events are selling fast! 

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