Public Reading by Rebecca Makkai ‘99, Author of ‘The Great Believers’ The reading will be Oct. 18 at 8:15 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.

By Erica Turman
October 10, 2018

The English Department at Washington and Lee University will host writer Rebecca Makkai ‘99, whose novel “The Great Believers” is now listed as a finalist for the National Book Award. The reading will be Oct. 18 at 8:15 p.m. in Northen Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available to purchase.

Described by her publisher as a novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy, “The Great Believers,” which came out June 19, has garnered rave reviews, including a listing on Oprah’s Book Club Pick and a front-page review on the New York Times Book Review Editor’s Selection by Michael Cunningham.

Read more about Makkai in a recent story recently featured on The Columns.

The reading is sponsored by the Virginia Military Institute and the Glasgow Endowment.