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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Authors John Green and Rebecca Makkai speak on stage in Cahn Auditorium during the Chicago Humanities Festival.

Authors John Green and Rebecca Makkai share writing experiences at Chicago Humanities Festival

October 27, 2024

Writers John Green and Rebecca Makkai gave advice on fiction writing in Cahn Auditorium Saturday as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. Green and Makkai, both fiction authors, discussed their handling...

Rebecca Makkai, author of “The Great Believers,” and Rick Kogan discuss the award-winning novel. Makkai was awarded the 2019 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction.

Rebecca Makkai awarded for novel about Chicago during the AIDS epidemic

October 27, 2019

Before receiving the 2019 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction on Sunday, Rebecca Makkai, a Chicago-based author, spoke in-depth about her experiences as a writer and how her award-winning novel...

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