New York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Rebecca Makkai stopped by an event organized by the Niles-Maine District Library on Monday to promote book clubs. Makkai did not promo…
Rebecca Makkai promoted book clubs at a Niles-Maine District library event at Une Année/Hubbard’s Cave brewery in Niles on March 18. Richard Requena/Pioneer PressBook club members and prospective members gathered at a brewery in Niles last week for a mixer with New York Times best-selling author Rebecca Makkai, coordinated by the Niles Maine District Library.
Makkai addressed the crowd, talking about the significance of people getting together to discuss stories.“Storytelling is one of the most ancient things we still do as human beings,” Makkai said. “Storytelling was always communal; it was always about gathering around the fire and bringing songs from people far away.”“When it was announced that the Niles Library was doing a mixer with at a place so close to home, and at a great place, we came here to hear what she had to say,” Langford commented.
“This is a really interesting development, from where it used to be that writers had to drive to where they were and possibly spend the night… Now you can get an author to get on Zoom without ever having to leave your living room,” she said. “No book club should be afraid to reach out to an author; you never know. The worst the author can say is no,” said Makkai.
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