Ayad Akhtar

About The Author

Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright. His work has been published and performed in over two dozen languages. He is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Edith Wharton Citation of Merit for Fiction, and an award in literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among other honors. Akhtar is the author of the novels American Dervish, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, and Homeland Elegies, named one of 10 Best Books of 2020 by The New York Times. He has also authored the plays McNeal, Junk, Disgraced, The Who & The What, and The Invisible Hand. Akhtar was named the New York State Author in 2021.

Appearances

OCT 19

7:30PM

In Person

Ayad Akhtar

FESTIVAL - Vancouver Writers Festival, In Conversation with Cory Doctorow, Tayari Jones, Ruth Ozeki, Ece Temelkuran, John Vaillant, Jesse Wente, and Jody Wilson-Raybould. Hosted by Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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Vancouver Writers Festival

Playhouse Theatre

600 Hamilton Street

Vancouver, BC V6B 2P1

OCT 20

6:00PM

In Person

Ayad Akhtar

FESTIVAL - Vancouver Writers Festival, hosted by Minelle Mahtani

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Vancouver Writers Festival

1601 Johnston St

Revue Stage

Vancouver, BC V6H 3X4

OCT 21

12:00AM

In Person

Ayad Akhtar

Portland Arts & Lectures

716 SE Grand Ave

Portland, OR 97214

OCT 22

12:00AM

In Person

Ayad Akhtar

with Fatimah Asghar // at the Skylight Theatre (Skylight Books)

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Barnsdall

4800 Hollywood Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90027

OCT 24

12:00AM

In Person

Ayad Akhtar

Chicago Humanities Festival with Seminary Coop

Chicago Humanities Festival

500 N Dearborn Street

Chicago, IL 60654

NOV 5

12:00AM

In Person

Ayad Akhtar

In-store book bundle event

Books & Books

265 Aragon Ave

Coral Gables, FL 33134

NOV 5

12:00PM

In Person

Ayad Akhtar

Miami Literary Society event with Books & Books

Miami Literary Society

18495 S. Dixie Hwy.

Miami, FL 33157

NOV 10

5:30PM

In Person

Ayad Akhtar

Talk of the Stacks with Ayad Akhtar

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Friends of the Hennepin County Library

300 Nicollet Mall Ste N-290

Minneapolis, MN 55401

NOV 17

12:00AM

In Person

Ayad Akhtar

The Cabin event at Egyptian Theatre with Rediscovered Books

The Egyptian Theatre

700 W Main St

Boise, ID 83702

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Books by Ayad Akhtar

The Radiance

A Novel

By Ayad Akhtar

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