Pastan will be in conversation with Matthew Klam, a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Robert Bingham/PEN Award, a Whiting Writer’s Award, and a National Endowment of the Arts. This event is free with first come, first serve seating.

Rachel will be in conversation with novelist Elise Juska. Special guest appearance by actor Teri Lamm.

At RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT with Regina McBride, 6:30PM

Critically acclaimed authors Regina McBride and Rachel Pastan discuss their newly published novels and shared inspiration in Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, one of the most important plays of the modern canon. McBride and Pastan read from and discuss their books, before an audience Q&A and signings. Wine reception to follow.

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P&T Knitwear, New York City, a joint event with Regina McBride

What happens when a literary masterpiece continues to inspire new stories across generations? Regina McBride (The White Deer) and Rachel Pastan (We're So Lucky to Live Here) discuss their acclaimed new novels and the enduring influence of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, in conversation with Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, author of 2022's The Orchard. Together, these writers explore adaptation, literary inheritance, memory, place, and the ways a classic work can spark entirely new acts of imagination.

"Rewriting the Family Home: Three Philadelphia Authors Imagine A Way Out of the Single-Family Housing Trap", a panel, as part of the DesignPhiladelphia Festival. Rachel will appear with Diana Lind (Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, and Happier Housing) and Samantha Paige Rosen (Living, Together: Reimagining Community in the Age of Disconnection), in a discussion moderated by Elizabeth Greenspan