Ayad Akhtar

Photograph © Vincent Tullo

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

SEP 26
12:00AM
In Person

Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors headliner appearance.

Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors
634 West Fourth Street
#110
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
SEP 28
12:00AM
In Person

92Y BOOK BUNDLE in convo in Kaufmann (900 seats).

92Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
SEP 30
12:00AM
In Person

Ayad in conversation with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg

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GWU’s Betts Theater
800 21st St NW
Washington, DC 20052
OCT 1
12:00AM
In Person

Magic City Books
221 E Archer St
Tulsa, OK 74103
OCT 6
12:00AM
In Person

City Arts & Lectures in conversation with Karen Russell

Sydney Goldstein Theater
275 Hayes St
San Francisco,, CA 94102
OCT 8
7:30PM
In Person

Seattle Arts & Lectures in conversation with Shahina Piyarali

Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave
Seattle, WA 98112
OCT 9
7:00PM
In Person

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures New & Noted series book bundle event with Mystery Lovers Bookshop

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Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
OCT 10
3:00PM
In Person

Barnes & Noble event.

Center City Philadelphia
1708 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
OCT 21
12:00AM
In Person

Portland Arts & Lectures
716 SE Grand Ave
Portland, OR 97214
OCT 24
12:00AM
In Person

Chicago Humanities Festival with Seminary Coop

Chicago Humanities Festival
500 N Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60654
NOV 5
12:00AM
In Person

In-store book bundle event.

Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave
Coral Gables, FL 33134
NOV 17
12:00AM
In Person

The Cabin event at Egyptian Theatre with Rediscovered Books

The Egyptian Theatre
700 W Main St
Boise, ID 83702

Books by Ayad Akhtar

The Radiance
By Ayad Akhtar

A NEW YORK TIMES NOVEL EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IN 2026 • A TIME MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026

‘Simply put, a work of genius.’ Abraham Verghese, author of The Covenant of Water

A mysterious accident along a country road sparks an awakening and an investigation...

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