HAPPENINGS

Beautyland is a monumental accomplishment, a shimmering masterpiece from an author with talent to spare.” — Michael Schaub for The Boston Globe

Beautyland EVENTS 2024

Event requests may be sent to marie@mariehelenebertino.com

March 11th, 7pm PST: Skylight Books, in conversation with Claire Vaye Watkins, LA, CA

March 12th, 7pm PST: The Ruby, in conversation with Kristin Keane, San Francisco, CA

March 14th, 7pm PST: Powell’s Books, in conversation with Kimberly King Parsons, Portland, OR

March 16th, 7:30pm EST: Greenlight Books, launch of The Morningside by Téa Obreht, Brooklyn, NY

March 21st, 5:30pm EST: George Washington U, Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series, Washington DC

March 23rd, 7pm CST: American Short Fiction, Stars at Night Celebration, Austin, TX

April 17th, 5pm EST: The Study at Yale, reading and signing, New Haven, CT

April 23rd, 7pm EST: Harvard Bookstore, in conversation with Laura van den Berg, Boston, MA

May 4th, 6pm EST: Back Cove Books, in conversation with Meghan Gilliss, Portland, ME

May 7th, time TK: Tables of Contents, reading, with Terrance Hayes, Chelsea Market, NYC

July 13th to 21st: Tin House Summer Workshop, faculty, Portland, OR

August 14th to 24th: Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, faculty, Middlebury, VT

Beautyland reviews

The author wishes to thank those who continue to take a chance on her work.

The New York Times, Alexandra Jacobs for the Arts section

The Chicago Review of Books, Shayne Terry

The Boston Globe, Michael Schaub

BOMB Magazine, Hilary Leichter

The Brooklyn Rail, Madison Ford

Booklist, starred review, Annie Bostrom

Kirkus, starred review

Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

Beautyland has been excerpted in Recommended Reading, with an introduction by Thomas Morris

Beautyland has been included in the approval matrix in New York Magazine