Margo

BOOK EVENTS

Nov 1-2, 2008
Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX
November 20, 2008
Writer's League of Texas Panel
Austin, TX

November 20-23, 2008
NCTE and ALAN Convention
San Antonio, TX

March 31-April 3, 2009
Texas Library Association Conference
Houston, TX
BIO:
Margo Rabb is the author of the novel Cures for Heartbreak, which was published by Random House in February 2007. Her stories have been published in The Atlantic Monthly, Zoetrope: All Story, Seventeen, Mademoiselle, Best New American Voices, New Stories from the South, New England Review, Glimmer Train, One Story, and elsewhere, and have been broadcast on National Public Radio. She received grand prize in the Zoetrope short story contest, first prize in The Atlantic Monthly fiction contest, first prize in the American Fiction contest, and a PEN Syndicated Fiction Project Award. Her website is: www.margorabb.com

REVIEWS:

"Cures for Heartbreak is a sad, funny, smart, endlessly poignant
novel. Reading it made me feel grateful for my life, for my family,
and above all for the world that brings us gifts like the gift of
Margo Rabb." -- Michael Chabon

"Margo Rabb's story beautifully brings together the intensely
personal and the historical, and rings with the authenticity of a
bitter, yet illuminating truth." -- Joyce Carol Oates

"Everybody, regardless of age, should read this novel--witty, warm, and gorgeous in its fearlessness."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Rabb leavens impossible heartbreak with surprising humor, delivered
with a comedian's timing and dark absurdity. Rabb is an exceptionally
gifted writer... Readers will cherish this powerful debut."--Booklist

"Black humor, pitch-perfect detail, and compelling characters make
this a terrific read, despite the pain that permeates every superbly
written page. As Mia struggles to make sense of her mother's death
and her father's illness, she also sees humor in everyday situations, and her irreverent commentary brings the story to life."--School Library Journal