# Event Details - **Event Name**: In-Store: Peter Rock: Makeshift w/ Susan Choi - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: "This must-read novel lures the reader in, not unlike the coastal wrecks that line the island." —Adam Johnson, author of The WayfinderAbout this EventEvent guidelines:Each ticket will include either a copy of the featured book or a $10 Books Are Magic gift card.Additional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.A signing will follow the talk.Home address is collected for contact tracing purposes; it will not be used otherwise.As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out.If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact eventhelp@booksaremagic.net.Abandoned on a remote island known as Makeshift, three sisters—Ari, Heiko, and CeCe—believe they’re the last humans on Earth.These three, left alone after a band of foreigners slaughtered their entire community, must learn to fend for themselves. They fish and forage in the shallow waters of their protected cove, salvage useful treasures from the rusting hulks of ships that ran aground on its offshore reefs, and entertain themselves with half-remembered tales from their time before.But when they stray beyond the island into a wider, broken world, they find that life may not be as they believed. And upon their return to the island, they face further revelations that strain their bonds, hint that secrets may be everywhere, and affirm their need for one another in the face of a perilous future. Makeshift is a singular novel of hope and survival set on a small rock-bound island in the coastal Pacific Northwest, and a testament to devotion and allegiance rendered with the haunting grace of Rock’s precision prose.Peter Rock is the author of eleven previous works of fiction, including My Abandonment, which won the Alex Award and was adapted into the film Leave No Trace. The recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and John Dos Passos Prize, he lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two daughters.Susan Choi is the author most recently of Flashlight, shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, Women’s Prize and Chautauqua Prize, long listed for the 2025 National Book Award, and named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Economist, The Financial Times, The New Yorker, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post, among others. Her previous novels are The Foreign Student, American Woman, A Person of Interest, My Education, and Trust Exercise, which received the 2019 National Book Award for fiction. She has also been recipient of the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction, the PEN/W.G. Sebald Award, a Lamba Literary award, the 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. She teaches in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and lives in Brooklyn. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brooklyn/in-store-peter-rock-makeshift-w-susan-choi/100001996172554847 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, workshops, music, magic-show - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Doors Open At: 6:30 PM - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Books Are Magic Smith - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10.89, max: 29.4, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Brooklyn - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Books Are Magic Smith - **lat**: 40.68399549999999 - **long**: -73.99207059999999 - **full address**: Books Are Magic Smith, 225 Smith Street, Brooklyn, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: In-Store: Peter Rock: Makeshift w/ Susan Choi - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/cd4495f81189d4bdadc97be1d54c46352d5b77bdc299bb7d3196137eaab7649e-rimg-w1200-h600-dc087888-gmir.jpg?v=1786089269 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is In-Store: Peter Rock: Makeshift w/ Susan Choi being held? - **A:** In-Store: Peter Rock: Makeshift w/ Susan Choi takes place on Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Books Are Magic Smith, 225 Smith Street, Brooklyn, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing In-Store: Peter Rock: Makeshift w/ Susan Choi? - **A:** In-Store: Peter Rock: Makeshift w/ Susan Choi is organized by Books Are Magic. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** In-Store: Peter Rock: Makeshift w/ Susan Choi is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brooklyn, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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