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Nerdette Book Club: Rebecca Makkai on ‘I Have Some Questions for You’

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4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Our March Book Club book is ‘I Have Some Questions’ for You by Rebecca Makkai! It’s a whodunit that interrogates the true crime genre, the carceral system and #MeToo narratives. The novel follows Bodie, a true crime podcaster who’s invited back to the boarding school she attended to teach a class. While back on campus, she is flooded with memories of her former roommate, Thalia, who was murdered during their time at school. A staffer, a Black man, was convicted of the crime. Yet, gaps in the investigation draw Bodie back into the case and push her to determine if the killer is actually still out there. Author Rebecca Makkai joined us for this spoiler-free conversation about the book! You’re invited to take part in book club too! Get your hands on a copy of the book and tell us what you think. You can record a voice memo on your smartphone and send the file to NerdettePodcast at gmail. We’ll try to include your voice in our spoiler-filled panel episode out on Tuesday, March 28!

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0:00.0

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0:04.4

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0:09.6

Sign up now just in time for back to school at WBEZ.org slash education news.

0:19.6

From WBEZ Chicago, I'm Greta Johnson and this is the Nerdet Book Club.

0:24.4

It's just like a regular book club except sometimes the author stops by.

0:28.3

It is March of the year 2023 and our book this month is Rebecca McKay's.

0:33.2

I have some questions for you.

0:35.1

A boarding school murder mystery with a cherry on top.

0:38.0

A podcast storyline.

0:40.6

It's about Bodie who's invited back to Granby.

0:43.1

The boarding school she attended to teach a class about podcasting.

0:47.0

When Bodie was a student, her former roommate, Thalia was murdered.

0:50.6

A Granby staffer, a black man, was convicted of the crime.

0:54.2

That's all I'm going to say for now since this is a spoiler-free conversation.

0:58.6

Rebecca, welcome to Nerdet.

1:00.3

Thank you.

1:01.8

So this story takes place at Granby which is a fictional boarding school in New Hampshire.

1:06.8

But you actually not only went to boarding school yourself,

1:09.9

but you also live on a boarding school campus now, right?

1:14.2

Yeah, well, so first of all, yeah, I was a day student at a boarding school.

1:19.4

But still very much in that world.

1:21.1

And then yeah, my husband teaches high school English,

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