Event Details
The decorated author of novels Homeland Elegies and American Dervish, and Broadway plays Junk and Disgraced, the latter winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, joins The Cabin to talk about his forthcoming novel, The Radiance.
The event will be on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 7:30 PM (doors at 6:30 PM) at The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
This event is part of The Cabin’s 2026-27 Readings & Conversations series.
Includes a hardcover copy of Akhtar’s forthcoming novel, The Radiance!
About the Authors
Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright whose work has been published and performed in over two dozen languages. He is the author of Homeland Elegies and American Dervish, and his Broadway plays include McNeal, Junk, Disgraced, and many others. 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. In 2021, Akhtar was named the New York State Author, succeeding Colson Whitehead, by the New York State Writers Institute.
Tickets
This event is part of The Cabin’s 2026-27 Readings & Conversations series.
Series tickets will be available to the general public on June 11 at 10 AM.
Interested in attending the full Readings & Conversations series?
Get the full Readings & Conversations experience with admission to all five author events in the 2026–27 season, plus five featured books from our visiting authors. Series tickets also offer savings over purchasing events individually. The 2026-27 season includes:
John Green with Anthony Doerr on Friday, October 9, 2026, at The Morrison Center
Ayad Akhtar on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at The Egyptian Theatre
Emily St. John Mandel on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at The Egyptian Theatre
Min Jin Lee on Tuesday, April 20, 2027, at The Egyptian Theatre
Michael Lewis on Tuesday, May 25, 2027, at The Morrison Center
Thank you to our sponsors
We appreciate your support of the 2026-27 Readings & Conversations Season!
Special thanks to our supports and partners:
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
Idaho Humanities Council
Idaho Commission on the Arts
City of Boise
Rediscovered Books
Idaho Towncar
Edwards Greenhouse & Flowershop
The Grove Hotel