Rebecca Makkai is an American novelist and short story writer. She has gained recognition for her fiction, which has been positively received by critics and readers alike. Makkai is best known for her novel The Great Believers, published in 2018. The work won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, establishing her as a significant voice in contemporary American literature. Her more recent novel, I Have Some Questions for You, was published in 2023 and has also achieved critical acclaim. This work won the Libby Book Award, further cementing Makkai's reputation as an accomplished writer.