Rumaan Alam

Rumaan Alam is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of the novels Rich and Pretty, That Kind of Mother and Leave the World Behind, which was an international bestseller, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Orwell Prize, and adapted for a major motion picture in 2023 starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali. Alam’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, New Yorker, New York Review of Books and New Republic, where he is a contributing editor. He studied writing at Oberlin College and lives in New York with his family.

Rumaan Alam is appearing in the following events:

Rumaan Alam: Making Writing a Habit

This event is now sold out. Rumaan Alam also appears at MWF in conversation with ABC Radio National's Claire Nichols. Book tickets here.

Join acclaimed American novelist Rumaan Alam for an inspiring workshop designed to encourage you to develop a regular and rewarding writing practice that fits your life, honed though discipline and practice.
Fri 9 May 10:00am @ Wheeler Centre

Rumaan Alam: Entitlement

Bestselling author Rumaan Alam (Leave the World Behind) talks about his latest novel Entitlement, a simmering exploration of money, morality and the compromises we’re willing to make. In conversation with ABC Radio National's Claire Nichols.
Sat 10 May 12:00pm @ Capitol