Beth Kander "I Made It Out Of Clay" - Author Discussion & Book Signing

Join us for an evening with Beth Kander as she discusses her darkly funny and surprisingly sweet novel, about a woman who creates a golem in a desperate attempt to pretend her life is a rom-com rather than a disaster.

After a conversation and Q&A with the author and Maxwell Gregory, we will form a line to begin book signing.

• Ticket that covers the cost of the book (hardcover edition) at $32.55.
• Free ticket without a copy of the book. We will still have additional books for sale if you wish to purchase at the event

I Made It Out Of Clay by BETH KANDER

Creating a monster instead of confronting your grief… what could go wrong? In this unconventional love story, sad and struggling 39-year-old Eve Goodman creates a golem. This monster from Jewish folklore is a protector, meant to solve all her problems. At first, Paul Mudd seems like the perfect companion—but her DIY-romcom soon mudslides into disaster. Eve finally realizes that if she ever wants to get out of the muck, she has to reconnect with all the loves in her life she’s been ignoring: her family, her friends, her cute new neighbor. Which means it’s time, literally and figuratively, to slay her own monsters. Originally pitched as BROAD CITY meets SEAN OF THE DEAD, this book is strangely sweet, darkly funny, and a true mashup of old legends and elder millennial angst. An instant USA Today bestseller!

Beth Kander is a bestselling novelist and dramatist. Described as a “genre-defying author and playwright” (Oxford American), her writing often explores how worlds old and new connect—or collide. Her debut novel I MADE IT OUT OF CLAY was an instant USA Today bestseller. Beth was a Dramatists Guild Foundation National Fellow (2024-2025); her writing has appeared in Oprah Daily, Writer’s Digest, Slackjaw, Frazzled, American Theatre, and elsewhere. Beth lives in Chicagoland with her favorite characters: her husband and their two hilarious kids. Representation: Allison Hellegers, Stimola Literary Studio.

Maxwell Gregory spent fifteen years as a bookseller and book store manager at an Independent Book Store. She has been the Scheduling Producer for Hank Phillippi Ryan's Crime Time interview segment on A Mighty Blaze for the past five years. She enjoys promoting books and authors on social media @maxwell.gregory2018. When she isn't reading, you can find her in the kitchen cooking up dishes from her sizable cookbook collection. She lives in the Chicago suburbs.

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