Rakestraw Books presents Markus Zusak -- 20th Anniversary Tour!

Rakestraw Books is delighted to invite you to a special evening with bestselling Australian novelist Markus Zusak as we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of The Book Thief on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $30/person. Each ticket includes an autographed copy of the beautiful anniversary edition of the beloved bestseller.

During his visit to Rakestraw Books Zusak will be disussing the book: its origins and the remarkable impact it has had a generation of readers. There will be time for questions from the audience as well as the opportunity to meet one of the finest writers of our time in an intimate setting. Please purchase tickets here on Eventbrite.

About The Book Thief:

This anniversary edition of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook.

“Life-changing.” —The New York Times
When Death has a story to tell, you listen.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
“Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today

About Markus Zusak:

Markus Zusak is the internationally bestselling author of six novels, including The Book Thief and most recently, Bridge of Clay. His work is translated into more than forty languages, and has spent more than a decade on the New York Times bestseller list, establishing Zusak as one of the most successful authors to come out of Australia.
All of Zusak’s books – including earlier titles, The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, When Dogs Cry (also titled Getting the Girl), and The Messenger (or I am the Messenger) – have been awarded numerous honors around the world, ranging from literary prizes to readers choice awards to prizes voted on by booksellers.
In 2013, The Book Thief was made into a major motion picture, and in 2018 was voted one of America’s all-time favorite books, achieving the 14th position on the PBS Great American Read. Also in 2018, Bridge of Clay was selected as a best book of the year in publications ranging from Entertainment Weekly to the Wall Street Journal.
Markus Zusak grew up in Sydney, Australia, and still lives there with his wife and two children.

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