# The Monsters We Make: A Conversation with Rachel Corbett & Peter Mendelsund

The Monsters We Make: A Conversation with Rachel Corbett & Peter Mendelsund at The New School, Thursday 12 November 2026, 18:00.

- Venue: The New School
- With: Rachel Corbett, Peter Mendelsund, J. Mae Barizo
- Go to page: https://event.newschool.edu/themonsterswemakeaconversation

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Author and New York Magazine writer Rachel Corbett joins Peter Mendelsund for a conversation about criminal profiling, journalism and the creative process. Corbett is the author of The Monsters We Make (W.W. Norton, 2025) and You Must Change Your Life (W.W. Norton, 2016), which won the Marfield Prize. Mendelsund is the author of seven books, including What We See When We Read and Cover. The talk is hosted and introduced by poet J. Mae Barizo and presented by the Creative Writing Program at The New School for Social Research.

## Dates

- Thursday 12 November 18:00 — The New School

Written by a model, sources: [event.newschool.edu](https://event.newschool.edu/themonsterswemakeaconversation)

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