

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Great Chicago Books Club: Grady Chambers's Great Disasters
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Grady Chambers's debut novel, Great Disasters, is a deeply introspective novel in which the narrator reflects back on his adolescence as a way to figure out how his life evolved. The story centers around a tight-knit group of private high school friends, living in the Chicago Gold Coast neighborhood. "What happened to make us all what we are?" seems to be the underlying question the narrator attempts to answer. Tin House published the book just this past September, to nearly unanimous praise. It's a great novel--a great Chicago novel--worthy of an extended conversation. Grady previously published the poetry collection North American Stadiums, which won the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize. He will travel from Philadelphia to take part in our discussion of Great Disasters. There will be appetizers and drinks. A copy of the novel is included in the registration fee of $40. Chicago Founding Executive Director Donald G. Evans will moderate the chat, but this will be an intimate gathering (maximum of 20 people) in which everybody's questions and thoughts will be encouraged. Registration will open soon.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/great-chicago-books-club-grady-chamberss-great-disasters/200029440125311
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Private Residence, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL (Streeterville)
- **lat**: 41.89892
- **long**: -87.61847
- **full address**: Private Residence, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL (Streeterville), United States

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- **organizer**: Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (https://allevents.in/org/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame/1505503)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Private Residence, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL (Streeterville), United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Great Chicago Books Club: Grady Chambers's Great Disasters ?
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