# Event Details - **Event Name**: gritLIT Presents Emily St. John Mandel at the Playhouse Cinema - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: gritLIT is thrilled to present Emily St. John Mandel at the Playhouse Cinema in celebration of her new book, Exit Party.About this EventAbout Exit PartyThe award-winning, bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility returns with a breathtaking novel of doubles, shadow worlds, and fractured timelines as a man disappears from a glittering Los Angeles party, and a woman—a gunrunner, an art collector, an operative of the State—searches for answers.Los Angeles, 2031: The first spring after the collapse of the United States, peacekeeping troops withdraw from the city, the Jacaranda trees blossom, and the curfew is finally lifted. Ari Waker and her roommate pass the gauntlet of bomb-sniffing dogs, the shanty towns, and the Red Cross tents as they walk across Silverlake to a party. The mood is ecstatic inside the apartment, people drink and dance, a woman wears a silver dress, pleated like tinfoil. And then: A shift. A bewildered twin, an uncanny doppelganger stumbles through the crowd and out into the night, and Kareem, the party’s host, vanishes into thin air.As Ari Waker unravels the mystery of this inexplicable night, Emily St. John Mandel unfurls a story that takes us from a future America splintered by civil war to the seaside cliffs of Greece where weapons dealers hide in an elegant resort, and from the domed city of Paris to a colony on the moon. An unforgettable literary feat, Exit Party is a novel about the price of safety, the perils of the surveillance state, a requiem for a world not unlike our own, and a breathtaking story of resilience in the face of cataclysmic change.About Emily St. John MandelEMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL is from British Columbia. She is the author of six previous novels, including Sea of Tranquility, The Glass Hotel, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, and Station Eleven, which was a finalist for a National Book Award and was included in the New York Times Best 100 Books of the 21st Century list. Her work has been translated into thirty-seven languages and adapted for television. She lives in New York City and Los Angeles.Epic Books will be onsite selling copies of Exit Party and a selected backlist from Emily. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/gritlit-presents-emily-st-john-mandel-at-the-playhouse-cinema/100001992427782131 - **Event Categories**: parties, art, entertainment, literary-art, dog - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-10-18T22:30:00Z - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Playhouse Cinema - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 21.03, max: 64.63, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Hamilton - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Playhouse Cinema - **lat**: 43.2572021 - **long**: -79.83607479999999 - **full address**: Playhouse Cinema, 177 Sherman Avenue North, Hamilton, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: gritLIT Presents Emily St. John Mandel at the Playhouse Cinema - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/6d861449dbd7f37552cbef66f861f13c9dcb24f7dfd6b08592800e1544c62e2d-rimg-w1200-h625-dc000000-gmir.png?v=1782475278 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is gritLIT Presents Emily St. John Mandel at the Playhouse Cinema being held? - **A:** gritLIT Presents Emily St. John Mandel at the Playhouse Cinema takes place on Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Playhouse Cinema, 177 Sherman Avenue North, Hamilton, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing gritLIT Presents Emily St. John Mandel at the Playhouse Cinema? - **A:** gritLIT Presents Emily St. John Mandel at the Playhouse Cinema is organized by gritLIT: Hamilton's Readers & Writers Festival. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** gritLIT Presents Emily St. John Mandel at the Playhouse Cinema is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hamilton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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