Authors on Tap: Adam Levin and Jesse Ball

Join us IN PERSON Monday, September 12th at 7:00pm central to help celebrate Adam Levin's new novel, Mount Chicago.  Adam will be in conversation with Jesse Ball! 

About the book:

A one-in-ten-billion natural disaster devastates Chicago. A Jewish comedian, his most devoted fan, and the city's mayor must struggle to move forward while the world–quite literally–caves beneath their feet. With this polyphonic tale of Chicago-style politics and political correctness, stand-up comedy and Jewish identity, celebrity, drugs, and animal psychology, Levin has constructed a monument to laughter, love, art, and resilience in an age of spectacular loss.

About the authors:

Adam Levin is the author of the novels The Instructions, Bubblegum, and Mount Chicago, as well as the story collection Hot Pink. His writing has appeared in  The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Playboy, and elsewhere. He has been a New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award winner, a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and a National Jewish Book Award finalist. A long-time Chicagoan, he currently lives in Gainesville, Florida.

Jesse Ball is a writer. His works of absurdity have been translated into more than twenty languages. He is on the faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

About the event:

You can purchase their books through our website and Adam and Jesse are happy to sign or personalize copies! If you can't make it to the event, signed copies will be available in store and online and we ship nationally! 

Please note the following COVID protocols for those attending IN PERSON: 

Attendees must present a physical copy or a photo of their COVID-19 vaccine card along with a valid photo ID (state, government, or school ID); or

Provide a time-stamped printout, photo, or email of a negative PCR test taken within 48 hours of the event or a negative Rapid Antigen Test taken within 36 hours of the event, along with a valid photo ID (state, government, or school ID).

All persons must wear a mask for the duration of their time in the Fine Arts Building, regardless of vaccination status in accordance with our current COVID policies

Please email us at [email protected] or phone us at (312)-753-3154 if you have any questions or concerns. 

Event Venue

Exile in Bookville, 410 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States