Authors on Tap: Adam Soto and Gus Moreno

Tue Oct 25 2022 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

Exile in Bookville | Chicago

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Authors on Tap:  Adam Soto and Gus Moreno
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Authors on Tap: Adam Soto and Gus Moreno
About this Event

Please join us on Tuesday, October 25th at 7:00pm central to help celebrate Adam Soto's new short story collection, Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep: Ghost Stories. Adam will be in conversation with Exile MVP Gus Moreno!

About the book:

In the title story, a one-armed Harlem Hellfighter goes in search of his specially altered military uniform while Influenza ravages Philadelphia. In "Sleepy Things," a man is bound to the bedside of his comatose girlfriend who haunts his mother's dreams. In "Wren & Riley," a couple travels to Wyoming to visit a childhood friend who killed her abusive husband. And in "The Vegetable Church," a pair of Syrian sisters, refugees of the civil war, find themselves at a crossroads in the home of their European hosts while their dead father whispers to them words of comfort and guidance. 

The stories in Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep, strange and unsettling, explore the quiet spaces where the living and the dead alike haunt one another through their choices, dreams, and institutions.

About the authors:

Adam Soto is the author of This Weightless World, which was longlisted for Best Debut Novel 2021 by Locus Magazine, and Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep: Ghost Stories. A former Michener-Copernicus Foundation Fellow, he holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives with his wife in Austin, TX, where he is a teacher, a musician, and the web editor of American Short Fiction.

Gus Moreno is the author of THIS THING BETWEEN US. His stories have appeared in Southwest Review, Aurealis, PsuedoPod, and the Burnt Tongues anthology. His work has been featured in Lit Hub, Buzzfeed, NPR, and the New York Times. He lives in the suburbs with his wife and two dogs, but never think that he's not from Chicago for one second.

About the event:

This event is free but registration is required.  The event begins at 7pm central and will be in store. 

You can purchase their books through the respective links and Adam and Gus are happy to sign or personalize copies! If you can't make it to the event, signed copies will be available 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. 


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

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