Authors on Tap: S.H. Fernando Jr. and Will Hagle

Please join us in person Wednesday, November 6th at 7:00pm central on to help celebrate S.H. Fernando Jr.'s new book, The Chronicles of Doom: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast. S.H. Fernando Jr. will be in conversation with Will Hagle.
About The Chronicles of Doom: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast:
On December 31, 2020, the world was shocked to learn about the death of hip-hop legend MF DOOM. Born in London and raised in the suburban enclave of Long Beach, New York, Daniel Dumile Jr.'s love of cartoons and comic books would soon turn him into one of hip-hop's most enigmatic, prolific, and influential figures.

Sweeping and definitive, The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclastrecounts the rise, fall, redemption, and untimely demise of MF DOOM. Broken down into five sections: The Man, The Myth, The Mask, The Music, and The Legend, journalist S. H. Fernando, or SKIZ, chronicles the life of Daniel Dumile Jr., beginning in the house he grew up in in Long Beach, NY, into the hip-hop group KMD, onto the stage of his first masked show, through the countless collabs, and across the many different cities Daniel called home. Centering the music, SKIZ deftly lays out the history of east-coast rap against DOOM's life story and dissects the personas, projects, tracks, and lyrics that led to his immortality.

Including exclusive interviews with those who worked closely with DOOM and providing an unknown, intimate, behind the scenes look into DOOM's life, The Chronicles of DOOM is the definitive biography of MF DOOM, a supervillain on stage and hero to those who paid attention.
About the authors:
S.H. Fernando Jr., aka SKIZ, is a writer/journalist whose byline has appeared in national publications from the New York Times and Rolling Stoneto The Source.
Will Hagle is the author of the 33 1/3 book on 'Madvillain's Madvillainy.' His next book, 'Midwest Emo,' will come out in 2026.
About the event:
This is a free, in person event and registration is required. Please click on the link below to register for free. S. H. Fernando Jr. and Will Hagle will be happy to sign/personalize copies of their books after the event! Can't make it to the event? Signed copies will be available in store and online after the event.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

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