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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago--I'll be reading from Great Disasters (@tinhouse.bsky.social) tonight at Volumes Books in Wicker Park, and will be joined by dear friend, bringer of literary insight, and outstanding writer Ben Hoffman.

Come on out if you're free and in the mood. Hope to see you there, or soon! 💐

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · 8d

It is one of the truest joys of my life that Great Disasters is officially out today from @tinhouse.bsky.social 💥

I am profoundly grateful to the press, and to editor Elizabeth DeMeo, whose wisdom and insight did so much to help this book become.

tinhouse.com/book/great-d... ❤️

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · 14d

Phila > New York > Chicago > Los Angeles > San Francisco > & more! as they say.

GD comes out next week (🤩) - if I’m coming to your city, I would so love to see you / meet you, and there’ll be some kind of afterparty for each to continue the revelry.

gradychambers.com/upcoming-rea...

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · 14d

Totally thrilled to have an excerpt from Great Disasters published at Lit Hub today 🤩

The book is out NEXT WEEK from @tinhouse.bsky.social & follows 6 friends growing up in Chicago against the backdrop of 9/11 & the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hope you enjoy this lil preview 💫

Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 16d

“Back in the plaza, at the heart of the protest that cold March day, a trio of drummers beat time at the center of the swell of people—three quick beats that marked a call.” Read from @grady-chambers.bsky.social’s new novel, Great Disasters.

Great Disasters

Back in the plaza, at the heart of the protest that cold March day, a trio of drummers beat time at the center of the swell of people—three quick beats that marked a call. The crowd, in turn, chant…

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · 26d

It's a true honor to have GREAT DISASTERS (out this month from Tin House!) featured in the Chicago Tribune's Fall Book Preview ❤️

Set in Chicago in the wake of 9/11, the book follows six friends as they navigate changing relationships to the country and one another.

tinhouse.com/book/great-d... 💫

borrelli.bsky.social @borrelli.bsky.social · 26d

Manifesting the Tribune’s giant fall book package w/ @sarahweinman.com @rachelcorbett.bsky.social @lizgilbert.bsky.social @angelaflournoy.bsky.social @grady-chambers.bsky.social @jelaniya.bsky.social @bethmacy.bsky.social @charlesfinch.bsky.social and more… www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/11/f...

Books for fall 2025: Luigi, Ozzy and the great beyond

The endless to-be-read list on your phone, the ready-to-be-read stack on your bedside table, should expect company, regardless of whether you read cozy mysteries or harrowing memoirs.

www.chicagotribune.com

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · 29d

I looked up from my life to realize today is 3 weeks until the publication of GREAT DISASTERS, coming from @tinhouse.bsky.social on Tuesday 9-30 ♥️

The novel follows six friends coming of age in Chicago in the wake of 9/11.

For upcoming readings & more info: gradychambers.com/upcoming-rea...

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Sep 8

Vicariously living through the person stuck in traffic with CSNY's "Ohio" absolutely roaring from their speakers 🥂

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOFN...

Ohio (Live)

YouTube video by Crosby, Stills & Nash - Topic

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Sep 8

It is such a special thing to see this write-up on GREAT DISASTERS in @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social's Must-Read Books of September list.

chireviewofbooks.com/2025/09/02/1...

GD is out from @tinhouse.bsky.social on September 30th! More on the book at tinhouse.com/book/great-d... 🌺

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Sep 4

I looked at the one today and was reminded of the other, for whatever reason. Both incredible to me 🙌

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Sep 3

Good job with the fall-ish breezes here in Philly, Lord, now how about some clouds 🙌

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you so much to @debutiful.bsky.social for the love for GREAT DISASTERS, out September 30th from @tinhouse.bsky.social 🤩

"...breathtaking prose brimming with empathy and soul as friends navigate through the pitfalls of life (heartbreak, addiction, a country falling apart) in 2010s Chicago."

Debutiful @debutiful.bsky.social · Sep 1

Here are the dozen debut books that you should read this month!

debutiful.net/2025/09/01/1...

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks to @tinhouse.bsky.social for this spotlight on GREAT DISASTERS 💫 🌺 💫

Set in Chicago against the backdrop of 9/11 & the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's an intimate story about friendship, love, protest, & diverging paths. Coming your way Sept. 30th!

bsky.app/profile/tinh...

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Aug 27

🎶"Just got [spayed], it's Friday night, party huntin', feelin riiiight"🎶

Johnny Kemp - "Just got Paid": www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl1m...

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Aug 22

When I saw that "Fox and Friends" was trending this is where my mind went:

(@criterion.bsky.social 🥂)

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Aug 21

Tomfoolery. Revelry. Chicago Bulls Hats. Malort. Chicago-style hot dogs (or Philly's closest approximation).

The to-be-published version of GREAT DISASTERS has arrived (coming from @tinhouse.bsky.social , 9-30-'25) and I took a very Chicago-inspired journey in celebration 🍻

Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · Aug 21

@gradychambless.bsky.social - author of the debut novel Great Disasters - searches for a Chicago-style hot dog in Philly as a way to celebrate his new book!

Can it be done?!

Read more about 📚Great Disasters, ✨Grady, 🌭Chicago + a bit about 🚘Philadelphia: tinhouse.com/book/great-d...

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Aug 13

This next song is called “I Sliced My Hand Open Trying to Free the Hot Sauce From Its Packaging and Now I’m Suing Cholula” 🥂

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Aug 6

Over on goodreads, @tinhouse.bsky.social is giving away 50 free copies of GREAT DISASTERS 🌟❤️🌟

The book is set largely in Chicago in the wake of 9/11--sign up at the link to win a free copy, or pre-order from Tin House 🥂

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

tinhouse.com/book/great-d...

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Jul 29

Great Disasters is coming 9-30-2025! Get a free copy at the link if you're interested in reviewing the book, doing an interview with yours truly, or are a bookseller 🌺

I can't wait to share the book with you, specifically : ) 💫

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · Jul 29

Want to be the first to read the debut novel Great Disasters by @grady-chambers.bsky.social 9.30.25?⚡

“A beautiful debut novel that asks hard questions about the ways our earliest friendships shape, sustain, challenge & change us.” —Amber Caron

Get this #GalleyClub pick: forms.gle/VZsRghf7H2Jx...

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Jul 27

"For a moment I fell asleep, right while I was driving...Glaciers had crushed this region in the time before history. There'd been a drought for years, and a bronze fog of dust stood over the plains. It felt like the moment before the Savior comes." - from Denis Johnson's "Dundun" ❤️

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Jul 26

Black Sabbath - "Orchid" ♥️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc-6...

Black Sabbath- Orchid

YouTube video by Kevin Kammers

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Jul 16

My great thanks to the editors of Flaunt Magazine for including the opening paragraphs of GREAT DISASTERS in their summer issue 💫!

Check out their sweet compendium of fashion, photographs, art, & interviews at the link. GD coming from @tinhouse.bsky.social on September 30th 🌸

www.flaunt.com

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Jul 15

From Jacques Rozier's beautiful "Near Orouet" ❤️

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Jul 4

Me, who does not have the day off, responding to my boss's email:

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Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Jul 4

Katherine Lewis, "Swimmers" 🌺

Grady Chambers @grady-chambers.bsky.social · Jul 3

Routinely astonished by the sheer quantity of ice my cousin the bartender utilizes from my freezer to concoct us two very modest, extraordinarily frigid, yet entirely iceless cocktails