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GLIBA Rep Night is Back in Chicago!

Thursday, June 22, 2023
Chicago Athletic Association - 12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
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Hosted by GLIBA and Exile in Bookville featuring a great mix of publisher sales reps presenting titles, a featured authors and more. This night will be both fun and informative, and give attendees a chance to relax, meet book industry colleagues, and stay informed about new books and authors to feature in the seasons to come. Food and drink will be provided. Registration is limited to GLIBA members. 

IMPORTANT UPDATE – NASCAR is happening in Chicago near the venue (yes, I know how wild that sounds) Please allow for additional travel and parking time to and from the venue.

A huge thank you to our publishing sponsors!
Penguin Random House, Abraham Associates, Seven Stories Press, IPG, Chicago Review Press, Ingram Publisher Services, Greystone Books, Coach House Books, Scribe Publications, & Unbound


Meet Nathan Hill at Rep Night!

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Join us to hear from one of our favorite authors, Nathan Hill. Nathan's best-selling debut novel, The Nix, was named the number one book of 2016 by Entertainment Weekly and one of the year’s best books by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Slate, and many others. It was the winner of the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction from the Los Angeles Times and was published worldwide in more than two dozen languages. A native Iowan, Hill lives with his wife in Naples, Florida.
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JUST ANNOUNCED!
Writer, Director  & Actor Frank Ross!

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​Frank V. Ross has written, directed, and edited eight feature films including BLOOMIN MUD SHUFFLE and TIGER TAIL IN BLUE–both of which were included in Gotham’s “Best Film Not Playing In Theater Near You,” at the New York City MoMa, and AUDREY THE TRAINWRECK one of the New Yorker’s top 25 films of that year.  He lives in Woodridge, IL with his wife and two kids.

​Join us for an interview with Frank where we discuss writing, directing, acting and a reading.

Featured Links: IMDB • Mumblecore Book


Schedule

Event Schedule
5:00 PM – Meet at Exile in Bookville for reception 
Located on the second floor of the historic Fine Arts Building
410 S Michigan, Ave Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60605
5:00 – 6:30 PM - Exile in Bookville Reception
6:30 PM - Walk to Chicago Athletic Association
12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM - Rep Night Event
The Tank Room
7:00 PM – 7:10 PM - Welcomes and Intros
7:10 PM – 8:40 PM - Rep Presentations and Author Presentations
8:40 PM – 10:00 PM - Trivia, giveaways and party 
10:00 PM – After party in the Game Room

Presentation Order
• Frank V. Ross Reading
• Penguin Random House Adult: John Hastie, Laura Baratto & Stefan Moorehead
• Abraham Associates: John Mesjak & Alice Mesjak
• Seven Stories Press: Claire Kelly
• Nathan Hill Author Presentation
• IPG, Chicago Review Press : Lauren Klouda & Melanie Roth
• Andrea Baird: Penguin Random House Kids
• Betty Redmond: Ingram Publisher Services
• Emily Cook: Greystone Books, Coach House Books, Scribe Publications, & Unbound

Participating Reps

Penguin Random House Adult - John Hastie, Laura Baratto & Stefan Moorehead (Edelweiss Collection)
Abraham Associates - John Mesjak & Alice Mesjak 
Seven Stories Press - Claire Kelly 
IPG - Lauren Klouda
Chicago Review Press - Melanie Roth 
Penguin Random House Kids - Andrea Baird
Ingram Publisher Services - Betty Redmond 
Greystone Books, Coach House Books, Scribe Publications, & Unbound - Emily Cook 

About Exile in Bookville

Exile in Bookville - 410 S Michigan Ave suite 210, Chicago, IL 60605
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Come visit us at 410 S. Michigan Avenue located on the second floor in the historic Fine Arts Building.​ At Exile in Bookville (a nod to Liz Phair’s 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville) we believe that books and music are synonymous and carry that over into our store. We have a growing selection of vinyl for sale and a personal collection for your listening pleasure. Come be our guest DJ! Check out our recommended reads, some of which come from talented booksellers, authors, and other book and music folk from across the multiverse. Read! Listen! And thank you for supporting Exile in Bookville!
—Javier Ramirez and Kristin Enola Gilbert

About the Chicago Athletic Association

Chicago Athletic Association - 12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
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​It doesn’t get more Chicago than this 1893 icon of old-world design and good cheer. 

With echoes of banging billiard balls, tossed poker chips and clinking glasses resonating through the halls, our 1893 Venetian Gothic landmark is a living, breathing ode to Chicago’s rich story—where the spirit of play reigned supreme.

Reserved for the elite and privileged for 122 years—until we opened the doors and welcomed everyone—today Chicago Athletic Association is both a novel downtown destination on the doorstep of Millennium Park and a historic monument to the big-shouldered spirit that defines our beloved city. Ours is never, ever the same place twice.

Registered Attendees

Registered Attendees
57th Street Books
Abraham Associates
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop
The Book Cellar
The Book Stall
The Bookstore of Glen Ellyn
Booked
Bookends & Beginnings
Bookie’s
Bookish Chicago
Books on First
Bookshop.org
Brain Lair Books
Brown Babies Books
City Lit Books
Coach House Books
Coy's Comics & Books
Exile in Bookville 
Fabled Films Press
Fallen Leaf Books
​GLIBA
Greystone Books
Independent Publishers Group
Ingram Publisher Services
Little Bean Books
Loganberry Books
Madison Street books
Maze Books
New Book Joy 
Newcity Magazine
Penguin Random House Adult
Pilsen Community Books
Printed Bookshop
Prologue Bookshop
Publishers Weekly
RoscoeBooks
Schuler Bools
Scribe Publications
Seminary Co-op 
Seven Stories Press
Three Avenues Bookshop
Unabridged Bookstore
Unbound
W.W. Norton & Company
Women & Children First

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    • Join GLIBA
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    • Indie Bookstore Day >
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      • MI Book Hop
    • Profitability Education
    • Past Events >
      • Indie Press Social with SIBA & GLIBA
      • Spring Forum 2024 >
        • Spring Forum 2024 Publisher Guidelines
      • Hanif Abdurraqib at Downbound Books
      • Jack White and Hanif Abdurraqib
      • Rep Night 2023
      • Spring Forum >
        • Spring Forum 2023
        • Spring Forum 2022
        • Spring Forum 2021
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      • George Saunders
      • The Lit Show >
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      • Heartland
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      • Rep Night >
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    • Amazon Instructions Poster
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