Adam Levin reads The Instructions at Quimby's

Adam Levin will be reading from his debut novel, The Instructions, at 7pm on Thursday, October 21st at Quimby's Books (1854 North Ave). An afterparty with drinks and snacks will follow the reading (around 8 or 8:30pm) at 826CHI, located at 1331 N Milwaukee, a five minute walk from Quimby's.

All are invited to both events. 826CHI politely requests that you rsvp for the afterparty at rsvp@826CHI.org. A flier for the event can be found here.

Levin taught Fiction last spring at Roosevelt, and also teaches writing at Columbia College and The School of the Art Institute. His stories have appeared in Tin House, McSweeney's, and Esquire, and his work has been compared to David Foster Wallace by New York Magazine and the Chicago Sun-Times.

First Visiting Writers Series Event 2010

Our first reading series event for the spring is tonight at 5:00 @ the Gage Gallery. Visiting MFA Adjunct Professor Adam Levin will be reading from his work and participating in a Q&A. Refreshments, good fellowship with your fellow writers, and a fine reading. What more could you ask for on a Monday night?

Not only will this be the first Visiting Author Series reading of the semester, but it is also our first ever MFA Coffee and Convo! We are implimenting a half hour time slot before each Visiting Author Series reading in order for MFA mingling and community building. So please join us at 4:30 p.m. in the Gage Gallery--to drink a cup of joe, have a cookie, and catch up with your fellow peers and professors!

READING: ADAM LEVIN Monday, March 1, 5 – 6 p.m. (Coffee & Convo 4:30 p.m.)

Adam Levin’s first novel will be published by McSweeney’s in Fall 2010.

A collection of short stories will follow in early 2012. Levin holds

an MFA in Creative Writing from Syracuse University

and an MA in Clinical Social Workfrom the University of Chicago.

His fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including

Tin House, McSweeney’s and New England Review. He teaches fiction

in the Creative Writing Program at Roosevelt.

See you there!