Exile in Bookville, Chicago, Ill., hosted Percival Everett (l.) for a discussion of his novel James (Doubleday) with Gabriel Bump (The New Nocturnals). More than 300 people attended the event at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building (where Exile in Bookville is also located). Afterward the bookstore posted: "It took us a few days to catch our breath and start walking on solid ground again. Thank you, deeply, to everyone who came out to see Percival Everett and Gabriel Bump. Your support is what allows us to host incredible events like these!... We hope your life is a little different and a little better after hearing their conversation. We certainly aren't the same and for that, we are thankful."