Grady Chambers
@grady-chambers.bsky.social
Author of the novel GREAT DISASTERS (coming 9-30-2025 from Tin House Books), and the poetry collection North American Stadiums (Milkweed Ed.).
Stories and poems have appeared in the The Atlantic, The Paris Review, Joyland, Ploughshares, & elsewhere : )
Stories and poems have appeared in the The Atlantic, The Paris Review, Joyland, Ploughshares, & elsewhere : )
No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one’s heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.
- Cormac McCarthy, from "The Road"
- Cormac McCarthy, from "The Road"
December 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one’s heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.
- Cormac McCarthy, from "The Road"
- Cormac McCarthy, from "The Road"
"There is a gold light in certain old paintings..." ❤️
Donald Justice
Donald Justice
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"There is a gold light in certain old paintings..." ❤️
Donald Justice
Donald Justice
It was my good fortune to get to talk with Tyler Kline at @adroitjournal.bsky.social about Great Disasters, movies, Mad Men, Midwest mythologizing, and I snuck in a couple book and movie recommendations as well ✌
Full interview here:
theadroitjournal.org/2025/12/03/a...
Full interview here:
theadroitjournal.org/2025/12/03/a...
December 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It was my good fortune to get to talk with Tyler Kline at @adroitjournal.bsky.social about Great Disasters, movies, Mad Men, Midwest mythologizing, and I snuck in a couple book and movie recommendations as well ✌
Full interview here:
theadroitjournal.org/2025/12/03/a...
Full interview here:
theadroitjournal.org/2025/12/03/a...
still have a headache from weeping thru the last ten minutes of Hamnet 🥂
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
still have a headache from weeping thru the last ten minutes of Hamnet 🥂
Much respect to the Olive Garden ad team that signed off on these existentially ominous commercials that end with, “try it all while you still can.” 🥂
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Much respect to the Olive Garden ad team that signed off on these existentially ominous commercials that end with, “try it all while you still can.” 🥂
Very grateful to @literaryhub.bsky.social for giving me the chance to shout out Four Loko circa 2011 and speculate a bit about the swirl of things that gave rise to Great Disasters 🤩
Full interview here, replete w recitations of questionably sourced Jewish proverbs: lithub.com/lit-hub-asks...
Full interview here, replete w recitations of questionably sourced Jewish proverbs: lithub.com/lit-hub-asks...
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Very grateful to @literaryhub.bsky.social for giving me the chance to shout out Four Loko circa 2011 and speculate a bit about the swirl of things that gave rise to Great Disasters 🤩
Full interview here, replete w recitations of questionably sourced Jewish proverbs: lithub.com/lit-hub-asks...
Full interview here, replete w recitations of questionably sourced Jewish proverbs: lithub.com/lit-hub-asks...
Twin Cities folks: if you're able, come out next Wednesday to Open Book, where I'll read from Great Disasters (@tinhouse.bsky.social) and be in conversation with Aamina Ahmad 💥💥💥
Presented by @milkweededitions.bsky.social, the event is totally free, but pls RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/milkweed-p...
Presented by @milkweededitions.bsky.social, the event is totally free, but pls RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/milkweed-p...
October 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Twin Cities folks: if you're able, come out next Wednesday to Open Book, where I'll read from Great Disasters (@tinhouse.bsky.social) and be in conversation with Aamina Ahmad 💥💥💥
Presented by @milkweededitions.bsky.social, the event is totally free, but pls RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/milkweed-p...
Presented by @milkweededitions.bsky.social, the event is totally free, but pls RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/milkweed-p...
My great thanks to Wendy J. Fox and @electricliterature.com
for these words about Great Disasters 💥💥💥
Full article here: electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...
for these words about Great Disasters 💥💥💥
Full article here: electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...
October 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
My great thanks to Wendy J. Fox and @electricliterature.com
for these words about Great Disasters 💥💥💥
Full article here: electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...
for these words about Great Disasters 💥💥💥
Full article here: electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...
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! 💐
Come on out if you're free and in the mood. Hope to see you there, or soon! 💐
October 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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! 💐
Come on out if you're free and in the mood. Hope to see you there, or soon! 💐
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... ❤️
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... ❤️
September 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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... ❤️
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... ❤️
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...
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...
September 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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...
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...
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 💫
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 💫
“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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September 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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 💫
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 💫
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... 💫
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... 💫
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
September 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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... 💫
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... 💫
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...
✨
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...
✨
September 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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...
✨
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...
✨
Vicariously living through the person stuck in traffic with CSNY's "Ohio" absolutely roaring from their speakers 🥂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOFN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOFN...
Ohio (Live)
YouTube video by Crosby, Stills & Nash - Topic
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Vicariously living through the person stuck in traffic with CSNY's "Ohio" absolutely roaring from their speakers 🥂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOFN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOFN...
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... 🌺
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... 🌺
September 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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... 🌺
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... 🌺
I looked at the one today and was reminded of the other, for whatever reason. Both incredible to me 🙌
September 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I looked at the one today and was reminded of the other, for whatever reason. Both incredible to me 🙌
Good job with the fall-ish breezes here in Philly, Lord, now how about some clouds 🙌
September 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Good job with the fall-ish breezes here in Philly, Lord, now how about some clouds 🙌
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."
"...breathtaking prose brimming with empathy and soul as friends navigate through the pitfalls of life (heartbreak, addiction, a country falling apart) in 2010s Chicago."
September 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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."
"...breathtaking prose brimming with empathy and soul as friends navigate through the pitfalls of life (heartbreak, addiction, a country falling apart) in 2010s Chicago."
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...
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...
August 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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...
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...
🎶"Just got [spayed], it's Friday night, party huntin', feelin riiiight"🎶
Johnny Kemp - "Just got Paid": www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl1m...
Johnny Kemp - "Just got Paid": www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl1m...
August 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🎶"Just got [spayed], it's Friday night, party huntin', feelin riiiight"🎶
Johnny Kemp - "Just got Paid": www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl1m...
Johnny Kemp - "Just got Paid": www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl1m...
When I saw that "Fox and Friends" was trending this is where my mind went:
(@criterion.bsky.social 🥂)
(@criterion.bsky.social 🥂)
August 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
When I saw that "Fox and Friends" was trending this is where my mind went:
(@criterion.bsky.social 🥂)
(@criterion.bsky.social 🥂)
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 🍻
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 🍻
@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...
Can it be done?!
Read more about 📚Great Disasters, ✨Grady, 🌭Chicago + a bit about 🚘Philadelphia: tinhouse.com/book/great-d...
August 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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 🍻
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 🍻
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” 🥂
August 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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” 🥂
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...
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...
August 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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...
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...