Jason Diamond - Kaplan's Plot Chicago Release

Join us in celebrating the release of Jason Diamond's third book and first novel, Kaplan's Plot! He will be joined in conversation with author of A Reason to See You Again, All Grown Up, 1000 Words, All This Could Be Yours, and many more, Jami Attenberg.

This is a party, welcoming home Jason to his hometown Chicago. So, put on your party hats and join us. Tickets include a copy of Kaplan's Plot and the perks of being a pre-order, including a very cool poster. Jason will be signing following the conversation with Jami Attenberg. Couples ticket include two tickets and one book.

If you've never been to Wicker Park on a Friday night, and you plan on driving, we suggest you make some time to make sure you find parking. Parking is metered on Milwaukee Ave, and most of the side streets are permit parking only.

ABOUT KAPLAN'S PLOT

KAPLAN'S PLOT follows Elijah Mendes, who was hoping for a more triumphant return to Chicago–his Silicon Valley tech job has flamed out and his mother, Eve, is dying of cancer. While picking up the pieces of his fractured life, he tries to tend to his mother despite their chilly relationship, but when he uncovers the truth about his maternal grandfather Yitz, a powerful Jewish gangster in the 1920s who Eve was deeply ashamed of, family secrets start to unravel that intertwine the past and present. Told in a dual narrative chronicling Yitz's rise as one of Chicago's most notorious 20th century gangsters and Elijah's discovery of his grandfather's dubious past, Yitz’s story forces Elijah and Eve to bond in ways they never have before and begin to accept each other, not as who they wish they were, but as they both are. As New York Times bestselling author Anna North says: 

“In this wild multigenerational ride from Odesa to Chicago to Hollywood, Jason Diamond whisks us through shootouts, numbers games, and the countless visible and invisible turning points that shape a life. A meditation on guilt and inheritance wrapped in a page-turning crime story, Kaplan’s Plot will shock, move, and entertain you all at once."

A beautiful, ruthless, and frequently heartbreaking novel, but one not without a sense of rip-roaring fun (as any Jason Diamond fan would come to expect),  KAPLAN'S PLOT is a cinematic and propulsive read, one that will make you think about the stories we are told versus the stories we need to hear. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jason Diamond is the author of Searching for John Hughes, The Sprawl and co-author of New York Nico's Guide to NYC (with Nicolas Heller). His work has been published by the New York Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, GQ, The Paris Review, and many other outlets. He publishes the newsletter The Melt, was born in Skokie, Illinois, and currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter. Kaplan’s Plot is his first novel.

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR KAPLAN'S PLOT

“In Jason Diamond’s excellent Kaplan’s Plot, we meet Elijah Mendes, a man who’d pursued the modern American Dream (getting rich off dubious tech) only to see it fizzle out as his business goes under. Returning to Chicago, he’s met with a family mystery he feels compelled to unravel, along the way getting to know his family history, his mother, his city, and ultimately, himself. This delicious novel is a love letter to Chicago, and a testament to the possibility of generational healing.” —Lindsay Hunter, author of Hot Springs Drive

“A dazzling fictional debut, Jason Diamond’s Kaplan’s Plot calls to mind both John Irving’s darkly funny tales of family dysfunction and E. L. Doctorow’s evocative dives into the early 20th century American underworld. At the same, Diamond sneaks in deeper truths about family history, generational trauma and a quintessentially Midwestern sense of Jewish identity.” —Megan Abbott, NYT bestselling writer of The Turnout

“In this wild multigenerational ride from Odesa to Chicago to Hollywood, Jason Diamond whisks us through shootouts, numbers games, and the countless visible and invisible turning points that shape a life. A meditation on guilt and inheritance wrapped in a page-turning crime story, Kaplan’s Plot will shock, move, and entertain you all at once.” —Anna North, New York Times bestselling author of Outlawed