Chicago Celebrity Mob-Writers Book Signing Event

This is an event you can't refuse!  Meet celebrity mob-writer, Frank Calabrese Jr., author of the New York Times Best Seller, Operation: Family Secrets How a Mobster’s Son & The FBI Brought Down the Murderous Chicago Family, at Bella Luna Cafe, Friday, December 16t from 6 to 10pm. This New York Times Best Selling Author gives an insider story of a notable organized-crime prosecution, in which a son turned on his ferocious father. "An Undeniably engaging tale capturing the nitty-gritty of daily life in the "crews" of the Outfit." - Kirkus Reviews

This is a once in a lifetime event where Chicagoans gets to rub elbows with mob & mafia insider book authors, take pictures, mingle, eat, drink and then get to take home THREE best-selling books by well-known Chicago authors! 

Bella Luna Cafe is featured in in the book Operation Family Secrets, and the owner, Danny Albrega, stood up to mob boss Frank Calabrese Sr. which make Bella Luna the perfect historical old world Italy cafe to host this "holiday with the mob" event. You'll feast on Bella Luna's italian delights and get one free drink with every ticket!

You will also get to meet, Anthony Serritella, Chicago author of Book Joint For Sale: Memoirs of a Bookie From taking $2 horse bets at his uncle's newsstand in Chicago's downtown district in the1940's to taking $20,000 Super Bowl Bets, Anthony opens up about his his childhood life with the men who wield machine guns and bet more than just money and lives.

Can you guess who the other guest mob-writer is? ME!!!  My name is, jon-david. And I'm the Chicago author of, Mafia Hairdresser, &, The Glow Stick Gods. I'll not waste reading space blah-blahing about my books. Just come to this event! and you can take home a signed Mafia Hairdresser (everyone loves it) AND a card that will give you code to download the sequel, The Glow Stick Gods, (see pic) on your your eBook reader.  Be the first to read my new book because it will be published and ready for download only next week!

I'm sooo honored to be at this kewl book signing with these other two more-famous-than-me authors. I'd like to thank the producer, Dwana De La Cerna @justdwana for including me.  We are good friends and she knows the owner of Bella Luna. THANKS!

[Disclaimer here: Yeah, I do get a cut out of the door ticket sales. I wrote a lot of the press releases, and I used my PR agency, PRLou, to tell the rest of Chicago about this event.]

Eventbrite Ticketing $35 Ticket includes Bella Luna Food and One Drink PLUS Signed Books from all 3 Authors. Only 85 tickets will be sold so this will be in intimate affair.

http://operationfamilysecrets.eventbrite.com

Oh, what the heck:

Mafia Hairdresser--jon-david’s 1st novel based on the author's experience as a hairdresser to a mob family in the 80s.“This is a fascinating story and an unbelievable provocative title.” - Rick Kogan WGN*Tribune*Chicago Live!*Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan

The Glowstick Gods is inspired by the jon-david's own experiences and true events, including Chicago Mayor Daley’s war on drugs, the party circuit, and the Chicago "A-lister" who killed a cab driver with his own cab. Irony, hypocrisy or hilarity, jon-david's unapologetic expose' of a fabulously dangerous lifestyle will keep you laughing, even if many of his friends did not survive to laugh with you.The above eBook cover is debuting here on this blog. It is by artist, Amy Payne, and her design was voted on by @jenchicago @stevegogreen AND @thelocaltourist