Books Events in Chicago
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An Evening of Songs and Stories with Patti Smith
Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm
Rubloff Auditorium
USD 27 to 65
Offsite Book Event: Tayari Jones at Wilson Abbey
Sun, 08 Mar at 06:00 pm
Wilson Abbey
USD 11 to 53
Offsite Book Event: Lindy West
Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm
Wilson Abbey
USD 17 to 53
Book Event: The Mixed Marriage Project by Dorothy Roberts
Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Erik Larson in Conversation with Mark Bazer "Demon of Unrest"
Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 36
Chicago Lit Society: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm
Beermiscuous
USD 28 to 33
Maxi’s Kitchen Book Tour: In Conversation + Meet & Greet
Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 50
A Conversation with Bob Weis, Author of Dream Chasing
Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm
1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605
Call And Response Book Signing with L. Michelle Smith
Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 31
Jennifer Pastiloff & Gertrude Lyons
Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Bridgerton Trivia Night - Snakes & Lattes Chicago
Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm
Snakes & Lattes Chicago
USD 14 to 88
In Conversation with Garrison Keillor at Park West
Mon, 04 May at 07:30 pm
Park West
Silent Bookclub @ Lilliput Books
Tue, 03 Mar at 06:00 pm
Lilliput Books
Free
Running Tour of The Chicago River with Mejay Gula
Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm
Chicago Athletic Association - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
MTG x TMNT PRERELEASE @DARK TOWER COMICS LOGAN SQUARE
Sat, 28 Feb at 12:30 pm
DARK TOWER COMICS - LOGAN SQUARE
USD 48
Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm
Poetry Foundation
Free
International Analog Day Celebration
Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am
Maydel
Free
Book Event: Raising Change Agents by Nat Nadha Vikitsreth
Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Silent Bookclub @ Lilliput Books
Tue, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm
Lilliput Books
Free
Silent Bookclub @ Lilliput Books
Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm
Lilliput Books
Free
March Free Day at the American Writers Museum
Mon, 16 Mar at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
4/2 - I'll Bring the Apps On Tour - Chicago, IL
Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm
The Hoxton, Chicago
USD 28 to 49
Cookbook Signing with Remi Cruz Parsons for Let's Get Cooking
Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm
City Lit Books
USD 46
April Free Day at the American Writers Museum
Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
Water to Water: Gaza Renga – Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)
Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm
Water to Water: Gaza Renga – Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)
Book Event: Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr
Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
TJ Klune "We Burned So Bright" Book Signing
Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 43
Charles Joseph Smith Album Release Celebration
Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm
Elastic Arts
USD 13 to 18
Great Chicago Books Club: Grady Chambers's Great Disasters
Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm
Private Residence, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL (Streeterville)
TICKETS IN THE DESCRIPTION: Chicago Book Signing with Carlene O'Connor
Sat, 21 Mar at 03:30 pm
2523 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647-2655, United States
Black Queer Histories “A Conversation with Author Darius Bost”
Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm
Center on Halsted
Free
Get Lit: Art of the Cocktail
Tue, 12 May at 05:30 pm
American Writers Museum
USD 8 to 29
Meet The Author
Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
Free
Book Signing
Sun, 08 Mar at 01:00 pm
700 W 119th St
Free
Japanese Bookbinding & Goshuinchō Workshop
Thu, 12 Mar at 05:30 pm
Japanese Culture Center
USD 44
SEPARATE ROOMS - by Pier Vittorio Tondelli
Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm
Center on Halsted
Running Tour of West Loop Women
Sat, 07 Mar at 09:00 am
Madison Street Books
March Middle Grade Morning Release Party
Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 am
Three Avenues Bookshop
USD 6 to 28
February: Three Avenues Open Mic Night
Sat, 28 Feb at 07:30 pm
3009 N Southport Ave
Free
Japanese Bookbinding & Goshuinchō Workshop
Sat, 04 Apr at 03:30 pm
Japanese Culture Center
USD 44
Of Course I'm Here Right Now Book Launch Party - Chicago
Mon, 30 Mar at 06:00 pm
Bramble Arts Loft
USD 39 to 61
Bunnies, Books & Chill
Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm
Cuddle Bunny - Club, Care & Community
USD 18
Let The Building Speak to You: Two Decades in the Architectural Trenches
Tue, 07 Apr at 05:30 pm
Charnley-Persky House Museum
USD 29
After Hours with Lover’s Eye Press
Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm
Quimby's Bookstore
Free
Harry Potter Trivia
Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm
Trinity Pub Chicago
USD 8
Three Avenues Bookshop Story Times to Celebrate Black Children's Book Week
Sun, 22 Feb at 10:30 am
Three Avenues Bookshop
Free
Hybrid Event: Code Noir Book Club with Canisia Lubrin & Cynthia Okechukwu
Sun, 01 Mar at 05:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
A Music Lover's Yard Sale + Fundraiser for Miyagi Education
Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm
Miyagi Records
Free
An enid Book Fair with Realm and Perpetual Books
Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm
enid
Free
Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair
Tue, 10 Mar at 05:30 pm
American Writers Museum
USD 8 to 29
Tea + Talk with Jared Hackworth
Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm
500 E 61st St
Free
Yoga & Books
Sun, 08 Mar at 09:00 am
Lilliput Books
USD 28
Keeper of Lost Children Book Signing with Sadeqa Johnson
Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 32
Japanese Bookbinding & Goshuinchō Workshop
Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm
Japanese Culture Center
USD 44
Book Event: Missy by Raghav Rao
Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Queer Nerd Meetup at Goblin Market
Fri, 13 Mar at 06:00 pm
Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Free
Authors on Tap: Nora Lange and Lindsay Hunter
Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
Books and Brunch for Kids
Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 11 to 17
Booktok Bejeweled Bookcovers BYOB
Mon, 23 Feb at 03:00 pm
LMN Wedge Studio & Gallery
USD 50
American Prophets Workshop: Writing Religion with Andrew Krivák
Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm
American Writers Museum
Transcend Book Signing & Talk with Dai Minenger
Sun, 15 Mar at 03:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 38
Tuesdays Together: Story Time at the Smart
Tue, 30 Jun at 10:00 am
Smart Museum of Art
Free
Book Launch Party
Sat, 21 Mar at 03:30 pm
Chicago, Illinois
International Brand Summit | Chicago Live
Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am
Downtown Chicago
USD 159 to 212
Chicago New Books
Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm
Poetry Foundation
Free
Chicago City Builders Book Club: Nature's Metropolis, Part Two
Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm
Arup
Free
Bradley Morgan - "U2: Until the End of the World" - Jonathan Massey
Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637
Issue 4 Release Party
Sun, 08 Mar at 04:00 pm
Dovetail Brewery
Free
Assembling Religion: The Ford Motor Company and Religion (IN PERSON)
Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm
American Writers Museum
USD 0 to 8
Yin Yoga book Club
Fri, 13 Mar at 06:30 pm
Wildlight Yoga
USD 13
Shorties - A Reading Series - March 2026
Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm
The Bad Apple
Free
ZINE Making Workshop
Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm
The Playground Theater
Free
Wellness Wednesdays @ Icon Modern || Q1: Intellectual Wellness || Book Club
Wed, 25 Feb at 05:30 pm
Icon Modern
Free
Yoga & Books. The Lilith Fair Edition.
Sun, 22 Mar at 09:00 am
Lilliput Books
USD 28
Book Club AGA: Wheel of the Year
Sat, 21 Mar at 04:00 pm
The People’s Café
Echoes of Resistance: A Community Conversation with Paul Kendrick
Wed, 04 Mar at 06:30 pm
Slant of Light Books
Free
Modern Fiction Lilliput Bookclub: Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Tue, 17 Mar at 06:30 pm
Lilliput Books
Free
Who Am I? Book Signing and Talk with Jaymie Walker
Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 15
March Book Club w/ Three Avenues: The Hitch
Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 pm
Beermiscuous
Free
Artists Book-Making Workshop led by Yoonshin Park
Wed, 08 Apr at 01:00 pm
Hyde Park Art Center
Free
Today's Inspired Leader Vol VI Official Book Launch
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm
The Metropolitan
USD 0 to 21
Borrowed Time Book Release Party
Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm
Experience 868 Events
USD 159
April Book Club w/ Three Avenues: The Future Saints
Sun, 19 Apr at 05:00 pm
Beermiscuous
Free
Rooted Reads Book Club March Meet-Up
Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm
Anticonquista Café (Pilsen)
Free
Meet The Author - Neuroscientist Sarah Baldeo
Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm
Barbara's Bookstore
Free
SOL Book Club
Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm
Slant of Light Books
Free
Aurore Spiers - "Archiving the Past" - Allyson Nadia Field
Wed, 04 Mar at 04:00 pm
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637
Q&A and Book Signing with Sarah A. Bailey
Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm
The Last Chapter Book Shop
USD 27
Isabel Klee "Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About" in Conversation
Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 47
Book + Puzzle Swap
Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm
EcoShip NFP
Free
"Salt Houses" by Hala Alyan
Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm
Nabala Cafe
Educators Night at Three Avenues
Mon, 09 Mar at 05:00 pm
Three Avenues Bookshop
Free
Romanticon EPIPHANIES Reading Series
Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm
1843 S Racine Ave
Free
The Stories We Carry: Book Talk w/Author Greg Archer ("Grace Revealed")
Sat, 28 Mar at 03:00 pm
5751 S Woodlawn Ave
Free
Ladies Who Lit March Book Club @ Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
USD 71
Chicago Propeller Club evening with John U. Bacon author Gales of November
Tue, 14 Apr at 05:00 pm
Guinness Open Gate Brewery – West Loop
USD 75 to 95
All ears until the end, 35 min read.
Sun, 22 Mar at 03:30 pm
2135 95th St
USD 18
Make an Origami Bunny Bookmark
Thu, 02 Apr at 03:30 pm
Building Blocks Toy Store, Wicker Park
Free
Chicago City Builders Book Club: Nature's Metropolis, Part Three
Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm
Arup
Free
Let the Right Book In book club
Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
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