Books Events in Chicago
Check out happening books events all around Chicago, IL
LOVE IS IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Sat, 07 Feb at 07:00 pm
Adler Planetarium
USD 55
Vivian Tu aka Your Rich BFF "Well Endowed" Book Launch
Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 45
Authors on Tap: Brian Raftery and Gillian Flynn
Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
Offsite Book Event: Tayari Jones at Wilson Abbey
Sun, 08 Mar at 06:00 pm
Wilson Abbey
USD 11 to 53
Book Event: The Mixed Marriage Project by Dorothy Roberts
Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
An Afternoon With David Sedaris
Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm
The Auditorium
Erik Larson in Conversation with Mark Bazer "Demon of Unrest"
Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 36
Once Upon A Canvas: A Galentine’s Affair
Fri, 13 Feb at 06:30 pm
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk
USD 53
Maxi’s Kitchen Book Tour: In Conversation + Meet & Greet
Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 50
A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton &Darius Bost
Sun, 15 Feb at 06:30 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Soulful Chicago BLACK HISTORY Book Fair
Sun, 15 Feb at 10:00 am
Little Black Pearl
Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth by Daisy Hernández
Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Lectures on Tap - "The World’s Most Mysterious Manuscript"
Wed, 11 Feb at 06:30 pm
Lincoln Park
USD 39
Get Lit: Rom Com Night
Tue, 10 Feb at 05:30 pm
American Writers Museum
Running Tour of The Chicago River with Mejay Gula
Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm
Chicago Athletic Association - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
Call And Response Book Signing with L. Michelle Smith
Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 31
Misha Brown "Be Your Own Bestie" Book Signing and Discussion
Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 43
Dr. Jacqueline Stewart - Film Scholar, Preservationist, Author & TCM Host
Fri, 06 Feb at 12:00 pm
Union League Club
March Free Day at the American Writers Museum
Mon, 16 Mar at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
International Analog Day Celebration
Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am
Maydel
Free
Melanated and Animated – Blacks and Asians in Anime and Manga
Thu, 12 Feb at 06:30 pm
Restoried Bookshop
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
April Free Day at the American Writers Museum
Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
Poetry Reading: Stages by Tramaine Suubi
Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
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
Charles Joseph Smith Album Release Celebration
Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm
Elastic Arts
USD 13 to 18
Book Event: Talking with Boys by Tayyba Kanwal
Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Plans That Did Not Transform
Thu, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm
National Public Housing Museum
USD 0 to 26
Black Queer Histories “A Conversation with Author Darius Bost”
Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm
Center on Halsted
Free
Tea + Talk with Jared Hackworth
Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm
500 E 61st St
Free
Great Chicago Books Club: Grady Chambers's Great Disasters
Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm
Private Residence, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL (Streeterville)
Get Lit: Art of the Cocktail
Tue, 12 May at 05:30 pm
American Writers Museum
USD 8 to 29
Winesburg, Ohio (New Edition) Release
Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm
Tangible Books
Queer Nerd Meetup at Goblin Market
Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm
Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Free
Book Event: Our Diaries, Ourselves by Betsy Rubiner
Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Japanese Bookbinding & Goshuinchō Workshop
Thu, 12 Mar at 05:30 pm
Japanese Culture Center
USD 44
Once Upon A Brunch for Book Lovers
Sun, 15 Feb at 12:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 43 to 69
Worse Than A Lie Book Signing with Attorney Ben Crump
Fri, 20 Feb at 06:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 37
Bunnies, Books & Chill
Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm
Cuddle Bunny - Club, Care & Community
USD 18
Running Tour of West Loop Women
Sat, 07 Mar at 09:00 am
Madison Street Books
Book Signing
Sun, 08 Mar at 01:00 pm
700 W 119th St
Free
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
Strategic Millionaires Book Launch Chicago
Tue, 10 Feb at 02:00 pm
651 W Diversey Pkwy
Free
Yoga & Books
Sun, 22 Feb at 09:00 am
Lilliput Books
USD 28
Shut Up & Read: Silent Reading Party
Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 7
KEWN Purple Pages Book Club – Chicago City Meeting
Tue, 17 Feb at 05:30 pm
Babe's Sports Bar
USD 14 to 20
Books and Brunch for Kids
Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 11 to 17
Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair
Tue, 10 Mar at 05:30 pm
American Writers Museum
USD 8 to 29
Keeper of Lost Children Book Signing with Sadeqa Johnson
Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 32
American Prophets Workshop: Writing Religion with Andrew Krivák
Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm
American Writers Museum
Authors on Tap: Nora Lange and Lindsay Hunter
Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
Yoga & Books
Sun, 08 Feb at 09:00 am
Lilliput Books
USD 28
Today's Inspired Leader Vol VI Official Book Launch
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm
The Metropolitan
USD 0 to 21
The Lovebombing Chronicles Book Signing with Candace Sinclair
Sat, 21 Feb at 12:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 17
ALTERED BOOKS: Workshop with Rae Evemond, LMHC, ATR
Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 am
Sharp Building
Free
February Lobo-lit Book Club: Palaver by Bryan Washington
Sun, 22 Feb at 07:00 pm
Pizza Lobo-Andersonville
Free
American Carnage: How Trump, Musk and DOGE Butchered the U.S. Government
Sat, 07 Feb at 03:00 pm
Nighthawk
Free
Good Trouble Book Signing and Conversation with Forest Issac Jones
Sat, 07 Feb at 12:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 27
Sci. Fiction/Fantasy Bookclub: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Wed, 18 Feb at 06:30 pm
Lilliput Books
Free
The Chicago Book Club February Meet Up
Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm
Legendary Spa
USD 21
Bradley Morgan - "U2: Until the End of the World"
Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637
Love & Lit Valentines Mixer
Sat, 14 Feb at 03:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 11
It's No Wonder Book Signing & Talk with Margena A. Christian
Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 32
Modern Fiction Lilliput Bookclub: Flesh by David Szalay
Tue, 17 Feb at 06:30 pm
Lilliput Books
Free
ZINE Making Workshop
Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm
The Playground Theater
Free
The Chicago Map Society Presents Drink Maps in Victorian Britain
Thu, 19 Feb at 05:30 pm
Newberry Library
Free
Craft Night at Three Avenues Bookshop
Sat, 21 Feb at 07:30 pm
Three Avenues Bookshop
Free
Civil Rights on Screen & Page: Black History Month
Sat, 07 Feb at 01:30 pm
Downtown Islamic Center
USD 7 to 535
Shorties - A Reading Series - March 2026
Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm
The Bad Apple
Free
Chicago City Builders Book Club: Nature's Metropolis, Part Two
Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm
Arup
Free
Shut Up & Read: Silent Reading Party
Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 7
Author Panel: Food Autonomy in Chicago
Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm
Libros de la Luna
Free
LACONI Recharge Library Tour Series: Harold Washington Library Center
Fri, 20 Feb at 03:00 pm
Chicago Public Library: Harold Washington Library Center
USD 0 to 30
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
Yin Yoga book Club
Fri, 13 Mar at 06:30 pm
Wildlight Yoga
USD 13
February Book Club w/ Three Avenues: Harlem Rhapsody
Sun, 22 Feb at 05:00 pm
Beermiscuous
Free
Echoes of Resistance: A Community Conversation with Paul Kendrick
Wed, 04 Mar at 06:30 pm
Slant of Light Books
Free
Wellness Wednesdays @ Icon Modern || Q1: Intellectual Wellness || Book Club
Wed, 25 Feb at 05:30 pm
Icon Modern
Free
Artists Book-Making Workshop led by Yoonshin Park
Wed, 08 Apr at 01:00 pm
Hyde Park Art Center
Free
March Book Club w/ Three Avenues: The Hitch
Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 pm
Beermiscuous
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
Borrowed Time Book Release Party
Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm
Experience 868 Events
USD 159
SOL Book Club
Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm
Slant of Light Books
Free
Purposely Naked Book Signing & Journaling Session with Tamara Greene
Sat, 07 Feb at 03:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 38
April Book Club w/ Three Avenues: The Future Saints
Sun, 19 Apr at 05:00 pm
Beermiscuous
Free
Galentine's Book Club - WORKHORSE
Thu, 12 Feb at 07:30 pm
Lincoln Park Pilates
Free
Let the Right Book In book club
Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
Q&A and Book Signing with Sarah A. Bailey
Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm
The Last Chapter Book Shop
USD 27
Chicago City Builders Book Club: Nature's Metropolis, Part Three
Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm
Arup
Free
ASHES SIGING with JEREMIAH WOLFE & ARCHANGELO CRELENCIA
Sun, 22 Feb at 12:00 pm
1845 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647
"Salt Houses" by Hala Alyan
Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm
Nabala Cafe
BOOK TALK & BOOK SIGNING with Michael Colyar
Fri, 13 Feb at 12:00 pm
Silverroom
Free
BartleBook Club
Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm
Bartleby’s Homemade Ice Cream
Free
Book talk and signing. From Pr*son to purpose. A beautiful blessing!
Sun, 15 Feb at 03:00 pm
Coleman Branch, Chicago Public Library
Free
Photography Studies Club
Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm
Filter Photo
Free
DCASE Presents: Neighborhood Cultural Spotlights
Fri, 27 Jun at 04:00 pm
Chicago Cultural Center
Free
February Book Club | "Fighting Traffic" | Strong Towns Chicago
Sun, 22 Feb at 11:00 am
New Wave Coffee
Free
Dictaminal Attitudes: Transcribing and Compiling Peter of Blois
Wed, 11 Feb at 03:00 pm
Regenstein Library
Free
Free Cindy the Cowgirl Meet & Greet CPR Workshop For Youth
Fri, 20 Feb at 04:30 pm
4320 W 15th St
Free
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