Books Events in Chicago
Check out happening books events all around Chicago, IL
A Conversation with Dr. Jill Biden
Mon, 15 Jun at 07:30 pm
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
22nd Annual Cavalcade of Authors - Printers Row Lit Fest Chicago
Fri, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm
SpringHill Suites Chicago Chinatown
USD 0 to 266
American Writers Festival - American Writers Museum
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
Authors on Tap: Cory Doctorow and Rick Perlstein
Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
American Writers Festival Day 1 -- American Writers Museum
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum, North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
American Writers Festival Day 2 -- Harold Washington Library Center
Sun, 07 Jun at 10:00 am
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library
Steven W. Thrasher and Adam H. Johnson
Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm
Pilsen Community Books
USD 0 to 36
Offsite at Haymarket House: Tillie Walden
Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm
Haymarket House
USD 6
Role Call : June 2026
Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm
Center on Halsted
Free
IN PERSON: Mayda del Valle with Adrian Matejka
Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm
The Arts Club of Chicago
USD 8 to 26
Book Event: Break the System by Susila Gurusami
Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Indian Cooking Demo & Book Signing
Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm
Macy's
Free
Jared Freid "Walking Red Flag" Book Launch and Signing
Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee
USD 49
Japanese Bookbinding: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji
Thu, 16 Jul at 05:30 pm
Japanese Culture Center
USD 52
July Free Day at the American Writers Museum
Sun, 19 Jul at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
A Conversation with Nick Cutter!
Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm
Seminary Co-op Bookstores
USD 0 to 40
Yelp Community Event: Roses & Romance at Partners in Crime Bookshop
Tue, 19 May at 05:30 pm
Partners in Crime Bookshop
Free
Erin O’Brien "Dig In!" Cookbook signing
Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm
The Book Cellar
USD 42
Talk & Book Signing | Petra R. Rivera-Rideau and Vanessa Díaz with Bad Bunny Collaborators
Sat, 08 Aug at 02:00 pm
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611
Authors on Tap: Lydi Conklin and Jessamine Chan with JP Soleheim
Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trivia Night
Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm
Cultivate by Forbidden Root
USD 18 to 23
HEATED RIVALRY – by Rachel Reid
Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm
Center on Halsted
5th Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival
Sat, 25 Jul at 11:00 am
Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center
Free
Book of Love at Metro Chicago
Sat, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm
Metro Chicago
Get Lit: Summer Book Fair
Tue, 11 Aug at 05:30 pm
American Writers Museum
USD 7 to 29
The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: Book Launch Party & Community Story Share
Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm
Dorothy
USD 0 to 31
Authors on Tap: Ben Fountain and Camille Bordas
Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
Shamicka Toney Book Signing & Talk
Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 22 to 38
The State of Equity: Justice in Motion
Fri, 18 Sep at 05:30 pm
Marriott Marquis Chicago
USD 25 to 1,500
Sweet Reads: A Book & Cookie Social
Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm
Muse Coffee Studio
USD 34 to 39
Japanese Bookbinding: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji
Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm
Japanese Culture Center
USD 44
Poetry Reading: Bloodroom by Kay E. Bancroft
Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Shut Up & Read: Silent Reading Party
Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 8
An Evening with Charlie Lewis Jr.
Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 38
Read & Run Chicago Turns 5: A Chicago Cookbook Potluck
Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm
Fabrik Chicago
USD 0 to 18
Chicago City Builders Book Club: Chicago on the Make
Wed, 24 Jun at 06:00 pm
Metropolitan Planning Council
Free
Craft Night at Three Avenues Bookshop
Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm
Three Avenues Bookshop
Free
BYOMat Bookstore Yoga for May
Sat, 30 May at 09:00 am
3009 N Southport Ave
Free
An Afternoon with Elle Wright In Conversation with Aja
Sat, 27 Jun at 03:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 3 to 22
Book Event: Ugly: A Letter to My Daughter by Stephanie Fairyington
Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
An Evening with Catherine Adel West
Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 3 to 22
Book Event: Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth
Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
The Englewood Bookfest
Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 am
6234 S Wolcott Ave
Free
May Book Club, Blind Date With a Book & Poetry Workshop: How to Read a Book
Fri, 29 May at 07:30 pm
Burning Bush Brewery
USD 18 to 24
Book Event: The Maidenheads by Benny B. Peterson
Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Dorothy's Silent Book Club!
Sun, 12 Apr at 06:00 pm
Dorothy
Free
Verses & Voices: Chicago Book Tour Stop
Sat, 11 Jul at 04:00 pm
kibbitznest books, brews & blarney
Free
BYOMat Bookstore Yoga for June
Sat, 27 Jun at 09:00 am
3009 N Southport Ave
Free
Spawning Season: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood by Joseph Osmundson
Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Bunnies, Books & Chill
Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm
Cuddle Bunny - Club, Care & Community
USD 18
Silent Bookclub @ Lilliput Books
Tue, 26 May
Lilliput Books
Free
Free Street Presents: spark
Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm
1419 W Blackhawk St
USD 7 to 55
A Conversation with Rachel León: How We See the Gray
Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm
The Understudy Coffee and Books
Free
Open Books with The Chicago Kidz
Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm
Open Books Pilsen
Free
Jibz Cameron: Hell in a Handbag
Sat, 23 May at 07:30 pm
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Free
Have Sex Like A Man Book Signing with Arnetta Randall
Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 27
Book Event: Where You'll Find Us by Jen St. Jude
Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Inside Third World Press Tours: Celebrating Gwendolyn Brooks
Tue, 02 Jun at 10:00 am
Third World Press Foundation
USD 24
Chicago Indian Literature Festival
Sat, 30 May at 09:00 am
The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
USD 10 to 50
The Chicago Way Q&A/Signing at Brindille with Michael Gebert and Monica Eng
Mon, 08 Jun at 01:00 pm
Brindille
USD 50
History of the Marathon in Chicago: A Lecture
Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm
Little Italy Branch, Chicago Public Library
Free
The Lesbian Bar Chronicles @ Nobody's Darling
Sat, 13 Jun at 03:00 pm
Nobody's Darling
Free
Disco Kitchen Mag: Reading & Dance Party
Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm
The Whistler
Free
Vintage Inspired Framed Book Page Floral Masterpiece
Sun, 14 Jun at 10:00 am
Beehive Bindery & Crafts
USD 71
Romancing Roscoe
Sat, 15 Aug at 10:00 am
The Last Chapter Book Shop
Free
Fire on Ice Book Launch & Legacy Celebration
Sun, 28 Jun at 05:00 pm
2408 N Kedzie Blvd
USD 150
LOST PROPHET: The Life & Times of BAYARD RUSTIN – by John D'Emilio - Author Coming
Tue, 21 Jul at 07:00 pm
Center on Halsted
Auntie Shelia's Bingo Night
Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 8
Redeem A Nation Book Signing with Damario Solomon-Simmons
Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
USD 0 to 34
Looking at Art in Times of Crisis with Megan O’Grady and Benjamin Saltzman
Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm
Three Top Lounge
Free
Book Event: The Very Definition of Love by Sophia Benoit
Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Chi Book Club: Full Book Discussion
Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm
Paradise Park | Pizza & Patio
Free
Intro to Re-Use/Repurposed Bookbinding
Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm
1754 N Kimball Ave
USD 87
Plastic, Prism, Void: Part One by Violet Allen
Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
After Sessions Book Club: My Grandmother’s Hands (May Gathering)
Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm
Tapster Lincoln Park
Free
Author event with Violet Lumani
Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm
Three Avenues Bookshop
USD 0 to 22
Craft, Listen, and Connect: An Audiobook Crafting Circle
Sun, 07 Jun at 10:00 am
Passages Wine and Books
Free
Miss Nancy's Musical Storytime!
Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am
The World Music Foundation Listening Room
Free
August Free Day at the American Writers Museum
Sun, 16 Aug at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
Rooted Reads Book Club May Meet-Up
Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm
Anticonquista Café (Pilsen)
Free
Fireside Author Chat With Carly Robyn
Thu, 04 Jun at 07:30 pm
Partners in Crime Bookshop
Free
Book Fair at Beermiscuous!
Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm
Beermiscuous
Free
Speculative Fiction Book Club
Sun, 07 Jun at 05:00 pm
Slant of Light Books
Free
May Social Event w Chi Book Club
Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm
Replay Lincoln Park
Free
Story Makers: Write, Illustrate, and Bind your own Book
Fri, 10 Jul at 09:00 am
The WasteShed
USD 215
Three Avenues Solidarity Book Club: Nasty Work
Mon, 13 Jul at 06:00 pm
Beermiscuous
Free
Middle Grade Morning Release: Dog Man #15: A Sprinkle in Time
Tue, 03 Nov at 07:00 am
Three Avenues Bookshop
USD 6 to 24
Sip & Make - Flip Books!
Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm
Elliott Rayner Studio
USD 23
Ghouls and Girlies June Discussion: Book "The Devil in the White City"
Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm
Nighthawk
Free
Book Event: "Don't Fight Back" by Meg Stone
Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Book, Game, and Puzzle Swap
Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am
EcoShip NFP
Free
Banned Books Bookclub - Hate U Give
Thu, 09 Jul at 06:30 pm
Lilliput Books
Free
OPTION: Sydney Spann
Sun, 19 Jul at 03:00 pm
Experimental Sound Studio
Free
Falco and Book Play Jerry Garcia
Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm
Garcias Chicago
Modern Fiction Lilliput Bookclub: Whistler by Ann Patchett
Tue, 21 Jul at 06:30 pm
Lilliput Books
Free
Eagle & Child Society
Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm
Galway Arms
Jorge Xolalpa's 'Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla' Book Tour (Chicago)
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm
Center on Halsted
USD 0 to 43
Favorite Poets and You
Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm
Time and a half Books
Free
Japanese Bookbinding: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji
Sat, 27 Jun at 10:30 am
International Museum of Surgical Science
USD 50
Three Avenues Bookshop Summer Reading Challenge Kick-off!
Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm
Three Avenues Bookshop
Free
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