Books Events in Chicago

Check out happening books events all around Chicago, IL

2026 Printers Row Lit Fest (FREE)

Sat, 12 Sep at 10:00 am 620 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL

A Conversation with Dr. Jill Biden

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:30 pm Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

Nick Offerman at Ramova Theatre

 Mon, 13 Jul at 06:00 pm 3520 S Halsted , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60609

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

Authors on Tap: Cory Doctorow and Rick Perlstein

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Jared Freid "Walking Red Flag" Book Launch and Signing

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee USD 49

Chicago BookFair

 Sat, 12 Sep at 12:00 pm S. Dearborn St. between Ida B. Wells & Polk St., Chicago, IL 60605.

The State of Equity: Justice in Motion

 Fri, 18 Sep at 05:30 pm Marriott Marquis Chicago USD 25 to 1,500

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trivia Night

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm Cultivate by Forbidden Root USD 18 to 23

Goblin Market After Hours — Pride Month Edition

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA USD 31

Slow Magic in Chicago

 Fri, 28 Aug at 07:00 pm Book Club

July Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 19 Jul at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

5th Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival

 Sat, 25 Jul at 11:00 am Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center Free

Bloody Reads #112: Between Two Fires

 Wed, 10 Jun at 08:00 pm Bucket O' Blood Books and Records

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

Book Event: Break the System by Susila Gurusami

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Women & Children First Free

Cocktails and Conversations with K'wan

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 32

The 22nd Annual Bloomsday in Chicago

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Galway Arms

Book Event: The Very Definition of Love by Sophia Benoit

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

August Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 16 Aug at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

Japanese Bookbinding: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji

 Thu, 16 Jul at 05:30 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 52

Book of Love at Metro Chicago

 Sat, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm Metro Chicago

Authors on Tap: Ben Fountain and Camille Bordas

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

SEGD Chicago Chapter | An evening with Manuel Lima

 Wed, 24 Jun at 05:30 pm Chicago Architecture Center Free

Plain Jayne: A Memoir

 Wed, 17 Jun at 05:30 pm Chicago Urban League Empowerment Center Free

Carry Me To Your Bookshelf Tour with Christopher Golden and Guests

 Sat, 25 Jul at 04:30 pm 3182 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60618

Chicago City Builders Book Club: Chicago on the Make

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:00 pm Metropolitan Planning Council Free

An Afternoon with Elle Wright In Conversation with Aja

 Sat, 27 Jun at 03:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 3 to 22

A BODY MADE HOME: Dr. Kai Marshall Green @ CFS

 Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm Chicago Freedom School Free

Japanese Bookbinding: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:30 am International Museum of Surgical Science USD 50

Book Event: A Second Sight by Sarah J. Jackson

 Wed, 08 Jul at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: Book Launch Party & Community Story Share

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 0 to 31

An Evening with Catherine Adel West

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 3 to 22

Running Tour of LGNSQ with Ben Tanzer

 Sat, 13 Jun at 09:00 am City Lit Books

June Book Club & Paint by Numbers Picnic: My Friends

 Sat, 27 Jun at 03:00 pm Belmont Harbor USD 20 to 27

Tuesdays Together: Story Time at the Smart

 Tue, 30 Jun at 10:00 am Smart Museum of Art Free

I AM THE FLAME: An Evening of Reflection, Healing, and Hope

 Fri, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Barack Obama presidential library USD 0 to 45

Verses & Voices: Chicago Book Tour Stop

 Sat, 11 Jul at 04:00 pm kibbitznest books, brews & blarney Free

Book Event: The Maidenheads by Benny B. Peterson

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

To Washington Park, With Love Fun Run

 Sun, 19 Jul at 09:00 am South Side Sanctuary 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

Serena Wolf "You Do You" Cookbook Chat and Signing

 Thu, 06 Aug at 06:00 pm The Book Cellar USD 42

Dorothy's Silent Book Club!

 Sun, 12 Apr at 06:00 pm Dorothy 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

Kathleen Rooney - "Man Overboard!" - Deborah Shapiro

 Sat, 11 Jul at 03:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

Queer Nerd Meetup at Goblin Market

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA Free

Shamicka Toney Book Signing & Talk

 Sat, 29 Aug at 12:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 22 to 38

Disco Kitchen Mag: Reading & Dance Party

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm The Whistler Free

Poetry Reading: Bloodroom by Kay E. Bancroft

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Vintage Inspired Framed Book Page Floral Masterpiece

 Sun, 14 Jun at 10:00 am Beehive Bindery & Crafts USD 71

Author Event & Zine Workshop with Rani Ban

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm Three Avenues Bookshop USD 0 to 24

Book Event: Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Romancing Roscoe

 Sat, 15 Aug at 10:00 am The Last Chapter Book Shop Free

History of the Marathon in Chicago: A Lecture

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm Little Italy Branch, Chicago Public Library Free

The Englewood Bookfest

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 am 6234 S Wolcott Ave Free

DevOUT: Losing My Faith to Find Myself - by David Archuleta

Tue, 18 Aug at 07:00 pm Center on Halsted

Fireside Author Chat With Michelle Maryk and Allison Buccola

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:30 pm Partners in Crime Bookshop 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

Let’s Read A Play: Come read aloud or listen

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Green Shirt Studio Free

The Lesbian Bar Chronicles @ Nobody's Darling

 Sat, 13 Jun at 03:00 pm Nobody's Darling Free

Isis: Goddess of Thrones Garden Party and Book Signing

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum Free

my mother is a mixed metaphor: a cozy poetry concert

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:30 pm The Understudy Coffee and Books USD 13

Cozy Fiction Bookclub - Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm Lilliput Books Free

Make Your Own Bookmark Charm

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA Free

Bedazzled Books & Bubbly

 Sun, 21 Jun at 11:00 am Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA USD 25

Bunnies, Books & Chill

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:30 pm Cuddle Bunny - Club, Care & Community USD 18

Author Signing — Barbara Perez Marquez (To All The Boys I've Loved Before)

 Thu, 25 Jun at 02:00 pm Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA Free

Three Avenues Bookshop Audiobook Walk

 Sun, 07 Jun at 09:00 am Three Avenues Bookshop Free

Three Avenues Solidarity Book Club: Nasty Work

 Mon, 13 Jul at 06:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

Author Signings — Briana Lawrence, Scott Christian Sava , and the Sun Bros

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA Free

Author Event: "Too Precious to Lose" by Jason G. Green

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm 111 N State St Free

Book Release and Live Music With Jerry Sprague

 Sun, 21 Jun at 02:00 pm George Street Pub USD 25

Sip & Make - Flip Books!

 Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm Elliott Rayner Studio USD 23

Banned Books Bookclub - Hate U Give

 Thu, 09 Jul at 06:30 pm Lilliput Books Free

July Book Club w/ Three Avenues Bookshop: Upward Bound

 Sun, 19 Jul at 05:00 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

Unheard Voices of Care Dramatic Reading: House of Nurses, the Play

 Fri, 31 Jul at 06:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science Free

Passages Wine and Books Audiobook Walk

 Sat, 13 Jun at 09:30 am Passages Wine and Books Free

Modern Fiction Lilliput Bookclub: Whistler by Ann Patchett

 Tue, 21 Jul at 06:30 pm Lilliput Books Free

Zine Workshop Series by Keisa Reynolds at Three Avenues Bookshop

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:30 pm Three Avenues Bookshop Free

OPTION: Sydney Spann

 Sun, 19 Jul at 03:00 pm Experimental Sound Studio Free

Dungeon Crawler Carl Bookclub: Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Book 2)

 Wed, 15 Jul at 06:30 pm Lilliput Books Free

Book Event: Grafting by Rylan Hynes

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Shut Up & Read: Silent Reading Party (Juneteenth Edition)

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 9

Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association Chicago Book & Paper Fair

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Union Hall, 1340 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL

Falco and Book Play Jerry Garcia

 Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm Garcias Chicago

Movement Philosophy ::::: Summer Session

 Wed, 05 Aug at 07:00 pm bim bom studios USD 0 to 87

Advanced Re-Purposed Book Binding

 Sat, 08 Aug at 01:00 pm 1754 N Kimball Ave USD 173

Book, Game, and Puzzle Swap

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am EcoShip NFP Free

Meet Up & Read: Silent Book Club at the Lake

 Wed, 10 Jun at 05:30 pm Chevron Sculpture Free

Immersing Yourself in the Past: Historical Fiction Workshop

 Sat, 15 Aug at 01:00 pm 1226 W Sherwin Ave USD 18 to 93

Middle Grade Morning Release: Diary of a Wimpy Kid #21: Fight or Flight

 Tue, 20 Oct at 07:00 am Three Avenues Bookshop USD 6 to 22

Eagle & Child Society

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Galway Arms

Bring Your Own Queer Book Club

 Sun, 21 Jun at 01:30 pm Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA USD 7

VIBE TRIBE SISTERHOOD CHICAGO: BOOK CLUB

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm The Somatic Shift USD 0 to 535

Read Gay, Do Crime Book Club

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm Partners in Crime Bookshop Free

Sci. Fiction/Fantasy Bookclub: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

 Wed, 22 Jul at 06:30 pm Lilliput Books Free

Radical Book Buzz at Pilsen

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:30 pm 1637 W 18th St Free