Books Events in Chicago

Check out happening books events all around Chicago, IL

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

Offsite Book Event: Lindy West

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Wilson Abbey USD 17 to 53

Chicago Lit Society: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm Beermiscuous USD 28 to 33

A Conversation with Shannon Chakraborty!

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Seminary Co-op Bookstore USD 43

In Conversation with Garrison Keillor at Park West

 Mon, 04 May at 07:30 pm Park West

Graceland Cemetery Tour with Author Adam Selzer

 Sun, 22 Mar at 11:00 am Graceland Cemetery USD 20

Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

LIT: A Literary Variety Show (Vol 3: Banned Books)

 Fri, 10 Apr at 09:30 pm The Newport Theater USD 29 to 39

Emma Grede: Start With Yourself Book Tour

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:15 pm 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60622

Sor Juana 2026: A Presentation of My Name is Chabela with Marisol Arnot

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm National Museum of Mexican Art Free

Book Event: Raising Change Agents by Nat Nadha Vikitsreth

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2026

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am 1845 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647

Book Event: The Shipikisha Club by Mubanga Kalimamukwento

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Amit Chaudhuri - "Incompleteness: New and Selected Essays" - Srikanth Reddy

 Tue, 28 Apr at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

Silent Bookclub @ Lilliput Books

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm Lilliput Books 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

The Cost of Healing in Silence Book Signing & Talk with Ashley McGirt-Adair

 Sat, 04 Apr at 03:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 24

Book Event: Fat Swim by Emma Copley Eisenberg

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Haymarket House USD 6 to 39

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)

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

An Evening with Scott Simon

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm First United Methodist Church of Chicago USD 28 to 54

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

Jo Walton & Ada Palmer - "Trace Elements"

 Mon, 30 Mar at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

5th Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival

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

July Free Day at the American Writers Museum

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

Erin O’Brien "Dig In!" Cookbook signing with Monique Volz

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm The Book Cellar USD 42

SEPARATE ROOMS - by Pier Vittorio Tondelli

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Center on Halsted

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

Book Event: The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Bloody Reads #109: A Game In Yellow

 Wed, 18 Mar at 08:00 pm Bucket O' Blood Books and Records

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

FLORENZER - by Phil Melanson

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Center on Halsted

Author Talk: “Parks and Rec” by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (IN PERSON)

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum

Historic Chicago Bakeries Fun Run: Roeser's Bakery

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 pm Logan Square Branch, Chicago Public Library Free

Chicago-North Romance Writers Spring Fling 2026

 Thu, 16 Apr at 02:00 pm Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront

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

Harry Potter Trivia

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Trinity Pub Chicago USD 8

Japanese Bookbinding & Goshuinchō Workshop

 Sat, 04 Apr at 03:30 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 44

Japanese Bookbinding & Goshuinchō Workshop

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 44

Read & Run...& Rats

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:00 pm Fabrik Chicago Free

DnD Crochet Social Hour

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA USD 36

Book Event: Missy by Raghav Rao

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Get Lit: Art of the Cocktail

 Tue, 12 May at 05:30 pm American Writers Museum

Authors on Tap: Nora Lange and Lindsay Hunter

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Once Upon A Brunch for Book Lovers

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 43 to 69

Vintage Inspired Framed Book Page Floral Masterpiece

 Sun, 22 Mar at 11:00 am Beehive Bindery & Crafts USD 71

Under The Neon Lights Book Signing with Arriel Vinson

 Mon, 23 Mar at 04:00 pm Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library USD 0 to 22

Bunnies, Books & Chill

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Cuddle Bunny - Club, Care & Community USD 18

Bejeweled Bookcovers Sip and Create BYOB

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm LMN Wedge Studio & Gallery USD 26 to 50

The Stacks Meetup - Chicago Edition

 Sat, 04 Apr at 11:00 am The Book Cellar Free

Bookish Trivia Night

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm Passages Wine and Books Free

Book Launch Party

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:30 pm Chicago, Illinois

KEWN Purple Pages Book Club – Chicago Happy Hour

 Tue, 14 Apr at 05:30 pm Yasemi, A Modern Mediterranean Restaurant Free

Tuesdays Together: Story Time at the Smart

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

Taylor Wolfe, "Just a Busy Season" Book Tour

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 46

Great Chicago Books Club: Grady Chambers's Great Disasters

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Private Residence, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL (Streeterville)

Chicago New Books

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

International Brand Summit | Chicago Live

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am Downtown Chicago USD 159 to 212

SARAH BECAN "LET'S MAKE COCKTAILS" SIGNING/TASTING RELEASE EVENT

 Sat, 11 Apr at 05:00 pm 1845 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647

March Book Club w/ Three Avenues: The Hitch

 Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

Northwestern SPS MFA & MA Faculty Reading

Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm The Book Cellar

Daniel Louis Wyche - "The Care of Self and the Care of the Other" - Curtis J. Evans

 Fri, 17 Apr at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

Another Dimension #110: Remake

 Tue, 24 Mar at 08:00 pm Bucket O' Blood Books and Records

Didier Fassin - "Exile" - Khalid Lyamlahy

 Wed, 01 Apr at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

The Violence: My Family's Colombian War by Adriana E. Ramírez

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Performance & Book Signing | A Sexual History of the Internet

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611

Family Story Time: Cyclops of Central Park

 Fri, 20 Mar at 10:30 am National Hellenic Museum Free

Artists Book-Making Workshop led by Yoonshin Park

 Wed, 08 Apr at 01:00 pm Hyde Park Art Center Free

March Lobo Book Club: The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:00 pm Pizza Lobo-Andersonville Free

SKETCH / BOOK

 Mon, 30 Mar at 06:00 pm Quimby's Bookstore USD 45

Shut Up & Read: Silent Reading Party

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 7

You Don't Have To Say Goodbye, Say Thank You Book Talk w/ Stephanie Harris

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 21

Book Club AGA: Wheel of the Year

 Sat, 21 Mar at 04:00 pm The People’s Café

Modern Fiction Lilliput Bookclub: Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:30 pm Lilliput Books Free

Yoga & Books. The Lilith Fair Edition.

 Sun, 22 Mar at 09:00 am Lilliput Books USD 28

Asha Futterman - "Song of Gray" - Mary Helen Callier & Leah Flax Barber

 Tue, 31 Mar at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

After Hours with Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm Quimby's Bookstore Free

(3/31) Chi Book Club - Whole Book Discussion

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:30 pm Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant & Catering Free

Book Talk With Deborah Jiang-Stein

 Wed, 22 Apr at 04:30 pm 5733 S University Ave Free

Doorway to Oneness

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm SolFlo USD 50

After Sessions Book Club – April Gathering

 Fri, 03 Apr at 06:00 pm kibbitznest books, brews & blarney Free

Lilliput Books Turns One!

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am Lilliput Books Free

KASEY IRIS "GHOUL" RELEASE PARTY

 Sat, 09 May at 06:00 pm 1845 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647

April Book Club w/ Three Avenues: The Future Saints

 Sun, 19 Apr at 05:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

Borrowed Time Book Release Party

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm Experience 868 Events USD 159

Meet The Author - Neuroscientist Sarah Baldeo

 Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm Barbara's Bookstore Free

Book Scraps to Scrap Books with Regin Igloria

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm 1754 N Kimball Ave USD 29

Q&A and Book Signing with Sarah A. Bailey

 Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

I Hate My Job Chicago Launch Party

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Pilsen Community Books USD 0 to 61

Romanticon EPIPHANIES Reading Series

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm 1843 S Racine Ave Free

Today's Inspired Leader Vol VI Official Book Launch

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The Metropolitan USD 0 to 21

Story Makers: Write, Illustrate, and Bind your own Book

 Fri, 10 Jul at 09:00 am The WasteShed USD 215

"Salt Houses" by Hala Alyan

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm Nabala Cafe

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

Lady Lazarus

 Sun, 22 Mar at 07:00 pm Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro USD 0 to 13

The Stories We Carry: Book Talk w/Author Greg Archer ("Grace Revealed")

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave Free