Books Events in Chicago
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American Writers Festival - American Writers Museum
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
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 - Harold Washington Library Center
Sun, 07 Jun at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
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
Book Event: We Dance Upon Demons by Vaishnavi Patel
Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
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
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
Trivia Tuesday: The Devil Wears Prada Edition
Tue, 28 Apr at 08:00 pm
3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60657
Book Event: Gina Frangello & Elizabeth Crane
Thu, 07 May 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
TJ Klune "We Burned So Bright" Book Signing
Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 43
An Evening with Scott Simon
Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm
First United Methodist Church of Chicago
USD 28 to 54
Book Event: Fat Swim by Emma Copley Eisenberg
Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm
Haymarket House
USD 6 to 39
HEATED RIVALRY – by Rachel Reid
Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm
Center on Halsted
Lee Bey - Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic and author
Fri, 08 May at 12:00 pm
Union League Club
Charles Joseph Smith Album Release Celebration
Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm
Elastic Arts
USD 13 to 18
Black Single Mother Book Talk and Signing with Jamilah Lemieux
Tue, 28 Apr at 06:00 pm
NEIU Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS)
USD 35
Offsite at Haymarket House: Tillie Walden
Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm
Haymarket House
USD 6
May Free Day at the American Writers Museum
Sun, 17 May at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
An Evening with Tiffany D. Cross: Love Me Book Talk & Signing
Tue, 12 May at 06:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 32
A Conversation with Hamid Ghanadan
Wed, 13 May at 04:00 pm
222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza
Free
Book Launch & Signing with Tiffany L. Warren | A Harlem Wedding
Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 27
A Conversation with Nick Cutter!
Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm
Seminary Co-op Bookstores
USD 40
Author event with Anna Sortino in conversation with Briana Johnson
Sat, 16 May at 06:30 pm
Three Avenues Bookshop
USD 0 to 24
Erin O’Brien "Dig In!" Cookbook signing with Monique Volz
Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm
The Book Cellar
USD 42
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trivia Night
Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm
Cultivate by Forbidden Root
USD 18 to 23
Japanese Bookbinding: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji
Thu, 16 Jul at 05:30 pm
Japanese Culture Center
USD 52
June Free Day at the American Writers Museum
Sun, 21 Jun at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
Memory Museum: Stories by M Lin
Sun, 03 May at 06:30 pm
Women & Children First
Free
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
Silent Bookclub @ Lilliput Books
Tue, 24 Mar
Lilliput Books
Free
August Free Day at the American Writers Museum
Sun, 16 Aug at 10:00 am
American Writers Museum
Free
Get Lit: Summer Book Fair
Tue, 11 Aug at 05:30 pm
American Writers Museum
USD 7 to 29
Book Event: Ugly: A Letter to My Daughter by Stephanie Fairyington
Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Free Street Presents: spark
Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm
1419 W Blackhawk St
USD 0 to 30
Get Lit: Art of the Cocktail
Tue, 12 May at 05:30 pm
American Writers Museum
Book Event: The Very Definition of Love by Sophia Benoit
Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
An Evening with Anjanette Young - Book Signing and Talk
Sat, 02 May at 04:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 0 to 31
Japanese Bookbinding & Goshuinchō Workshop
Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm
Japanese Culture Center
USD 44
Tuesday Funk #170 - May 5, 2026
Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm
5148 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60640
Read & Run Chicago Turns 5: A Chicago Cookbook Potluck
Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm
Fabrik Chicago
USD 0 to 18
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
More Calm, Less Stress: An Experiential Evening with Author Megy Karydes
Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm
Fabrik Chicago
USD 55
Book Event: Where You'll Find Us by Jen St. Jude
Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Auntie Shelia's Bingo Night
Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 8
Artist Talk & Book Signing with Craig Semetko | Leica Store Chicago
Fri, 01 May at 11:00 am
800 N Michigan Ave
Free
Chicago Indian Literature Festival
Sat, 30 May at 09:00 am
The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
USD 10 to 50
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
Chicago New Books
Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm
Poetry Foundation
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
Japanese Bookbinding: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji
Sat, 27 Jun at 10:30 am
International Museum of Surgical Science
USD 50
Vintage Inspired Framed Book Page Floral Masterpiece
Sun, 10 May at 11:00 am
Beehive Bindery & Crafts
USD 71
Chicago Book Launch: A Celebration of Orange
Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
Free
LOST PROPHET: The Life & Times of BAYARD RUSTIN – by John D'Emilio - Author Coming
Tue, 21 Jul at 07:00 pm
Center on Halsted
Dorothy's Silent Book Club!
Sun, 12 Apr at 06:00 pm
Dorothy
Free
Bunnies, Books & Chill
Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm
Cuddle Bunny - Club, Care & Community
USD 18
Taylor Wolfe, "Just a Busy Season" Book Tour
Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 46
Northwestern SPS MFA & MA Faculty Reading
Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm
The Book Cellar
Book Signing & Panel with Tamika Thompson | The Curse of Hester Gardens
Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 32
Books & Brunch for Kids with Jessica Newman
Sun, 17 May at 12:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 11 to 28
Redeem A Nation Book Signing with Damario Solomon-Simmons
Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm
Da Book Joint
USD 6 to 36
Tuesdays Together: Story Time at the Smart
Tue, 30 Jun at 10:00 am
Smart Museum of Art
Free
Jibz Cameron: Hell in a Handbag
Sat, 23 May at 07:30 pm
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Free
Gals Get Lit! Sci-Fi + Fantasy Book Club - The Fifth Season
Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm
2732 N Pine Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Another Dimension #111: Freezing Point
Tue, 28 Apr at 08:00 pm
Bucket O' Blood Books and Records
KASEY IRIS "GHOUL" RELEASE PARTY
Sat, 09 May at 06:00 pm
1845 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647
Shorties - A Reading Series - May 2026
Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm
The Bad Apple
Free
History of the Marathon in Chicago: A Lecture
Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm
Little Italy Branch, Chicago Public Library
Free
After Sessions Book Club: My Grandmother’s Hands (May Gathering)
Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm
Tapster Lincoln Park
Free
I Hate My Job Chicago Launch Party
Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm
Pilsen Community Books
USD 0 to 61
Green Card Youth Voices: Chicago Reading
Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Sara Moslener - "After Purity"
Fri, 08 May at 04:00 pm
5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637
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 Event: "Don't Fight Back" by Meg Stone
Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
May Middle Grade Morning Release Party
Tue, 05 May at 07:00 am
Three Avenues Bookshop
USD 6 to 24
Lora McLaughlin Peterson, "LORAfied"
Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 53
Today's Inspired Leader Vol VI Official Book Launch
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm
The Metropolitan
USD 0 to 21
End of Book BOTM Discussion w/ Abby
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm
Barcocina Lakeview
Free
From Death Row to HIV/AIDS: Grace Unbound in Chicago
Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm
Chef Art Smith’s Reunion, Navy Pier, East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Free
Q&A and Book Signing with Sarah A. Bailey
Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm
The Last Chapter Book Shop
USD 27
Falco and Book Play Jerry Garcia
Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm
Garcias Chicago
Book Scraps to Scrap Books with Regin Igloria
Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm
1754 N Kimball Ave
USD 29
Once Upon A Brunch for Book Lovers
Sun, 19 Apr
Da Book Joint
USD 43 to 69
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
Was War Good for the Book Trade? with Andrew Pettegree
Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm
David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago
Free
Past the Pain: A Book Talk with Anjanette Young
Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm
LoSAH Center of Hope
Free
Women Who Run With the Wolves Book Club
Sun, 17 May at 07:00 pm
Tribe, A Healing Arts Community
USD 130
Book Fair at Beermiscuous!
Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm
Beermiscuous
Free
Built for More Workshop & Book Signing
Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm
Chicago
Free
Story Makers: Write, Illustrate, and Bind your own Book
Fri, 10 Jul at 09:00 am
The WasteShed
USD 215
BartleBook Club—April Meeting
Thu, 30 Apr at 07:30 pm
Bartleby’s Homemade Ice Cream
Free
Learn to Play Bloomchasers at Barnes & Noble
Wed, 29 Apr at 01:30 pm
Barnes & Noble
Free
Book Launch Celebration for Freedom Quest: A Love Story
Sun, 03 May at 05:00 pm
Jarvis Square Tavern
Free
Sip & Make - Flip Books!
Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm
Elliott Rayner Studio
USD 23
The Island - Natasha Preston
Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm
The Mager Image Studio
Women Evolving: Igniting Growth, Healing, and Transformation™ (2026)
Sat, 19 Sep at 10:00 am
6520 S Cicero Ave
USD 135 to 162
Patricio del Real: Constructing Latin America
Thu, 25 Jun at 06:00 pm
Graham Foundation
Free
✨ Book Two | Studio Déchiré Book Club ✨
Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm
Fabrik
Free
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