Great Bakes: Modern Classic Recipes from the Midwest by Martin Sorge
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Andersonville
Literature Talks in Chicago worth going out for.
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An Evening with Michael Lewis
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Loop
Book Launch: THE SPIRITS by Bonnie Jo Campbell
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Andersonville
Book Launch: Monster in the Mirror by Janasha Prabhu
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Andersonville
Black Poetry Day Readings & Reflections
Sat, Oct 17 · 1:00 PM
Chicago Loop
Off-site: EXHIBIT G: Poems, Essays, and Photographs of Gaza by Fady Joudah
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Uptown
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Mon, Oct 12 · 6:30 PM
Mission Impossible Book Club, 2nd Monday, Monthly In-Person Group
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Mon, Oct 12 · 7:00 PM
Banned Books Book Group
Women & Children First · Andersonville
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Great Bakes: Modern Classic Recipes from the Midwest by Martin Sorge
Women & Children First · Andersonville
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
BYOBook | Vigil Marathon
Parkes Hall · Evanston
Wed, Oct 14 · 4:30 AM
Latinx Book Club
DePaul University - Schmitt Academic Center · Sheffield & DePaul
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Hot Flashes & Fierce Tales - Stories from Menopause, Midlife, and Beyond
Skokie Theatre - Performing Arts Center · Skokie
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
An Evening with Michael Lewis
Rubloff Auditorium · Chicago Loop
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
David Byrne – Sleeping Beauties Book Tour
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture · Lake View
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Book Launch: THE SPIRITS by Bonnie Jo Campbell
Women & Children First · Andersonville
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Book Launch: Monster in the Mirror by Janasha Prabhu
Women & Children First · Andersonville
Sat, Oct 17 · 2:00 PM
Omar Opera Insights
North Park University · North Park
Sat, Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
Uncle Time Book Launch Party
The Whistler · Logan Square
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Sat, Oct 17 · 1:00 PM
Black Poetry Day Readings & Reflections
American Writers Museum · Chicago Loop
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Classics of Women's Literature Book Group
Women & Children First · Andersonville
Mon, Oct 19 · 10:15 AM
Hearts of Readers
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:30 PM
Mission Impossible Book Club, 1st Tuesday, Every Other Month In-Person Group (Event 3 of 5)
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:30 PM
Women's Book Group
Women & Children First · Andersonville
Wed, Oct 21 · 2:00 PM
Mission Impossible Book Club, 3rd Wednesday, Monthly In-Person Group
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Gen Z Opera Insights on Omar
Northwestern Campus · Streeterville
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Off-site: EXHIBIT G: Poems, Essays, and Photographs of Gaza by Fady Joudah
Haymarket House · Uptown
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Brass Tack’s Gold Coast Literary Club hosted by Ladies Who Lit
Brass Tack · Rush & Division
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
We Radiant Things: Notes on Being Alien and Becoming Cyborg by Franny Choi
Women & Children First · Andersonville
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Teen Lit Author Panel: Terrifying Tales with K. Ancrum, Don Martin, and Markelle Grabo
Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago Public Library · Lincoln Square
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Evanston Authors Book Fair
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM
Homeowners in Conversation with Author Kristine Hansen
The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association · Oak Park
Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
Virtual True Crime Book Club - Highway of Tears
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Better Off Read Book Club - The lost and found
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Emily Oaks Book Club (Oct.)
Emily Oaks Nature Center · Skokie
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Book Club ONLINE
Swedish American Museum · Andersonville
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:30 PM
Mission Impossible Book Club
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Mon, Nov 2 · 10:30 AM
Crown Storytime for Preschoolers and Toddlers
Evanston Public Library Robert Crown Branch · Evanston
Wed, Nov 4 · 1:30 PM
Drag Storytime with Mrs. Yuka
Evanston Public Library Robert Crown Branch · Evanston
Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM
The Final Word Audience Discussion: Sisters
Writers Theatre · Glencoe
Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
Creativity and Protected Speech, Part 1: "Why Self Publish Under Fascism?" By Marc Fischer
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Tue, Nov 10 · 10:30 AM
Time for Twos
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Thu, Nov 12 · 3:00 PM
Mission Impossible Book Club, 2nd Thursday, Monthly Virtual Group
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
Jammie Time
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Tue, Nov 17 · 7:30 PM
Criminal Presents: An Evening with Phoebe Judge
The Vic Theatre · Lake View East
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:30 PM
Fran Lebowitz
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie · Skokie
Mon, Nov 23 · 10:30 AM
Drop-in Family Storytime
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Mon, Nov 23 · 10:30 AM
Hearts of Readers Storytime at Crown!
Evanston Public Library Robert Crown Branch · Evanston
Tue, Dec 1 · 6:30 PM
Mission Impossible Book Club, 1st Tuesday, Every Other Month In-Person Group
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Mon, Dec 7 · 6:00 PM
History Book Discussion Group: The Gales of November by John U. Bacon
University Library · Evanston
Wed, Dec 30 · 6:30 PM
Better off Read Book Club - Erasure
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Tue, Jun 1 · 6:30 PM
Mission Impossible Book Club, 1st Tuesday, Every Other Month In-Person Group (Event 5 of 5)
Evanston Public Library · Evanston
Fri, Jun 4 · 10:30 AM
Seniors’ Circle
Austin-Irving Branch, Chicago Public Library · Portage Park
Sat, Jul 3 · 2:30 PM
Comic Book Roundtable: The Spider-Verse
Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago Public Library · Lincoln Square
Sat, Aug 7 · 2:30 PM
Comic Book Roundtable: Superman and Brainiac
Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago Public Library · Lincoln Square
Hernan Diaz: In Conversation with Greta Johnsen
Studebaker Theater · Chicago Loop
The Green Room: A Special Edition with Matthew Libby
Writers Theatre · Glencoe
Comic Book Roundtable: Batgirl and the Bat-Family
Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago Public Library · Lincoln Square
Weekly Morning Story Time at Women & Children First
Women & Children First · Andersonville
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I go through what's actually on nearby and keep only the ones worth the trip. Nobody pays to be on this list.
Is everything here still happening?
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