Friday 1/9: Every Friday, Powell’s Bookstore University Village hosts free readings for children at 10 a.m. This week’s provides one last extracurricular literary hurrah before the little ones’ winter break ends!
Have a laugh (and a drink) with comedy group The Kates at The Book Cellar. 8 p.m., free.
Sunday 1/11: Women & Children First’s Feminist Book Group will gather for this year’s first meeting to select readings for the next six months. Join them at 6:30 p.m. to do so over a potluck.
Monday 1/12: Scott Turow discusses the rights of authors in the digital age at Harold Washington Library. 6 p.m., free.
Tuesday 1/13: The Drinking Gourd Poetry Prize is a first-book award that honors writers of color. Willie Lin, this year’s winner, will appear for a celebration at the Poetry Foundation along with author Chris Abani and musician Tatsu Aoki. 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 1/14: Tim Johnston reads from his book Descent at The Book Cellar, 7 p.m.
Thursday 1/15: Jac Jemc, author of A Different Bed Everytime, and Aaron Burch, author of How to Predict the Weather, read from their respective works at The Book Cellar. 7 p.m., free.