Friday 4/3: Charles McLeod and Ryan Ridge read from their respective collections, Settlers of Unassigned Lands and American Homes. City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m.
Peter Turchi discusses writing as “puzzle, mystery and magic” at The Book Cellar, 7 p.m.
Kristy Bowen reads from major characters in minor films, her most recent collection of poems. Quimby’s Bookstore, 7 p.m.
Saturday 4/4: The Poetry Foundation Library is open for Special Saturday Hours, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Blue Balliett celebrates the launch of Pieces and Players at Seminary Co-op’s 57th Street Books, 3 p.m.
In These Times associate editor Mica David Roediger talks to Seizing Freedom: Slave Emancipation and Liberty for All author David Roediger at Seminary Co-op, 4 p.m.
Scott Martelle, author of Luckiest Man, Opening Day, Get Capone, The Birth of the Pill, and The Madman and The Assassin converses with Jonathan Eig at City Lit Books, 5 p.m.
Sunday 4/5: Chris Tonelli, Ben Fama, Kathleen Rooney, Monica McClure, and Niina Pollari read contemporary poetry for Galactic Pinwheel. Open Books, 3 p.m.
Monday 4/6: David Krugler talks to Margaret Storey about 1919, the Year of Racial Violence: How African Americans Fought Back at Seminary Co-op. 6 p.m.
Tuesday 4/7: Family Guy writer and producer Kirker Butler chats with Chris Abani about his new book, Pretty Ugly. 7 p.m. at Theater Wit, $5.
April’s Poetry off the Shelf is presented in partnership with Third Man Books and features Rachel Bell, Larry O. Dean, S. Whitney Holmes, Janaka Stucky, and Ken Vandermark. The Poetry Foundation, 7 p.m.
Mikki Kendall, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Parker Molloy, Christian Picciolini, and Sara Ross Witt get funky at Hopleaf’s monthly reading series. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 4/8: Jazz up your evening with Mary Morris and her new book. Harold Washington Library, 6 p.m.
Whisky Advocate managing editor and Tasting Whiskey author Lew Bryson hosts–you guessed it–a whiskey tasting in conjunction with the recent publication of his book. Fountainhead, 6:30 p.m.
Ann Aguirre launches The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things with a trip to The Book Cellar. 7 p.m.
In Women in Late Life, Martha Holstein offers critical perspectives on gender and age. The former associate director of the American Society on Aging delves into the topic at Women & Children First, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 4/9: You can Meet Mr. Yeats at the Art Institute of Chicago’s Fullerton Hall. Presented with the Poetry Foundation and the Consulate General of Ireland, 6:30 p.m.
