Friday 6/19: Poets Nate Klug and Anthony Opal present their respective collections, Anyone and ACTION, at Seminary Co-op. 6 p.m.
Local writer Ben Tanzer reads from The New York Stories: Three Volumes in One Collection. Rachel Slotnick, Matt Rowan, Joseph G. Peterson, and Cyn Vargas join him at City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m.
The Rules of Inheritance author and grief therapist Claire Bidwell Smith explores the afterlife in her new book, After This. Women & Children First, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 6/20: Catie Disabato launches her new book, The Ghost Network. The Book Cellar, 7 p.m.
You’re Being Ridiculous! This month’s PRIDE show moves to Women & Children First. All donations (suggested $10) benefit the performers and the Women’s Voices Fund. BYOB, 7 p.m.
Tuesday 6/23: Joseph Luzzi lectures on his book, In a Dark Wood: What Dante Taught Me About Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love. Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, 6 p.m.
Wednesday 6/24: Sarah Ruhl talks poetry, playwriting, and 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write. Poetry Foundation, 7 p.m.
Thursday 6/25: Jami Attenberg introduces Saint Mazie at The Book Cellar, 7 p.m.