Friday 6/3: Ryo Yamaguchi and Michael Autrey read at the launch party for the second issue of Prodigal. City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m.
Write to Release launches their literary journal, Write to Release Review, at The Book Cellar, 7 p.m.
Tuesday 6/7: Join Guild Complex to celebrate the fourth annual BrooksDay at the Chicago Cultural Center. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Wednesday 6/8: Pop-Up Poetry! Richie Hofmann reads at the Art Institute of Chicago as part of a series that marks the reopening of the Contemporary Collection. The Modern Wing’s Griffin Court, 12 p.m.
Elizabeth Berg lectures on character, place, and dialogue at The Book Cellar. 7 p.m.
Thursday 6/9: Ilana Manaster shares excerpts from her new novel, Doreen. City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m.
Women & Children First hosts an in-store reading, signing, and Q&A with Jane Hamilton (The Excellent Lombard). 7 p.m.
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