Friday 9/9: Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes reads from her novel The Sleeping World at City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m., free.
Join the Library Book Club at The Poetry Foundation to discuss Erratic Facts by Kay Ryan. Space is limited, so reserve your spot. 12:30 p.m., free.
Sunday 9/11: As always, the Uptown Poetry slam is going down at The Green Mill. Open mic starts at 7 p.m. followed by the slam itself. $7, 21+.
The That’s All She Wrote reading series returns with readings by Ruth Kaufman, Margaret Ghielmetti, David Barish, and Sean Patrick Keen. Great Lakes Tattoo, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 9/14: Join the Poetry Center of Chicago at City Lit Books for the September installment of the Six Points Reading Series, with readings by Toby Altman and Maggie Queeney. 6:30 p.m., free.
Thursday 9/15: Visit The Book Cellar to hear Nathan Hill read from his debut novel The Nix. 7 p.m., free.
Head to Women & Children First to celebrate Gina Frangello and her new novel Every Kind of Waiting! 7:30 p.m., free.
The Poetry Foundation’s Pop-Up Poetry series at the Art Institute of Chicago continues with a reading by Eve Ewing. The Modern Wing’s Griffin Court, 6:30 p.m. Free for members or with museum admission.
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