Notable Chicago: 12/9–12/15
Sunday 12/11: 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+. Tuesday 12/13:…
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Notable Chicago: 12/2–12/8
Friday 12/2: Poetry Night at City Lit Books! Valerie Hsiung, author of the new book e f g: a trilogy, will be reading from her work, along with Julia Cohen, Hannah…
Notable Chicago: 11/18–11/24
Friday 11/18: Fifth Wednesday Journal presents a reading by Tony Triglio, Christina Pugh, Richard Jones, and Sheila Donohue at The Book Cellar. 7 p.m., free. Tara Betts will read from…
Notable Chicago: 11/11–11/17
Friday 11/11: 2015 National Book Award finalist Ross Gay reads from his collection of poems, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. Blanc Gallery, 6 p.m.,…
Notable Chicago: 11/4–11/10
Friday 11/4: Lori Tharps reads from her new book Same Family, Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America’s Diverse Families at Women & Children First. 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 11/5: Head…
Notable Chicago: 10/28–11/3
Friday 10/28: Visit the UrbanTheater Company for a reading and conversation with Martín Espada, moderated by Eduardo Arocho. 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation. Saturday 10/29: Jonathan Lethem reads from his…
Notable Chicago: 10/21–10/27
Friday 10/21: Head to The Book Cellar to celebrate the paperback release of Bonnie Jo Campbell‘s newest book of stories Mothers, Tell Your Daughters. 7 p.m., free. Saturday 10/22: Head back…
Notable Chicago: 7/14–7/20
Friday 10/14: Visit City Lit Books to hear Cuban sci-fi novelist Yoss read from his book Super Extra Grande. Yoss will be joined by local author Rey Anduhjar. 6:30 p.m.,…
Notable Chicago: 10/7–10/13
Friday 10/7: Visit Seminary Co-op Bookstore to hear Aaron Schuster read from The Trouble with Pleasure: Deleuze and Psychoanalysis. 6 p.m., free. Saturday 10/8: Quraysh Ali Lansana reads from A…
Notable Chicago: 9/30–10/6
Friday 9/30: Patricia Skalka reads from the third installment in the Dave Cubiak series, Death in Cold Water. Women & Children First, 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 10/1: Join Maryse Meijer…
Notable Chicago: 9/23–9/29
Friday 9/23: Join the Bitter Women Book Club at City Lit Books as they discuss The Sundial by Shirley Jackson! 6:30 p.m., free. Julie Tarney reads from her book My…
Notable Chicago: 9/16–9/22
Friday 9/16: Don’t miss the Wicker Park & West Town Lit Fest from Thursday–Sunday! Readers and include Bill Ayers, Halle Butler, Adam Levin, Zoe Zolbrod, Toni Nealie, Quraysh Ali Lansana,…