Notable Chicago

Saturday 12/13: City Lit hosts a reading and signing by Chicago teacher and writer Jessie Ann Foley, who’s promoting her first novel, The Carnival at Bray. 5 p.m.  Unabridged Books invites…

Friday 12/5: The Interview Show is back at The Hideout, featuring Jonathan Eig, among others. 6:30 p.m. Saturday 12/6: The third annual Chicago Book Expo is at Columbia College and…

Saturday 11/22: RoscoeBooks is the newest independent bookstore in the city, and its Grand Opening is today. Stop by and say hello, have some refreshments, and buy a book. 3 p.m. …

Friday 11/14:  Seminary Co-op Bookstore hosts two poets with collections out this year from University of Wisconsin Press. Joanne Diaz, author of My Favorite Tyrants and Angela Sorby, author of…

Friday 11/7:  57th Street Books is a South Side favorite, and tonight a Cuban literary star, Yoss, is in conversation with Dominican literary star, Rey Andújar. These guys love talking…

Friday 10/31: Caitlin Doughty, host of the video series Ask a Mortician, is at the Packer Gallery in promotion of her memoir, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons…

Friday 10/24: David Bell is at The Book Cellar to promote his novel The Forgotten Girl. 7 p.m. Saturday 10/25: The Chicago Humanities Festival kicks off today in celebration of…

Friday 10/17: The inaugural Lit & Luz Festival is underway at the School of the Art Institute, featuring authors and visual artists exploring the historical contexts of both Mexico City…

Friday 10/10: Registration for the Chicago Writers Conference is open, but ends today. Writers can attend lectures, writing workshops, and have one-on-ones with editors and agents. Special Guests include Christine…

Friday 10/3: Registration for the Chicago Writers Conference is open, but ends a week from today. Writers can attend lectures, writing workshops, and have one-on-ones with editors and agents. Special…

Friday 9/26: It’s Banned Books Week, and City Lit Books celebrates in a big way by inviting local writers and high school students to read passages from banned masterpieces. Some…

Friday 9/19: Claire Zulkey’s getting the original lineup of Funny Ha-Ha back together at The Hideout for an evening of storytelling, reminiscing, and hilarity. Mark Bazer, Kevin Guilfoile, John Green,…