Notable Chicago: 9/5—911
Friday 9/5: David Tabak, author of the short story collection Lather Rinse Repeat, presents a reading of two short stories at City Lit Books. 6:30 p.m. The Naked Girls Reading…
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Notable Chicago: 8/29—9/4
Friday 8/29: After Hours is a literary magazine that publishes writing and art by Chicagoans, even ones who once lived here but then made the insane decision to move away.…
Notable Chicago 8/22–8/28
Friday 8/22: City Lit Books hosts a reading, signing, and conversation with two novelists with recent releases. Josh Weil, author of The Great Glass Sea (Grove Press) and Mike Harvkey,…
Notable Chicago: 8/15–8/21
Friday 8/15: Quimby’s celebrates the second printing of Jeff Zwirek’s self-published graphic novel, Burning Building Comix. Slate called it “the most inventively made comic of the year.” 7 p.m. Saturday…
Notable Chicago: 8/8–8/14
Friday 8/8: Quimby’s hosts the “Breakup Party,” an evening of lectures and zine readings presented by Vice Versa Press. Julia Arredondo, Melissa Smith, and Vanessa Viruet read. 7 p.m. Saturday…
Notable Chicago: 8/1–8/7
Friday 8/1: Start your weekend at Women and Children First Books for the BYOB event “Written in Chicago,” in celebration of the Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference. Faculty Peggy Shiner and…
Notable Chicago: 7/25–7/31
Friday 7/25: The Newberry Library celebrates its 30th annual Book Fair today through Sunday. Highlights of the sale items include a swath of 17th and 18th century French literature, in…
Notable Chicago: 7/18–7/24
Friday 7/18: Palabra Pura is a bilingual poetry reading presented by the Guild Literary Complex, held upstairs at La Bruquena in Humboldt Park. This month features readings by Erika L.…
Notable Chicago: 7/11–7/17
Friday 7/11: Naked Girls Reading is a “group of beautiful ladies who love to read naked.” They have chapters in 23 cities across the globe. Chicago’s is at the Everleigh…
Notable Chicago: 7/4–7/10
Friday 7/4: Happy 4th of July! Saturday 7/5: The Paper Machete is a live weekly magazine where comedians, journalists, and other performers deliver commentary on current events and American culture. This…
Notable Chicago: 6/27–7/3
Friday 6/27: Women and Children First Books kicks off a big weekend in Chicago with a panel discussion, “Writing and Editing Noir,” moderated by the award-winning journalist, Mei-Ling Hopgood. She’ll…
Notable Chicago: 6/20–6/26
Friday 6/20: Maria Venegas stops into Women and Children First Books to read from and discuss her memoir, Bulletproof Vest: The Ballad of an Outlaw and His Daughter. Where just named the…