Notable Chicago
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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 is back this month to entertain on the theme “Back…
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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. The magazine is celebrating issue #29 at The Book Cellar,…
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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, author of In the Course of Human Events (Soft Skull…
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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 8/16: Lauren Francis-Sharma is at 57th Street Books to promote…
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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 8/9: The Chicago Publishers Resource Center hosts a three-hour writing…
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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 Christine Sneed are joined by Simone Muench and Sarah Hollenbeck.…
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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 French; Civil-War-era Harper’s magazines; and many selections of Chinese and…
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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. Sánchez and Richard Blanco. 7:30 p.m. Saturday 7/19: Lori Rader-Day…
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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 Social Club in the West Loop, 7 p.m. Loose Chicks…
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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 week features Ryan Duke, Dina Facklis, Jo Feldman, Thom Gaughan…
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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 be joined by Cheryl Lu-Lien, Joe Meno, Richard Thomas and…
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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 bookstore one of the best independent booksellers in the country, and…