Here are some book-related, word-inspired, and otherwise literary Chicago events to help kick off 2022. Each event is open to the public, but registration or tickets might be required (and you’ll want to support the writers by buying their books!). Wed 1/19, 6:30 PM: City Lit Books co-presents its regular Poetry Salon in an online […]
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Broadway in Chicago Summer Concert in Millennium Park, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
James Brown vs. Charlie Brown, iO’s Musical Improv Festival, and more things to do August 14-17
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Van Jones at the Chicago Theatre, a rededication of Daley Plaza’s Picasso, and more of the best things to do this week
Amy Day honors Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Andersonville Dinner Crawl, and more happenings August 7-10
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A Langston Hughes birthday celebration, Chicago Voices, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Rhino Poetry, Drive-By Truckers, and more happenings from January 30-February 2.
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Chicago Chef Week, Lyra Hill, and more to do during the next few days
Shout Your Abortion, Josh Rosenthal, and more happenings from April 18-21.
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Josh Rosenthal of Tompkins Square reads from his new crate-digging memoir
On Wednesday at City Lit Books, Josh Rosenthal will read from The Record Store of the Mind (and guitarist Michael Vallera will play a solo set).
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Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Bacon Month kicks off, and more to do this week
First Tuesdays with Mick and Ben, Afro-Futurism, and more happenings from April 4-7
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 10/10: Supernatural Chicago, Tony Magee, and Matt Ulery
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, October 9
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Shop local during Chicago Independent Bookstore Day
Indie booksellers band together for Chicago Independent Bookstore Day on July 12.
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 12/21: Christine Sneed, Sappho’s Salon, and winter-solstice drinking
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, December 21
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“Lackey to myself” D.T. Max at City Lit tonight
The New Yorker staff writer and David Foster Wallace biographer reads and takes questions; Mark Caro moderates.
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 11/12: Favianna Rodriguez, “Turn of Phrase,” and D.T. Max
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, November 12
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 8/21: Opera Underground Cruise, Mary Gauthier, and Two Authors Talking
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, August 21
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The terrific novel you missed: Are you Happy Now?
Katherine Shonk reads from her overlooked 2010 novel, Happy Now?, at City Lit.
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Tomorrow, Reader writers read from new books on sports
Mike Lenehan and Ted Cox read from their new sports books Friday.