Once Upon a Crime: Zygmunt Miłoszewski, Sara Paretsky, and Laura Caldwell in Conversation with Alison Flowers

Join Zygmunt Miłoszewski, one of the most exciting young voices in the new wave of Polish crime fiction, on his bestselling new book Rage, in conversation with New York Times best-selling detective fiction author Sara Paretsky, best known for her novels with female protagonist V.I. Warshawski, and Laura Caldwell, a former civil trial attorney, director of the Life After Innocence program and Read More

Once Upon a Crime: Zygmunt Miłoszewski, Sara Paretsky, and Laura Caldwell in Conversation with Alison Flowers

Join Zygmunt Miłoszewski, one of the most exciting young voices in the new wave of Polish crime fiction, on his bestselling new book Rage, in conversation with New York Times best-selling detective fiction author Sara Paretsky, best known for her novels with female protagonist V.I. Warshawski, and Laura Caldwell, a former civil trial attorney, director of the Life After Innocence program and Read More

Storytime Cancelled On 5/26

Please note that our Thursday, May 26th Storytime will be cancelled due to the space being used for a Student Author launch from our ReadThenWrite program. See you on Saturday or the follow Thursday and thank you for supporting our literacy programs like ReadThenWrite!

Storytime Cancelled On 5/26

Please note that our Thursday, May 26th Storytime will be cancelled due to the space being used for a Student Author launch from our ReadThenWrite program. See you on Saturday or the follow Thursday and thank you for supporting our literacy programs like ReadThenWrite!

North River ReadThenWrite Author Launch

Join us on May 26 as we toast our students on becoming newly published authors! The amazing kids at North River's ReadThenWrite program will be reading and signing copies from the collection of their writing at Open Books West Loop.

North River ReadThenWrite Author Launch

Join us on May 26 as we toast our students on becoming newly published authors! The amazing kids at North River's ReadThenWrite program will be reading and signing copies from the collection of their writing at Open Books West Loop.

Lavender Voices

Lavender Voices lifts up the voices of queer women in Chicago through storytelling and community. Each night we meet brings new perspectives, new art forms, and new experiences. If you’re a storyteller yourself or a lover of stories, join us this month on Friday, May 27 at 7:00 pm.

Lavender Voices

Lavender Voices lifts up the voices of queer women in Chicago through storytelling and community. Each night we meet brings new perspectives, new art forms, and new experiences. If you’re a storyteller yourself or a lover of stories, join us this month on Friday, May 27 at 7:00 pm.

Open Books West Loop CLOSED

Open Books West Loop is closed Monday, May 30th for the Memorial Day holiday. Book donations of four boxes or less can still be dropped off in our dropbox directly south of the store on Couch Place.