Open Books' former Teaching Artist, Chirskira Caillouet will be performing selected pieces of her debut poetry collection "Honey Licorice," with a signing afterwards. The event will start at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 25th. Come out and support not only one of our own but a 2014 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award semi-finalist and Flow2 member.
Join us for the official launch of Dragonfish by Vu Tran at Open Books West Loop on August 3 at 6 pm! Vu Tran’s Dragonfish is that rare hybrid marvel―a literary thriller, a narrative of migration and loss that upends the conventions of any form,” says Dinaw Mengestu, author of All Our Names. Join us for a reading and Read More
Join us for the official launch of Dragonfish by Vu Tran at Open Books West Loop on August 3 at 6 pm! Vu Tran’s Dragonfish is that rare hybrid marvel―a literary thriller, a narrative of migration and loss that upends the conventions of any form,” says Dinaw Mengestu, author of All Our Names. Join us for a reading and Read More
Join the Chicago Nerd Social Club as they host a panel on all things Holmesian! Sunday August 9 at Open Books West Loop.
Join the Chicago Nerd Social Club as they host a panel on all things Holmesian! Sunday August 9 at Open Books West Loop.
The Open Book Club returns on August 11 with a discussion of Bill Hillmann's Mozos, featuring an appearance from Hillmann himself! With a journalist's ear for detail, master-storyteller "Buffalo" Bill Hillmann narrates his decade-long journey of self-discovery, exploring his transformation from wasted ex-Golden Gloves champ lost in street brawls and cocaine deals on the Chicago streets Read More
The Open Book Club returns on August 11 with a discussion of Bill Hillmann's Mozos, featuring an appearance from Hillmann himself! With a journalist's ear for detail, master-storyteller "Buffalo" Bill Hillmann narrates his decade-long journey of self-discovery, exploring his transformation from wasted ex-Golden Gloves champ lost in street brawls and cocaine deals on the Chicago streets Read More
Join us at our West Loop store for a lunchtime reading and Q&A with New York Times Best-selling author Sara Paretsky on August 19 at 12:30 pm. Sara will read from her latest book Brush Back. No one would accuse V. I. Warshawski of backing down Read More
Join us at our West Loop store for a lunchtime reading and Q&A with New York Times Best-selling author Sara Paretsky on August 19 at 12:30 pm. Sara will read from her latest book Brush Back. No one would accuse V. I. Warshawski of backing down Read More
Open Books West Loop will host its first sidewalk sale on August 20-23. We'll bring a glorious collection of books outside for you to peruse and purchase. All paperback books will be $3, all hardcover will be $4, and all kids' books will be $2. Plus, all members of Open Books West Loop will receive 20% off Read More