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Come see the mystery! Come as an enigma! Two phantom writers are hidden in the store, but you won't be looking for them. You and the masked audience members around you will be watching the dueling stories fight for your attention side-by-side on screen. Will you also be part of the story? You won't know Read More

Come see the mystery! Come as an enigma! Two phantom writers are hidden in the store, but you won't be looking for them. You and the masked audience members around you will be watching the dueling stories fight for your attention side-by-side on screen. Will you also be part of the story? You won't know Read More

The big move is almost upon us! Since we will be packing up the entire store for our move to the Literacenter in May we ask that you hold off on donating books to our River North location after April 19th. Donations are always welcome at our Pilsen warehouse and drop boxes, or you can sign up Read More

The big move is almost upon us! Since we will be packing up the entire store for our move to the Literacenter in May we ask that you hold off on donating books to our River North location after April 19th. Donations are always welcome at our Pilsen warehouse and drop boxes, or you can sign up Read More

OPEN BOOKS AND LAUGH is a night of standup comedy directly supporting Open Books’ transformative reading and writing programs. Join us for amazing performances from some of the city’s best comedians and have some laughs to support literacy in Chicago!

OPEN BOOKS AND LAUGH is a night of standup comedy directly supporting Open Books’ transformative reading and writing programs. Join us for amazing performances from some of the city’s best comedians and have some laughs to support literacy in Chicago!

Join four of Chicago’s most prominent Asian American writers as they read from old work and new! Featuring: Nami Mun • Alec Nevala-Lee • Vu Tran • Wailin Wong 6 pm, May 1st at Open Books River North 213 W. Institute Place  Presented in partnership with Chicago Writers Conference

Join four of Chicago’s most prominent Asian American writers as they read from old work and new! Featuring: Nami Mun • Alec Nevala-Lee • Vu Tran • Wailin Wong 6 pm, May 1st at Open Books River North 213 W. Institute Place  Presented in partnership with Chicago Writers Conference

Independent bookstores are not just stores, they’re community centers and local anchors run by passionate readers. They are entire universes of ideas that contain the possibility of real serendipity. They are lively performance spaces and quiet places where aimless perusal is a day well spent. Open Books is proud to join Independent Bookstores around the country Read More