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Aug15
bookstore coxy event
PastAuthor EventRomanceEvanston

Bookstore Romance Day Cozy Fantasy Party

7:00 PM • Saturday, August 15, 2026Booked$33.08

Don't let the state of world get you down: come get cozy and fantastical at Booked! We're celebrating Bookstore Romance Day with Jaleigh Johnson, author of the magical new book The Reimagining of Thornwood House. We'll have whimsical snacks, whimsical non-alcoholic drinks, whimsical craft projects (all supplies provided), plus you'll get to meet Jaleigh and spend time with other cozy fantasy readers! THERE WILL BE SO MUCH WHIMSY THAT YOUR HEART WILL EXPLODE IN JOY!

Jun26
downpour
PastAuthor EventPicture BooksEvanston

Meet the Authors at EPL: Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata

10:30 AM • Friday, June 26, 2026Evanston Public LibraryPresented by BookedFree

Evanston Public Library invites you to meet Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata, the internationally known Japanese creative team behind the 2025 picture book Downpour: Splish! Splash! Ker-Splash! Enjoy a bilingual Japanese and English reading of this book, a sensory-rich story about a young boy enjoying a summer rainstorm. Booked will have copies of the book for sale at the event. For children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration required; find all the details on the library's website.

Jun20
Searching for Wocks!
PastAuthor EventPicture BooksEvanston

Searching for Wocks Launch Party and Storytime with Lucy Knisley

10:30 AM • Saturday, June 20, 2026Art Makers OutpostPresented by BookedFree

Booked is partnering with Art Makers Outpost to celebrate Lucy Knisley's newest picture book, Searching for Wocks! Join us for storytime with Lucy, rock painting, and the inaugural installation of the Temporary Wocks Museum! You can BYOW (bring your own wock) to display in the museum! All wocks will return to wock collectors after being displayed, along with their museum placard. We will also have an Adopt-a-Wock box for anyone who needs a new wock. The event is free; please RSVP on Eventbrite. Also, if you preorder Searching for Wocks from Booked, you'll get EXCLUSIVE wocks washi tape, designed by Lucy

Jun14
The Adventurers Guild Book Club
PastBook ClubMiddle GradeEvanston

Adventurers Guild: The Missing Magic of Sparrow Xia

1:30 PM • Sunday, June 14, 2026Booked$25

Adventurers Guild: The Missing Magic of Sparrow Xia Event Presenter/Author Abby & Alicia Event Location Booked The Adventurers Guild Book Club is reading The Missing Magic of Sparrow Xia! The Adventurers Guild Book Club is for middle grade (ages 8-12) readers of fantasy and adventure. A monthly membership in the guild includes the book, an awesome package of bookish goodies, and participation in the Guild meeting. Program registration required. Email betsy@bookedevanston.com with any questions. About the Featured Items: Adventurers Guild - June 2026 1:30pm Session Purchase this to reserve your child's spot in the 1:30-3 pm session of the Adventurers Guild! Adventurers Guild - June 2026 3:30pm Session Purchase this to reserve your child's spot in the 3:30-5pm session of the Adventurers Guild!

May27
king jr
PastAuthor EventBiographyEvanston

The Complicated King: A Conversation about Martin Luther King, Jr.

7:00 PM • Wednesday, May 27, 2026Rotary Club of EvanstonPresented by BookedFree

Event Presenter/Author Evanston Rotary Club Event Location One Rotary Center, Evanston Friends and neighbors are invited to join in a conversation about Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize winning author of King: A Life. Evanston’s own Rotarian and Chessman Bryant Wallace will lead the conversation. We're delighted to be included as bookseller for the event. The event is free; RSVP on Eventbrite.

May17
adventures guild book club at booked for middle grade fantasy and adventure
PastKidsJuvenile FictionEvanston

Adventures Guild

1:30 PM • Sunday, May 17, 2026BookedFree

The Adventurers Guild Book Club is a monthly, 90-minute book club and craft session for kids ages 8-12. Each month, Guild members read a graphic novel or chapter book, participate in a guided discussion, and do a book-related craft. This month, we're reading the fantasy novel Greenwild by Pari Thomson. Due to increased popularity, we are now offering two sessions of the Guild on the same day. Please make sure you are reserving a spot in your preferred times lot: 1:30-3pm OR 3:30-5pm. If you have any questions about the Guild, please email info@bookedevanston.com.

May8
hot mom glamour shot with ticket details
PastMixerEvanston

Hot Moms Night: Glamour Shots Edition

7:00 PM • Friday, May 8, 2026BookedFree

Get glam at a moms-only night out at the bookstore! It's time to get glam the way we always want to: after hours at an indie bookstore! We're transforming Booked into a party zone for moms only! What's included for everyone: Glitter gel and lip gloss packs Dirty sodas from Pop Shop Sodas + more drinks Tasty treats! DJ Norah from Modern Love DJs spinning a sweet playlist A night out where no one is gonna be creepy or annoying! Some other surpsies from the Hot Moms gang No dudes, no kids! You can add on A glamour shot style portrait of YOU from Angela Renee Photography

May7
dumpster fire book club details
PastBook ClubLGBTQEvanston

Dumpster Fire Book Club

7:00 PM • Thursday, May 7, 2026BookedFree

The world is a flaming dumpster! Are you unsure what to do about all that hot garbage and societal/environmental/political destruction? Well, a good first step is joining us at the bi-monthly Dumpster Fire Book Club to read dystopian YA! We promise you'll feel better about the horrors persisting around us! (At the very least, there will be snacks!) This month, we're reading Andrew Joseph White's Hell Followed With Us. The book is recommended for ages 14 and up; adults are welcome, too!

May2
smutty book club sunday withe april book Girl Like Her
PastBook ClubRomanceEvanston

Sunday Smut Book Club

3:30 PM • Saturday, May 2, 2026BookedFree

Get smutty with us! All are welcome (18+), email alicia@bookedevanston.com with any questions! Girl Like Her (Deluxe Edition) LIMITED TIME DELUXE EDITION She's hard to hold onto, but he's good with his hands... Prickly, autistic, and shadowed by a scandalous past, Ruth Kabbah will always be Ravenswood's black sheep. It's a lonely life, but at least it's safe... until Evan Miller comes to town. Calm, confident, and instantly accepted by their small English town, Evan is Ruth's opposite in every way--yet he meets her suspicion with a smile, handles her awkwardness with ease, and watches her with a hunger that threatens to tear down her all her defenses. The gossips want to know how she's bewitched him. Ruth just wants to know when he'll get bored and leave. Because if there's one thing she's learned, it's that girls like her don't get happily ever afters. But when a monster from Ruth's past comes back to haunt her, she's forced to make a choice: should she trust Evan completely? Or is her heart safest alone?

Apr28
cover art for turtle slept in along with a photo of jacob grant and event details
PastAuthor EventJuvenile FictionEvanston

TURTLE SLEPT IN with Jacob Grant

6:30 PM • Tuesday, April 28, 2026BookedFree

Jacob Grant, author of UMAMI, NO PANTS!, and NO FAIR! is back with a sweet and beautiful picture book about a turtle who needed a little extra time in her shell before sprinting across the sand to the sea--TURTLE SLEPT IN! With Bird to help her, Turtle (spoiler alert) traverses the busy beach and heads into the big sea. We cannot wait for you and your family to fall in love with Turtle and her search for her family! Jacob will join us at Booked for a pajama storytime and draw-along, a turtle egg hunt, and book signing! This event is free, but please RSVP here.