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Book Club: Club 150 Wednesday Sep 9th, 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Book Club City Lit Books Join us each month to discuss a bite-sized fiction novel (around 150 pages). Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Book Club: Pretty in Paperback Wednesday Sep 2nd, 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Book Club City Lit Books Join us for a monthly engaging discussion of a new, popular fiction book recently released in paperback! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Book Club: Weird and Wonderful City Lit Books Join our monthly celebration of the weird and wonderful: science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, meta-fiction, magical realism, and genres otherwise strange. City Lit's longest-running club, celebrating the weird and wonderful: science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, meta-fiction, magical realism, and genres otherwise strange. Meets at 6:30pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Book Club: On Earth We're Briefly Gay Book Club: On Earth We're Briefly Gay Tuesday Jul 21st, 2026 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Book Club City Lit Books Join us for On Earth We're Briefly Gay: a queer book-club! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Back for Blood Release Event: Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II Bestselling Indigenous dark fiction anthology, Never Whistle at Night, is back for revenge. Join co-editor, Theodore C Van Alst Jr., and contributors, Jim Terry and Mathilda Zeller, to celebrate Never Whistle at Night Part II: Back for Blood. The evening will include reading and Q&A followed by book signing.
Book Club: Blood & Guts City Lit Books Join Blood & Guts to discuss modern horror books through a social and political lens! Interested in experiencing horrors beyond your imagination? Seeking more bloody and bleak recommendations from diverse authors? Blood & Guts is the perfect place for you! We will examine the themes presented in these novels through a radical left perspective and apply it to our modern social and political climate. Many of the books read in this club explore very intense and very dark subjects so be sure to consult content warnings and check in with yourself before reading. Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Book Club: Club 150 City Lit Books Join us each month to discuss a bite-sized fiction novel (around 150 pages). Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover).
Book Club: On Earth We're Briefly Gay (August Reschedule) Tuesday Aug 11th, 2026 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Book Club City Lit Books Join us for On Earth We're Briefly Gay: a queer book-club! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Book Club: Cookbook Club! Monday Jul 13th, 2026 6:30 PM-7:30 PM Book Club City Lit Books City Lit's newest bookclub! Shake up your kitchen routine! Try a new cookbook with us every month and bring your favorite dish from each month's book to share as we discuss. Please RSVP and let us know if you're planning to bring something Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Author Event: Will Quam (@brickofchicago) celebrates Fire and Clay Join Will Quam, the man behind the beloved @brickofchicago instagram account, to celebrate his new book, Fire and Clay! Will Quam will be in conversation with Andrew Schneider from Logan Square Preservation. If you love Chicago's architectural personality, you don't want to miss this event. Free RSVP is requested (scroll to the end)
Join us for a monthly engaging discussion of a new, popular fiction book recently released in paperback! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover).
Martin Sorge's Great Bakes Launch Party at The Western
Thursday Jul 30th, 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Book Events City Lit Books Join author James Cleary to celebrate his new book, Sanctuary! Enjoy an author talk, Q&A and book signing!
Author Event: Meg Richardson celebrates Paradise Pawn Thursday Jul 23rd, 2026 6:30 PM 7:30 PM Join author Meg Richardson to celebrate her debut novel, Paradise Pawn! There will be a reading and conversation with Meg followed by book signing.
Book Club: Weird and Wonderful Wednesday Jul 22nd, 2026 6:30 PM 7:30 PM City Lit Books Join our monthly celebration of the weird and wonderful: science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, meta-fiction, magical realism, and genres otherwise strange. City Lit's longest-running club, celebrating the weird and wonderful: science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, meta-fiction, magical realism, and genres otherwise strange. Meets at 6:30pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Book Club: On Earth We're Briefly Gay Book Club: On Earth We're Briefly Gay Tuesday Jul 21st, 2026 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Book Club City Lit Books Join us for On Earth We're Briefly Gay: a queer book-club! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Bilingual Storytime: Ice Cream! Bilingual Storytime: Ice Cream! Saturday Jul 18th, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Storytime City Lit Books Ms. Maria is back for another Bi-lingual Storytime! This time she'll be reading stories about ice cream! Join us for a pretty cool time! La Srta. Maria está de vuelta para otra hora de cuentos Bi-lingüe! Esta vez estará leyendo cuentos acerca de helado! Ven a pasar un rato super cool con nosotros!
Book Club: Cookbook Club! Monday Jul 13th, 2026 6:30 PM-7:30 PM Book Club City Lit Books City Lit's newest bookclub! Shake up your kitchen routine! Try a new cookbook with us every month and bring your favorite dish from each month's book to share as we discuss. Please RSVP and let us know if you're planning to bring something Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Book Club: Blood & Guts Thursday Jul 9th, 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Book Club City Lit Books Join Blood & Guts to discuss modern horror books through a social and political lens! Interested in experiencing horrors beyond your imagination? Seeking more bloody and bleak recommendations from diverse authors? Blood & Guts is the perfect place for you! We will examine the themes presented in these novels through a radical left perspective and apply it to our modern social and political climate. Many of the books read in this club explore very intense and very dark subjects so be sure to consult content warnings and check in with yourself before reading. Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Book Club: Club 150 Book Club: Club 150 Wednesday Jul 8th, 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Book Club City Lit Books Join us each month to discuss a bite-sized fiction novel (around 150 pages). Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover).
Meet & Greet with Joey Santore, author of Concrete Botany! Joey Santore, host of Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t and author of Concrete Botany is coming to City Lit to meet you! Come chat with the author and get your book signed. Free RSVP is required (scroll to the bottom)
Join us for a monthly engaging discussion of a new, popular fiction book recently released in paperback! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover).
Book Club: Weird and Wonderful City Lit's longest-running club, celebrating the weird and wonderful: science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, meta-fiction, magical realism, and genres otherwise strange. Meets at 6:30pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Next Meeting: June 24, 2026 @ 6:30 PM Wednesday Jun 24th, 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Book Club City Lit Books Join our monthly celebration of the weird and wonderful: science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, meta-fiction, magical realism, and genres otherwise strange. City Lit's longest-running club, celebrating the weird and wonderful: science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, meta-fiction, magical realism, and genres otherwise strange. Meets at 6:30pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover).
Poetry Event: Rebecca Hazelton, Lisa Low, and Ryan Teitman Tuesday Jun 23rd, 2026 6:30 PM - Join us for an evening of poetry with three incredible poets! Ryan Teitman, Lisa Low, and Rebecca Hazelton will be reading poetry and signing their recent books.
Author Event: Avigayl Sharp presents Offseason with Hedgie Choi Thursday Jun 18th, 2026. 6:30 PM--8:30 PM Join author Avigayl Sharp to celebrate her book, Offseason with a reading, conversation and signing! Avigayl will be in conversation with Chicago poet, fiction writer, and translator, Hedgie Choi.
June Poetry Salon ft. Annah Browning Wednesday Jun 17th, 2026 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Poetry Salon City Lit Books Join us for the June installment of The Poetry Salon for the book release of CRYPTID by Annah Browning. The open mic is open to all poets and sign-up begins at 6:15 and readings begin at 6:30.
Join us for On Earth We're Briefly Gay: a queer book-club! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Award-winning restaurateurs, Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer, present their new cookbook, Honey and Co. Daily! Join them for a book talk and signing to celebrate! Food expert, Micah Siva will be in conversation and moderating the audience Q&A. $40 Ticket includes 1 copy of Honey & Co. Daily $5 Ticket includes $5 Store Credit for use in-store at City Lit Books
Enjoy an evening of poetry with two local poets! Join Noel Quiñones to celebrate their debut poetry collection, Orange, and Adrienne Novy to celebrate her latest book, good luck in the real world. Free RSVP is requested (scroll to the end) Preorder your books to pick up at the event!
Join Blood & Guts to discuss modern horror books through a social and political lens! Interested in experiencing horrors beyond your imagination? Seeking more bloody and bleak recommendations from diverse authors? Blood & Guts is the perfect place for you! We will examine the themes presented in these novels through a radical left perspective and apply it to our modern social and political climate. Many of the books read in this club explore very intense and very dark subjects so be sure to consult content warnings and check in with yourself before reading. Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Join us each month to discuss a bite-sized fiction novel (around 150 pages). Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
City Lit's newest bookclub! Shake up your kitchen routine! Try a new cookbook with us every month and bring your favorite dish from each month's book to share as we discuss. Please RSVP and let us know if you're planning to bring something! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Join Chef Greg Baxtrom (Olmsted, 5 Acres) to celebrate his new cookbook, Nothing Matters but Delicious: A Radically Honest Cookbook. Greg will be in conversation with co-author Joshua David Stein and Chicago chef, Joe Flamm. $35 Ticket includes 1 copy of Nothing Matters... but Delicious $5 Ticket includes $5 Store Credit for use in-store at City Lit Books
Join four-time James Beard Award nominee Chef Hilary Sterling for a cookbook talk and Q&A about her new book, Ammazza! Hilary will be in conversation with award-winning Chicago chef, Sarah Grueneberg.
Author and illustrator Summer Benton will visit to read her picture book The Fanciest Flower and lead a lively, interactive drawing session where kids help invent silly “flower” creations and dream up brand-new characters together.
Join our monthly celebration of the weird and wonderful: science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, meta-fiction, magical realism, and genres otherwise strange. City Lit's longest-running club, celebrating the weird and wonderful: science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, meta-fiction, magical realism, and genres otherwise strange. Meets at 6:30pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Join Zayd Ayers Dohrn to celebrate his new memoir, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young.
Join us in this fun, interactive workshop to practice simple tools based on the work of Oren Jay Sofer. Discuss the foundations of Nonviolent Communication: Presence, Intention, and Attention. Learn to share your truth clearly and authentically – opening space for real connection
Join us for On Earth We're Briefly Gay: a queer book-club! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Join Chef Sheldon Simeon to celebrate his new cookbook, Ohana Style!
We are thrilled to host Maria Giesbrecht to celebrate her debut collection, A Little Feral with a multi-poet reading and signing event! Maria will be joined by fellow poets Jillian Stacia and Isabelle Correa for an evening of poetry exploring themes of feminism, women's empowerment and girlhood!
Join Blood & Guts to discuss modern horror books through a social and political lens! Interested in experiencing horrors beyond your imagination? Seeking more bloody and bleak recommendations from diverse authors? Blood & Guts is the perfect place for you! We will examine the themes presented in these novels through a radical left perspective and apply it to our modern social and political climate. Many of the books read in this club explore very intense and very dark subjects so be sure to consult content warnings and check in with yourself before reading. Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Join us each month to discuss a bite-sized fiction novel (around 150 pages). Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Join Candice Wuehle to celebrate her latest novel, Ultranatural, with a reading, conversation, and signing! Candice will be in conversation with Leigh Stein.
City Lit's newest bookclub! Shake up your kitchen routine! Try a new cookbook with us every month and bring your favorite dish from each month's book to share as we discuss. Please RSVP and let us know if you're planning to bring something! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading!
Science journalist, Elizabeth Preston is coming to City Lit to celebrate her new book on caretaking in nature and humanity, The Creatures' Guide to Caring. Elizabeth will be in conversation with Chicago comic artist and illustrator, Marnie Galloway who created artwork for the book. “Reading this book is like sitting at a dinner table with your smartest, funniest friend. Elizabeth Preston’s writing shimmers with wit, charisma, and infectious delight, as she shows how the act of caretaking connects us to the rest of the animal kingdom.” —Ed Yong, New York Times bestselling author of An Immense World A lively and revelatory journey through the evolution of caretaking on Earth, from animal parents to modern-day humans, making the case that caring for children and each other made us who we are. Poison frog fathers carry tadpoles on their backs. Killer whale grandmothers hunt to feed their adult sons. Tropical birds incubate their friends' eggs. Spider moms let their hatchlings eat them alive. Around the world, animals from the exotic to the familiar go to astonishing lengths to keep their young alive. Their biology, brains and behaviors show us what we have in common with other creatures, as well as what's unique about Homo sapiens. With warmth, humor, and occasional run-ins with bodily fluids, science journalist Elizabeth Preston leads a highly accessible tour of cutting-edge research into how and why we and other animals care for young. She discovers that humans evolved to raise our kids in cooperative groups, and that the tools we've inherited for caretaking aren't only for moms or dads—they're the basis for our human society.
Join Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez to celebrate the release of Conversion Therapy Dropout with a reading, conversation and signing. Timothy will be in conversation with Kathy Khang! A gay Christian's behind-the-scenes account of evangelical megachurches and eight years in conversion therapy before finding wholeness and authenticity. Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez was an invisible architect behind evangelical Christianity's digital empire, crafting messages of belonging for some of the most influential megachurches--Hillsong Church, Elevation Church, Willow Creek--all while secretly questioning his own place within the faith. In a desperate attempt to "fix" himself, he turned to conversion therapy, spending eight years trying to pray the gay away. And he wasn't alone. More than 700,000 people in the US have undergone some form of conversion therapy. Even though Exodus International, the largest ex-gay organization, closed in 2013, the practice still thrives in many conservative religious communities. After years of this harmful "therapy," Schraeder Rodriguez's sexuality never changed. But his faith did.The more time he spent in evangelical Christianity, the more he witnessed the hypocrisy of institutions that claimed to love everyone while quietly pushing people like him into silence. But Schraeder Rodriguez wouldn't remain silent. Instead, he forged a new path, discovering a vibrant faith beyond the constraints of non-affirming theology and finding a community that embraced his whole self.
Join us for a monthly engaging discussion of a new, popular fiction book recently released in paperback! Book club selections are 10% off at City Lit (15% for hardcover). See our Book Clubs Page to find out what we're currently reading.