Books in Chicago

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sat, Oct 17 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sat, Oct 17 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

Black Poetry Day Readings & Reflections

Sat, Oct 17 · 1 PM–3 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

In celebration of Black Poetry Day, local Chicago poets from the Guild Literary Complex present readings from their favorite Black poets.

Free

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sun, Oct 18 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sun, Oct 18 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

Rosehill Cemetery Tour with author Adam Selzer

Sun, Oct 18 · 11 AM–12:30 PM · Rosehill Cemetery, 5800 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago

Hidden history from deep research into fascinating stories, both famous and forgotten, with author and frequent TV “Talking Head” Adam Selzer

$22

Grace Spee: The Feminine Gothic Narrative in Survival Horror

Sun, Oct 18 · 2 PM–5 PM · Chicago Gamespace, 2418 W Bloomingdale Ave Apt 101, Chicago, IL

$8

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Mon, Oct 19 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Mon, Oct 19 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Mon, Oct 19 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Tue, Oct 20 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Tue, Oct 20 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

Book Club Celebration

Tue, Oct 20 · 5 PM–7 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Gather up your book club and come down to Harold Washington Library Center’s Winter Garden for a celebration of reading and the joy of discussing books with others!

Price: see link

Forum Talks: Ideas Unbound

Tue, Oct 20 · 6 PM–7 PM · Barack Obama Presidential Center, 6001 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago

Join a conversation about censorship, public trust, and the role libraries and schools play in keeping ideas within reach.

$40

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Wed, Oct 21 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Wed, Oct 21 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Thu, Oct 22 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Thu, Oct 22 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Thu, Oct 22 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

Book Talk: Collective Care in the Black Metropolis

Thu, Oct 22 · 6 PM–7:30 PM · National Public Housing Museum, 919 S. Ada St., Chicago

Join cultural historian Amani Morrison for a conversation on her new book, A Kitchenette to Fit Your Needs: Housing Chicago’s Great Migration .

Free

Brass Tack’s Gold Coast Literary Club hosted by Ladies Who Lit

Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM–9 PM · Brass Tack, 11 E. Walton, Chicago, IL

Brass Tack’s Gold Coast Literary Club, hosted by Ladies Who Lit will bring readers together at the hotel’s signature restaurant for an ongoing monthly series centered on books, conversation, bites and wine.

$175.00

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Fri, Oct 23 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Fri, Oct 23 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Fri, Oct 23 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

The Book Of Mormon

Fri, Oct 23 · 7 PM–9 PM · Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601, Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sat, Oct 24 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sat, Oct 24 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

The Book Of Mormon

Sat, Oct 24 · 2 PM–9:30 PM · Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601, Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sun, Oct 25 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sun, Oct 25 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

The Book Of Mormon

Sun, Oct 25 · 1 PM–7:30 PM · Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601, Chicago, IL

Price: see link

Grace Spee: The Feminine Gothic Narrative in Survival Horror

Sun, Oct 25 · 2 PM–5 PM · Chicago Gamespace, 2418 W Bloomingdale Ave Apt 101, Chicago, IL

$8

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Mon, Oct 26 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Mon, Oct 26 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Mon, Oct 26 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Tue, Oct 27 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Tue, Oct 27 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

The Book Of Mormon

Tue, Oct 27 · 7 PM–9 PM · Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601, Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Wed, Oct 28 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Wed, Oct 28 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

The Book Of Mormon

Wed, Oct 28 · 7 PM–9 PM · Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601, Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Thu, Oct 29 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Thu, Oct 29 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Thu, Oct 29 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

The Book Of Mormon

Thu, Oct 29 · 7 PM–9 PM · Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601, Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Fri, Oct 30 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Fri, Oct 30 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Fri, Oct 30 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

The Book Of Mormon

Fri, Oct 30 · 7 PM–9 PM · Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601, Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sat, Oct 31 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sat, Oct 31 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

The Book Of Mormon

Sat, Oct 31 · 2 PM–9:30 PM · Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601, Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sun, Nov 1 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sun, Nov 1 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

The Book Of Mormon

Sun, Nov 1 · 1 PM–8:30 PM · Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601, Chicago, IL

Price: see link

Grace Spee: The Feminine Gothic Narrative in Survival Horror

Sun, Nov 1 · 2 PM–5 PM · Chicago Gamespace, 2418 W Bloomingdale Ave Apt 101, Chicago, IL

$8

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Mon, Nov 2 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Mon, Nov 2 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Mon, Nov 2 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Tue, Nov 3 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Tue, Nov 3 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

Author Talk: “Turning Pages” by Roberta Rubin

Tue, Nov 3 · 6 PM–7 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Longtime independent bookstore owner and AWM Founding Board Member Roberta Rubin stops by to discuss her new memoir Turning Pages: The Life and Times of a Bookseller .

$8

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Wed, Nov 4 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Wed, Nov 4 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Thu, Nov 5 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Thu, Nov 5 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Thu, Nov 5 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Fri, Nov 6 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Fri, Nov 6 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Fri, Nov 6 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sat, Nov 7 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sat, Nov 7 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sun, Nov 8 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sun, Nov 8 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

Grace Spee: The Feminine Gothic Narrative in Survival Horror

Sun, Nov 8 · 2 PM–5 PM · Chicago Gamespace, 2418 W Bloomingdale Ave Apt 101, Chicago, IL

$8

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Mon, Nov 9 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Mon, Nov 9 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Mon, Nov 9 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Tue, Nov 10 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Tue, Nov 10 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

Get Lit: Weird Science

Tue, Nov 10 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

What if you could shrink yourself down to the size of a bug?

$21.05

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Wed, Nov 11 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Wed, Nov 11 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

Make Believe: The Material Culture of Imaginal Religions

Wed, Nov 11 · 6:30 PM–8 PM · The Cobblestone Society, 1409 W Morse Ave., Chicago

Join us for a pop-up gallery exhibition and book launch of Tony Wolf’s Make Believe project, a collection of assemblage artworks representing the shrines, altars and other artefacts of nine fictional religions.

Free

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Thu, Nov 12 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Thu, Nov 12 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Thu, Nov 12 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Fri, Nov 13 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Fri, Nov 13 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Fri, Nov 13 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sat, Nov 14 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sat, Nov 14 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Sun, Nov 15 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Sun, Nov 15 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

Grace Spee: The Feminine Gothic Narrative in Survival Horror

Sun, Nov 15 · 2 PM–5 PM · Chicago Gamespace, 2418 W Bloomingdale Ave Apt 101, Chicago, IL

$8

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Mon, Nov 16 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Mon, Nov 16 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Mon, Nov 16 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Tue, Nov 17 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Tue, Nov 17 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Wed, Nov 18 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Wed, Nov 18 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Thu, Nov 19 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Thu, Nov 19 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Thu, Nov 19 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link

Ina Garten – Simply Ina Book Tour

Thu, Nov 19 · 7:30 PM–9:30 PM · Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago

Ina Garten is scheduled to bring her “Simply Ina ” book tour to Chicago on Thursday, November 19, 2026.

Price: see link

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

Fri, Nov 20 · 8 AM–5 PM · Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Free

Homeschool Days at PEPPA PIG World of Play Chicago

Fri, Nov 20 · 10 AM–5 PM · Peppa Pig World of Play Chicago, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Price: see link

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

Fri, Nov 20 · 10 AM–5 PM · American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: see link