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  • April 2025
  • Fri 25
    Book Talk Nico Lang
    April 25 @ 6:00 pm

    Nico Lang Book Talk with NLGJA Chicago

    Come join us for an exciting evening with Nico Lang...

  • Sat 26
    Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl
    April 26

    Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl

    ​Yet again, Chicagoland proves itself to be the dream destination...

  • Sat 26
    Black & Brown Poetry Festival: Voices in Motion
    April 26 @ 2:30 pm

    Black & Brown Poetry Festival: Voices in Motion

    Columbia College, Film Row Theater 1104 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us for Chicago’s ONLY 3-day poetry festival dedicated to...

    $12
  • Sun 27
    Reading Came First Book Club
    April 27 @ 3:30 pm

    Reading Came First: Martyr! (Pt. 2)

    "Reading Came First" is a unique book club program launched...

  • May 2025
  • Sun 25
    Reading Came First all about love bell hooks
    May 25 @ 3:30 pm

    ‘Reading Came First’ Book Club: all about love by bell hooks

    "Reading Came First" is a unique book club program launched...

    Free
  • Wed 28
    Podcast Salon Black. Fat. Femme.
    May 28 @ 7:00 pm

    Book Talk & Podcast Salon: Black. Fat. Femme with DoctorJonPaul!

    Call & Response Books 1390 East Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us on May 28 at 7 p.m. as we...

    $17.85 – $47.73
  • June 2025
  • Thu 5
    Read & Run The Girls in 3-B
    June 5 @ 8:00 am

    Running Tour of The Girls in 3-B with Gerber/Hart Library and Archives

    Vuori 1003 N. Rush Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    Celebrate Pride Month this June with a celebration of legendary...

    $17.85
  • Sat 7
    Alison Bechdel
    June 7 @ 2:00 pm

    Alison Bechdel on Spent: A Comic Novel

    Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

    Alison Bechdel is known for her pioneering comic strips Dykes to...

    $20 – $56
  • Sat 14
    Berwyn Public Library Rainbow Story Time
    June 14 @ 11:00 am

    Rainbow Family Storytime

    Berwyn Public Library 2701 N. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, IL, United States

    Gather the family for a morning of stories celebrating Pride...

  • Tue 24
    Berwyn Public Library Bungalo+
    June 24 @ 6:00 pm

    Celebrating 30 Years of Bungalo+ and the Pathway to Knowledge

    Berwyn Public Library 2701 N. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, IL, United States

    The Friends of the Berwyn Public Library invites you to...

  • Fri 27
    Queer Book Fair
    June 27 - June 29

    Queer Book Fair

    Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities 2868 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Celebrate the joy of queer stories with us as we...

    Free – $24.30
  • July 2025
  • Sun 13
    Invictus Talk Back Tracy Baim Tony Kushner
    July 13 @ 4:30 pm

    Invictus: Angels in America Talk Back and Book Signing with Tracy Baim

    Invictus Theater 3014 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL, United States

    We’re thrilled to welcome legendary journalist and activist Tracy Baim...

    $38
  • Sun 20
    Reading Came First Book Club
    July 20 @ 3:30 pm

    ‘Reading Came First’ Book Club (Mttg. #8): Invisible Life by E. Lynn Harris

    Nobody's Darling 1744 West Balmoral Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    "Reading Came First" is a unique book club program launched...

    Free
  • Sat 26
    Chicago's Soul at the Parks Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield
    July 26 @ 5:00 pm

    Chicago’s Soul: The Words and Music of Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield @Sherman

    Chicago’s Soul: The Words and Music of Gwendolyn Brooks and...

  • August 2025
  • Sat 16
    Chicago's Soul at the Parks Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield
    August 16 @ 4:00 pm

    Chicago’s Soul: The Words and Music of Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield @Warren

    Chicago’s Soul: The Words and Music of Gwendolyn Brooks and...

    Free
  • Sun 17
    Reading Came First
    August 17 @ 3:30 pm

    ‘Reading Came First’ Book Club (Mttg. #9): Invisible Life by E. Lynn Harris

    Nobody's Darling 1744 West Balmoral Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Program Overview "Reading Came First" is a unique book club...

    Free
  • Sun 17
    Reading Outside Straight Lines
    August 17 @ 5:30 pm

    Reading Outside Straight Lines: Queer Voices. Bold Stories.

    Skeleton Key Brewery 8102 Lemont Rd. Unit 300, Woodridge, IL, United States

    Join us for a casual evening at Skeleton Key Brewery...

  • Sat 23
    Safe Spiritual Spaces Octavia Butler
    August 23 @ 4:30 pm

    Reimagining Faith Within & Beyond the Church

    Center on Cottage Grove 6323 S Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Let's explore new ways to connect with our faith, both...

    Free
  • September 2025
  • Sat 6
    40th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest
    September 6 - September 7

    40th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest

    The 2025 Printers Row Lit Fest is set for Saturday,...

    Free
  • Sat 6
    Write That Down!
    September 6 @ 3:00 pm

    Write That Down! An archival project capturing the particulars of our current moment

    Hello everyone! We will be celebrating the launch of Write...

    Free
  • Sat 13
    Chicago's Soul at the Parks Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield
    September 13 @ 5:00 pm

    Chicago’s Soul: The Words and Music of Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield @Garfield

    Chicago’s Soul: The Words and Music of Gwendolyn Brooks and...

    Free
  • Tue 16
    American Writers Museum James Baldwin
    September 16 @ 6:00 pm

    American Prophets: James Baldwin & Queer Spirituality

    American Writers Museum 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Despite James Baldwin’s disavowal of Christianity in his youth, he continued to...

    $10.38
  • Fri 26
    Achy Obejas Boy Kingdom
    September 26 @ 7:00 pm

    The Boy Kingdom / El reino de los varones by Achy Obejas

    Women & Children First 5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

    Please join us to celebrate Achy Obejas and her new book The Boy...

    Free
  • October 2025
  • Sat 4
    Kate McKinnon Chicago Humanities
    October 4 @ 2:00 pm

    Kate McKinnon: Secrets of the Purple Pearl

    Illinois Tech - Hermann Hall 3241 S. Federal St., Chicago, IL, United States

    The comedian on the second book in her bestselling series...

    $52
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