Updates Forthcoming
Big updates are forthcoming. Check back often to see what amazing things will be offered on July 12. But the most important thing: join us on July 12 at any one of the participating nine bookstores to...
View ArticleCelebrating Independent Bookstores
So why are we doing this? Why a day devoted to the independent bookstores of Chicago? The simple reason: We love books, and we want to share them with you. We also want to show the book readers of the...
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Official Poster and Sneak Puzzle Peak
Here is a sneak peak at the collectible puzzle designed by Chicagoan LILLI CARRÉ. We are so excited to be able to share this with you. Also use this as a reminder for Independent Bookstore Day on July...
View ArticleWhy We Love Local
There's something that can be learned from what a writer says about its local bookstore community. Much of what gets a book into a person's hands these days is by personal connections. Independent...
View ArticleYOUR CRAZY CARING BOOKSELLER
By Kevin Elliott, Store Manager, Open Books(Reposted from Open Books Tumblr) As someone who has dedicated my life to working in bookstores for over 13 years, you’d think it would be easy to espouse the...
View ArticleWhat Chicago's Writers Really Think
Rebecca Makkai"My mental map of Chicago is entirely centered on the indies. I'm not entirely confident that I could find Buckingham Fountain (who needs a fountain?) but if you name an indie I can tell...
View ArticleBill Ayers on the Importance of Independent Bookstores
Bill Ayers:"As the public voice becomes fainter and fainter, as the public square is sold off piece by piece, and as the public itself recedes in area after area, the essential and urgent purpose of...
View ArticleA Story about a Chicago Chapbook
This year's limited edition Independent Bookstore Day collector's item was the product of collaboration and a happy accident. Kevin Elliott, manager at 57th Street Books, originally suggested the idea...
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