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In honor of the 70th anniversary of the 1939 film release of The Wizard of Oz, the Chicago History Museum is sponsoring Oz-tober from Thursday thru...
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The weekend forecast for the Chicago literary scene is wacky with a chance for surprise. Saturday, October 10:...
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The featured guest for the semi-regular Friday Feature is Tod Goldberg, whose second story collection Other Resort Cities is in bookstores now. You...
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The Guild Complex hosts debut novelist Susan Messer at the California Clipper (1002 N. California) tonight at 8:30pm (21, FREE). Grand River and Joy...
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Oprah may have taken over the Magnificent Snarl last week but the London-based literary journal Granta has given Chicago its 108th issue. Due out...
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Women and Children First, the Andersonville independent bookstore specializing in feminist lit, hosts Nami Mun, the acclaimed author of Miles From...
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This Friday(8/28), Think Art Salon will be hosting a big art party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of William S. Burroughs' cult and literary...
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Though the countries of the former Soviet Republic are underrepresented in backpacker fiction, the ones we do have are pretty damn funny. Gary...
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Chicago-Birmingham broadsheet The 2nd Hand is hosting a dual-release party at Quimby's Bookstore on Thursday (8/13/09). The release, entitled There's...
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It's mid-August, the proving ground for major league baseball, when the good teams emerge from the half-ass teams. Unfortunately for Chicago baseball...
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- UPTOWN POETRY SLAM, Sundays 7PM, $6, The Green Mill
- TWILIGHT TALES, most Mondays,7:30, $4 (suggested), Red Lion Pub
- RUI: READING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, first Wednesday/month, 7:30, $3, Sheffield's
- THE RECONSTRUCTION ROOM, first Wednesday/month, 8PM, FREE, Black Rock Bar
- 2ND STORY, second Sunday/month, 7PM, $10, Webster's Wine Bar
- QUICKIES! second Tuesday/month, 7:30, FREE, Innertown Pub
- RED ROVER READING SERIES, second Saturdays, no one's quite sure where and when
- LITERARY GANGS OF CHICAGO, third Tuesday (October-May), 6:30, FREE, Musuem of Contemporary Arts
- LOCAL AUTHOR NIGHT, third Wednesday/month, 7:30, FREE, The Book Cellar
- PALABRA PURA POETRY, third Wednesday (except Aug and Dec), 8PM, FREE, usu. @ California Clipper
- SAPPHO'S SALON, third Saturday/month, 7PM, $8 (suggested), Women and Children First Bookstore
- WINDY CITY STORY SLAM, last Tuesday/month, 8PM, $5 (suggested), Quennect 4 Gallery
- SUNDAY SALON CHICAGO, last Sunday/month, 7:30, FREE, The Charleston Bar
- THE TAMALE HUT READING SERIES, variable Saturdays/month, 7:30, FREE, The Tamale Hut Cafe
- THE PARLOR READS, variable monthly
- ORANGE ALERT READING SERIES, fourth Sunday, FREE, The Whistler
- BOOKSLUT READING SERIES, variable monthly, 7:30, FREE, Hopleaf
