EVENTS

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Sunday Reading Series: Poetry, Prose & Cocktails at the Hungry Brain

Jul 27

Jul 27, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM13:30 – 14:301:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Sunday Reading Series: Poetry, Prose & Cocktails at the Hungry Brain

Jul 27, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM13:30 – 14:301:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Hungry Brain, Chicago, Illinois

Jul 27, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM13:30 – 14:301:30 PM – 2:30 PM

May 16

May 16, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM13:30 – 14:301:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Annual Novel Affair Benefit for Ragdale

May 16, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM13:30 – 14:301:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Chicago, Illinois

May 16, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM13:30 – 14:301:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Chicago Writers Association Conference 2025

Mar 21

Mar 21, 2025 – Mar 23, 2025

7:00 PM19:007:00 PM

Chicago Writers Association Conference 2025

Mar 21, 2025 – Mar 23, 2025

7:00 PM19:007:00 PM

Chicago, Illinois

Mar 21, 2025 – Mar 23, 2025

7:00 PM19:007:00 PM

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Fundraiser

Feb 13

Feb 13, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM13:30 – 14:301:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Fundraiser

Feb 13, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM13:30 – 14:301:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Chicago, Illinois

Feb 13, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM13:30 – 14:301:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Sep 7

Sep 7, 2024 – Sep 8, 2024

11:30 AM11:3011:30 AM

Printer's Row Lit Fest

Sep 7, 2024 – Sep 8, 2024

11:30 AM11:3011:30 AM

Printers Row, Illinois

Sep 7, 2024 – Sep 8, 2024

11:30 AM11:3011:30 AM

Sep 10

Sep 10, 2023

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM11:30 – 12:3011:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Printers Row Lit Fest

Sep 10, 2023

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM11:30 – 12:3011:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Printers Row, Illinois

Sep 10, 2023

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM11:30 – 12:3011:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Aug 3

Aug 3, 2023

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM11:30 – 12:3011:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Book Club

Aug 3, 2023

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM11:30 – 12:3011:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Chicago, Illinois

Aug 3, 2023

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM11:30 – 12:3011:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Jul 18

Jul 18, 2023

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM11:00 – 12:0011:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Book Club

Jul 18, 2023

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM11:00 – 12:0011:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Chicago, Illinois

Jul 18, 2023

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM11:00 – 12:0011:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Jun 20

Jun 20, 2022

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM19:30 – 20:307:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Alliance Française de Chicago

Jun 20, 2022

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM19:30 – 20:307:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Alliance Française de Chicago, Illinois

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Jun 20, 2022

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM19:30 – 20:307:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Mar 1

Mar 1, 2022 – Mar 20, 2022

3:30 PM15:303:30 PM

The Ragdale Foundation

Mar 1, 2022 – Mar 20, 2022

3:30 PM15:303:30 PM

Ragdale residency, Illinois

Mar 1, 2022 – Mar 20, 2022

3:30 PM15:303:30 PM

Oct 28

Oct 28, 2021

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM18:30 – 19:306:30 PM – 7:30 PM

PianoForte

Oct 28, 2021

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM18:30 – 19:306:30 PM – 7:30 PM

PianoForte, Illinois

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Oct 28, 2021

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM18:30 – 19:306:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Sep 30

Sep 30, 2021

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM18:30 – 19:306:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Book Ends and Beginnings

Sep 30, 2021

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM18:30 – 19:306:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Bookends & Beginnings, Illinois

Sep 30, 2021

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM18:30 – 19:306:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Sep 11

Sep 11, 2021 – Sep 12, 2021

11:00 AM11:0011:00 AM

Printers Row Lit Fest

Sep 11, 2021 – Sep 12, 2021

11:00 AM11:0011:00 AM

Printers Row, Illinois

Sep 11, 2021 – Sep 12, 2021

11:00 AM11:0011:00 AM

Jul 21

Jul 21, 2021

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

The Ragdale Foundation

Jul 21, 2021

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

2021 Lake Forest, Illinois

Jul 21, 2021

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Jan 5

Jan 5, 2021

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM11:30 – 12:3011:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Book Club

Jan 5, 2021

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM11:30 – 12:3011:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Book Club, Florida

Jan 5, 2021

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM11:30 – 12:3011:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Dec 9

Dec 9, 2020

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM12:00 – 13:3012:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Book Club

Dec 9, 2020

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM12:00 – 13:3012:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Book Club, New Jersey

Dec 9, 2020

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM12:00 – 13:3012:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Nov 20

Nov 20, 2020

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM11:30 – 13:3011:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Women's Athletic Club (WAC)

Nov 20, 2020

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM11:30 – 13:3011:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Nov 20, 2020

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM11:30 – 13:3011:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Nov 5

Nov 5, 2020

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Book Bingo

Nov 5, 2020

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Book Bingo - Historical Fiction

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Nov 5, 2020

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Jul 30

Jul 30, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM19:00 – 21:007:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Book Cellar Panel

Jul 30, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM19:00 – 21:007:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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Jul 30, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM19:00 – 21:007:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Quarantine Classics Ready For The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

Jul 1

Jul 1, 2020

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM17:00 – 18:005:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Quarantine Classics Ready For The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

Jul 1, 2020

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM17:00 – 18:005:00 PM – 6:00 PM

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Jul 1, 2020

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM17:00 – 18:005:00 PM – 6:00 PM

May 7

May 7, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM19:00 – 21:007:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Book Club

May 7, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM19:00 – 21:007:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Book Club, Illinois

May 7, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM19:00 – 21:007:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Apr 16

Apr 16, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM19:00 – 21:007:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Book Club

Apr 16, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM19:00 – 21:007:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Book Club, Illinois

Apr 16, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM19:00 – 21:007:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Mar 12

Mar 12, 2020

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Salon - Chicago

Mar 12, 2020

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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Mar 12, 2020

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Dec 18

Dec 18, 2019

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM18:00 – 20:006:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Queen Bee Takeover - A Novel Bee

Dec 18, 2019

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM18:00 – 20:006:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Dec 18, 2019

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM18:00 – 20:006:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Dec 1

Dec 1, 2019

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Shared Salon – Chicago

Dec 1, 2019

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

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Dec 1, 2019

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Featured Author – Louisiana Book Festival

Nov 2

Nov 2, 2019

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM09:00 – 17:009:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Featured Author – Louisiana Book Festival

Nov 2, 2019

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM09:00 – 17:009:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Nov 2, 2019

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM09:00 – 17:009:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Oct 22

Oct 22, 2019

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM17:30 – 19:305:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Featured Author - ULCC Book Feast

Oct 22, 2019

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM17:30 – 19:305:30 PM – 7:30 PM

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Oct 22, 2019

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM17:30 – 19:305:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Featured Author – Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner

Oct 10

Oct 10, 2019

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM17:30 – 20:305:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Featured Author – Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner

Oct 10, 2019

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM17:30 – 20:305:30 PM – 8:30 PM

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Oct 10, 2019

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM17:30 – 20:305:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Facebook Live Interview – The Write Reviewer's

Sep 14

Sep 14, 2019

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM18:00 – 19:006:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Facebook Live Interview – The Write Reviewer's

Sep 14, 2019

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM18:00 – 19:006:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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Sep 14, 2019

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM18:00 – 19:006:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Jul 19

Jul 19, 2019

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM18:00 – 21:006:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Concert & Reading – Chicago

Jul 19, 2019

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM18:00 – 21:006:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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Jul 19, 2019

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM18:00 – 21:006:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Previous Salons

Featured

Mar 12

Mar 12, 2020

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Salon – Chicago

Mar 12, 2020

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Literary Salon - The Watergate Girl by Jill Wine-Banks - Private Event

Mar 12, 2020

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Jan 31

Jan 31, 2019

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Salon – Chicago

Jan 31, 2019

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Hosted by Rosalie Harris

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Jan 31, 2019

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Jan 25

Jan 25, 2019

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM14:00 – 16:002:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Salon – Highland Park, IL

Jan 25, 2019

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM14:00 – 16:002:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Hosted by Aimee Laberge

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Jan 25, 2019

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM14:00 – 16:002:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Nov 5

Nov 5, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Salon – Chicago

Nov 5, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Hosted by Sheila Talton

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Nov 5, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Nov 1

Nov 1, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Salon – Chicago

Nov 1, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Hosted by Barbara Laken

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Nov 1, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Oct 18

Oct 18, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Salon – Chicago

Oct 18, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Hosted by Carol and John McCarthy

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Oct 18, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Oct 16

Oct 16, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Salon – Chicago

Oct 16, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Hosted by Susan Gordy & David Epstein

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Oct 16, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Sep 14

Sep 14, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Salon – Chicago

Sep 14, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM

An Aperitif Before Book Launch Hosted by Cathleen Johnson

Sep 14, 2018

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM18:30 – 20:306:30 PM – 8:30 PM