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Chicago & Suburb Bookish Events

Book clubs, bookish meetups, book crawls, craft nights, author events, dinners, and parties across Chicago and the suburbs. All hosted by Widow.

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Upcoming Chicago & Suburb Events

All book clubs & events are hosted by Widow
November 21st Sunrise on the Reaping Private Screening
Naperville • 10:30 AM CT
Naperville
Format Special Event
location_on Naperville • 10:30 AM CT

November 21st Sunrise on the Reaping Private Screening

Join fellow Chicago Book Besties in Naperville for our private theatre screening of Sunrise on the Reaping!

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December 12th Holiday Party & White Elephant
Logan Square • 7:00 PM CT
Logan Square
Format Holiday Party
location_on Logan Square • 7:00 PM CT

December 12th Holiday Party & White Elephant

Celebrate the holidays with Chicago Book Besties in Logan Square for our festive Holiday Party and bookish White Elephant gift exchange!

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Hosted by Widow
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January 16th Read Between The Wines (featuring CBB Authors)
Naperville • 5:00 PM CT
Naperville
Format Author Night
location_on Naperville • 5:00 PM CT

January 16th Read Between The Wines (featuring CBB Authors)

Sip, mingle, and celebrate local authors from within our Chicago Book Besties community at Read Between The Wines in Naperville!

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Looking for Our Monthly Book Clubs?

Logan Square, Arlington Heights & Bolingbrook Book Clubs

Sign up for any of our three active monthly book club chapters on our Book Clubs page, or join our Discord and follow @chicagobookbesties on Instagram for book voting and meetup dates!

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Suggest a spot or suburb for a future meetup!

Know a great cafe, bookstore, restaurant, or suburb where we should host an upcoming event or book club? Let us know below!

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Right now our three active book clubs are in Logan Square, Arlington Heights, and Bolingbrook, all hosted by Widow. Current book picks are TBD and voted on inside our Discord!