(Note: this list has not been updated since early in the pandemic, and will be getting a refresher soon!)
City of Chicago:
- Myopic Books
Wicker Park. 3 floors of used books, check the basement for SFF. Hosts Think Galactic. - Volumes
Wicker Park & Gold Coast. Cafe & bookstore, now with a satellite store. Host clubs & events. Hard to overstate how much Volumes has been part of the ongoing Chicago literary moment. - The Gallery Ltd.
Lake View. Used. Significant older SFF stock. - Secret Agent Supply
Wicker Park. Mostly younger-reader targeted; part of 826CHI, a writing/tutoring/publishing non-profit. - Quimby's
Bucktown. Mainstay of the zine scene. Events & readings. Has a small but extremely hip/weird selection of novels, lots of graphic novels as well. - Bucket O'Blood
Avondale. Used & new books, with an emphasis on SFF/horror. Music & video shop as well. Hosts multiple clubs & events. - Semicolon
Fulton River District. New bookstore, lots of events (including BYOB stuff). Not sure how much SFF stuff. - Open Books
West Loop & Pilsen. Non-profit literary organization with 2 excellent used bookstores. Host the Chicago Nerd Social Club & many other events. - Pilsen Community Books
Pilsen. Employee-owned used bookstore, pretty rad. - 57th St. & Seminary Co-Op
Hyde Park. 57th is the general-interest bookstore, Seminary is academic-focused. Have the most packed & vibrant author series in Chicago, recordings of which usually wind up on their podcast. - Powell's Chicago
Hyde Park. Used, with heavy academic focus. - Women & Children First
Andersonville. Feminist bookstore with a great events lineup. - Armadillo's Pillow
Roger's Park. Delightfully quirky used shop. - Heirloom Books
Edgewater. Used shop. I haven't been, gasp! - Uncharted
Ravenswood. Former Logan Square shop, recently relocated. Used books, lots of events and reading series. - Ravenswood Used Books
North Center, technically, I guess. Jam-packed used bookstore, I usually find some good stuff here. - The Book Cellar
Lincoln Square. Fantastic mainstay of the Chicago indie scene. With a cafe. Lots of events & clubs. - Unabridged
Lake View East. "The most dangerous bookstore in Chicago", in that it is the hardest for me to exit without having bought multiple things. Both broad & very well-curated selection. Hosts some clubs and occasional events. - Bookman's Corner
Lake View East. Strong chaos energy. Used. - Sandmeyer's
Printers Row. Beautiful indie in the scenic South Loop. - The Dial
The Loop. Used, rare, & collectible. The most instagrammable bookstore in the Midwest, seriously, it's gorgeous. Hosts some events. - After-Words
Near North. Used & new, large selection, tucked away just off the Mag Mile. - Madison Street Books
West Loop. It's new, haven't been yet. - The Underground Bookstore
Calumet Heights. Emphasis on Black, African, Diaspora authors.
- Squeezebox Books & Music
Evanston. Used. - Amaranth Books
Evanston. Used/rare. - Bookends & Beginnings
Evanston. Used & new. Host clubs & events, including a science fiction group. - The Book Stall
Winnetka. - Round Table Books
Glenview. Rare/collectible. - The Book Market @ Hanger One
Glenview. - Book Bin
Northbrook. - This Old Book
Grayslake. Used. - Lake Forest Book Store
Lake Forest. - Read Between the Lynes
Woodstock. Host clubs, including a fantasy-focused one.
- The Book Table
Oak Park. Primarily new, some used. - Centuries & Sleuths
Forest Park. History & mystery. - Anderson's Bookshops
Naperville, Downers Grove, and La Grange. Run tons of author events. - Frugal Muse
Darien. - The Bookstore of Glen Ellyn
Glen Ellyn. - Praire Path Books
Wheaton. - The Book Shop Batavia
Batavia.
Greater Chicagoland: Parts South
- Miles Books
Highland, IN. - The Book Market Sales And Trading Center
Joliet.
No comments:
Post a Comment