Lit Top 5: July 2023

Toya Wolfe will be at Bughouse Square on July 15/Photo: Leicester Mitchell

1
Induction Ceremony
(Chopin Theatre)
The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame celebrates new inductees Nella Larsen, Bette Howland and Finley Peter Dunne.
July 11, 6pm

2
Summer Poetry Party
(Haymarket House)
The Chicago Poetry Center celebrates verse with poetry and dancing.
July 14, 6pm

3
Chicago Storytelling in Bughouse Square
(Newberry Library)
A rabble-rousing tradition of public debates continues in a more orderly fashion these days in this outdoor event.
July 15, 1pm

4
Chicago Authors Nishanth Injam, Jasmon Drain and Julia Fine
(Harold Washington Library Center)
Three Chicago authors appear in conversation about their work as part of the library’s 150th anniversary celebration.
July 26, 6pm

5
The Newberry Book Fair
(Newberry Library)
The used-book sale to top all used-book sales
July 28-30, 10am-6pm