Upcoming Events @ C&R
Wednesday, June 17 @ 7 PM
Zinemaking Workshop!
A step-by-step workshop for making your own affirmation zines! Bringing personal archival materials (old journals, letters, etc.) is encouraged! Led by Musu Bangura.
Saturday, June 20 @ 5 PM
Book Talk: The Summer Girlfriend with Kristina Forest
Join us as we welcome Kristina Forest, author of The Neighbor Favor, for a discussion of her newest book, The Summer Girlfriend!
Thursday, June 25 @ 7 PM
June Book Club: Honey by Imani Thompson
We'll be discussing Honey by Imani Thomspon--a novel about a Black woman who murders bad men, justifying her actions in the name of feminism and Afropessimism!
Friday, June 26 @ 7 PM
June Trivia Night!
Think you know it all? Put your knowledge to the test at our monthly trivia night!
Tuesday, June 30 @ 7 PM
June Canto-Kójo Open Mic!
Revel in the spoken and written word at our monthly open mic, led by Itiola "I.S." Jones and Yazud Brito-Milan!
Wednesday, July 1 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: The Missed Connection with Tia Williams
New York Times bestselling romance author Tia Williams will be at the shop to discuss her newest book, The Missed Connection!
Thursday, July 9 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl with Amena Brown
Amena Brown will be joining us to discuss her new book, Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl!
Saturday, July 11 @ 7 PM
Tiny Shelf Concert: The Amarkalam Project
Kick back to the Carnatic melodies of Hyde Park-bred Indo-jazz band The Amarkalam Project! Ceramics will also be for sale!
Thursday, July 16 @ 7PM - AT WILSON ABBEY
Book Talk: Die For Me with Shirlene Obuobi
We're celebrating Shirlene Obuobi's newest romance novel, Die for Me! Shirlene will be joined by Ali Hazelwood and Nikki Payne! Please note this is an off-site event held at Wilson Abbey to accommodate anticipated audience numbers.
Wednesday, July 22 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: Black. Single. Mother. with Jamilah Lemieux
Culture writer Jamilah Lemieux is coming back home to Chicago to discuss her new book, Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging!
Wednesday, August 5 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: Majestic Hills with Dawn Turner
Join us as we celebrate bestselling author and journalist Dawn Turner's fiction debut, Majestic Hills!
Tuesday, October 20 @ 7 PM
Book Talk: Let All Our Ghosts Depart with Meghana Mysore
We're welcoming poet and essayist Meghana Mysore for a discussion of her new short story collection, Let All Our Ghosts Depart!