Chicagoland is home to some INCREDIBLE independent booksellers, and we're lucky to be counted among them. Join us for this annual celebration of the indies that help make our communities amazing places to call home. For those intrepid readers who are able to visit 10 participating book stores, you'll earn a card worth 10% offContinue reading →
Restoried Bookshop is excited to host the Wednesday sessions for Optimist Comics Academy- HERE in Albany Park! For area middle and high school students with a passion for storytelling, this is an incredible chance to learn from professionals how to take your stories from shaping your idea to finishing the program with a published comicContinue reading →
Join the Party for Socialism and Liberation - Chicago for their public study of the book, Why? Venezuela. We will have copies available for purchase in-store, though no pre-reading is required to join. Spend the day before May Day in community and study here at Restoried Bookshop.
Celebrate the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and May Day through putting solidarity into pracitce! We'll be closed all day so we can be in the streets and with community. See y'all there!
This month, we finish reading Asian American Histories of the United States by Catherine Ceniza Choy! Join us for a group discussion unpacking the closing chapters and spending the evening in conversation and community starting at 7pm. Next book on our list- Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H! Read through Part I for the JuneContinue reading →
Restoried Bookshop is excited to host the Wednesday sessions for Optimist Comics Academy- HERE in Albany Park! For area middle and high school students with a passion for storytelling, this is an incredible chance to learn from professionals how to take your stories from shaping your idea to finishing the program with a published comicContinue reading →
The rear book club area of the shop will be unavailable. While the book club meets, the rest of the shop will be open for browsing and picking up a new read!
Join us for an evening of literary exploration with folks from Northeastern Illinois University. The event will feature readings from NEIU student writers, a discussion on speculative fiction, and a generative workshop to help begin crafting your own speculative fiction. Refreshments and writing materials will be on-hand for you!
Bring a book. Bring a friend. We'll supply the seating, soundtrack, and vibes. Our monthly Silent Reading Book Club will be open for readers to drop in at 3pm on May 9th. Spend an hour reading in community!
Sorry, friends! We're closing early (5:30pm) on Tuesday May 12th to attend one of our kiddo's school events. We'll be back in-store Wednesday from 3:30pm to 6pm!
Restoried Bookshop is excited to host the Wednesday sessions for Optimist Comics Academy- HERE in Albany Park! For area middle and high school students with a passion for storytelling, this is an incredible chance to learn from professionals how to take your stories from shaping your idea to finishing the program with a published comicContinue reading →
We are thrilled to be hosting the fourth annual New Narratives fundraiser for NAKASEC and Adoptees for Justice! This year's event will bring Executive Director of Brightline Defense and best-selling author, Eddie Ahn, here to Chicago to talk about his work, art, and the power of everyday people. Eddie Ahn's book, Advocate, is available forContinue reading →