We don't get a lot of days where we're all off together, so we'll be doing reduced hours on July 4th so we can spend some time with family. We'll be open for y'all to swing by and grab a new book to take with you to the beach or cookout from 12pm to 4pm!
Join us Saturday, July 12th at 3pm for our Silent Reading Book Club! Bring a beverage, a friend, and whatever you're reading (or wanting to read). We'll be playing some relaxing lo-fi and/or instrumentals. Read for the first 45 minutes then use the last 15 to say hi to a neighbor and share what you'reContinue reading →
Join us for our Final Friday's Book Club as we dive into The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez!! This fantasy novel has been a steadily popular one with our community since we opened and if you know someone who has read it, they've likely also made you want to pick it up too.Continue reading →
We are adding in a Special Session Book Club for July! Our past couple of book club votes have showed a strong crew of folks eager to bookclub Unassimilable by Bianca Mabute-Louie. We've been wanting to read it too, so we're opening a nonfiction special session book club for anyone interested in digging into thisContinue reading →
We'll be closed Saturday, August 16th for a family tradition. We'll be back on Tuesday with new titles and some new stories!
We're hosting a private event and will be otherwise closed. If you're looking for a space to host a meeting/gathering/event in the area- reach out!
We've been working our way through Simon Jimenez's The Spear Cuts Through Water all July and August. Neighbors have been picking this one up all year- and we can't wait to talk about Keema and Jun's journey with the rest of the club! Join us on August 29th at 6pm for the discussion with friendsContinue reading →
Hao Peng You Book Club is hosting their first book club meeting here at Restoried Bookshop! They'll be reading and discussing Yellowface by R.F. Kuang- pick up a copy in the shop or via Bookshop.org. Check out their insta for more info.
Please join us for a South Asian organizing gathering about Indigenous solidarity and anti-caste organizing featuring the book Indians on Indian Lands. The event will kick off with some chai, appetizers, and gupshup before getting into a conversation with the book’s author Professor Nishant Upadhyay (Univerisity of Colorado Boulder) and Chicago-based Indian organizers and academicsContinue reading →
Join us here at Restoried Bookshop for some lo-fi background beats, 45 minutes of uninterrupted reading time (or an hour), your beverage of choice, and time with neighbors and community! Bring whatever you're reading and come kick it with us. Or show up early to pick out something new- we're always glad to help findContinue reading →
We don't always do bookshop things on Sundays, but if it's a chance to hang out with Read & Run Chicago & Mia P. Manansala- we're in! Check out Read & Run Chicago to book your tickets! (No, the bookshop will not be open- we'll be over at the Rizal Center!)