Check out the 27th annual FREE Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago. (CLICK BOTTOM FOR MORE INFO) As part of the two-day free festival (Sat., June 4 – Sun., […]
Literary
Free eBook for May 2011 from Univ of Chicago: Oceanography
Free eBook: The University of Chicago Press continues to offer one free e-book every month. While most of these are academically challenging, this month’s free selection about the science […]
Free Book Signing: Chelsea Handler in Chicago – May 11
“Chelsea Lately” host Chelsea Handler will sign copies of her new book, “Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me,” at the Chicago Macy’s on State Street at 5 p.m. on May […]
Free Comic Book Day in Chicago Area – May 7
Free Comic Book Day in Chicago is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year (May 7, 2011 this year) – when participating comic book shops […]
Free Chicago Event: Poet Nikki Giovanni, one of Oprah’s 25 Living Legends – Apr 30
Come see poet Nikki Giovanni, one of Oprah’s 25 Living Legends, in a free event at the Harold Washington Library Center on Saturday, April 30 at 2:00pm. Giovanni is […]
Free Download: iPad Edition of Wired Magazine – May 2011
The May edition of Wired’s nearly year-old iPad app is free to download for the month. Normally, its app costs the same $5 as its single-copy U.S. print price, […]
Free Chicago Event with Vagina Monologues Author – April 10
Join Eve Ensler, award-winning author of The Vagina Monologues and V-DAY founder, for a free reading in Chicago and signing of her latest national best seller, I am an […]
Free Book for Chicago Area Kids: Summer 2011
Start your kids on a summer reading program in Chicago and get a FREE book from Barnes & Noble in the Chicago area! Kids 12 and under can get […]
Free Eric Metaxas Lecture/Booksigning on Bonhoeffer in Chicago – April 7
Eric Metaxas will speak in a free event at Concordia University Chicago April 7. The New York Times Bestselling author, acclaimed writer and renowned speaker will discuss his latest […]
A Free, Fun Adult Spelling Bee in Chicago – Beers Available – April 6
Come out for a great, wild and wacky free adult spelling bee in Chicago at the Rocking Horse in Logan Square on April 6 brought to you by the […]
Free Poetry Reading in Chicago – April 5
Luis J. Rodriguez, one of the leading Chicano writers in the country with 14 published books in poetry, memoir, fiction, nonfiction, and children’s literature, will speak at the residents’ […]
Free eBook for April 2011 from Univ of Chicago: My Way
Free eBook: The University of Chicago Press continues to offer one free e-book every month. While most of these are academically challenging, this month’s free selection is excellent.Since it’s […]
Free 12th Annual Chicago Latino Book & Family Festival – April 2-3
Come enjoy the 12th Annual FREE Chicago Latino Book & Family Festival on April 2-3, 2011, which features book readings, fun free activities for children and free live entertainment […]
Free Event Celebrating Chicago Neighborhoods: Reading from 4 Writers – March 30
On Wednesday, March 30, from 6-8 in the Chicago Publishers Gallery in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St., Gina Frangello, Cris Mazza, Davis Schneiderman, and Zoe Zolbrod–four […]
Free Chicago Literary Event with Joyce Carol Oates – March 31
Joyce Carol Oates returns to Chicago in a free event on March 31 to talk about her new book “A Widow’s Story” (Harper Collins, publication date: Feb. 15). Joyce […]