Friday, August 2
at 7 p.m.
Am I Man Enough?
A Storytelling Show examining toxic masculinity hosted by
Ada Cheng
Monday, August 12
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Open Mic
Thursday, August 15
at 7 p.m.
Women in Translation:
A Panel Discussion
Wednesday, August 21
at 7 p.m.
Stefania Gomez
Once I Loved a Cowboy
Chapbook Release Party
Saturday, August 24
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Women & Children First 40th Anniversary Block Party on Women & Children First Way (Farragut Avenue)
Live Music, Feminist Crafts, Free Food,
and more!
Friday, August 30
at 7 p.m.
Rachel DeWoskin
Author Reading
Weds., September 4
at 7 p.m.
Isabella Rotman
& Heather Corinna
Book Launch Party
Thursday, September 5
at 7 p.m.
Celia Perez
Book Launch Party
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Discussion & Potluck
Sunday, July 7
10 a.m. to noon
Suggested Reading:
On the Brink of Everything
by Parker Palmer
Sunday, July 14 at 4 p.m.
We Live for the We
by Dani McClain
Sunday, July 14 at 5 p.m.
The Hitchhiker's Guide
to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Monday, July 15
at 7:15 p.m.
All Our Yesterdays
by Natalia Ginzburg
Tuesday, July 16
at 7:30 p.m.
The Lake on Fire
by Rosellen Brown
Sunday, July 21
at 2:30 p.m
Ghettoside
by Jill Leovy
Lot: Stories
by Bryan Washington
Book Group
Sunday, July 28 at 2 p.m.
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer
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Announcements
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Signed pre-order books -- limited quantity!
Publishing
August 13th!
Signed pre-order books -- limited quantity!
Publishing
September 3rd!
Publishing
Pre-order now
and save the date to join us for a Midnight Release Party with themed snacks, trivia, and more!
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Dear Friends of Women & Children First,
Summer is (finally) here! We are happy to have the return of summer traditions like the Annual Used Book Sale and
Where's Waldo? neighborhood-wide scavenger hunt, but we also have some fresh programming to share with you!
First, we are teaming up with powerhouse poet, scholar, and organizer
Dr. Eve L. Ewing to present Poets for Reproductive Justice! Learn more about this incredible line-up of more than 20 poets and get tickets
HERE. Proceeds for this event benefit the
National Network of Abortion Funds.
PLUS! Save the date! Saturday, August 24 will be our
40th Anniversary Block Party! We'll be taking over Honorary Women & Children First Way with live music from acts like She's Cra
 fty and Drag Queen Story Hour, plus feminist crafts and games, free refreshments from our neighboring restaurants, and much more! Stay tuned to our social media for all the details.
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Used Book Sale:
Donation drop-off
This year, we'll be accepting donations for our Used Book Sale (benefiting our non-profit arm, the Women's Voices Fund) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays now through July 24th. Any books that do not meet our criteria will be returned to you at the time of donation. Interested in volunteering for our Used Book Sale? Please email Karlee at wcfkarlee@gmail.com. READ MORE
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Aleksandar Hemon in conversation with Nami Mun
My Parents (An Introduction)
/
This Does Not Belong to You
Thursday, June 27 at 7 p.m.
Aleksandar Hemon presents two books in one: My Parents (An Introduction) / This Does Not Belong to You tells the story of Hemon's parents' immigration to Canada--of the lives that were upended by the war in Bosnia and siege of Sarajevo and the new lives his parents were forced to build.
Aleksandar Hemon is the author of three short story collections and novels The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and The Making of Zombie Wars.
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Elaine Welteroth
in conversation with
Luvvie Ajayi
More Than Enough:
Claiming Space for Who You Are
Friday, June 28 at 7 p.m.
Please note: This ticketed event will be held at Wilson Abbey, 935 W. Wilson. Each ticket includes a copy of Elaine's book.
In this riveting and timely memoir, groundbreaking journalist Elaine Welteroth unpacks lessons on race, identity, and success through her own journey. As a young boss and the only black woman in the room, she's had enough of the world telling her she's not enough.
Elaine Welteroth is an award-winning journalist, author, and judge on the new
Project Runway and recently the editor-in-chief of
Teen Vogue.
Luvvie Ajayi is the author of
I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual, an instant
New York Times best-seller.
READ MORE
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Layne Fargo in conversation
with Christina Gorman
Tuesday, July 2 at 7 p.m.
After years of struggling in the Chicago theater scene, ambitious actress Kira Rascher finally lands the role of a lifetime. An edgy, addictive, and fiendishly clever tale of ambition, deceit, and power, Temper is a timely, heart-in-your-throat psychological thriller that will leave you breathless.
Layne Fargo is the co-creator of the podcast Unlikeable Female Characters. Layne lives in Chicago with her partner and their pets
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READ MORE
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Deborah Shapiro in conversation with
Kathleen Rooney
Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m.
Author Reading
On the verge of her 40th birthday and shaken by a recent miscarriage, Emily inherits an abandoned summer camp in Massachusetts. She and her husband move onto the property and make grand plans to revitalize it, but they soon discover that their inheritance includes an unexpected guest--a 22-year-old woman named Stella.
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Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m.
Author Reading with special guests
Margo and Penelope Jeanne Brannen
A near-future New York City ravaged by climate change and economic inequality is facing a superstorm. The only ones remaining in the city to face the storm are those who have nowhere to go or no way to leave. Among those are convenience store worker Makayla and Jesse, an 18-year-old genderqueer anarchist.
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Poets for Reproductive Justice
Monday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Poetry reading at Young Chicago Authors
(1180 N. Milwaukee)
Women & Children First in partnership with Young Chicago Authors is proud to present an evening of poetry to support reproductive justice. Organized by Eve L. Ewing and inspired by events like Poets for Puerto Rico and Black Poets Speak Out, this reading will feature more than twenty poets. Proceeds from this event will benefit the National Network of Abortion Funds, whose mission is to build power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice. BUY TICKETS HERE
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Kristen Arnett in conversation with
Lindsay Hunter
Friday, July 19 at 7 p.m.
Author Conversation
One morning, Jessa-Lynn Morton walks into the family taxidermy shop to find that her father has committed suicide. Shocked and grieving, Jessa steps up to manage the failing business, while the rest of the Morton family crumbles. READ MORE
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Saturday, July 20 at 3 p.m.
To celebrate the annual month-long, neighborhood-wide scavenger hunt for Waldo, we'll be hosting an afternoon Where's Waldo? party hosted by Miss Sophie. Start by picking up your passport at Women & Children First on July 1st or after, and then begin searching for Waldo at participating Andersonville businesses. (The full list is on our website and the printed passport.) When you find Waldo in each business, get your passport stamped by the folks there. READ MORE
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Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Women & Children First's Used Book Sale is an annual tradition benefiting the Women's Voices Fund, the non-profit arm of the store that supports all of our programming and events. Our annual used book sale (part of Andersonville's Sidewalk Sale weekend) will take place Saturday, July 27th and Sunday, July 28th. Book lovers and bargain hunters won't want to miss this opportunity to treasure hunt through the stacks for great deals on fiction, nonfiction, children's books, and LGBTQ titles--all priced to sell.
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Well-Read Black Girl
Book Group
Next Meeting on Sunday, July 28 at 1 p.m.
This year, the American Booksellers Association is partnering with
Well-Read Black Girl founder Glory Edim to bring book club meetings to independent bookstores nationwide with the goal of amplifying diverse voices and supporting emerging writers of color. We're proud to be a participating location. Our next selection for this meeting is
Lot: Stories by Bryan Washington. This group is led by our bookseller Delaney! You can learn more about
Well Read Black Girl
HERE.
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Darrel J. McLeod
in conversation with
Terese Marie Mailhot
Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age
Wednesday, July 31 at 7 p.m.
Growing up in a tiny village in Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod was surrounded by the comfort of his Cree family, especially his mother, Bertha. But when Bertha turned wild and unstable and their home life became chaotic, Darrel struggled to maintain his grades and pursue an interest in music while changing homes many times, witnessing violence, caring for his younger siblings, and suffering abuse at the hands of his surrogate father. Meanwhile, his sibling's gender transition provoked Darrel to deeply question his own sexual identity.
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Thursday, August 1 at 7 p.m.
Burn the Place is a galvanizing memoir that chronicles Iliana Regan's journey from foraging on the family farm to running her Michelin-starred restaurant, Elizabeth.
READ MORE
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More Poems About Buildings and Food
and
Sunshine State
Wednesday, August 7 at 7 p.m.
Join us for a launch celebration of Gregg Shapiro's two new poetry collections: More Poems About Buildings and Food, published by Souvenir Spoon Books, and Sunshine State, from NightBallet Press.
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Claire Lombardo in conversation with
Elizabeth Taylor
The Most Fun We Ever Had
Thursday, August 8 at 7 p.m.
Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s and make a family together. By 2016, their four radically different daughters are each in a state of unrest, sharing only their fear that they will never find a love quite like their parents'. The arrival of Jonah Bendt--given up by one of the daughters in a closed adoption fifteen years before--triggers a year of great tumult.
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Lyz Lenz in conversation with Kate Harding
God Land
Friday, August 9 at 7 p.m.
In the wake of the 2016 election, Lyz Lenz watched as her country and her marriage were torn apart by the competing forces of faith and politics. A mother of two, a Christian, and a lifelong resident of middle America, Lenz was bewildered by the pain and loss around her. Part journalism, part memoir, God Land is a journey into the heart of a deeply divided America. READ MORE
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