Event series: Better with a Beverage Book Discussion: [BOOK TITLE]
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Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay.
In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help)…
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Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong.
"Asian Americans inhabit a purgatorial status: neither white enough nor black enough, unmentioned in most conversations about racial identity. In… - ,Online event
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of The City & the City by China Mieville.
New York Times-bestselling author Mieville delivers an existential thriller set in a city that is unlike any other, real or imagined--a murder… - ,Online event
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt.
Relax, enjoy a beverage and read. Over the course of the month, read There Are Trans People Here and aim to try at least one beverage from… - ,Online event
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu.
Fifteen "short stories and novellas [that] tour the poignant history that always haunts immigrants, survivors of war, and our… - ,Online event
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman.
I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths… - ,Online event
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of the 2026 One Book, One Chicago title.
The One Book, One Chicago title will be announced in early September 2026. Copies of the featured title will be available for checkout at that time.…
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Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of The Hike by Drew Magary.
When Ben, a suburban family man, takes a business trip to rural Pennsylvania, he decides to spend the afternoon before his dinner meeting on a short hike.… - ,Online event
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of Never Whistle at Night.
"A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and gritty crime by both new and established Indigenous authors that… - ,Online event
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.
"While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other…