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Chicago Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Opened in 1873, Chicago Public Library has locations in every Chicago neighborhood. We believe in the freedom for all to read, learn, and discover.

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Book Cover for: Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir, Margo Jefferson

Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir

Margo JeffersonChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

Join CPL tomorrow for a #VoicesForJustice discussion with author Margo Jefferson about her latest book, Constructing a Nervous System: https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/620aaf68cafb9b2f0084912c https://t.co/HzNv2LmrZf

Paperback, 2023

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Blacks, Gwendolyn Brooks

Blacks

Gwendolyn BrooksChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

Join Dr. @tarabetts at CPL's Poetry Fest to explore the poems that made Gwendolyn Brooks famous and dive deeper into the collected work "Blacks." Click here to learn more about Poetry Fest and other #PoetryMonth programs: https://t.co/oCigWSz20v https://t.co/BrtQ06AlTP

Paperback, 1994

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Democracy's Rebirth: The View from Chicago, Dick Simpson

Democracy's Rebirth: The View from Chicago

Dick SimpsonChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

CPL and @midlandauthors welcome @thisisUIC Professor Dick Simpson to speak on his latest book, Democracy's Rebirth: The View From Chicago, in conversation with none other than @chicagosmayor! Join them at Harold Washington Library Center on 4/21 at 6 PM: https://t.co/n6gVj7JOIV. https://t.co/b1Kl18FxXM

Hardcover, 2022

$110.00$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga TokarczukChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

Great pick! We'll be hosting a discussion of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk on October 28th as part of #PolishAmericanHeritageMonth: https://t.co/SmFdKEv20S https://t.co/vlWn8XgeEe

Paperback, 2020

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Energy Never Dies: Afro-Optimism and Creativity in Chicago, Ayana Contreras

Energy Never Dies: Afro-Optimism and Creativity in Chicago

Ayana ContrerasChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

Join CPL and @ChicagoBMRC for an author event with Ayana Contreras (@ReclaimedSoul), author of Energy Never Dies. Explore the history of Chicago's black artistic achievements through an Afro-Optimistic framing: https://t.co/miB5M3ArsS

Hardcover, 2021

$110.00$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: The Tiny Mansion, Keir Graff

The Tiny Mansion

Keir GraffChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

Chicago author @KeirGraff writes awesome books for adults and kids, and it's the latter that we have the privilege of sharing with you Friday at 4 PM! His book The Tiny Mansion is a quirky coming of age story that you can check out at http://facebook.com/chipublib/live tomorrow. https://t.co/Pj04qX0JJf

Hardcover, 2020

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Children of Chicago, Cynthia Pelayo

Children of Chicago

Cynthia PelayoChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

Several of the #CPLBest authors this year have connections to our very own city! Try Three Girls from Bronzeville by Dawn Turner, Refugee High by Elly Fishman, Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo, or Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara for some Chicago flavor! #BestOfTheBest https://t.co/pwXnPoNxty

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Book Cover for: Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller, Alec Nevala-Lee

Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller

Alec Nevala-LeeChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

CPL is pleased to welcome author @nevalalee on October 17 to speak about his new book, Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller. Alec will be in conversation with @anijomathew. Join in person or online: https://t.co/8A0sIYJ7JY https://t.co/FAizhYgTIk

Paperback, 2023

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: I Am Every Good Thing, Derrick Barnes

I Am Every Good Thing

Derrick BarnesChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

This Wednesday we're joined by one of our favorite @ChicagoBears, wide receiver @AllenRobinson! 🐻 He'll be reading the inspiring story I Am Everything Good by Derrick Barnes. Join Allen and Librarian Lucas at 10 AM Wednesday at https://t.co/l9w9rofEsP https://t.co/zlsEQyQY1o

Hardcover, 2020

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Voices Speaking Out For Justice: Voices For Justice, Jovial Smith

Voices Speaking Out For Justice: Voices For Justice

Jovial SmithChicago Public LibraryChicago Public Library

Join us next Tuesday, February 15, for a #BlackHistoryMonth event with @PemonRami as he discusses his memoir, When Blackness Was Golden!, as part of our #VoicesForJustice series. Rami will be joined by Sylvia Ewing. Attend in person or watch online: https://t.co/CRklIxqwZr https://t.co/2Nbjr5ucbU

Paperback, 2021

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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