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Design Read & Run Chicago’s Summer 2025 T-Shirt
Calling all creative readers & runners: we’re looking for a fresh design for Summer 2025 and want YOU to submit your designs!
Must-Read Chicago Books Inspiring Summer 2025 Events
Our Summer 2025 Chicago book picks and why we loved them.
Join Read & Run Chicago’s Team for the Read-a-Thon For Immigrant Justice
Join Read & Run Chicago’s team for ¡Viva! Los Libros’s Read-a-Thon for Immigrant Justice running April 12-May 10.
Read & Run Chicago Hosting April Book Drive for the L.Y.D. Foundation
Donate books at every MOVE + BOOK SWAP meetup in April to support the L.Y.D. Foundation’s two new community libraries.
Who to Support in Chicago This International Women’s Day
While at Read & Run Chicago we celebrate women’s stories today and everyday, here are a few places related to our programming to tangibly support women, non-binary, and trans people in Chicago this International Women’s Day.
Where to Read Mia P. Manansala’s Murder Mysteries—and What to Eat While You’re There
Read & Run Chicago volunteer Leslie Hiquiana rounds up some of the best Filipino restaurants and cafes in Chicago—and which Mia P. Manansala mystery to read while your’e there.
Live Q&A With Clark and Division Author Naomi Hirahara
Watch a recording of a live Q&A with Clark and Division author Naomi Hirahara that Read & Run Chicago hosted in April 2023.
“A Love Letter to Lake Michigan,” A Poem by Stephanie Sarabia
Read poet Stephanie Sarabia’s original poem, “A Love Letter to Lake Michigan,” originally performed at a February 2024 Read & Run Chicago event.
What Was Queer Lakeview Like In The 1980s?
To understand more the real-life parallels between Makkai’s novel and 1980s Lakeview, Read & Run Chicago hosted three LGBTQ elders after our Book Club Run of The Great Believers in January 2025 in partnership with Gerber/Hart Library & Archives, the largest LGBTQ archives in the Midwest and a resource for Rebecca Makkai.
Three Readers & Runners Reflect on Their Quinceañeras
Do you remember your quinceañera? We asked this question to readers & runners at our October 2024 Book Club Run of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, a three-mile loop around Cicero, Illinois, inspired by Erika L. Sánchez’s award-winning young adult novel. Here’s what three runners have to say.
A Guide to Donating (Money) To A New-To-You Nonprofit
Guide Kaylee Tock rounded up some best practices for deciding where to spend your advocacy dollars.
The Real-Life Activists That Helped Inspire The Great Believers
Meet the real-life activists that shaped the fictional story in Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers.
Run Three Self-Guided Routes: Michelle Obama’s Chicago
Three self-guided routes inspired by Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming.
We Spoke to Ann Napolitano. Here’s What We Learned.
In June 2024, we hosted a virtual Q&A with NYT Bestselling Author Ann Napolitano. Here’s what we learned about her.
Newberry Library Digital Collections Related to The Girls in 3-B
Here are some of the digital collections guide Quinn Sluzenski referenced while researching for the running tour of The Girls in 3-B.
Running Through Stories In Lemont
Read & Run Chicago’s partnership with Lemont Downtown took us to trails throughout the city to bring local author Pat Camalliere’s historical mystery series to life.
Chelsey Stone: From Read & Run Chicago Guide to Read & Run on the Road Organizer
Learn more about Chelsey Stone’s Read & Run on the Road events in San Diego and Los Angeles this spring and summer!
Introducing Read & Run Tours’s Read & Run on the Road Program
Learn more about Read & Run on the Road program, the newest program of Read & Run Tours!
