Join Read & Run Chicago and Black Girls Read Book Club on a guided running tour of one of Chicago's most celebrate poets!

Read the YA novel Death in the Cards and run a 4-mile guided run to bring the book to life, followed by Q&A with author and tarot readings!

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Run a 3-mile route in historic and charming Oak Park inspired by Claire Lombardo’s novel, The Most Fun We Ever Had, followed by a virtual Q&A with the author.

Run a 3-mile route in Evanston inspired by Maxine Rae’s queer young adult novel, Cold Girls, followed by an in-person Q&A with the author.

Join Read & Run Chicago and Black Girls Read Book Club for a 5-mile Book Club Run in Bronzeville inspired by Toya Wolfe’s Last Summer on State Street.

Join Read & Run Chicago founder Allison Yates and Heyday Homes founder Meg Daday for a 5-mile, easy-paced (11:00 min/mile) guided running route inspired by Christie Tate's memoir, Bff: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found. After the route, we'll have an intimate author Q&A with Christie Tate, plus snacks, drinks, and a raffle.

Join Read & Run Chicago Programs Manager Fernanda Wetzel for a ~4-mile guided route through Hyde Park, stopping at various locations that shaped Michelle Obama’s trajectory from a South Shore student to a lawyer in the Loop and eventually, FLOTUS! After the run, join us for a book club discussion, snacks and drinks.

Join Read & Run Chicago, Gerber/Hart Library & Archives, and Betsy Tomszak of Books with Betsy for a 3-mile running route inspired by Rebecca Makkai's award-winning novel, The Great Believers.

A 4-mile guided run in Bridgeview inspired by Sahar Mustafah's novel followed by an in-person Q&A with the author.

Join us for a spooky, season-appropriate run into the chilling world of Summerdale and Summerdale II with author David Jay Collins!

Join Read & Run Chicago and Black Girls Read Book Club for a 5-mile Book Club Run + Author Q&A with Toya Wolfe. Register here.

Read & Run Chicago for an easy-paced, 4-5 mile run in Pilsen and virtual Q&A with author Ann Napolitano!

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Read & Run Chicago for an easy-paced, 3-mile run in Bronzeville and Q&A with author Dawn Turner!

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An easy-paced 3-mile route inspired by David Jay Collins’s Gaybash, followed by an in-person author Q&A at Elevate.

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Join Read & Run Chicago on this special Book Club Run of Becoming to help On Running celebrate the launch of the new Cloudmonster Hyper!

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Join Read & Run Chicago and L,Y.D Foundation for Part 3 of a three-part series inspired by Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns!

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Join Read & Run Chicago and LYD Foundation for Part 2 of a three-part series inspired by Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns.

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Join Read & Run Chicago for an easy 5K book club run inspired by The Most Fun We Ever Had followed by an author chat with Claire Lombardo!

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Join Read & Run Chicago and LYD Foundation for Part 1 of a three-part series inspired by Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns.

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Join Read & Run Chicago guide Chelsey Grassfield for a 4.5-mile book club run and virtual author talk with Naomi Hirahara!

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Join Read & Run Chicago for an easy 5-mile run in Humboldt Park/Logan Square inspired by Michael Zapata’s The Lost Book of Adana Moreau.

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Read & Run Chicago and Black Girls Read Book Club for an easy-paced, 3-mile run in Bronzeville inspired by Dawn Turner’s memoir, followed by a post-run discussion at Eméché Cakery & Cafe! REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE.

A Bilingual Book Club Run inspired by Ericka L. Sanchez’s I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.

Join Read & Run Chicago and guide Chelsey Grassfield for a 4.25-mile route around the Near North Side inspired by Naomi Hirahara's mystery novel, Clark and Division.

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