It's Pride Month!!! We have a lot of great events planned, and we're blowing through our ad budget on paper and tape to let the whole neighborhood know.

Gencon event registration is tomorrow! We're running larps, craft classes, meetups, and more. And we're bringing our brand new photo booth! (Pardon the wonky graphic. This is being posted from our very busy both at Acen.)

Did you see our new art on Indie Bookstore Day? These one-of-a-kind pieces were created by Haven for the larp Fangs Gallery. All pieces are for sale, with prices ranging from $45-$1200. Postcards and prints are coming soon. Catch the next run of Fangs Gallery at GenCon this fall!

Thank you to another of our amazing festival sponsors @goblinmkt.bsky.social Visit them at 2868 N Lincoln in Chicago!

It's rainy outside, but our art & community space is nice and cozy! Come by at 6pm for #dndcrochetsocialhour with @stacyking.com, author of Dungeons & Dragons Crochet: a Book of Many Patterns Daniel is getting a head start on one of the patterns now!

I'm excited to announce that I'll be at @goblinmkt.bsky.social in Chicago, IL next Tuesday, March 31, to celebrate the launch of Dungeons & Dragons Crochet! Event details and store location are online here: goblinmkt.com/events/2026-...

Someone asked if we're excited abut the Harry Potter trailer 😬😬😬 Yeah, that's gonna be a hard no from us Some books to read instead: bookshop.org/lists/even-t...

Even the most powerful transmogrification spell can't change a TERF's heart

Harry Potter refugees, we've got your back. Our favorite wizards and witches without the bitter transphobic aftertaste. 

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In true Midwestern fashion, our goose (Gertie) is decked out in her St. Patrick's Day best.

Bedazzle books and tarot cards with us today at Dibscon! We're in the craft room, room 314 AB on the 3rd floor of the Depaul Student Center.

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

We still have open seats for Dread tomorrow evening! winterscalldread.eventbrite.com

DREADed Winter's Call — An Immersive Dread TTRPG

A horror TTRPG that uses a Jenga tower instead of dice! This is a game of creeping tension and unsettling monsters.

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Tickets for our March larp are live! Play Calling All the Monsters by @vhenanlarp.bsky.social on March 14. callingallmonsters.eventbrite.com

Calling All the Monsters

It’s time for the Back to Ghoul Dance! Join your classmates in making this a fright to remember! Tonight’s motto is 'Be Yourself. Be Unique'

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We've had a lot of people asking what's up with the new volume of Gunsmith Cats since it came out this week. Yes, the title is different. Yes, that's the number 1 on the cover. But if you've been reading along until now, just think of it as volume 4 with a bit of a time skip.

We would advertise the last 24 hours of the Aqua Tofana KS campaign. But he have been busy prepping for a LARP at @goblinmkt.bsky.social

💕 Forget roses and jewelry. Valentines day is for smut!

Love is in the air, and we have a brand new romance section! 💕 We're focusing on queer and nerdy romance, but we also have an entire straight shelf, so there's something for everyone.

Stock up on manga and comics today, then stay home under the blankets tomorrow

Don's pick this week is Pig Wife—a dark, feral, can’t-look-away survival tale so raw and strange it’ll crawl under your skin and stay there. If you love unsettling folk horror and gorgeous-but-grotesque visuals, Abbey Luck's graphic novel debut is an absolute must-read!

Visit with us as Chicago-area designers share their new and in-progress tabletop games — especially #ttrpg — at the Tabletop Games Demo Expo on Saturday from noon to 5pm. It's FREE to attend as a player! @goblinmkt.bsky.social is bringing a selection of game-related wares to buy! demoexpo.games

Tabletop Games Demo Expo

Level Eater Adventures presents a recurring meetup for Chicago-area game-designers, artists, and players, hosted at the Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport.

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Visit the Tabletop Games Demo Expo this Saturday from noon to 5pm to try out new and in-development TTRPGs from Chicago-area designers. Join us in shopping the curated wares of @goblinmkt.bsky.social at the Co-Prosperity gallery. Maybe find your next favorite game! Learn more: demoexpo.games

Tabletop Games Demo Expo

Level Eater Adventures presents a recurring meetup for Chicago-area game-designers, artists, and players, hosted at the Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport.

demoexpo.games

Next Friday, play Under the Table: a Chicago Mafia Larp by guest GM @lottiealawest.bsky.social Step into Chicago history! Under the Table is a 1930s Prohibition-era intrigue game about loyalty, power, and secrets, where every conversation could make or break an alliance.

Keep a lookout

unraveled@unraveledpress.com · 7mo ago

We all already know ICE never left Chicago, but just to emphasize: several vehicles have been spotted out and about this morning. Unconfirmed (for now) reports of several abductions.

We just got the books for a private Heated Rivalry bedazzling party. If we run this again as a ticketed event, would people sign up?

Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt said last week: "Neither Barnes & Noble, nor Waterstones, have opened a bookstore under my tenure which directly impacts an independent bookstore."

Ryvre von Doom@nikariots.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The CEO of Barnes & Noble says they aren't hurting indies, but in Chicagoland they're exclusively opening near independent bookstores. I threw together a map. Blue pins are indies, red pins are new B&Ns (recent and upcoming) Map here: indiebooks.nerdychicago.com

Voting closes tomorrow in the Chicago Reader Best of 2025 poll. We'd love your vote in best comic shop and best game shop! 💗 You can vote at bestof.chicagoreader.com

We're getting the hang of book bedazzling! Join us January 11 to sip nonalcoholic mimosas and bedazzle books with us. Tickets: bedazzledbooks.eventbrite.com

We've got a small sale and chill, post-Christmas vibes in the store today. Stop in for free hot chocolate, solo and 2 player ttrpgs, and a community puzzle. 10% off, 12/26-12/28: Art Prints Book Nooks Candles Dice Gift Bags Journals Stickers Plush Toys

Merry Fangsmas to mortals and vamps alike! We're down to our last three tickets for Fangs Gallery, our Warhol-inspired Vampire larp. Get yours before they sell out! Enjoy our playlist at merry.fangsgallery.com

Special orders from the last few days just arrived, willing with some last minute restocks!

Still have plenty of whistle kits if you want to grab a handful to take home as stocking stuffers!

austin@bainard.bsky.social · 8mo ago

If you want whistles, or want to grab a handful (we have a bunch, do not feel bad about taking as many as you like, that's why they're there) for family and friends back home over the holidays, the whistle bowl at @beermiscuous.bsky.social is always stocked.