RoscoeBooks
@roscoebooks.bsky.social
We are your friendly neighborhood bookstore located in Chicago's Roscoe Village. Order online at www.roscoebooks.com.
My 2nd collab poetry collection BOOK LAUNCH is tonight at 7 pm @roscoebooks.bsky.social. Please come help me celebrate w/ special guest poets @mxfaylitahicks.bsky.social @ninasudhakar.bsky.social & Carlos Cumpián! TY @oneldammit.bsky.social of Roadside Press, my fellow poets, friends, & loved ones ❤️
For the record, the number of rockets we own that have blown up this week: ZERO. We just really enjoy being a bookstore. 😉 #indiebookstore
An amazing time at Sunday Night Salon. Thank you @ignatius2u.bsky.social and @roscoebooks.bsky.social for hosting such a wonderful event. Thanks to all my fellow authors for sharing their stories. Such a tremendously talented group of writers.
Ignatius Valentine Aloysius@ignatius2u.bsky.social · 3mo agoSUNDAY SALON CHICAGO was fun last night 5/24 at 7 pm at @roscoebooks.bsky.social, w/ a full house. TY to all who came out to support the store & these 5 talents: @frugalpoet.bsky.social (Cynthia Gallaher), Mary Kay Zuravleff, @rachellayown.bsky.social, Melanie Faranello & @jrblanes.bsky.social ❤️👏🌈
SUNDAY SALON CHICAGO's reading event happens tonight, May 24 at 7 pm at magical @roscoebooks.bsky.social w/ these fab five authors: @frugalpoet.bsky.social, Mary Kay Zuravleff, @rachellayown.bsky.social, Melanie Faranello & @jrblanes.bsky.social – Pls share, TY, & see you there!🔥👏❤️
Just 12 hours left to win this amazing auction. We'd LOVE to host your private party at the store. Bid now! #chicago
RoscoeBooks@roscoebooks.bsky.social · 4mo agoHow would you like to host your own private 2-hour party at the bookstore? Bid now on this auction to support our friends at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social. new.biddingowl.com/item/private...
OMG! It's May 1st, Day of the Flower Moon and my 2nd collab poetry collection is officially out in the world today. BOOK LAUNCH happens @roscoebooks.bsky.social in Chicago on Friday 5/29 at 7pm. Please come help me celebrate! TY Roadside Press, my fellow poets, friends, & loved ones ❤️👏🔥
How would you like to host your own private 2-hour party at the bookstore? Bid now on this auction to support our friends at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social. new.biddingowl.com/item/private...
Private Party at RoscoeBooks
Host your own private bookstore party at RoscoeBooks! The winner of this auction will receive a two-hour party in the bookstore with their friends or
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How would you like to host your own private 2-hour party at the bookstore? Bid now on this auction to support our friends at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social. new.biddingowl.com/item/private...
Private Party at RoscoeBooks
Host your own private bookstore party at RoscoeBooks! The winner of this auction will receive a two-hour party in the bookstore with their friends or
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Tickets are on sale now for the trolley and bus routes for Independent Bookstore Day. Grab yours now! www.chilovebooks.com/getting-arou...
Getting Around on IBD
Coming soon.
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If you pre-order using this link, it will benefit @roscoebooks.bsky.social in Chicago (b/c there's lots of CHI interviews, and they just held a great event for a @beltpublishing.bsky.social title)
American Made: Stories of Work from the WPA
Stories of Work from the WPA
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Our fourth installment in the Chicago Renaissance series is an essay about Halle Butler’s “The New Me” (@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social, 2019), by author Nathan Hill. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/03/18/t...
Woohooo, thanks @blockclubchi.bsky.social for this cool story about our owner Erika's spouse, Jeff, and his new whiskey business. blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/18/a...
Avondale's Whiskey Trust Blends Kentucky Spirits With Chicago’s 'Untold' Drinking History
Former attorney Jeff VanDam launched his whiskey blend and distribution company in January. His first bottle, Dynamite Batch, is being poured and sold at local bars and a second release is in the work...
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Happy Pub Day to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social editor-in-chief @mbwwelch.bsky.social. If you're in Chicago, the launch party for ON AN INLAND SEA is tonight at 6:30 pm at @roscoebooks.bsky.social.
SUNDAY SALON CHICAGO is a week away! Join us @roscoebooks.bsky.social on Nov 23 at 7 pm for inspiring readings with Rachel DeWoskin, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Maureen Aitken, Averill Curdy & David Hicks. I'm excited to host them & look forward to an uplifting evening of prose & poetry. 🙏 🔥👏
Stopped by @roscoebooks.bsky.social to sign copies of my new U2 book! I’m incredibly appreciative of their support! Support your local bookseller!
The 2025 CHIRBy Shortlists from @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social are out! What a great collection of Chicago books and writing. Time to get to reading (if you haven't already) these great nominees! The winners are announced December 11. #books #booksky chireviewofbooks.com/2025/10/01/a...
Announcing the 2025 Chicago Review of Books Awards Shortlist - Chicago Review of Books
The Chicago Review of Books is proud to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Chicago Review of Books (CHIRBy) Awards! This year we’re celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the awards! For a decade, th...
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Get your spooky season vibes right! Our next Fiction book club pick is local author @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social’s VANISHING DAUGHTERS — a book that’s a bit horror but with the soul of a crime thriller. Stop in and grab a copy and join us for the meeting — October 7 at 7:30 pm. All are welcome!
SUNDAY SALON CHICAGO's website is now updated with our 9/28/25 readers' bios. They'll be reading @roscoebooks.bsky.social & feature @ninasudhakar.bsky.social, MichaelMcColly, Ben Tanzer, @janicemdeal.bsky.social & Carlos Cumpián. Pls join us. Visit sundaysalon-chicago.com & join our email list. ❤️
We're now just six days away from our Keira D'Amato event. Tickets are going quickly -- grab yours before they're gone!
RoscoeBooks@roscoebooks.bsky.social · last yr.EXCITING EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: On September 10 at 6:30 pm, we are absolutely thrilled to host world-class runner Keira D'Amato for the release event of her new book, DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK. Tickets: www.roscoebooks.com/event/keira-... #chicago #booksky
TONIGHT 8/31/25 @7pm > Sunday Salon Chicago hosts THE OVERTURNING ANTHOLOGY book launch at Roscoe Village's finest bookstore: @roscoebooks.bsky.social. Doors open at 6:30. Free parking on Roscoe St. Event co-editors & co-hosts: @vabellwriter, @rice_christine & myself. Hope to see you, Chicago! 🌺🌈 💝
EXCITING EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: On September 10 at 6:30 pm, we are absolutely thrilled to host world-class runner Keira D'Amato for the release event of her new book, DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK. Tickets: www.roscoebooks.com/event/keira-... #chicago #booksky
This is now TWO WEEKS from today. Tickets are going quickly. Get yours now, #chicago! www.roscoebooks.com/event/keira-... #runnersky
RoscoeBooks@roscoebooks.bsky.social · last yr.EXCITING EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: On September 10 at 6:30 pm, we are absolutely thrilled to host world-class runner Keira D'Amato for the release event of her new book, DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK. Tickets: www.roscoebooks.com/event/keira-... #chicago #booksky
The #StoryBoardFest25 Fellows Reading at the packed @roscoebooks.bsky.social earlier this month was such a lovely event. I had a blast sharing, as you can tell. To my fellow Fellows, I'm in awe to be in your company. (Thank you to @anandalima.bsky.social for the photos.) ✨🙏🏼❤️
THIS SUNDAY! Sunday Salon Chicago launches THE OVERTURNING ANTHOLOGY on 8/31 at 7 pm @roscoebooks.bsky.social in Roscoe Village ❤️🔥🌈 Hope to see you, Chicago!
EXCITING EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: On September 10 at 6:30 pm, we are absolutely thrilled to host world-class runner Keira D'Amato for the release event of her new book, DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK. Tickets: www.roscoebooks.com/event/keira-... #chicago #booksky
First time at @roscoebooks.bsky.social, picked up the new one by @tvayyyy.bsky.social and finally got one by @bside-editions.bsky.social - enjoying the patio at Soul & Smoke (I swear this isn’t a paid ad)
Tonight at @roscoebooks.bsky.social -- join us for our special StoryBoard Fellows reading! The fun starts at 6:30 pm. #chicago #literaryevents
