Bookie’s Bookstore - Chicago

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How A Beverly Bookstore Is Empowering South Side Kids To Build Their Home Libraries FAIR Fund Chicago, a nonprofit started by Bookie's owner Keith Lewis, is making it possible for every student at school book fairs to buy books.

A nice article about the work we're doing! It's only two months until the Kipling Elementary book fair! Is there a philanthropists of bluesky feed? #literacy #equity #kids #booksky

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So close to the goal!

The best bookstores in Chicago Discover a new novel to get lost in.

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#30? We'll take it! Though the order is a mystery. There are some great stores on this list. Chicago is a lucky town. Support your local indie bookstore!!!

"Yet once you've come to be part of this particular patch, you'll never love another. Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real."

Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make

#chicago #literature #chicagowriters #brokennosebooks

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:

A new Chicago imprint seeking submissions for stories, art, poetry, nonfiction, photography for an anthology-- Hurl Words into this Darkness: Echoes in Gash or Gold. See brokennosebooks.com for more information. #art #poetry #photography #artists #writers #chicago #stories

FAIR Fund Chicago has chosen a CPS school with 88% low income families: Rudyard Kipling Elementary for their first book fair to support IN FULL. The book fair will be March 24-26. Please help fund the vouchers for this book fair: secure.givelively.org/donate/fair-...

@tenebrouspress.bsky.social Didn't forget you! You're in the horror section! And we've carried you longer.

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As the year ends we've increased the footprint of indie presses from around the country. As times change it's important to support these smaller publishers who are putting out fascinating books. It's not surprising that so many indie pubs are putting out award winners. #smallpress #indiepublishers

We have made the difficult decision NOT to donate to Trump's White House ballroom. Unlike PiranhaCo, we have morals. I wonder how much money made selling books in the time it took to write this post. Shop local. It's always worth it.

A bald guy with his back to the camera, wearing a t shirt that says "READ BOOKS BURN FASCISTS"

Tony Fitzpatrick, a Chicago artist in many realms, has died at 66 He had recently published a new book, “The Sun at the End of the Road,” filled with his distinctive art, poetry and prose. Some consider it a memoir.

A massive loss to Chicago. Truly a one-of-a-kind artist. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/11/t...

Bookies starts FAIR Fund As owner of Bookie’s New and Used Books, Keith Lewis has seen firsthand the disappointment of children when they walk away from their school’s book fair empty-handed.

FAIR Fund Chicago is a registered 501(c)(3) dedicated to ensuring that ALL kids can walk away from their school book fair with books! No one leaves emptyhanded. #books #booksky #literacy #nonprofit #indiebookstores #bookfair #schoolbookfair #dogoodthings

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Bookies used book outlet is having a blowout sale Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27 from noon to five each day. 2419 W. 103rd St., Chicago, IL. In the beautiful Beverly neighborhood. Thousands of books! Two dollar hard covers, one dollar paperbacks. There’s also an awesome logo showing an owl with red Chicago stars for eyes and a book for the ear tufts and beak. And underneath that is another logo showing a red Chicago star surrounded by open books.

It’s open again! Today through Sunday.

A styled owl with an open book for ear tufts and Chicago stars for eyes. Text days Bookie’s used book outlet.

For those of you in Chicago, the monthly BUBO BLOWOUT SALE is happening on the south side at 2419 W. 103rd St., in Beverly! Used Books $1-$2! Today and tomorrow (6/28-6/29)! Noon to 5PM. THOUSANDS of books. Share with all! #booksky #chicago #books

A tent with bookshelves all around from Bookie’s bookstore in Chicago at the 2024 beverly Morgan park Juneteenth family festival.

A tent with bookshelves all around from Bookie’s bookstore in Chicago at the 2024 beverly Morgan park Juneteenth family festival.

So psyched to once again sponsor and bring a fantastic selection of books to the Beverly/Morgan Park #juneteenth family festival! It’s more important than ever this year.

A bookmark showing a black bear reading a book lying on a branch with some other books around him or her

A bookmark showing a red dragon with smoke coming out of its snout surrounded by its horde of books

A bookmark showing striped wallpaper and an oval ornate bookcase. The stripes are mostly blue with yellow.

A bookmark showing a green worm with an apple and a book that says have you been a Bookie’s worm the worm has a top hat and glasses

We held a bookmark contest, and these were the four winners. I had them printed locally. They came out wonderful with the store information on the back and credit to the artists. They also won Bookie’s gift cards!

A woman standing in front of bookshelves at an independent bookstore, holding up a copy of the mighty red by Louise Erdrich and holding a libro.FM golden ticket!

Congratulations, Meg, on finding the Libro.fm Golden Ticket!! She has won an entire year of audiobooks, courtesy of our digital audiobook partner, libro.fm! #librofmgoldenticket

Thanks Trump. The school at which we are CURRENTLY running a book fair just lost the Title I funding to put books into the hands of kids literally in the middle of the book fair. The school lost money. The store lost money. But hey. Rich people got richer.

Bookie's Bookmark Contest Bookie's has been selling books on the South Side since 1989, it is a treasure trove of books from out-of-print titles to the newest bestsellers.

We’re having a bookmark contest! Any #artists want to enter? #contest #art #artist #indiebookstore #books #booksky 📚💙💙📚

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And the struggle is still real. This article came out when we had the sign explaining how many books we needed to sell each month to stay open. We hit that number for two months before it went away. Since then the rent has increased twice (we were definitely due), but it still hurts.

It’s very true and not much has changed, but this article must have come up in people’s memories, as it is a year old. Thank you for the support!

And second and third and fourth in all the possible ways.

A photo of Tuskegee airman John (Jack) Lyle. He is sitting in a plane with three visible swastikas on it, most likely showing that he shot down at least three German airplanes during World War II. He is wearing full aviator gear, looking at the camera and holding onto the top of the plane with an open cockpit. This photo is inscribed To Bookie’s on top and the signature of John Lyle on the bottom.

This is the late Tuskegee Airman John (Jack) Lyle, a friend to the store for many years. He was a humble man who resisted the term “hero” and loved sailing, which he did into his late 90s. He signed books at one of our most successful events. He won’t be erased. #tuskegeeairmen #dei #blackhistory

With these racists deleting everything about black people from history, I suppose we’ll have to duodecuple down and declare every month as black history month. These people have lost their minds. We will always carry books by and about people of color. Diversity to the end, whenever that will be.

A graphic that says “ bring the kids to read to dogs from 12 to 1 PM today! Meet sit stay read at Bookie’s bookstore. 12:48 PM Saturday, March 8 and Saturday April 5.” it goes on to say “ come join us at Bookie’s bookstore! Children and their guardians will spend an afternoon reading to our certified dog team and learn more about sit. Stay read.” then it gives the address of 10324 South Western Ave in Chicago. And then there are The Bookie’s and sit stay read logos.

One of our favorite events to host! Kids can come to the store and read to the puppies from SitStayRead. So cute.

Bookie’s used book outlet blowout sale. 2419 W. 103rd St., Chicago, IL. Noon to 5 PM. Upcoming dates are March 22 and 23rd and then April 26 and 27th.

If you’re in or around Chicago, Bookie’s is having another blowout sale at our outlet store, BUBO: Bookie’s Used Book Outlet. Come find some amazing deals. March 22nd & 23rd. #booksky 💙 📚#cheapbooks #usedbooks #bargainbooks

Show is a piece of paper that says open if you want kindness and has a little stick figure and De Nada

Some cute sloth, stationary with some drawings on it including a stick figure little girl. The text on the “dear Bookie’s you’re an awesome and really, really nice bookstore but one little thing. Hee hee did I get you? You guys are the amazingest bookstore in the world. From Noelle, Book lover (Smiley face) to Bookies.

So sweet. Made our cold day warmer.

We had someone try to trade in a copy of “Voodoo Windows for Windows 3.0 and 3.1” a few years ago. Funny now, but people get upset when we don’t want something like that.