Big Books of Spring
Genres

Chicago

Books about people, settings, or topics from or featuring Chicago.

Chicago Books

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The House on Mango Street
The Jungle
The Great Believers
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
The Time Traveler's Wife
Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul
Native Son
Dark Matter
Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
Becoming
There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America
The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation
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Lists

Stars Over Clear Lake by Loretta EllsworthMy Ántonia by Willa CatherThis I Know by Eldonna EdwardsThe Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria RussellMary, Everything by Cassandra Yorke
Historical Fiction - The American Midwest
98 books — 31 voters
Forever Open, Clear and Free by Lois WilleThe Great Believers by Rebecca MakkaiHello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoCrossing California by Adam LangerI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Chicago Lit. Independent Reading List
95 books — 1 voter

Deadly Escape To Freedom by Shirley J. MillerDeath of the Cosset by Kimberly Jane OswaldBlood Gold by Shirley J. MillerTo Russia & Back by Shirley J. MillerWrong Place, Wrong Time by Shirley J. Miller
Goodread's Selection
6 books — 2 voters
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxFrozen by Sarah NathanAxiom's End by Lindsay EllisWhat We Did for Love by Mary Ann O'ReillyA Chorus Line FAQ by Tom Rowan
Musicalsplaining Podcast
73 books — 3 voters

Quotes Tagged “Chicago”

Daniel Amory
“ There have been times I have thought some dreams should never be dreamt, but I would hate a world where that was true. ”
― Daniel Amory, Minor Snobs
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Nelson Algren
“ Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring. ”
― Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make
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Videos Tagged “Chicago”

You're the Cream in My Coffee
You're the Cream in My Coffee
Shadow Government - Puppet Masters Pulling Strings (The Ninth Orphan)
Shadow Government - Puppet Masters Pulling Strings (The Ninth Orphan)
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Groups Tagged "Chicago"

Goodreads Group for Chicago-based readers :)
1 member, last active one year ago
For volunteers and friends of Chicago Books to Women in Prison, an all-volunteer group that dist…more
11 members, last active 7 years ago
THE GOODREADS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY A GENEALOGICAL BOOK GROUP, FOR RESEARCH HELP AND GUIDANCE. lilnk https://docs.google.com/sprea…more
2 members, last active 4 years ago
Harris Public Policy A reading group for those studying policy at the University of Chicago and beyond.
1 member, last active 7 years ago