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Hi Everyone-

I just wanted to put a bookstore opening on everyone's radar! Open Books, an organization in Chicago that does literacy and creative writing programs in Chicago public schools, is opening a used bookstore! The organization has received TONS (literally) of donated books from people over the past three years, and now it is opening a used bookstore to help fund its literacy programs. The grand opening is the weekend of Nov. 21st and 22nd, and a lot of local authors will be in attendance. Once the schedule is finalized, I'll put a link up to it. The store will be off the Chicago brown line stop, at 213 W. Institute Pl. It's a really great way to support literacy while also getting great books at low prices :-)

Hope you all can make it! More details to follow. Here's a link to the Open Books website for more information:
http://www.open-books.org

Here's a link to the invitation. It's pretty cute.
http://open-books.org/events/grandope...

I love that place! I have some friends that volunteer there. It has such a great atmosphere and a good selection.

Three years later, it looks like Open Books is still going strong.

I was recently on an author panel at Open Books, put together by the Chicago Nerd Social Club and Just Write Chicago. Great event. Thanks to Open Books for hosting it!