Established 2016, worker owned and operated since 2020. Always Carry A Book 📚

Joined October 2019
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We're honored to host Alejandra Oliva, Diego Báez, Daniel Borzutzky, Faisal Mohyuddin, and Angelica Julia Dávila for a reading in support of MIBF at @PilsenCommBooks on Indie Bookstore Day (this Saturday!) at 6:30 pm.
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Indie Bookstore Day is April 26th, and we're partnering with @PilsenCommBooks in the city-wide indie bookstore day crawl. For more information on how to join the crawl by foot, car, bike or bus, visit chilovebooks.com.
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RT @PilsenCommBooks: Most importantly, we're honored to host Alejandra Oliva, Diego Báez, Daniel Borzutzky & other guests for a reading & t…
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Indie Bookstore Day is April 26th, & we're participating in the city-wide indie bookstore day crawl again. We'll be open 11am-6pm, & the first 10 customers will receive a free poster of their choice. Also, the whole store will be 10% off. For more info: chilovebooks.com.
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Most importantly, we're honored to host Alejandra Oliva, Diego Báez, Daniel Borzutzky & other guests for a reading & teach-in in support of Midwest Immigration Bond Fund, which pays pay immigration bonds to free individuals from ICE custody. More info: pilsencommunitybooks.com/eve…
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Hey Chicago, don't miss Kayla E. at @PilsenCommBooks tonight: she'll be discussing Precious Rubbish--"an early book of the year contender" (@comicsbeat)--with Ivan Brunetti at 7:00 pm!
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On April 9, Adam Greenfield will discuss his new book Lifehouse (@VersoBooks) on climate crisis & sanctuary with @ANaomiPaik at Chicago’s @PilsenCommBooks!
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Precious Rubbish is out Tuesday and Kayla E. is going on tour! She's going to @ScupBooks, the Graphic Narratives Lab at @VCU, @ptknitwear, Partners and Son, @PilsenCommBooks, and Malaprop's Books--head to ow.ly/VHRT50Vumir for more details!
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More than 40 organizations have joined @haymarketbooks in bringing you Socialism 2025! Find the full list of endorsing organizations including #RespairMedia, @Mondoweiss, and many more at: socialismconference.org
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See you tonight!
This March, we're celebrating FIVE whole years as a worker-owned-and-operated bookstore, and we'd love to party with you! Join us on March 15th after 7 pm for a community hang with books, screenprinting, drinks, snacks and a whole lot of camaraderie.
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Support the great @PilsenCommBooks and get a signed copy of KING OF THE NORTH which comes out March 25! pilsencommunitybooks.com/ite…
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This March, we're celebrating FIVE whole years as a worker-owned-and-operated bookstore, and we'd love to party with you! Join us on March 15th after 7 pm for a community hang with books, screenprinting, drinks, snacks and a whole lot of camaraderie.
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Because of your support in book sales, we're able to remain fiercely independent and keep our space free for community organizing. We think THAT'S a BIG reason to celebrate!
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We can't wait to raise a glass with everyone who has helped build this project the past 5 years. See you on the 15th! NO GODS, NO MASTERS, NO BOSSES!
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Great conversation with @UptownKastro and @IolaElla on DEFUND: CONVERSATIONS TOWARD ABOLITION ✨ @haymarketbooks
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You can pre-order a signed copy of the book from the great Chicago bookstore @PilsenCommBooks here: pilsencommunitybooks.com/ite…
"An exemplary history that forces readers to reassess their assumptions about America’s racial reckoning." - This week's @PublishersWkly includes a starred review 🌟 of KING OF THE NORTH, @JeanneTheoharis's "stellar biography" of Martin Luther King Jr. ow.ly/jj4w50UFrrY
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Blown away by last night’s packed Chicago event and the wonderful questions and comments from @sarahlazare, @ashapoesis, Alex Han and the radical audience. So grateful to them, @inthesetimesmag, @PilsenCommBooks, & @thenewpress.
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