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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 12/09/2026

On Thursday, eight bookstores sent an open letter to the ABA & ABFE raising urgent concerns about the threat posed by NSPM-7 to booksellers and publishers. @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social @burningbooks.bsky.social @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social @wordupbooks.bsky.social

A title slide containing a photo of Donald Trump signing NSPM-7. The title reads "Booksellers & NSPM-7: An open letter to the American Booksellers Association."

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Sophie Lewis @reproutopia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tonight at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social ! www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/20260...

Teal and neon pink promo graphic for the Femmephilia event with Sophie and Red at Pilsen Books on September 9, 7pm

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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Of note: I'll be reading at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social this Saturday! (And I'll be in Chicago all weekend.) pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/20260...

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Reminder to our friends in Chicago: Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social will speak at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social tonight at 7pm about "The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn." More about the book & tour stops below. Baltimore up next. www.zinnedproject.org/materials/th...

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The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn

Book — Non-fiction. By Dave Zirin. 2026. 400 pages. A biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon and thought leader through the story of the t...

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In town for the @socialismconference.org ? Come check out our new digs, just a short transit ride from McCormick Place at ✨1531 W 18th St✨! 10% off all purchases with the conference program, and you can browse in just the *right amount* of air conditioning.

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Great crowd for a discussion of what anarchism offers a world on fire with Paul Messersmith-Glavin, Ashanti Alston & Kim Feicke @akpress.org www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/51208

A full event space of people listening to three speakers

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rory 🇵🇸 @kierkegaardvark.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

dope panel slash book launch at the inimitable @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social tonight. @ruwithsonali.bsky.social’s new book of interviews is (probably) the first published on the new Abolish ICE movement—though one thing it emphasises is the contiguity with long-standing currents. great convo!

three people seated in an events space — the back area of Pilsen Community Books in Chicago. From left to right, Sonali Kolhatkar, Sandra Puebla and Richard Wallace. Rich is responding to an audience question, Sandra and Sonali are listening intently. The space has lots of lefty decoration, like a Palestine flag and protest banners, as well as plants and rugs in a raw brick space with high ceilings.

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Join us next week for a discussion with Ashanti Alston, Paul Messersmith-Glavin and Kim Feike on the new books VISIONS AND INTERVENTIONS and ANARCHIST PANTHER, newly out from @akpress.org pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/51208

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 27/08/2026

Tonight in Chicago, we're proud co-sponsors of this discussion with @ruwithsonali.bsky.social, Richard Wallace & Sandra Puebla at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social about ICE raids and the communities organizing to defend immigrant rights. #abolishICE www.allyoufascistsboundtolose.com/calendar/bre...

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Chicago! Come out to @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social tomorrow for a discussion about surveillance, public space, & whether or not jails & encampment sweeps can be "trauma-informed." Panelists include folks from Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness, the IL Network for Pretrial Justice, & more.

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The Politics of Public Space Tickets | Pilsen Community Books | Chicago, IL | Tue, Aug 25 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Bold Type Tickets

Join us for a live event on Tuesday, August 25 to talk about the politics of public space. We'll be discussing who gets to use "public" spaces and what kinds of spaces get built for the public.

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Friday reminder that we sell gift certificates, redeemable in store and online. 😎 www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/gift-certifi...

A gift certificate from Pilsen Community Books that says
"to Luigi
from The Working Class
This card good for
$5,000,000
at Pilsen Community Books"

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We're joining @inthesetimes.com to host @ruwithsonali.bsky.social, Richard Wallace & Sandra Puebla for a convo on community defense against state terror & MAGA fascism to mark the publication of the new anthology BREAKING ICE @sevenstories.bsky.social. 8/27, 7pm pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50834

An event graphic for an August 27th event with Sonali Kolhatkar, Richard Wallace and Sandra Puebla for the new anthology BREAKING ICE: COMMUNITY DEFENSE AGAINST STATE TERROR AND MAGA FASCISM. All event details included on the graphic can be found at https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50834

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Last day for this preorder bundle! We will have a limited number of shirts in store afterwards, but order now to make sure you get the size you want. @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Who's up for a double header this Sunday? ⚾ After the Sox vs Mets game, join us at Pilsen Community books for a book signing and discussion with @gittlitz.bsky.social, author of METROPOLITANS: NEW YORK BASEBALL, CLASS STRUGGLE, AND THE PEOPLE'S TEAM. pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/51125

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We've teamed up with @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social for a limited edition shirt designed by @toosphexy.bsky.social to mark the release of Josh Frank's Bad Energy, out September 8th from @haymarketbooks.org www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/bad-energy-p...

A picture of a copy of Josh Frank's BAD ENERGY and a seafoam shirt. On the shirt is a giant skull with lightning bolts coming out of the eyes looking down at a burning house and trees. Around the graphic are the words "DATA CENTERS ARE DISASTERS"

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We are opening at 2 pm on Saturday, August 8th so our worker-owners can celebrate PCB's newest red (& black) diaper baby! We'll be staying open until 10 pm for the Oddball Mini Mart, so if you've ever wanted to browse PCB after dark, Saturday is your chance. 😎

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Upcoming events at PCB: www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/events

A letterboard with the early August upcoming events listed on it sitting on a table full of books in a bookstore full of books. You can find the. full list of events at www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/events

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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Cleaning up inventory of custom commissions and found all 6 cards printed for @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social.

6 large postcards with various quotes from authors, commissioned by Pilsen Community Books.

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Do we know any lefty sports writers in Chicago? 👀 Asking for a friend!

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

two copies left at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social if you are in chi & want to support a worker-owned cooperative along with your fave autistic zen truncle💚💚

a shelf display atop a bookcase in a book shop, featuring my book ON BEING HALF-IMAGINARY with a handmade sign reading “signed copies”.

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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Chicago! I'll be reading at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social in September.... pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/20260...

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ira @lashonhara.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

EASEL now at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social :)

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Apocalypse Confidential @apconmag.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

We had a great time! Thank you to @haymarketbooks.org, @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social & of course @devintoshea.bsky.social for having us being a part of this fantastic book tour!

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Devin Thomas O’Shea @devintoshea.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

huge thank you to everyone who came out to @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social — huge thanks to Jacob Stovall for hosting and @apconmag.bsky.social 📸 Bo Bruasco and @griffin5a7.bsky.social

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Devin Thomas O’Shea @devintoshea.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

CHICAGO — this Thursday, July 9 at 7 PM, at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social — come out for a night with @apconmag.bsky.social and get a free poster with book purchase

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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Grateful to @inthesetimes.com for publishing a transcript of my @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social convo with the inimitable @ahjohnson.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/stev...

The Elite 'OK' to Police Our Every Thought and Move
Adam Johnson joins Steven Thrasher to deconstruct the functions of liberalism, a theme deeply explored in each of their new books.
ADAM JOHNSON AND STEVEN THRASHE

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Socialism Conference @socialismconference.org · 26/06/2026

More than 50 organizations have signed on to endorse Socialism 2026 so far! 💥 Visit our webiste learn about all of them, and make sure to register by Friday, July 3rd for the Early Bird Discount: socialismconference.org/endorsing-or...

Endorsing Organizations:
Palestinian Youth Movement
Long-Haul
DSA Afrosocialists
Pilsen Community Books
Rethinking Schools
RevLeft Radio
Network to Advance Abolitionist Social Work
Truthout
Scalawag

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Chicago Zine Fest @chicagozinefest.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Chicago Zine Fest will be part of this Radical Book Buzz event on Friday night at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social! Excited to hang out with radical folks & library workers in town for #alaac2026. www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-bo...

Flyer for "Radical Book Buzz with Library Freedom Project, Foreword, and Library Futures," happening Friday June 26 from 6:30 to 9 pm at 1531 W 18th St. Text reads: "Library workers, join us at Pilsen for an evening with radical publishers! We'll hear about new releases, chat about libraries and the publishing ecosystem, and party together!
Featuring Haymarket, Seven Stories, Scribe, The New Press, One Signal, Akashic, Feminist Press, and others! Co-sponsored by Library Freedom Project, Library Futures, Foreword Reviews and Pilsen Community Books. Drinks and snacks will be provided!"

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

thank you so, so much to everyone who came by last night to listen & be present with us & to participate in a great discussion. your questions & comments were brilliant! deep thanks also to @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social for hosting us!💚💚

a table in a bright brick-walled space with a little letterboard reading “jay besemer & joe hall” flanked by a copy of joe’s BUFFALO FREE RAPID TRANSIT and my ON BEING HALF-IMAGINARY.

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Devin Thomas O’Shea @devintoshea.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

CHICAGO — come out to @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social on July 9 for a very special APOCALYPSE CONFIDENTIAL themed discussion — there may also be a special bit of swag to acquire at this one 🐉🐉🐉

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 16/06/2026

From @redemmas.org in Baltimore to @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social in Chicago, co-op bookstores show what happens when culture is treated as a public good—not just another product to be optimized, extracted from and sold back to us.

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Turning the Page on Corporate Bookselling

Radical booksellers create democratically governed spaces where the public is encouraged to build movements, rather than merely participate in the retail economy.

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Don't miss Armed by Design: Cuban and Salvadoran Agit Prop Internationalism at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social! Alma de Izote and Josh MacPhee on political posters and agit prop as movement tools. 6/16 - 7PM More on ARMED BY DESIGN and Alma de Izote: www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/20260616

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

TONIGHT! 7pm. POINTS OF DEPARTURE Release Party Robert Ovetz, Kevin Van Meter, and James Tracy at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social

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American Worker @americanwork47.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Guerrillas of Desire in the field at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social and excited for our event tomorrow night here with our forthcoming @commonnotions.bsky.social Cleaver reader!

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

chicago! ‘tis ONE WEEK until i read & converse in person (6/18) at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social with @makecommon.bsky.social ! if you would like to attend, the info’s below: pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50470

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Jay Besemer and Joe Hall | Pilsen Community Books

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Emily Hilliard @emhilly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Attn: Chicago pals & folks in early for Labor Notes!

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muttgomery.bsky.social @muttgomery.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

gonna be in Chicago this Thursday talking about my book with the homie Will Harris. radical rednecks, country music, the multi-racial movements of the poor! SEVEN PM at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Looking forward to the Labor Notes! We're especially excited for the limited edition, early release of POINTS OF DEPARTURE. Join Robert Ovetz and @americanwork47.bsky.social at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social where they will be in conversation with @jtofthebay.bsky.social. Friday 6/12 at 7PM ⚡️

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 08/06/2026

Chicago! Join @dgorganize.bsky.social for a discussion of his new book UNIONS OF OUR OWN on Wednesday at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social!

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Food Chain Workers Alliance @foodchainworkers.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Weds 6/10 in Chicago: Head over to @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social at 7pm for @dgorganize.bsky.social in conversation with Jose Oliva of @healfoodalliance.bsky.social and IWW Local 8 historian Peter Cole. Grab a copy of Daniel's new book #UnionsOfOurOwn and let's get organizing!

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profpetercole.bsky.social @profpetercole.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hey Chicago + those traveling to Labor Notes! Unsure what to do on Wed.? Join me & Jose Oliva in talking w/ @dgorganize.bsky.social of his new book on how to organize a labor union! Co-sponsors IL Labor History Society, Food Chain Workers Alliance @haymarketbooks.org at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

TONIGHT! Zhandarka Kurti & Jarrod Shanahan host the filmmaker of WE’RE TOO HOT and Breaking the Fourth Wall, chronicling revolts that have occurred inside and outside of the St. Louis jails over the course of 10 years. www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50147

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Half of the staff at PCB are preparing to become new parents, so many of our convos have revolved around what we expect to be the joys and difficulties of raising kids. How can we bring up compassionate & resilient humans in a society built to funnel them into the cruel, extractive labor regime?

A letterboard on a ladder in front of a shelf full of books. On the letterboard:
"I take my son to the picket line.
I tell him he is worth the peaceful world,
the clear sky,
the songs free people sing.”

— Christy NaMee Eriksen

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