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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"To be running breathlessly, but not yet arrived, is itself delightful, a suspended moment of living hope." -Anne Carson, Eros the Bittersweet #unabooksboardthoughts #annecarson

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

do books make great gifts? cause we’ve been wondering visit the bookshop to see what’s new, and maybe get a head start on all that holiday shopping… unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

a young person holding a large stack of books stands in front of a sign that reads “Books Make Great Gifts”

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring." -Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make #unabooksboardthoughts #nelsonalgren

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"She reads books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live." -Annie Dillard, The Living #unabooksboardthoughts #anniedillard

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just go." -Jan Brett #unabooksboardthoughts #janbrett

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🪰 you know what this means… FRUIT FLY by Josh Silver is back in stock! 🪰 if you reserved a book, check your voicemail or inbox - you probably have a copy waiting! if you did not reserve a copy… good luck! they’re going fast!

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a stack of books, Fruit Fly by Josh Silver on a green table

two young people hold stacks of books, Fruit Fly by Josh Silver

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"Empirically speaking, we are made of star stuff. Why aren't we talking more about that?" -Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts #unabooksboardthoughts #maggienelson

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Look who stopped by the shop! Author Rowan Beaird visited today and left us with SIGNED COPIES of her latest book TENDERNESS! “The Wedding People meets The White Lotus…in this gripping new page-turner…“ - People Magazine Thanks for visiting today! 😘 unabridgedbookstore.com/book/9781250...

author Rowan Beaird stands in front of a bookshelf holding a copy of the book “Tenderness”

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Coming to a bookstore near you - TODAY! Time to visit the bookstore! unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

"I'd cut my soul into a million different pieces just to form a constellation to light your way home. I'd write love poems to the parts of yourself you can't stand. I'd stand in the shadows of your heart and tell you I'm not afraid of your dark." -Andrea Gibson, Slip Your Mind

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The “titan of the macabre and unsettling” stopped by Unabridged today! Thanks for visiting Marcus Kliewer 😘 We’ve got SIGNED COPIES of THE CARETAKER and WE USED TO LIVE HERE, swing by if you need a thrill! unabridgedbookstore.com/book/9781982...

author Marcus Kliewer holds the books “the Caretaker” and “We Used to Live Here”

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Happy New Book day! We’re adding a bunch of great books to the shelves today, including SIGNED COPIES of A TENDER AGE by Chang-Rae Lee, SUNRISE by Téa Obreht, THREE TENSES by Ed Park, and UNDER THE FALLS by Richard Russo! unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Author Andrea Uptmor visited the shop today! Thanks for visiting Unabridged and for leaving us with SIGNED COPIES of THE NEW PEOPLE! unabridgedbookstore.com/book/9780316...

author Andrea Uptmor poses with a copy of the novel THE NEW PEOPLE

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

From the haunted high-rises of the Gold Coast to the ghostly echoes of Cabrini-Green, author and connoisseur macabre Bill Reick examines how Chicago’s streets, landmarks, and neighborhoods contributed to the terrifying atmosphere in the iconic films that kept you up at night!

author Bill Reick poses in front of a bookshelf holding a copy of “Windy City Screams”

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

we’ve got a STACK of new stuff to show you, come visit the bookstore! unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Bringing you NEW BOOKS today! You deserve a trip to the bookstore! unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Staff Pick Saturday from the PICKIEST staff in town! unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s...

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a young person stands in front of a tall building, holding a copy of the book “No Matter What” by Cara Bastone

a young person stands in front of a wall mural holding a copy of “Time is the Thing a Body Moves Through” by T Fleischmann

a young person stands in front of a vine covered wall holding a copy of the book “Sunburn” by Chloe Michelle Howarth

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

the New Books are ready for you, come see what we’ve just added to the shelves! It’s a great day to visit the bookstore! unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

From one of our favorite Chicago writers comes a funny and moving novel in which a former college swimmer falls off a cruise ship and must keep treading water as memories and regrets wash over him! We’ve got SIGNED COPIES of MAN OVERBOARD! Thanks for visiting @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social 😘

author Kathleen Rooney holds her book “Man Overboard!” along with a glass seahorse figurine, standing in a bookstore

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Here to tell you that there are now new books waiting for you at your local bookstore. Get to it! Visit us at the bookshop or click here: unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

"There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer whom I think well." -Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice #unabooksboardthoughts #janeausten

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

In MAKING GAY HISTORY John D’Emilio recounts his career as a public historian, activist, and academic. Tracing his involvement in developing LGBTQ history from the 1970s to the 1990sD’Emilio paints a queer history both personal and national that helps us understand how the LGBTQ movement has grown.

a man stands in front of a book shelf holding two books, author John D’Emilio with his books “Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood” and “Making Gay History”

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

LOOK! 👀 BOOKS! brought to you by your local lit nerds! unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s... and now we need to know what YOU are reading this weekend!

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." -Maya Angelou #unabooksboardthoughts #mayaangelou

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

something something PRIDE MONTH something something WORLD CUP something something THE BOOKSELLERS ARE YEARNING anyway we’ve got plenty of queer, sporty books for you - come flirt at the bookshop this weekend!

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Here’s what the UB staff have had their noses in this week! #staffpicksaturday unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s... What’s everybody reading this weekend?!

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Congressman Mike Quigley stopped by the shop today, thanks for visiting Unabridged @quigley.house.gov !

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

To honor Juneteenth this year, Unabridged will be donating 10% of sales to the Equal Justice Initiative!

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

"Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it." -Toni Morrison, Jazz #unabooksboardthoughts #tonimorrison

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Doppelgängers, corporate intrigue, heartbreak, betrayal, and the harsh permanence of the border: SUBLIMATION is a thrilling and provocative debut that asks what you'd sacrifice for a different life...

Author Isabel J. Kim stands in front of a bookshelf, holding a copy of her book SUBLIMATION

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

STAFF PICK SATURDAY! Visit the shop today or click below for more about these books! unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s...

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

In IS IT HOT IN HERE, a laugh-and-cry-out-loud, memoir-esque exploration of selfhood, author and comedian Zach Zimmerman dives into the pros and cons of retiring a Bible-Belt-dwelling, meat-eating, God-fearing identity in exchange for a new, metropolitan lease on life...

A man in stripes shirt stands in front of a bookshelf holding a copy of the book IS IT HOT IN HERE by author Zach Zimmerman

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Two unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God’s favor in this outrageously entertaining, profoundly heartfelt novel: CANON: A NONBINARY EPIC! and author Paige Lewis stopped by to sign copies for us! Get yours here: unabridgedbookstore.com/book/9798217...

Two people stand in front of a book shelf holding the book CANON by author Paige Lewis

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

THERE'S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD is available now and author Rasheed Newson stopped by the shop today to sign! We loved his previous book MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME, and we've got signed copies of that now too! Thanks for visiting Unabridged @rasheed.bsky.social 😘

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

"Pick me, choose me, love me" - the Unabridged Staff, probably Visit the shop or click below to see our latest round up of Staff Picks! unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s...

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

"And how funny, strange, that a thing can grow so powerful even when planted in the wrong place." -Louise Erdrich, The Round House #unabooksboardthoughts #louiseerdrich

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

It's New Release Day, come visit the bookstore to see what's new! unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

"The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that." -Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth #unabooksboardthoughts #nortonjuster

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Can't even see past all of this week's new releases... Visit the shop or click below to see what's new! unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Staff Pick Saturday! unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s... What are YOU reading this weekend?

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Marcos Gonsalez @marcossgonsalez.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

paperback edition of In Theory, Darling in stock at @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social!

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Bookseller Simeon dropping by to tell you that we have NEW BOOKS on the shelves today! Visit the shop or click below for a new book! unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Markelle Grabo, author of THE REDWOOD BARGAIN, stopped by the shop today! Thanks for visiting Unabridged 😘 We've got signed copies of THE REDWOOD BARGAIN and CALL FORTH A FOX available now! unabridgedbookstore.com/book/9798890...

Author Markelle Grabo poses with a signed copy of the book THE REDWOOD BARGAIN

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It's New Release Tuesday, so we're putting these fresh titles and many more on the shelves! Stop by the shop or click below to see what's new! unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

"I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was. Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again." -Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You #unabooksboardthoughts #mirandajuly

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

As we prepare for Independent Bookstore Day, @mbwwelch.bsky.social and @gregzimmerman.bsky.social have compiled a great list of their Chicago favorites. (This list only includes bookstores selling new books. Our list of favorite used bookstores is coming soon!) chireviewofbooks.com/2026/04/23/o...

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Our Favorite Bookstores in Chicago - Chicago Review of Books

Check out our favorite Chicago bookstores selling new books.

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Independent Bookstore Day '26 is ONE WEEK AWAY! unabridgedbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Run, don't walk! Lena is back in stock! But actually - safety first, folks FAMESICK by Lena Dunham is back on our shelves! unabridgedbookstore.com/book/9780593...

A pair of legs in the air as someone falls down a flight of stairs holding "Famesick" a memoir by Lena Dunham

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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Here's a peek at what's new this week! Visit us in the shop or online to see more of this week's new releases!

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