“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.” -Thomas Pynchon #unabooksboardthoughts #thomaspynchon

here’s what we’ve been reading this week! unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s... your turn! tell us what you’re currently reading!

This weekend is the Lakeview East Festival of the Arts! lakevieweastfestivalofthearts.com

“there are new books” - Shane, Unabridged General Manager Come see what’s new this week: unabridgedbookstore.com/new-this-week

“I am so tired of waiting. Aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife and cut the world in two— and see what worms are eating at the rind.” Langston Hughes, Good Morning, Revolution #unabooksboardthoughts #langstonhughes

We’re open 9am - 4pm today for Labor Day!

“One summer morning at sunrise a long time ago I met a little girl with a book under her arm. I asked her why she was out so early and she answered that there were too many books and far too little time. And there she was absolutely right.” -Tove Jansson #unabooksboardthoughts #tovejansson

We’re making some updates to our website, and online ordering is currently unavailable! Give us a call if you need help placing an order, or just come see us in the real world!

Things my @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social tote is perfect for: 1. Carrying books. 2. Hiding the bottle of wine I'm bringing to church because I'm giving it to someone I'm meeting right after as their birthday present and I didn't want to go back to my place in between.

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” -Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice #unabooksboardthoughts #janeausten

“August of another summer, and once again I am drinking the sun and the lilies again are spread across the water.“ -Mary Oliver, The Pond #unabooksboardthoughts #maryoliver

“Books are letters in bottles, cast into the waves of time, from one person trying to save the world to another.” -Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, This Is How You Lose the Time War #unabooksboardthoughts #amalelmohtar #maxgladstone

a sweet neighbor stopped by to show us their tote bag upgrade!

Since it’s Bookstore Romance Day, this Staff Picks post is dedicated to a few books we love ❤️ www.unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s...

We’re celebrating Bookstore Romance Day! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8knMHW2/

Today we’re celebrating Romance Readers with 10% Off on all Romance titles! We’ll have candy kisses & fortune cookies & we'll be raffling off a $25 Gift Card so you can come back for a 2nd date! Happy Bookstore Romance Day!

author Talia Tucker stopped by the shop to sign SOLO STAN, a queer YA romance about two concertgoers and unwitting seatmates who, when the show is abruptly cut short, embark on an unforgettable summer night together… Thanks for visiting Talia! www.unabridgedbookstore.com/book/9780593...

if you’re looking for something new to read, it’s a great day to visit the shop! see some of this week’s new releases here: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/new-releases

“At a certain point, you say to the woods, to the sea, to the mountains, the world, Now I am ready.” -Annie Dillard, Teaching a Stone to Talk #unabooksboardthoughts #anniedillard

you know we love to make new friends! @skrutskie.bsky.social & Briana Johnson both visited this weekend! We’ve got signed copies of A LEGIONNAIRE’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND PEACE & THE SALVATION GAMBIT from Emily, and Briana’s IF I COULD GO BACK! Check them out!

It’s August! Here’s what the Unabridged Book Clubs are up to this month: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/book-clubs

ATTN Romance Readers! Bookstore Romance Day is ONE WEEK AWAY! Stop by for a candy kiss or a cookie while you shop with 10% Off on all Romance titles! We'll have a photo opp to show off your books & we'll be raffling off a $25 Gift Card so you can come back for a 2nd date! Be here Sat. 08/09/25!

July is Disability Pride Month, and Ellie has curated a reading list for anyone who wants to educate themselves about disability history and to celebrate the community this month: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/disability-j...

“Everything is on fire, but everyone I love is doing beautiful things and trying to make life worth living, and I know I don’t have to believe in everything, but I believe in that.” -Nikita Gill #unabooksboardthoughta #nikitagill

you deserve a trip to the bookstore! come see what’s new! www.unabridgedbookstore.com/new-releases

“The helpful thought for which you look Is written somewhere in a book.” -Edward Gorey #unabooksboardthoughts #edwardgorey

Staff Pick Saturday! Read about ‘em here: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s...

new books to good home! see some of this week’s new releases here: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/new-releases

Thank you, Andrea

@clairebarner.bsky.social stopped by and signed copies of MOONRISING, out today! Check it out here: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/book/9798895...

“Trust your anger. It is a demand for love.” -Natalie Diaz, Postcolonial Love Poem #unabooksboardthoughts #nataliediaz

🎆We’ll be open on Friday, July 4th from 9am-4pm!🎇

in a reading slump? unsure what to pick up next? join a book club and let someone else decide for you! here’s what the unabridged book clubs are talking about in July: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/book-clubs

new book drop! see what we’re putting on the shelves today: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/new-releases

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” -Oscar Wilde Happy Pride, Chicago! #unabooksboardthoughts #oscarwilde

Today, in honor of Pride Month, we will be donating 10% of sales to The Trevor Project!

“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” -James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time #unabooksboardthoughts #jamesbaldwin

and take a look at Ed’s Picks for Pride here: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/2025-pride-s...

Staff Pick Saturday! Take a peek at what we’re reading: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/staff-pick-s...

Tomorrow, June 19th, is Juneteenth! We’re honoring the day by donating 10% of sales to @eji.org

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” -Angela Davis #unabooksboardthoughts #angeladavis

this #StaffPickSaturday brought to you by PRIDE and some of the books our staff loved as young queers or the books we wish we’d had as youths! click here for some recommendations from (young) Simeon & Ellie: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/2025-pride-s...

today the bookstore is filled with the sounds of our friends in the streets, go off Lakeview! #NoKings

Chicago #NoKings

Chicago's massive "No Kings" march has taken to Downtown streets. Follow along for live updates: blockclubchi.co/44id2A8

Summer reading list: Since the best book recommendations come from friends, WBEZ asked seven very literary locals what books they’re reading for fun this summer. https://trib.al/KCEnWB1

new book drop! see what’s new on our shelves: www.unabridgedbookstore.com/2025-pride-r... www.unabridgedbookstore.com/new-releases

John Birdsall, the author of WHAT IS QUEER FOOD? was kind enough to swing by and sign copies! 😄📚

“In this life, you have to be your own hero.” -Jeanette Winterson #unabooksboardthoughts #jeanettewinterson

Stonewall was a riot.