MacK's top 5 books of 2025 (two not pictured because we're temporarily sold out until our Monday shipment comes 😅): MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME by Arundhati Roy THE UNWORTHY by Augustina Bazterrica HOTEL LUX by Maurice J Casey AUDITION by Pip Adam THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU by Neko Case

Thanks to our friends at Flatmade, you have the chance to win one of this iconic John Reiben desgined Chicago Public Library posters AND support @liberationlib.bsky.social! www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/support-libe...

Open 11-6 today (Saturday) and 11-5 tomorrow (Sunday)!

We're counting down the year with our worker-owners' top books of 2025. First up are Rosie's picks: RESISTING ERASURE ENEMY FEMINISMS NO NEUTRALS THERE HERCULINE ALGARABÍA

For those having trouble donating, website issue is fixed! pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/iQd_fL9...

Some art we have in store right now, a thread: 1.) prints from reboprints

This kind of mixed-use, walkable bookstore is prohibited in most places. @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social

For those having trouble donating, website issue is fixed! pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/iQd_fL9...

Looking forward to attending Pilsen Zine Fest this weekend!! Find it at 1002 W 18th St, Saturday December 13 & Sunday December 14, from 2–6 pm. While you're there check out the Pilsen Holiday Market & @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social! #zines #Chicago

Excuse our multiple typos, it's Friday night 🍻

Thanks to our friends at Flatmade, you have the chance to win one of this iconic John Reiben desgined Chicago Public Library posters AND support @liberationlib.bsky.social! www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/support-libe...

Tomorrow!

Our annual December sale is this Saturday, December 13th! 10% off the entire store, free gift wrapping, snacks, and camaraderie— come say hi! 📚

Our annual December sale is this Saturday, December 13th! 10% off the entire store, free gift wrapping, snacks, and camaraderie— come say hi! 📚

TONIGHT! Join Matteo Guidi and @marc-fischer.bsky.social for COOKING AND INVENTING IN MAXIMUM SECURITY, presented by Half Letter Press and the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/49054

Willian Giménez González, Chicago day laborer and beloved worker leader in Chicago, is now free from ICE custody. I spoke to him about his ordeal, and what solidarity looks like in this moment. "They should do more to stop this so we can stop living this nightmare," he said.

Shopping on a budget? Here’s a selection of new-to-us used books in excellent condition that just hit our shelves. You can also find them on our website pilsencommunitybooks.com

2025 PCB Gift Guide Thread! Better late than never, right? First of all, free Palestine, and... ¡Chinga la migra! www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/holiday-cata...

I recently tried to order running stuff from Amazon --then realized I could get it from the manufacturers for the same prices *with* free shipping. Amazon has captured buyers and sellers -- and this is what happens. Shop @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social instead, imo! bsky.app/profile/barn...

Tonight!

Great crowd for a discussion of HOW TO END FAMILY POLICING with C. Hope Tolliver, Erica R. Meiners, Shannon Perez-Darby and Dr. jaboa lake @haymarketbooks.org 💥 www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/UfU8gx4...

Join us as we welcome Mac Loftin and Alejandra Oliva to the store for an event in celebration of Dr. Loftin's new book IN THE TWILIGHT OF THE CHRISTIAN WEST: A THEOLOGY OF MOURNING AND RESISTANCE. Tomorrow at 7 pm! pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/48311

Moomin and Mafalda will be here to greet you! 🤗 @archipelagobooks.bsky.social

We love a snowy walk to the shop! ❄️ If you do too, or you need a warm and dry place to hang, we’re open until 6 pm today and have heat, water, and cozy places to sit among the stacks. Stay safe and warm, Chicago!

Open 12-7 today (Friday), 12-6 Saturday and 12-5 Sunday, and our website is open 24-7. 😎

We will be closed tomorrow, but we we invite you to our annual pilgrimage to Forest Home Cemetery, the Haymarket Martyrs Memorial, and the graves of the countless rebels and radicals laid to rest in community there. We'll lift up the voices and histories of those who struggled and dreamed before us.

Our 2025 letterpress holiday cards printed by the talented @starshapedpress.bsky.social featuring an excerpt from Assata Shakur's "Affirmation" are here! We're handing them out free with every in-store and online purchase until they're gone. It's our favorite tradition of the holiday season.

Yes! I’ll be speaking at this book release event at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social in Chicago on Dec 1st alongside editors. pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/48811

Last day to preorder shirts!

Big news... WE'RE MOVING! Our landlord raised the rent by 50%, so we're moving 4 blocks down the street. We’re sad to leave this space, but there are a few big things we’re pumped about in the new spot including:

Donate to Midwest Immigration Bond Fund and email bookspilsen at gmail with your address! Or you can stop in the store after you donate :) www.mibfc.org

You asked (demanded), and we listened! PCB shirts are back. Preorder here: www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/tee-sweatshi...

Chicago! Fire in Every Direction Join author Tareq Baconi for a conversation with @underthetreepod.bsky.social, hosted with @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social Sunday, November 16th at 5:00 pm Live at @haymarkethouse.bsky.social and streaming online RSVP to attend:

You asked (demanded), and we listened! PCB shirts are back. Preorder here: www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/tee-sweatshi...

I realize that it's part of the governor's strategy to keep the National Guard at bay, but facilitating a violent, occupying force to keep another arm of the occupation at bay is not the only strategy, and it's one worthy of critique. Also, all state charges against protesters should be dropped NOW.

Alderman Sigcho-Lopez was right to call out Pritzker today about the state police arresting protesters. Pritzker responded that the state police are protecting protesters, and that just isn't true. State cops have arrested and brutalized protesters to facilitate ICE operations. That's reality.

Tonight!

Getting started with Martha Biondi, Prexy Nesbitt and Bill Ayers in celebration of WE ARE INTERNATIONALISTS: PREXY NESBITT AND THE FIGHT FOR AFRICAN LIBERATION @underthetreepod.bsky.social

Tonight! Join us to discuss the lessons from past solidarity movements that worked across international lines.

Tomorrow!

Chicago! Fire in Every Direction Join author Tareq Baconi for a conversation with @underthetreepod.bsky.social, hosted with @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social Sunday, November 16th at 5:00 pm Live at @haymarkethouse.bsky.social and streaming online RSVP to attend:

Streaming now!

If you'd like to join us virtually tonight, we'll be streaming here (tech willing!) youtube.com/live/RQ3x-aS...

Zohran's win is a city fighting to save itself, I wrote for @inthesetimes.com. And he can only deliver on his promises if the movement stays engage. Tonight we celebrate, tomorrow it's back to work. Read here! inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...

Join us on the 138th anniversary of the execution of the Haymarket Martyrs by the state of Illinois as we mark the return to print of THE FAMOUS SPEECHES OF THE EIGHT CHICAGO ANARCHISTS, edited by Lucy Parsons & with a new intro by David Roediger. @akpress.org pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/48765

Signed copies of Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis are available at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social!

A wonderful conversation about what it means to be and have kin and how artists always find each other with Ruby, Jennifer, Zeke and Chris ❤️

If you preordered a copy of READ THIS WHEN THINGS FALL APART, we're shipping out your copy with a special letter from Kelly Hayes this week! See you at the launch next week.

On Day of the Dead, we will honor the memory of Silverio Gonzalez who was murdered by ICE. Download the b&w PDF at the link in our bio or visit @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social for the color print available to those making a donation to ICIRR. Remember the dead and fight like hell for the living!

We’re so excited to be part of the amazing lineup of events @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social has scheduled for the month of November.