This national one-day party celebrates independent bookstores
across the country online and in-store.
Through exclusive books and literary items, contests, cupcakes, and everything in between,
it’s a party you don’t want to miss. Can't wait to see you!
after-words is running an in-store promotion to celebrate the day!
While Supplies Last.
Spend $40 to get the 2026 IBD tote bag with a store button, store pen and a CHILOVESBOOKS sticker
Spend $80 to get the 2026 IBD tote bag with a store button, store pen and CHILOVESBOOKS sticker,
AND Peter Beagle’s Secret History of Fantasy
Spend $150 to get the 2026 IBD tote bag with a store button, store pen and CHILOVESBOOKS sticker,
AND both Peter Beagle’s Secret History of Fantasy and S.A. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland
If you need guidance to set up your tour...
we have many options for you!
You can join a 
bus route that will bring you to at least 10 stores.
For a shorter day, how about trying a trolley?
There is a bike route.
A group called Read and Run Chicago
is also organizing a route for the super fit.
To get around on IBD you have a lot of options, just check it out!
Banned Books Club June 9th 6:30
From acclaimed author Malinda Lo comes a gripping, tender coming-of-age novel exploring identity, queerness, and historical upheaval set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the 1950s.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most
banned book in schools during the 2024-25 school year.