May events are live! Along with some early June. A few of these are filling up fast, reminder to register if you want to secure a seat 🎟️ Registration are usually free and can be found on the event’s page on our website!
If you haven't already saved the date, Chicago, there's no time like the present!
Tillie Walden will be launching CHARITY & SYLVIA with Caroline Cash in your fair city on June 4th at 7pm with Women & Children First at Haymarket House (800 Buena Ave.)
Head to the link in our bio to reserve your seats, tickets are going quite quickly!
Music Box Theater is doing another year of Sapphopalooza! And this year, we’re co-presenting a screening of “Carol” on Sunday, May 10th!
We’ll be popping up with books for sale before and after the showing, perhaps with some free goodies in tow 👀 Grab your tickets over at @musicboxchicago
🚨BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 I’m headed to a few cities to celebrate the launch of Beloved Disciples out 5/12 via Amble Press!
May 12 - CHI - @wcfbook with @janrattia
May 21 - NYC - @ptknitwear with @zachgrear
May 26 - SF - @fabulosa_books with @kmsoehnlein
May 28 - LA - @skylightbooks with @bmanuel I can’t wait to share the book w you all and have conversations with some artists and writers I really respect and cherish along the way 🥹😭 RSVP links for each event are in my bio!
This is honestly one of the scariest parts of this whole publication journey cuz I really don’t know what to expect (and I’m super anxious about no one showing up 😅😂) Oh! I’m bringing bookmarks I designed & free prints of the etchings I made for the interior for you all to take home w you after the signings! See you all soon! 😱 love you! 😍
We are thrilled to welcome Tillie Walden for an event celebrating the release of CHARITY AND SYLVIA on June 4th!!! We have loved Tillie’s work for years and we are so excited to host this event, where Tillie will be joined in conversation with Caroline Cash. This ticketed event will be hosted at Haymarket House and the link for tickets is in our bio & website.
We will be closed in solidarity with the General Strike on Friday, May 1 - AKA International Workers Day. We urge you to ues this day to learn more about the signficance of this day and its roots in Chicago history, and to take action by joining the rally in Union Park.
UPDATE: Our event for the anthology “Green Card Voices: Immigration Stories from Chicago High Schools” has been cancelled by the event organizers. We hope to reschedule soon!
Presenting the UNDER A CARNIVORE SKY Preorder Campaign ✨🌿
We’re thrilled to announce the preorder campaign for @brijett ’s debut fantasy novel in verse UNDER A CARNIVORE SKY. If you love slugs, carnivorous plants, and all things swampy OR if you’re just looking for a lyrical, fast-paced YA fantasy, this one’s for you! 💚
From now until May 11th, preorder UNDER A CARNIVORE SKY to claim your very own signed + personalized copy of the book along with some fun bonus items! Offer details below.
💚Preorder from Women & Children First Bookshop (@wcfbook ) to receive:
✨A signed and personalized copy of the book, (also feat. slug stamp)
✨A Holographic Slug Sticker
✨A “Kiss Me, I’m Carnivorous” Orchid Sticker
💚Preorder from ANY retailer OR request for purchase at your local library, then upload proof of purchase / request (form link in bio) to receive:
✨A Holographic Slug Sticker
✨A “Kiss Me, I’m Carnivorous” Orchid Sticker
(Available to those with a valid U.S. address only.)
🔗Visit link in bio now to preorder from Women & Children First OR submit retailer non-specific form.
PREORDER by May 11th to receive items. Items available while supplies last.
—🌿ABOUT THE BOOK🌿—A fantasy novel in verse with elements of eco horror UNDER A CARNIVORE SKY follows a fierce teen hunter driven to kill the monster threatening her town and everyone she loves.
UNDER A CARNIVORE SKY hits shelves March 12, 2026. ✨
WHEW that was an Indie Bookstore Day for the books. Thank you to every single one of you who showed out yesterday to support indie bookstores! You all keep us going 💜
If you had an eye on our IBD t-shirts and didn’t grab one yesterday, we have just a few left before they’re all gone!
Also a reminder that our @chicagobwp donation match is still going through May 2nd ✨
I could (and will come back to) spend HOURS at @wcfbook I was so excited to find the work of the folks behind @rosemetalpress in the wild! There is so much important and beautiful work being done here 💜📚.
#ChicagoLiteraryHallofFame #CLHOF #indiebookstoreday
We’re so excited to show you our Indie Bookstore Day T-shirts! The illustration on this shirt is extra special to us because it features Clifford, the bookstore dog, who suddenly passed away earlier this month. He could often be found chilling by the register or zooming around the children’s section, bringing giggles and smiles to customers and staff alike. He was so beloved in the bookstore and neighborhood, and we wanted a little tribute to him and the impact he had on the store. We miss you, buddy! This one’s for you 💜
