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Trail Runs Inspired by Chicago Transit Hikes
Read & Run Chicago hosts author Lindsday Welbers for trail runs around the Chicagoland area inspired by her book, Chicago Transit Hikes!
Author Talks
Some of our authors have met with readers & runners virtually. You can view some of the recordings here.
Run a Self-Guided Route: Gaybash by David Jay Collins
After reading the book, lace up your shoes and head to the Addison Red Line Statio~3.2-mile route inspired by David Jay Collins’s Gaybash.
Run a Self-Guided Route: The Battle of Lincoln Park by Daniel Kay Hertz
Bring Daniel Kay Hertz’s The Battle of Lincoln Park to life on this 4-mile self-guided route hitting all of the most important historical locations in the making of one of Chicago’s wealthiest neighborhoods.
Where to Learn More About Chicago’s Japanese-American History
Naomi Hirahara’s novel Clark and Division has a storyline leaning on heavily researched information about what it was like for Japanese-Americans relocated to Chicago during World War II. Here are resources to help you learn more about this time period.
Run a Self-Guided Route: Temper by Layne Fargo
Bring this feminist thriller to life on a ~4-mile self-guided route passing by some of the real-life places frequented by Temper’s characters.
Best Chicagoland Trails to Explore This Winter, According to Nature Experts
Local nature experts weigh in on the best Chicagoland trails to explore this winter.
Fitness and Friendship: How Four Women Maintain Their Love of Fitness and Support Each Other
Read & Run Chicago’s February 2023 reader(s) and runner(s) of the month are an inspiring example of maintaining a love of friendship and fitness.
Run a Self-Guided Route: Office Girl by Joe Meno
Explore the sights, sounds, and memories of 1990s Ukrainian Village & Wicker Park on this 3-mile self-guided route inspired by Joe Meno’s Office Girl.
What’s So Great About the Chicago River?
Read & Run Chicago guide Chelsey Grassfield is also policy advocate for a Chicago River-focused nonprofit. We asked her what’s so great about the Chicago River in this Q&A.
Run a Self-Guided Route: South Side Girls by Marcia Chatelain
Bring to life this fascinating historical account of the way young girls experienced the Great Migration in Chicago on a ~5-mile point-to-point run in Bronzeville.
Author Interview: Naomi Hirahara on Research, Chicago, and What’s Next After Clark and Divison
Read & Run Chicago Guide Chelsey Grassfield interviews author Naomi Hirahara for the running tour inspired by Clark and Division.
The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook Series
Between August 2021-August 2022, readers & runners explored ten Chicago neighborhoods inspired by Belt Publishing’s anthology, The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook.
The Homestories Run Series
Read & Run Chicago partnered with OOEW-Chicago to host a series of runs built by the stories of where Chicagoans felt the most at home.
