Since 2001, our family business has worked to transform our community by providing a welcoming space for the discussion & exchange of ideas about books, ideas, science, history, politics, arts & culture.
“Simply the Best Independent Bookstore” in the region since 2004. Proud to have been named Publishers’ Weekly Indie Bookstore of the Year.
Tuesday, 10/6 @ 7 PM
We are delighted to welcome award-winning NPR journalists SCOTT DETROW and DANIEL BURKE to the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 7 PM, to celebrate the release of their new book, AMERICAN POPE: Leo XIV’s Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City.
FREE and open to the public. RSVP HERE.
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