11 Best Chicago Book Podcasts

1. Poetry Off the Shelf

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Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.MORE Host Helena de Groot
Producer/Network Poetry Foundation
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 591Facebook 8.3KTwitter 230.1KInstagram 298.6K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Chicago Writers Podcast

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Interviews with authors, storytellers, literary professionals, and more about the craft and business of writing.
Producer/Network Dan Finnen
Email ****@chicagowriterspodcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 21Twitter 172 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Haymarket Books Live

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Haymarket Books Live is a regular online series of urgent political discussions, book launches, organizer roundtables, poetry jams, and more, hosted by Haymarket Books. The podcast features recordings of our livestreamed video event series.Haymarket Books is a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher based in Chicago.MORE Producer/Network Haymarket Books
Email ****@haymarketbooks.org
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Bill Ayers, Clara Mattei +13 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 115Facebook 81.5KTwitter 151KInstagram 125.8K Avg Length 83 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Fuse 8 n' Kate

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Two sisters, one in L.A. and one in NYC, both move to the Chicago area and start a podcast. The premise? Picture books and are they really that great? Join Kate and Fuse 8 (Betsy Bird) as they track down a picture book 'classic' each episode and try to determine if it deserves to remain in the canon of children's literature.Profile image by Andrea TsurumiMORE Hosts Elizabeth Bird, Kate Ramsey
Producer/Network Betsy Bird and Kate Ramsey
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Evanston, Illinois, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 49Twitter 18.4K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. The Poetry Magazine Podcast

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The Poetry Magazine Podcast takes listeners on an audio journey into and beyond the pages of Poetry. Hear poets share the surprises, confusions, and desires that keep them writing. Hosted by Cindy Juyoung Ok and produced by Rachel James.MORE Host Cindy Juyoung Ok
Producer/Network Poetry Foundation
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Brian Tierney, Marie Howe +3 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 241Facebook 291.1KTwitter 230.1KInstagram 298.6K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. The Deerfield Public Library Podcast

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Thoughtful, in-depth conversations with authors of all genres and other notable people from Chicagoland and around the world. A monthly program from the Deerfield Public Library in Deerfield, IL, hosted by Dylan Zavagno.Our archives include episodes from the Library's John Cotton Dana Award-winning series, The Fight to Integrate Deerfield: 60 Year Reflection; our Pride Month series, Queer Poem-a-Day; and our local history audio tours.MORE Host Dylan Zavagno
Producer/Network Deerfield Public Library
Email ****@deerfieldlibrary.org
Location Deerfield, Illinois, United States
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13Facebook 2KTwitter 1.3KInstagram 2.6K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Since Dec 2016 Get Email Contact

7. The American Writers Museum Podcasts

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A National Museum Celebrating American Writers
Producer/Network The American Writers Museum
Email ****@americanwritersmuseum.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Juan Martinez, Alan Light +7 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. The University of Chicago Press Podcast

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Interviews with authors of University of Chicago Press books.
Hosts Matt Dawson, Miranda Melcher
Producer/Network New Books Network
Email ****@uchicago.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Dan Davies, Emily Dufton +2 more
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Library for the People

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Chicago Public Library is turning 150 and we have stories to tell. This six-episode limited series takes us on a journey from building a library after the Great Chicago Fire to reimagining what libraries could be. Along the way, we will meet different Library People: librarians, patrons, authors, and so much more...MORE Producer/Network Chicago Public Library: Library for the People
Email ****@prx.org
Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Open Stacks

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Open Stacks brings you conversations with scholars, poets, novelists and activists on subjects as eclectic as the books on our shelves, from under-the-radar debates in the academy to pressing contemporary social issues, and from bestselling works of fiction to avant-garde poetics. Recorded live at Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookstores, Open Stacks invites listeners to sit in on the kind of candid discussions and lively debates made possible by the participation of readers in a public space, with the aim of expanding and encouraging a broader community of ideas...MORE Producer/Network The Seminary Co-op Bookstores & UChicago Podcast Network
Email ****@semcoop.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 61 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Chicago Writes

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A monthly podcast of the Chicago Writers Association hosted by Bill Turck featuring in-depth interviews and candid conversations with published authors on the art, craft and business of writing.MORE Producer/Network ChicagoWrites
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 81 min Format Long form Get Email Contact