“The Chicago Publishers Gallery is a true display of the city’s diversity, enthusiasm, and determination. From the largest university publisher in the U.S. to experimental ‘micropresses’ to authors of every stripe, Chicago’s literary entrepreneurs are motivated by a do-it-yourself spirit and a fierce independence. Visitors are invited to explore the gallery in order to get a sense of the many exciting publications that are being written and published in Chicago today.
1500 Books from over 125 Publishers The Gallery showcases approximately 1500 books from 50 area book publishers and 75 periodical publishers. It includes selections from university presses, trade publishers, small presses, and art publishers, as well as zines, pamphlets, comic books, and book arts items. It also includes a selection of Chicago’s proliferating periodicals. The city’s newspapers and magazines are as various as the concerns of its citizens, and they prove the intellectual and artistic depths that one can plumb from a perch in the Windy City.”
