The 2023 Booker Prize

Prophet Song, Paul Lynch’s ‘triumph of emotional storytelling’, wins the Booker Prize 2023

The New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023!

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Its that time again: We're preparing for the Holidays, and celebrating our favorite books of the year! Click here to see our list of Staff Favorite Books of the year, and check back for more coverage on all the best books of 2023!

This Week's Bestsellers

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games) By Suzanne Collins Cover Image

Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) By Rebecca Yarros Cover Image

Blackouts: A Novel By Justin Torres Cover Image

Man's Country: More Than a Bathouse By Owen Keehnen, St Sukie De La Croix (Foreword by) Cover Image

All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation #1) By bell hooks Cover Image

Now Available: Order a Signed Edition of King: A Life by Jonathan Eig!

King: A Life - Signed by Jonathan Eig!

The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times.

Local author and friend of Unabridged Bookstore Jonathan Eig will sign and offer personal inscriptions of King: A Life, Now Available: Click here to order!

To help support their fight for racial and economic justice in America, we at Unabridged have chosen to support the Equal Justice Initiative. Each month we will be making a donation and ask that you join us in supporting their work

In light of recent book banning and censorship attempts in America, in 2023 we at Unabridged have chosen to support the Gerber/Hart Library & Archives in their work to collect, preserve, and make accessible the diverse history and culture of LGBTQ+ communities in Chicago and the Midwest. Each month we will be making a donation and we ask that you join us in supporting their work.

In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights are at risk across the United States. In 2023, we at Unabridged have chosen to support 2 local organizations in the fight to protect a person’s right to choose. Each month we will be making a donation to The Chicago Abortion Fund and Midwest Access Coalition and ask that you join us in supporting their work.