Beyond the Book, A Literary Experience

Bookstore • Coffee • Podcast Studio Step into Beyond the Book, a cozy literary haven where stories, coffee, and community come together. More than a bookstore, we’re a creative hub for readers and writers—celebrating diverse authors, hosting inspiring workshops, and nurturing the next generation of storytellers. From our South Suburban Literary Book Award to our Aspiring Authors Workshop, we honor the power of words to connect and transform. Whether you’re writing your first page or sipping your favorite brew, you’ll find your place, and your story, Beyond the Book. Through collaborations with thought leaders, nonprofits, and corporations, Beyond the Book weaves together a community where the love of reading, writing, and authorship is celebrated and cultivated with intention.

Cook County

Lauren Traut

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Homewood-Flossmoor

Illinois

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Featured in the Telepathy Tapes podcast.  Mindsee.It is a quick and mind-blowing tutoring program for children that teaches them to see through a blindfold - really!    

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Miranda Levingston

New York City Metropolitan Area

Upper East Side

New York

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Munster

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Lorraine Swanson

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Hammond

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Andrea Earnest

Frankfort

Chicago

Beverly-MtGreenwood

Orland Park

Mokena

The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 227 Monee Road, Park Forest, Illinois, in the former St. Mary’s Catholic Church, invites...

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1 Dead In Fire | Man Threatens To Kill Deputies...

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Homewood Launches Community Emergency Response...

CERT trains residents in disaster preparedness, fire safety, light search and rescue, disaster medical operations and team organization. 

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Young Leaders Invited To NAACP South Suburban...

Participants will receive free, comprehensive training on voter registration laws, voter rights, and nonpartisan civic engagement.

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Joliet

Illinois Restaurants That Closed Permanently In...

Several Illinois eateries shut their doors in 2025 in Joliet, Romeoville, Elmhurst and elsewhere. We remember them in this roundup.

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Mama & Me Pizza Celebrates Local Pizza Playoff Victory

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