9 April 2019 Independent Bookstore Day at Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. Come visit Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. on Independent Bookstore Day! Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. This year, the date is April 27th. Abraham Lincoln … Continue reading Independent Book Store Day →

25 March 2019 The Midwest Chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association is pleased to announce that the Scholarship Application for the Rare Book Seminar at Colorado College is now open. The scholarship provides for tuition, room and board at the Rare Book Seminar. In it’s 42nd year, the rare book seminar is a week-long immersion … Continue reading ABAA Midwest Chapter Announces Scholarship →

20 February 2019 Join us when Harold Holzer returns to A House Divided. We’re live on the Author’s Voice Facebook page and at AuthorsVoice.net,  March 21 at 3:30pm (C). Holzer and Daniel Weinberg will talk about Holzer’s latest book,  Monument Man: The Life & Art of Daniel Chester French.  This is the very first biography of Daniel … Continue reading A House Divided Welcomes Harold Holzer →

UPDATE: We are back! We have some minor cleaning to do but please come see  us! Please call if you need to reach us for any reason, 312-944-3085.  

Brian Dirck is unable to visit the shop today. The show will be rescheduled soon. 13 February 2019 Join us when we welcome Brian R. Dirck back to A House Divided. We’re live on the Author’s Voice Facebook page and at AuthorsVoice.net,  February 20th at 3pm (C). Dirck will talk with Daniel Weinberg about his … Continue reading A House Divided Welcomes Brian Dirck-POSTPONED →

9 January 2019 Join us when we welcome David Blight to A House Divided. We’re live on the Author’s Voice Facebook page and at AuthorsVoice.net,  January 25, 2019 at 3pm (C). Blight will talk with Bjorn Skaptason about his latest book, Frederick Douglass. This is the definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American … Continue reading A House Divided Presents
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Peter Carmichael joined us on November 30th to talk with Bjorn Skaptason about his book, The War for the Common Soldier. This book focuses on the experiences of the ordinary soldiers serving during the Civil War. You can watch it here: Unfortunately, we are sold out of copies of The War for the Common Soldier. … Continue reading Peter S. Carmichael Visits A House Divided →