The Seminary Co-op Bookstore

The value of good bookstores and the ‘art of the browse’ Interior image of the Seminary Co-op bookstore. A seated woman is reading a book amongst the stacks.

The value of good bookstores and the ‘art of the browse’

In new book, Jeff Deutsch discusses philosophy behind Seminary Co-op, its relationship to UChicago community

In memoir, former President Hanna Holborn Gray reflects on groundbreaking career

In memoir, former President Hanna Holborn Gray reflects on groundbreaking career

Biography examines political motivations of Montaigne

Biography examines political motivations of Montaigne

Urban Readers Series to explore what makes a scene on Jan. 31

Urban Readers Series to explore what makes a scene on Jan. 31

More than shelves of books: Project memorializes Seminary Co-op Bookstore

More than shelves of books: Project memorializes Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Two alumni write book documenting the history of the Seminary Co-op Bookstore


Authors to discuss Chicago’s experience with mixed-income public housing on Dec. 3

Authors to discuss Chicago’s experience with mixed-income public housing on Dec. 3

Former President Jimmy Carter visits the University of Chicago
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Former President Jimmy Carter visits the University of Chicago

Former U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter visited the University of Chicago on Friday, July 24 for events organized by the Institute of Politics and the Seminary Co-op Bookstores. Carter stopped first at the Seminary Co-op on Wood...

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Cornel West to speak at Rockefeller Chapel on Feb. 1

Cornel West to speak at Rockefeller Chapel on Feb. 1

Closing Our Browsers

Closing Our Browsers

Op-ed praises the Seminary Co-op as a thriving bookstore that allows for browsing and serendipitous discovery


Sara Paretsky: By the Book

Sara Paretsky: By the Book

In Q&A, alumna and author Sara Paretsky discusses her literary influences and praises the Seminary Co-op