Owner Ed Devereux opened Unabridged Bookstore in its current location at 3251 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood on Saturday, November 1, 1980, and while it has expanded since, his vision has remained the same.
Unabridged is known for its dedicated, knowledgeable full-time staff, (and their hand-written personal recommendations) an unparalleled sale book section, and an award-winning children’s section, and a phenomenal LGBTQ section. It’s safe to say that Unabridged is the only bookstore in the Chicago area where a shopper can buy the latest issue of a gay magazine, a copy of children’s classic Goodnight Moon, and pick up the latest literary fiction sensation, all in one stop.
We’re a tireless fighter for independent neighborhood business and will dance, dance, dance the day a certain book-chain closes up shop.
