Hot Dudes Reading: Where Are All The Chicago Guys?

LINCOLN SQUARE — Good gentlemen of Chicago, put down your phones and pick up a book.

New York is kicking our collective booty when it comes to Hot Dudes Reading.

First an Instagram account, then a viral sensation, now a book in its own right, "Hot Dudes Reading" is exactly what it sounds like — hundreds of photos of good-looking guys reading real books (not electronic versions), almost always whilst riding public transportation.

An exhaustive, deep dive into the Hot Dudes archives turned up just two Chicagoans. Two, putting us in a tie with Toronto. Toronto! Oh, Canada, the shame.

^{These two Hot Dudes Reading are carrying the flag for all of Chicago. They need company.}

We cannot let this stand.

Surely Chicago has hot dudes. Thousands of them ride CTA every day, don't they? So what's the deal? Are we not the City of Big Readers?

Guys, you do your part — here are some bookstore suggestions and Little Free Library locations if you're cash-strapped — and the rest of us will do ours by flooding the Hot Dudes' inbox with pictures (send to submissions@hotdudesreading.com).

Pro tips that might boost the chances of Chicago's handsome bookworms:

Dress the part.

 

Happy Monday, pupils. This polished professor type looks like the handsome psych teacher whose class no one ever wants to miss. Today’s lesson is the “Happiness Hypothesis” but with those looks and that long hair, there’s nothing to hypothesize about. He can teach me about Freud and Maslow, but I’d like to teach him a thing or two about classical conditioning. #FreudianSlipHimMyNumber #hotdudesreading

A photo posted by Hot Dudes Reading (@hotdudesreading) on May 4, 2015 at 9:03am PDT

Go full-on captivated.

 

This tantalizing trekker looks so engrossed in the end of his novel that he’s about to chomp down on that credit card. Take a breath sexy, I’ll help you get through the anxiety of a cliffhanger and into a better place. You can thank me by taking me out to dinner and using the plastic the way it was intended. #ButLetsAlsoGoToBarneys #hotdudesreading #HDRFanGram

A photo posted by Hot Dudes Reading (@hotdudesreading) on Oct 28, 2015 at 10:31am PDT

Never underestimate the power of specs appeal.

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Product placement. (We do not, however, endorse manspreading or hogging a seat with YOUR BAG.)

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