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New Stuff This Week
Reprints of Hup issues #1-#4 $4.95 each by R. Crumb!
Zines & Zine-Related
Zine: How I Spent Six Years of my Life in the Underground and Finally Found Myself, I Think by Pagan Kennedy (Santa Fe WP) $15.00
Three Stories For by John Wawrzaszek $2.00
Source Composites by Jonathan Canady $8.00
Suplex Superstars vol 1 by JB Roe $5.00
Plastic Knife #11: Music from the zine Plastic Knife #10 by Luke You $3.00 – From our friend Luke who runs the Quimby’s-like store Sticky in Melbourne, and the force behind You zine.
Moneys Nothing by Lisa Carver $15.00 – Essays, fiction, what have you, from old school zinester of Rollerderby fame
Wholly Shit #1 Church Reviews From a Serious Punk $4.00
Worn Archive: A Fashion Journal About the Art, Ideas and History of What We Wear by Sarah Marie McMahon (D&Q) $29.95
Tater Totter #3 a Periodical Publication for Kids by Kate Berube $5.00
Brazine by Lauren Hage $2.00
Think About the Bubbles #11 My Anxiety My Lover by Joyce Hatton $2.25
Into the Black Hole by Ashley Ronning $6.00Comics & Comix
Cryptozoology – Flamingo Doing Yoga by Al Burian (Pegacorn Press) $3.00
As You Were #3 A Punk Comix Anthology by Mitch clem and friends $10.00
Hell Yeah: Best Colouring Book In Sports Entertainment by Brooke Olsen (Belly Kids) $14.00
Magic Book of Nightmares by Brooke Olsen & Friends (Belly Kids) $14.00
Osiris by Mike Coley and Nick Alston (Belly Kids) $13.00
Garden of the Womanimal by Caroline Paquita (Pegacorn Press) $5.00
Song Sketches by Marian Runk $8.00
Skyway Sleepless by Tom Kaczynski (Uncivilized Books) $3.00
Understanding Pit Bulls by Shellie Lewis $1.00
Bots Is Bots #3 and #4 by Gregg K. $1.00 each
Sam Hill #1 The Mysterious Case – 1939 Recoil Crime Suspense Comics by Rich Tommaso $7.95
Now and Here by Lale Westvind (Pegacorn Press) $5.00
Ninja issues #1-#4 by Chris Norris $2.00 each
Slurricane #7 by Will Laren $6.00
Time Sloth and Nun Bot #1 Get a Job by Jeff Couturier $3.00 – A 24 hour comic!Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks
The Cigar That Fell In Love With a Pipe by David Camus & Nick Abadzis (Self Made Hero) $22.95 – Featuring Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth!
Weapons of Mass Diplomacy by Abel Lanzac and Christophe Blain, translated by Edward Gauvin (Self Made Hero) $24.95 – Abel Lanzec is a pseudonym for Antonin Baudry — this is an account of some of his time spent in politics.
Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery by Grant Morrison & Frank Quietly (Vertigo) $14.99 – Now in soft cover.
Adventure Time: Sugary Shorts $19.99 – Work from folks like Paul Pope, Lucy Knisley, Aaron Renier, Michael DeForge and more! Now in soft cover.
Ed vs. Yummy Fur, Or What Happens When a Serial Comic Becomes a Graphic Novel (Critical Cartoons) by Brian Evanson (Uncivilized Books) $12.95Art & Design
Getting Up for the People: The Visual Revolution of ASAR Oaxaca by Asaro et al. (PM Press) $19.95
Planet Banksy Unauthorized: The Man, His Work, and the Movement He Inspired by KET (Michael OMara Books Ltd) $19.95
Artists, Writers, Thinkers, Dreamers – Portraits of 50 Folks and All Their Weird Stuff by James Gulliver Hancock $19.95
Froh Lich by Brandi Milne (Baby Tattoo) $40.00
Cartography of Farmers Wives: Photography From 1915-1976 by Colleen Weber Borst et al. (Mend My Dress Press) $9.99
Future/Memory – Street Culture and Contemporary Art by Boogie, Martha Cooper et al. (Dokument Press) $39.95DIY
Vegetarian Raw Vegan Faery Food by Dame Darcy $15.00 – We got these directly from DD herself! It lays flat so you can actually use it in the kitchen, and the covers are lamintated so it doesn’t get all gross! Plus: bound with ribbons, full of Dame’s amazing charming illustrations, and of course, delicious recipes! We also got a packet of stickers DD made for $5.00 too!!!!
Everyday Cheesemaking: How to Succeed Making Dairy and Nut Cheese at Home by K. Ruby Blume (Microcosm) $12.95
The Debt Resisters’ Operations Manual by Strike Debt, A Common Notions Project (PM Press) $16.95Fiction
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by BJ Novak $24.95
Futures by John Barker (PM Press) $17.95
Robot Uprisings ed. by Dr. Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams $15.95 – Stories by writers like Charles Yu and Cory Doctorow about how humans can only survive by being cleverer than the rebellious machines they have created.
The Color Master by Aimee Bender $15.00
Nicola Milan by Lodovico Pignatti Morano (Semiotext[e]) $14.95
Gladyss of the Hunt – A Crime Novel by Arthur Nersesian (Verse) $14.95
Wolf Doctors by Russ Woods (Curbside Splendor) $14.95Outer Limits & Mayhem
Oddball Michigan: A Guide to 450 Really Strange Places by Jerome Pohlen (Chicago Review Press) $16.95
Behold a Pale Farce: Cyberwar Threat Inflation and the Malware Industrial Complex by Blunden and Cheung (Trine Day) $19.95
Villains, Scoundrels and Rogues: Incredible True Tales of Mischief and Mayhem by Paul Martin (Prometheus) $18.95
Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience by Kent A. Kiehl $26.00
Scatter, Adapt and Remember: How Humans Will Survive Mass Extinction by Annalee Newitz $16.00
The Last Pirate: Father, His Son and the Golden Age of Marijuana by Tony Dokoupil $26.95
Shaman and Ayahuasca by Don Jose Campos $16.95Essays
Waiting for the Barbarians: Essays from the Classics to Pop Culture by Daniel Mendelsohn (NYRB) $17.95
Songs Only You Know by Sean Madigan Hoen (Soho) $25.00 – Eighteen-year-old Sean Madigan Hoen was struggling to keep his involvement in the city’s hardcore punk scene a secret from his family. Then he learned that his father, too, had a second life—as a crack addict.
Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up, An Insider’s Portrait by Bob Colacello $18.95
A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip: A Memoir of Seventh Grade by Kevin Brockmeier $24.00
Attempting Normal by Marc Maron $16.00
Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James $14.95
Esoteric Secrets of Surrealism: Origins, Magic and Secret Societies by Patrick Lepetit (Inner Traditions) $29.95
Stalking the Herd: Unraveling the Cattle Mutilation Mystery by Christopher O’Brien (Adventures Unlimited) $19.95
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit (Haymarket) $11.95
Once I Was Cool Personal Essays by Megan Stielstra (Curbside Splendor) $15.95
Slip of the Tongue: Talking About Language by Katie Haegele (Microcosm) $13.95
Clear Out the Static In Your Attic: A Writers Guide for Turning Artifacts Into Art by Rebecca Bridge and Isla McKetta (Write Bloody) $15.00
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan $17.00 – Now in soft cover.Politics & Revolution
Anonymous Book by Anonymous (Imaginary Book Co) $33.99 – We imported this from overseas to spread the message of Anonymous revolution! Published to coincide with the Anonymous “Million Mask March” on Nov 5th, 2013. One day everyone will be Anonymous.
Strike For America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity by Micah Uetricht (Verso) $14.95Music Books
Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star by Tracy Thorn (Virago) $13.95 – Memoirs from one half of the band Everything But the Girl.
Here Comes Everybody: The Story of the Pogues by James Fearnley (Chicago Review Press) $18.95Sex & Sexy
Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work by Melissa Gira Grant (Verso) $14.95Magazines
Mash Tun #5 Craft Beer Journal $8.00
True Crime Apr 14 $8.99
Boneshaker Magazine #14 $13.34
Mojo #246 May 14 $9.99Kids Stuff
My First Kafka: Runaways, Rodents and Giant Bugs by Matthue Roth et al. (One Peace Books) $18.95
Wonderful Egg Dahlov Ipcar (Nobrow/Flying Eye) $19.95 -
Full-Time Hiring at Quimby's
On rare occasions we need to bring someone on to the Quimby’s team, and we are looking for a full-time employee. This job requires someone with a lot of dedication to small press and the mission of the store, as well as knowledge of the products we sell. It’s not the type of job where you’ll get rich and it does have irregular hours, but it is satisfying. Applicants ideally have experience with things such as: customer service/retail, Mac-based computer fluency and independent publishing. We ask that applicants understand that enthusiasm is not enough for this job; it is a serious, detail-oriented job for the right person that would fit in with the employees already here. If you feel you qualify, please e-mail a resume and cover letter to info(at)quimbys(dot)com.
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Elisha Lim, MariNaomi & Mike Dawson read from their Graphic Novels to kick off the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo at Quimby’s 5/30
The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo will kick off its third year’s festivities with a reading at Quimby’s Bookstore with three of its many exciting exhibitors. Join us the Friday before the festival to welcome comics makers, MariNaomi, Elisha Lim and Mike Dawson as they read excerpts from their new graphic novels.
MariNaomi will read from her book, Dragon’s Breath and Other True Stories (2DCloud). In this collection of thought-provoking, emotionally honest graphic vignettes, MariNaomi explores a wide spectrum of topics including youthful rebellion, mortality, disillusionment and compassion.
Mike Dawson will read from his book Angie Bongiolatti (Secret Acres). Set in the same universe as Troop 142, Dawson’s much acclaimed tale of Boy Scouts gone wild, Angie Bongiolatti puts away childish things and moves into the city.
Elisha Lim will read from their book 100 Crushes (Koyama Press), which compiles five years of queer comics. It is an absorbing documentary that travels through Toronto, Berlin, Singapore, and beyond in the form of interviews, memoirs, and gossip from an international queer vanguard.
Entertainment Weekly called Mike Dawson’s debut graphic novel, Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody, “undeniably contagious”, while the UK Daily Telegraph said it was “Charming, sincere and, above all, expressively drawn”. Troop 142, his second graphic novel, was nominated for multiple Ignatz Awards, including Outstanding Graphic Novel, and was the winner in the Online Comic category. Dawson is also the co-host of The Ink Panthers Show!, a comics-themed “lifestyle” podcast. http://mikedawwwson.tumblr.com
Toronto-based artist Elisha Lim’s work celebrates the dignity and power of being neither straight, nor white, nor cis-gendered. In 2011 they also successfully advocated for Canadian gay media to adopt the gender neutral pronoun “they.” http://elishalim.com
MariNaomi is the author and illustrator of the award-winning graphic memoir Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22 (Harper Perennial, 2011), the upcoming books Dragon’s Breath and Other True Stories and Turning Japanese (2D Cloud), and her self-published zine, Estrus Comics (1998 to 2009). Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including I Saw You: Comics Inspired by Real Life Missed Connections, Cheers to Muses: Contemporary Works by Asian American Women, No Straight Lines, Anything That Loves, QU33R and Action Girl Comics.Her comics and essays have been featured on The Rumpus, The Weeklings, Truth-out, SFBay.CA, The Comics Journal, The Bay Citizen, XOJane and more. http://marinaomi.com
The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo [CAKE] is a weekend-long celebration of independent comics, inspired by Chicago’s rich legacy as home to many of underground and alternative comics’ most talented artists– past, present and future. Featuring comics for sale, workshops, exhibitions, panel discussions and more, CAKE is dedicated to fostering community and dialogue amongst independent artists, small presses, publishers and readers. This year’s CAKE is May 31 & June 1st at the Center on Halsted (3656 N Halsted), and is free and open to the public. http://cakechicago.com
Visit http://cakechicago.com or e-mail cakexpo [at] gmail.com for more information.
Fri, May 30, 7pm – Free Event
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Trubble Club Draws Your True Inner Self for Free Comic Book Day 5/3
Join the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo [CAKE] at Quimby’s Bookstore [1854 W North Ave] on Saturday May 3rd 7pm to celebrate Free Comic Book Day with Chicago’s Trubble Club!
This year, the Trubble Club has modified the Quimby’s photo booth to capture your true essence. Come hang out with some of Chicago’s best comics artists as they collaboratively reveal your inner self by interpreting psychic signals from their magical photobooth. Snacks and refreshments will be provided by CAKE, and free comic books will be available for pick up (while supplies last).
Trubble Club started as a group of Chicago-based cartoonist making jam comics. While we still do that, and love doing that, we’ve been branching out. The Infinite Corpse is a never-ending webcomic spearheaded by Trubble Club, that includes panels by both totally unknown artists, and institutions, like Art Speigelman and Kim Deitch. We have also recently done commissioned installations for the Museum of Contemporary Art, The DePaul Art Museum, and the John Michael Kohler Art Center.
The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo [CAKE] is a weekend-long celebration of independent comics, inspired by Chicago’s rich legacy as home to many of underground and alternative comics’ most talented artists– past, present and future. Featuring comics for sale, workshops, exhibitions, panel discussions and more, CAKE is dedicated to fostering community and dialogue amongst independent artists, small presses, publishers and readers. This year’s CAKE is May 31 & June 1st at the Center on Halsted (3656 N Halsted), and is free and open to the public.
Visit http://cakechicago.com or e-mail cakexpo@gmail.com for more information.
Sat, May 3, 7pm – Free Event
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Have an Exotic, Bizarre & Esoteric Valentine's Day. Luv, Quimby
We’re open until 10pm tonight. Load up on chocolate and then come in and look at this rare vintage girly magazine, some steamy mags or some er, uh, special books for your lovey!
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Quimby’s Bookstore December News & Stuff
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Quimby's Bookstore November News & Stuff
Didn’t get the Quimby’s Bookstore November News & Stuff e-newsletter? Click here to see it.Then click here at quimbys.com to sign up so you never miss one.
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David Novak Reads From Japanoise at Quimby’s 11/22 With performances by Roth Mobot and Peter Speer
David Novak’s new book Japanoise: Music at the Edge of Circulation (Duke University Press) describes how Noise, an underground music made through an amalgam of feedback, distortion, and electronic effects, became a global phenomenon. Noise first emerged as a genre in the 1980s, circulating on cassette tapes traded between fans in Japan, Europe, and North America. With its cultivated obscurity, ear-shattering sound, and over-the-top performances, Noise captured the imagination of a small but passionate transnational audience. But does Noise really belong to Japan? Is it even music at all? Novak draws on more than a decade of fieldwork to trace the “cultural feedback” that generated Noise in circulation between Japan and the United States, illustrating his talk with rare videos of Noise performances.
Novak’s presentation at Quimby’s will also be supported by electronic music performances featuring Roth Mobot, the circuit bent hybrid performance/teaching duo of Tommy Stephenson and Patrick McCarthy (www.RothMobot.com) and Peter Speer, a Chicago artist working with improvised electronic sound (www.diode-ring.com).
“David Novak goes inside the Noise scene and presents an astounding perspective: historically astute, inspired, and completely shell-shocked.”
—Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth
David Novak is Associate Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of essays in Public Culture, Cultural Anthropology, and The Wire, and his research has recently been featured on podcasts by MIT and MoMA. Novak is also a radio host, sound engineer, and musician who has performed in the groups Habit Trail, Maestros, the Anthony Braxton Ensemble and Dymaxion.
For more info: www.japanoise.com
For the Facebook event invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/204576466391960/
Friday, November 22, 7pm – Free Event
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New Stuff This Week
The Hic and Hoc Illustrated Journal of Humor vol 1 United States ed. by Lauren Barnett & Nathan Bulmer. Featuring funny comics by Ian Andersen, Lauren Barnett, Bort, Box Brown, Nathan Bulmer, Nikki Burch, Anne Emond, Madéleine Flores, Zac Gorman, KC Green, Dustin Harbin, Sam Henderson, Martha Keavney, Patt Kelley, Jeff Lok, Jane Mai, Phil McAndrew, Dakota McFadzean, Maré Odomo, Liz and Jimmy Reed, Noah Van Sciver, Alex Schubert, Sam Sharpe, Grant Snider, Sam Spina, Nathan Stapley, Julia Wertz, and Matt Weigle.Lucky Peach #7 Travel $12.00 – McSweeney’s popular food mag. ANTHONY BOURDAIN talks Deliverance, Apocalypse Now, and Southern Comfort. Punk rock touring with BROOKS HEADLEY. Travel tips from AZIZ ANSARI. The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world. Chicken tamales at a gay cantina in Mérida. The history of curry. And much, much more.
Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks
Mere by CF $19.95 – In 2012 C.F. began to produce a series of more than a dozen mini-comics, which he distributed via Twitter. Each mini-comic offered a take on, and expansion upon, a classic comic strip genre-from crime and sci-fi to punk and sex-all of them infused throughout by C.F.’s absurdist humor and loose improvisatory drawing. Those comics, along with unpublished art and photos, are collected here. Introduction by Nicole Rudick.
Unknown Origins & Untimely Ends: A Collection of Unsolved Mysteries ed. by Emi Gennis (Hic and Hoc) $12.00 – Contains over 30 non-fiction unsolved mysteries by relative newcomers and small press comics legends alike, including J.T. Yost, Julia Gfrorer, Noah Van Sciver, Simon Moreton, and Sam Spina. Previews below from pieces by Nikki DeSautelle, Sam Alden, and Graham Kahler. Featuring tales of slaughtered hikers, vanishing prime ministers, suicide forests, and meat falling from the sky.
Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust (Fantagraphics) $35.00
Oswalds Mound by Ben East $6.00
Good Dog by Graham Chaffee (Fantagraphics) $16.99
The Watchmen Deluxe Edition by Alan Moore $35.99
Batman Noir Deluxe Edition by Eduardo Risso and Brian Azzarello $24.99Comics & Comix
Lose #5 by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press) $8.00 – “Hit list, top of the pops” says Edie. Don’t miss DeForge here with Lisa Hanawalt & Patrick Kyle on 6/14, followed by Ezra Claytan Daniels’ Comic Art Battle, as part of CAKE festivities!
Henry & Glenn Forever & Ever & Ever #2 by Igloo Tornado {Josh Bayer, Tom Neely, Mark Rudolph} (Microcosm Publishing) $5.00 – In the latest installment of the greatest love story ever told, Glenn’s mother, freshly unearthed from beneath the bricks, moves in with him and Henry. Without giving too much away, Glenn’s mommy issues come to the surface as she critiques his art, replaces his wardrobe, scrubs their dungeon, and recalls his childhood. Glenn tries to sell his signature to a UPS driver, takes a punch, and has some daydreaming adventures with a plunger. Henry, “a loud guy with a good work ethic,” shows his darker side and indifference to a fan as he drinks black coffee and bonds with Glenn over their distaste for their own bands; two men who suffer best alone together. Additional pin up art by Andy Belanger, Katie Skelly, and Tom Scioli. Darkest and best issue yet. Plus! We have more H&D sticker sets for 5 bucks too. Lucky you.
Radiator by Jon Marchione $7.00
Bots is Bots #2 by Gregg K. $1.00
Dumpling King #2 by Alex Kim $1.00
Word and Voice #5 by Aaron Cockle (Oily) $1.00
Lou #13 by Melissa Mendes (Oily) $1.00
Jo Dery In Conversation With Melissa Mendes (Oily) $1.00 – This is a 12 page interview zine with cartoonist/animator Jo Dery. Jo talks with Melissa Mendes about being an artist, identity, and how they are affected by their environment.
Home Ache by Marta Chudolinska $5.00
Gay Heart Throbs 3 $4.95
Me And Jana on Valentine’s Day by JR Milmoe et al. $5.00
Red by Bryn Adams $1.00
Heavy by Krystal DiFronzo $5.00
Grand Gestures by Simon Moreton (Retrofit) $6.00Zines
Peops #8 by Fly $5.00
Evan Mecham Eco-Terrorist International Conspiracy by Leslie James Pickering $5.00
Taking the Lane vol 10 Bikes in Space a Feminist Science Fiction Anthology by Elly Blue $6.00
Frontier #1 Uno Morales, Youth In Decline $8.00Art & Design
Oversize Mega Art and Installations by Victionary $39.95
Spinfluence: The Hardcore Propaganda Manual for Controlling the Masses by Nick McFarlane (Carpet Bombing Culture) $19.95 – Spinfluence will appeal to crooked politicians, media manipulators and corporate big-wigs alike, in fact anyone interested in how to exploit people for profit or power. Covering fun techniques and tactics such as emotional hijacking, brainwashing and hysteria harnessing – Spinfluence is a glorious and insightful read about how to bend the truth and subvert the will of the herd. Wolf&Co. are a propaganda agency who are proud to say they’re in the business of “making people happy”. Nick McFarlane was commissioned to distil the secrets of propaganda into an agency induction manual – issued to everyone required to learn the black art.Mayhem, Miscreants, Memoirs, Music & Misc
Wilderness: Essays and Art by Rennie Sparks $14.98 – By the lyricist from The Handsome Family. This book is a companion release to the album of the same name. Expands on themes such as the meticulously researched and little-known enigmas of the natural world: immortal jellyfish, woodpecker tongues, dancing octopi, fly royalty, the secret language of crows, and mysterious ant spirals.
True Crime: Real-life Stories of Grave-robbing, Identity Theft, Abduction, Addiction, Obsession, Murder, and More ed. by Lee Gutkind (InFact) $15.95
Politics & Revolution
Atheist In the Foxhole: A Liberal’s Eight Year Odyssey Inside the Heart of the Right Wing Media $26.95DIY
Marijuana Smoker’s Guidebook: The Easy Way to Identify and Enjoy Marijuana Strains by Matt Mernagh (Green Candy Press) $15.00
Fireweed 2 A Zine of Grassroots Radical Herbalism and Wild Foods Connecting with Kids & Family Life $4.00Fiction
Insufferable Gaucho SC by Roberto Bolano $14.95Sex & Sexy
Nudity Today: Revealing Work By Emerging Photographers ed. by Jesse Pearson (Picturebox) $34.95 – Work Tim Barber, Jordan Bennett, Sandy Kim, Sasha Kurmaz, Maggie Lee, Nicole Lesser, and more.
Wild Girl’s Wild Nights: True Lesbian Sex Stories by Sacchi Green (Cleis) $15.95
Beach Bums: Gay Erotic Fiction by Neil Plakcy (Cleis) $15.95
Billy Miller stopped by and restocked us on past Straight to Hell issues and other sexy zine-y stuff. Come and check it out.Magazines
Decibel #105 Jul 13 $4.95
Mojo #235 Jul 13 $9.99Poetry, Lit Mags, Lit Journals, Chap Books
People Portraits #2 Palmistry by Alex Cohen $5.00
Journal of Ordinary Thought Win 13 $10.00Kids Stuff
Lost Sloth by J. Otto Seibold (McSweeney’s) $16.95Other Stuff
More Moleskine planners, both 2014 and 2013. The 2013 ones start in July 2013 and go through the end of 2014. Perfect for folks who don’t get it together for a planner the first half of the year.
