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Weekly Top 10
1. Please Dont Bomb the Suburbs: A Midterm Report on my Generation by William Upski Wimsatt (Akashic) $14.95 – Whoa whoa whoa- what was that title again? Well, hear him out on this. It’s about growing up, getting organized and a critical approach to choosing your battles. The writing’s still fiesty, hyper and determined and this time round W.U.W. is laying out why you don’t have to bomb the suburbs to get shit done, and where direct action can work. This is far more of a well-considered re-examination than some saucy 180-degree betrayal of his previous books. Just as long as the next one isn’t called “Please, More Prisons” -EF
2. Lose #2 by Michael Deforge $5.00 – Bacterial throwdown-throwup in this new beautifully drawn book mostly about -what else- deadly festering horse parasites. Love it. -EF
3. V Magazine #66 Fall Preview 10 $6.50
4. Boys Club #3 by Matt Furie $4.95
5. Bizarre #166 Sep 10 $10.50
6. Make Your Place:Affordable Sustainable Nesting Skills by var. (Microcosm) $7.00
7. Brilliant Mistake #1 $1.00 – What a gem of a debut zine! Beautifully quilted together from bits of a questioning heart, Brilliant Mistake #1 pares down the aches of the social games we play. -EF
8. Tip of the Iceberg by Laura Szumowski $8.00 – A very complete and fun illustrated guide to the clitoris.
9. Jin & Jam #1 by Hellen Jo (Sparkplug) $5.00 – Jin and Jam is a head-on collision of California 2 Cool 4 School and Tekkon Kinkreet. -Yeah, it really is that good. Hellen Jo’s drawings are perfect and her action-packed San Jose misfit tween girl rampage fights dirty the whole way through. It’s an impeccable tornado of an issue and if you come out with a black eye and gum in your hair, you’ll consider yourself lucky. -EF
10. Bomb The Suburbs by William Upski Wimsatt (Soft Skull Press) $13.95 -
New Stuff This Week
ZINES!
Xerography Debt #27 $3.00 – Always a wonderful review zine with perzine tendencies. Always fun and always a good source for finding about zines you might not known were out there. And with guest indie publishing reviewers. Like having a cool friend loan you their stack of zines. Still going strong at #27!
List #14 Fine For Now by Ramsey $4.00 – Local zinester talks about her past year in regards to helping planning, crafting and living. Gentle and cute drawings pair up nicely with compelling lists. A good zine to read after you put on your sweater, drink some tea and snuggle with your pet.
Curious Case Of The Communist Jello Box: The Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg – An Archival History of an Edible Secret by var. (Microcosm) $3.00
When Language Runs Dry #2: A Zine for People With Chronic Pain and Their Allies by var. (Microcosm) $4.33 – This support zine, coming from activist and scrapper perspectives, deals with living with and speaking about chronic pain, illness and health issues. Pain and Health issues are often invisible, and frequently treated as dismissable, along with health resources being frequently inaccessable, especially for long-term care and this zine thoughtfully begins the multiform conversations about radically reopening the complexities of our health. One of the overarching themes here is about sustaining. Taking care of ourselves and each other and staying engaged, even when there may be no answer or resolution or recovery in sight. -EF
Shut Up And Love The Rain by Robnoxious (Microcosm) $4.00 – Illuminating essays, comics, a touching interview with Rob’s parents after his father came out as transgendered and more. Subheadlined “To Queer Anarchist Happiness Thru Good Living.” Interesting for anybody of any sexual identity.
He Regains After a Night of Drinking by Selfick Ng-Simancas $15.00 – High-production funny-funky-formal artists’ book of a cheeky letterpressed poem on letterpressed plaid. I, for one, am impressed. -EF
Zisk #19 Fall 10 $2.00
Succumb To Scum vol 1 #3 $2.00
Plastic Knife #5 $2.00
Somnambulist #16 $3.00
Rigor Mortis vol 3 $3.50
Welcome to Bend #3 East Side $3.00
Serial Killers Unite #4 $2.00COMICS & MINICOMICS!
Papercutter #14 (Tugboat Press) $4.00 – Always a fantastic mini comics anthology. This issue featuring: Dave Roch, Nate Beaty and more!
Clutch #22 Invincible Summer #19 by Clutch McBastard and Nicole J. Georges (Tugboat) $2.00
Famous Hairdos of Popular Music #5 Prince $3.00 – That’s right, you heard me right: Prince. Sixteen artists take that iconic ‘do and turn it into a symbol. -EF
Tales of Tiger Balm by Ariyana Suvarnasuddhi $2.00 – Ariyana sings us an ode to burn of Tiger Balm and the intricacies of the Chinese medicine cabinet. Irreverent storytelling with an eye for a free-form figure that reminds me of a crazed Vanesssa Davis drawing. “It was like being in a furnace in a freezer.”
Rooster Jack #2 vs the Mermaids by var. $1.50 – Rooster Jack and his extensive crew encounter some brewing trouble in the sea so they- uh- run away.
Best Dream Ever $.50
Comparratives: The Story of a Pair Told in Two Year Increments by Don Picton $2.00
Ray Harryhausen Coloring and Activity Pack by Friend Prices $5.00 – Nerds get ready… Seven large coloring pages and a 8-page activity book featuring a Clash of the Titans centerfold. Cyclops, Kali, Hydra, Centaur, there’s even a Ymir page. Viva Harryhausen! Viva stop-motion!-EF
Yes Lets by Galen Goodwin Longstreth and Maris Wicks (Tugboat) $6.00
Growing by Tony Rabit $1.00
Life of Vice #3 by Robin Enrico $3.00
Death Cat Coloring Book Thing: Its Fun Pull the Trigger Il Rumore Uffa Vaffanculo Dec 1988 Deathcat $1.00
Tragic Relief #9 and Tragic Relief #10 by C. Frakes $4.00 eachFICTION!
Zero History HC by William Gibson (Putnam) $26.95 – New work from the author of Neuromancer.
Queer 25th Anniversary Edition by William S. Burroughs (Penguin) $15.00 – Edited and With an Introduction by Oliver Harris.
Juliet Naked by Nick Hornby (Riverhead) $15.00 – Now in soft cover. From the author of High Fidelity.
I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want To Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb (Razorbill) $8.99GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS!
Wild Kingdom by Kevin Huizenga (Drawn + Quarterly) $19.95 – New hardcover in a nice squat format from the author of Ganges, Supermonster, Curses and Or Else. If this were a high school yearbook superlative listing, this book would get Talks Least Says Most. Small simple drawings packed with as much meaning as each still of a European art film. -LM
From Shadow to Light: The Life and Art of Mort Meskin by var. (Fantagraphics) $39.99
Cuba My Revolution by Inverna Lockpez and Dean Haspiel (Veertigo) $24.99
Lucky In Love Book One: A Poor Mans History by George Chieffet and Stephen Destefano (Fantagraphics) $19.99
Pride and Prejudice GN TPB by Jane Austen, Nancy Butler and Hugo Petrus (Marvel) $14.99 – Now in soft cover.
Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz TPB GN by Frank L. Baum, Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel) $19.99
Zombies vs Robots Aventure by Ash and Ryall (IDW) $24.99 – Includes Zombies vs Robots Aventure #1-#3. Hardcover.
Time Machine Campfire TPB by HG Wells, Lewis Helfand and Rajesh Nagulakonda (Campfire) $9.99 – The way they drew and colored the time machine, you want to sit in it and adjust your monocle.ART & DESIGN BOOKS!
It Is Right to Draw Their Fur: Animal Renderings by Dave Eggers (McSweeneys) $42.00 – Contains 25 loose-leaf drawings of Mammals Speaking Clearly, which is in caps because there is also a 48-pg booklet of same name. And did we mention it’s super big? Because if you want a bag for it we have to give you a huge garbage bag. No criticism of content intended. -LM
WWW: Name 1 by Daniel Newman $ 15.00
Quiet Village: Name #2 by Beatriz Monteavaro $15.00 – No, not as in Martin Denny. But there are some tropical images here.
Faile: Prints and Originals (DGV) $69.00 – The last ten years of the street art duo Faile’s work (up til 09). Pop icons repurposed, a little bit of crayonish strokage, plenty of detail.
Camilla D’Errico by Camilla D’Errico (Mondo Bizzarro) $35.00 – Girls and gears. Mostly black and white drawings. Big eyes. Cute and sexy at the same time.
Or Glory 21st Century Rockers by Horst A Friedrichs (Prestel) $35.00DIY & CONSUMPTION (Um, Consumption As In Food and Drugs)
Cannabis and the Soma Solution by Chris Bennett (Trine) $24.95
Reefer Movie Madness: The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide by var. (Abrams) $18.95
Fix It – Make It – Grow It – Bake It: The DIY Guide to the Good Life by Billee Sharp (Viva Editions) $15.95
Carless In Chicago by Jason Rothstein (Lake Claremont Press) $15.95MAGAZINES!
Fortean Times #266 Oct 10 $11.99
High Times Nov 10 $5.99
Sideburn #6 $10.25
Hear The World #15 $8.00
LITERARY JOURNALS & CHAP BOOKS
Avery Anthology #6 $10.00MAYHEM & OUTER LIMITS!
Going Mutant: The Bat Boy Exposed by var. (Scribner) $15.00MUSIC BOOKS!
Rat Girl: A Memoir by Kristen Hersh (Penguin) $15.00 – A touching memoir of one year of Hersh’s life in the mid-Eighties, when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, pregnant, intermittently homeless. And oh yeah, did I mention she was the frontwoman of indie-art pop superstars Throwing Muses that had just gotten a major label deal? -LMMUCKRAKING MEMOIRS & MISCELLANY!
Old Jews Telling Jokes by var. (Villard) $15.00 – The best line from any of these jokes is “There’s no fuckin’ broccoli.” Guess you’ll have to come look at the book to see the whole joke. You will not be sorry. -LM
And Then Theres This: How Stories Live and Die In Viral Culture by Bill Wasik (Penguin) $15.00
Historic Bars of Chicago by Sean Parnell (Lake Claremont Press) $15.95 – Maybe you might want to pair this one up with a pen and then you could mark each bar off after you go to each of them. Hiccup.
Half A Life by Darin Strauss (McSweeneys) $22.00 – This guy was in a car wreck that killed someone. He was never the same again.
Anarchism and Eduction: A Philosophical Perspective by Judith Suissa (PM Press) $19.95SEX & SEXY!
Kustom Kamera: Greased Up Eye Candy by Anthony Duma (Korero) $19.95 – Sexy ladies for hot rod types.Click this sentence for new stuff on our website, www.quimbys.com, since last week.
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Chicago AD (After Daley) Group Formed at Quimby's
William Upski Wimsatt (Bomb the Suburbs, No More Prisons), was here at Quimby’s the other night discussing his new book Please Don’t Bomb the Suburbs: A Midterm Report on My Generation and the Future of Our Supermovement. His timing could not have been more appropriate to be back in Chicago. Everyone’s buzzing about the news that Mayor Richard Daley will be retiring, and wondering what happens next. Over 50 people came together here at Quimby’s to start creating a vision for the city’s future. To keep up with/join their continuing conversation, join the new Chicago A. D. (After Daley) Facebook page.
For more info: billywimsatt.wordpress.com
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CHRIS CONNELLY READS FROM ED ROYAL
Ed Royal is Connelly’s third book and first work of fiction. In this new book, Connelly has written a coming of age story for the criminally insane, a passionate romance for the sociopath-at-heart, set in early 1980’s Edinburgh, through deserted streets and up ancient hills, straddling the silent divide between the polite silence of the middle class and the stark violence of the working class, navigated crudely and clumsily with hallucinogens around enough twists to keep you reading ravenously until the stunning conclusion.
Chris Connelly is the author of the books Confessions of the Highest Bidder and Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible & Fried. He grew up in Edinburgh where he formed his first band THE FINI TRIBE in 1980, before fleeing Thatcher’s Britain for gainful employment as the lead singer for The Revolting Cocks and countless other hedonistic rock bands. He now divides his time between writing fiction, making solo albums, and playing in his band The High Confessions.
For more info: www.ed-royal.com / www.chrisconnelly.com
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Weekly Top 10 Bestsellers & Our Window Installation
Window by Aaron Renier Local comics artist and writer Aaron Renier decorated our window, an installation inspired by his new graphic novel The Unsinkable Walker Bean. It’s amazing, and even better if you see it in person!
Weekly Top 10
1 Temporary Conversations: Suzann Gage (Temporary Services) $3.00
2. Monocle vol 4 #36 Sep 10 $10.00
3. Henry And Glenn Forever by Igloo Tornado (Microcosm) $4.00 – The gay love of Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig? I’d get in that van.-EF
4. King Cat #71 by John Porcellino (Spit and a Half) $3.00
5. Henry and Glenn Forever Deluxe Edition by Igloo Tornado (Microcosm) $6.00 – NEW PERFECT BOUND/LARGER SIZE EDITION- Deluxe!
6. The Believer #73 2010 Music Issue $12.00
7. Mojo Oct 09 #191 $9.99
8. Juxtapoz #116 Sept 10 $5.99
9. Butts And Crotches $3.00
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New Stuff This Week
Quimby’s will be open for abbreviated hours
on Mon, Sep 6th, from noon to 5pm.
Satan For Jack Chick NEW STUFF at QUIMBY’S!
ZINES!
Uncle Envelope #20 Write Now by Neil Brideau $4.50 Uncle Envelope is this thing where you sign up and you get a new and exciting paper object or craft each month. It might be a funny mini-comic or a set of trading cards. Or it might be a fantastic map or a blueprint you can use to create your very own robot, monster, or game. They’re made by cool artists, always G-Rated, but it delights everybody. Quimby’s mini-comics sommalier Neil Brideau has this new zine that is both a love letter and tutorial to self-publishing.
KerBloom #85 Jul Aug 10: Bloom Enough of Their Lies by Artnoose $2.00
This is the Truth $1.00
Its Curtains #4 $1.00
Watch the Closing Doors #52 $2.50
Friction #1 $3.00
List #14 Fine For Now by Ramsey $4.00
Welcome to Flavor Country #21 by Kurt Morris $2.00COMICS & MINICOMICS!
Interiorae #4 by Gabriella Giandelli (Fantagraphics) $7.95
Tank Girl Hairy Heroes Super Summer Special by Alan Martin and Rufus Dayglo (Image) $3.99
Niger #3 by Leila Marzocchi (Fantagraphics) $7.95
M. Sauters Guide to Douchebaggery by M. Sauter (Sex & Weather Comics) $2.50 – A rough field guide to douchebags and related species like assholes and tools.
Attack of the Zombie Soy Bot #9 – Aaaattack by Tom Dewing and Artnoose $2.00
Conked Motor by Leslie Weibeler $1.00
This Time by LW $1.00
Yawning Void #1 by Pete Hodapp $5.00
Possum and the Pepper Spray by Pete Hodapp $4.00
Pump: A Yawning Void Flip Book by Pete Hodapp $3.00
Koolosaurus by Sam Sharpe $1.00 – Very cute.
Famous Hairdos of Popular Music #5 Prince $3.00FICTION!
Aurorarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat (Melville House) $25.95 – Don’t miss this French author coming to Quimby’s on Wed, Sept 22nd, 7pm. Set in the glittering Arctic city of “New Venice,” Aurorarama imagines an intricate “steampunk” society populated with anarchists, hypnotists, rock stars, drug-addled bohemians, dapper secret police, and a secret society of subterranean garbage collectors. French author Jean-Christophe Valtat has drawn on a wealth of research about Arctic exploration, Victorian mysticism, and 19th-century technology to create a truly unforgettable literary adventure tale that calls to mind Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the graphic-novel classics of Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman, and such genre-bending literary sensations as Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell or Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series.
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu (Pantheon) $24.00 – Funny, poetic and reminiscent of Jasper Fforde. If this were on Facebook I would give it a “like.” The main character is a guy who fixes time machines and screw-ups in the spacetime continuum. I would like to have that job. But I don’t have the time. -LM
Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave (Faber) $15.00 – Most recent work of fiction now in an affordable soft cover edition for fans of musician Nick Cave.
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray (Faber) $28.00
Noise, A Novel by Darin Bradley (Ballantine) $15.00
You Were Wrong by Matthew Sharpe (Bloomsbury) $14.00 – From the author of Jamestown, an author once upon a time published by Soft Skull.
Daddys – Bait and Novelties 24 Fictions by Lindsay Hunter (Featherproof) $14.95
Ghosted by Stall Shaughnessy Bishop (Soft Skull) $15.95
Dreamland by Kevin Baker (Harper) $14.99 – From the author of Strivers Row and Paradise Alley.
Look at the Birdie – Short Fiction by Kurt Vonnegut (Dial) $15.00 – In soft cover.
Richard Yates by Tao Lin (Melville House) $14.95 – We have it on hand but it’s so under wraps that we can’t even sell it to you until September 3rd! That’s the type of excitement there is about this author, that according to Clancy Martin of How to Sell, “May well be the most important writer under thirty working today.” Don’t miss Tao Lin reading form this book here at Quimby’s on Wed, Sept 15th, 7pm. Tao Lin’s second novel tracks the relationship between writer Haley Joel Osment, a New Yorker in his early twenties, and Dakota Fanning, his 16-year-old lover. -LM
GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS!
Drinking at the Movies by Julia Wertz (Three Rivers Press) $15.00 – Wertz, known for her hilarious Fart Party, continues her entertaining slice of life.
Stitches: A Memoir by David Small (WW Norton) $15.95 – His parents gave him cancer! So he got back at them and made an amazing graphic novel about it. Ah. The best revenge is a tell-all. I bet Christopher Ciccone agrees. -LM
Two Cents Plain: My Brooklyn Boyhood by Martin Lemelman (Bloomsbury) $26.00
Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise, a graphic novel adopted and illustrated by Seymour Chwast (Bloomsbury) $20.00
Strange Tales TPB (Marvel) $24.99 – Collects Strange Tales #1-3, featuring the long awaited Peter Bagge “Incorrigible Hulk!” Collects Startling Stories: The Megalomaniacal Spider-Man, Hulk vs. the Rain, and Diary of the Hulk. Written and illustrated by Paul Pope, Jhonen Vasquez, Tony Millionaire, Nicholas Gurewitch, Nick Bertozzi, Junko Mizuno and many more!ART BOOKS!
Exquisite Book: 100 Artists Play a Collaborative Game, curated by ALSO (Chronicle) $29.95 – Crazy foldy-outy art book in the tradition of the game Exquisite Corpse. Includes work from contemporary illustrators and indie artists like Jordan Crane, Jill Bliss, David Shrigley, and Quimby’s employee Edie Fake!!!
Love Letter For You: Brick Valentines on the Philly Skyline by Steve Powers (Free News) $19.95
Bittersweet by Caroline Kober (Kerber) $35.00
Too Black for BET Episodes 1 and 2 by Jayson Scott Musson (Free News) $10.00
Joe Leadbetters Sketchbook by Joe Leadbetter (Nerdcore) $25.00
Breathless Homicidal Slime Mutants: The Art of the Paperback by Steven Brower (Universe) $24.95
Full Bleed New York City Skateboard Photography by Alex Corporan etc. (Vice) $35.00
Illustration Play 2: An Expedition to the Extraordinary (Victionary) $39.95
New Girly Graphics: A New Generation of Glamourous Cute and Romantic Designs (PIE Books) $75.00
Street View: The New Nylon Book of Global Style (Universe) $24.95 – That way you’ll know how to dress BEFORE you go into Urban Outfitters around the corner.
Street Art Stencil Book: 20 Laser Cut Stencils by the Worlds Greatest Street Artists, curated by On.Studio (Laurence King) $29.95 – Stencils by such artists as Bandit, Blek Le Rat, Pure Evil and more. Now you can stencil that gnome on a skateboard on your parents coffee table. They’ll LOVE that. Screw you, mom and dad! -LMMAGAZINES!
Murder Most Foul #77 $9.99
Flaunt #110 $8.99
Treating Yourself #24 $7.99
Boneshaker Magazine #2 $8.00
Sideburn #6 $10.25
Dazed & Confused #89 Sep 10 $9.95
Super Kawaii #1 $14.99
Razorcake #56 $4.00
Mojo #203 Oct 10 $9.99
Signal to Noise #59 Fall 10 $4.95
Filter #41 $5.95
Monocle vol 4 #36 Sep 10 $10.00
Z Magazine Sep 10 $4.95
Against the Current #148 $5.00
In These Times Sep 10 $3.50
Travel Naturally #76 $9.95
Tattoo Society #23 $7.99LITERARY JOURNALS & CHAP BOOKS
Bull Spec #1 Spr 10 $5.00
Bull Spec #2 Sum 10 $8.00MAYHEM & OUTER LIMITS!
Re/Search – Modern Primitives 20th Anniversary Edition (Re/Search) $25.00 – Putting bones in your ears are as popular as ever before! -LM
Mirage Men: An Adventure Into Paranoia, Espionage, Psychological Warfare and UFOs by Mark Pilkington (Skyhorse) $22.95MUSIC BOOKS!
Route 19: Revisited The Clash and London Calling by Marcus Gray (Soft Skull) $17.95MUCKRAKING MEMOIRS & MISCELLANY!
Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking by Jessica Mitford (NYRB) $15.95
You Ruined It For Everyone: 101 People Who Screwed Things Up For the Rest of Us by Matthew Vincent (Soft Skull) $14.95
True Prep: Its a Whole New Old World by Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd (Knopf) $19.95
America by Jean Baudrillard (Verso) $19.95 – This new edition of France’s (late) leading philosopher of postmodernism takes to the freeways in a collection of traveller’s tales from the sierras of New Mexico to the streets of New York and LA by night. Contains a new introduction by novelist Geoff Dyer about this popular book’s continued resonance.CHILDREN’S BOOKS!
Three Classic Childrens Stories: Little Red Riding Hood, Jack the Giant, Killer Rum by James Donnelly and Edward Gorey (Pomegranate) $17.95
Half Upon a Time by James Riley (AladdinMix) $15.99SEXY!
America Swings by var. (Taschen) $39.99 – Yes, that kind of swinging.
RFD #143 $7.75 – Queer Sustainability.STUFF
Adventures of Buffy the Cat 2011 Calendar $12.95 – We don’t carry a lot of wall calendars anymore because they don’t do so well for us. But the public, who adored the amazing photography book Buffy the Cat: No Dogs Allowed who loves to be dressed in ANYTHING, demanded a year of Buffy’s adventures. And we are happy to provide. The Buffy book and calendar are consigned by a local photographer who donates the procedes of both to charity. Support Buffy and you support a person in need. And you support cats who play the guitar and ride snowboards. -LM
Pink Hotel DVD by Chris Hefner $15.00 – A local filmmaker made this film. It’s shown at places like the Music Box. So you know, it’s kinda arty. -
Off-Site Library: Call For Book and Zine Donations
Margaret Manor Central is a home for people with mental illness. Their residents have expressed a desire for an in-house library, and they would greatly appreciate all book/magazine/zine donations to help make this happen! You can send your donations to:
Margaret Manor Central
1121 N Orleans St
Chicago, IL 60610Any questions? E-mail AbbyVerbist@gmail.com.
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Michael O’Flaherty Reads Shiny Shiny
Shiny, Shiny: A Novel by Michael O’Flaherty is a retooled, rocket-fueled Alice In Wonderland for the grandchildren of Marx and Coca-Cola.
In his critical essays on rock and roll for The Baffler, Michael O’Flaherty investigated the complex attempts of human subjectivity and imagination to transcend the political and social constraints of everyday life. Now, in his novel Shiny Shiny, that exploration broadens and deepens into the realm of dreams and possible worlds. The narrative tracks the protagonist, Jane, as her quest for a place to open up and become one takes her from memories of her ‘70s/‘80s girlhood, to exurban family life, to armed communist revolution, only to end in the one destination she never expected….
When put on the spot, O’Flaherty will cite writers like Jane Bowles, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jean Rhys, and Eduardo Galeano as having influenced his work. But comic books, punk rock, and the wide world of TV (sometimes observed while semi-conscious) have played an equally important role in his writing.
For more info: http://www.goodbaitbooks.com/index.htm
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Weekly Top 10
1. Unsinkable Walker Bean by Aaron Renier (First Second) $13.99 – Does it sound cheesy if I say this book is perfect for kids age 5 to 105? Cause it really is! The Unsinkable Walker Bean is an unstoppable, rollicking high seas adventure full of codes, inventions, antediluvian intrigues and funny names. There’s this “pure joy of drawing” in Aaron’s work which loads the panels with sly little details and charming gestures -but nothing feels superfulous- even the silliest elements weave themselves into the plot. The story itself, about returning a cursed skull to two giant sea-hag sisters, champions scrapper ingenuity, resourcefulness and teamwork in a way that’s never heavy-handed, it’s just plain cool. Refreshing in a similar way is how Walker Bean’s world escapes simple hero vs. villain dichotomies, giving every character a heart to the point that you’ll even find the fierce, giant mer-witches endearing. The exceptional storytelling is emphasized by Alec Longstreth’s (Phase 7) beautiful color work full of crisp ocean blues, kelp-y ochres and my favorite sorts of pale, sea-sick greens. The book is also completely and solidly kid-friendly and that’s a big part of it’s magic: reading it as an adult stirs up all the youthful thrills and adventures of creative problem-solving. SO GOOD! -EF
2. Brilliant Mistake #1 by Carrie $1.00 – What a gem of a debut zine! Beautifully quilted together from bits of a questioning heart, Brilliant Mistake #1 pares down the aches of the social games we play. -EF
3. Is It THE FUTURE Yet by Corrine Mucha $3.00 – What does the future hold for you? Well, I predict you will fall madly in love with Corinne’s amazing new mini-comic, Is It the Future Yet?, which she made ‘specially for Quimby’s! I see you laughing out loud at the fresh psychic hijinx and time-travel schemes that grace every delightful page. I can see your love for this comic growing rich, deep, and strong and you will find it brings you much good luck and happiness as years go by…Yes, my friend, the future looks very bright indeed!
4. Butt #28 Fantastic Magazine for Homosexuals $9.90
5. Hero Land #1 by Esther Pearl Watson $4.00 – Super friends fighting crime! Drinking coffee! Accidently killing their plants! Growing older! Letting thier infected hands heal without medical attention! Yow! -EF
6. Stories vol 3 Catch Me If You Can by Martin Cendreda $3.00 – Eloquently drawn Giving-Tree-esque twists and turns of children growing and parents giving. -EF
7. Maximumrocknroll #328 Oct 10 $4.00
8. Make Your Place: Affordable Sustainable Nesting Skills by Raleigh Briggs (Microcosm) $7.00
9. Rosario Dawson Loves Me #2 Or I Want to Die Right Now Please by Justin Valmassoi $2.50 – Ever wonder what it’d be like to be married to Rosario Dawson in Heaven? Well, for starters, Johnny Depp mostly hangs out mostly in greasy-bird form and Tom Waits comes over to tell you about how glass is made. Perfectly charming.
10. Dazed & Confused #88 Aug 10 $9.95
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Work In Progress
Work In Progress is our monthly meet-up. Bring whatever you’re working on and share it for feedback, come to meet folks, or just to hang out and soak it up. See you there!