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Zine Club Chicago: An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping Collective Reading and Zinemaking Workshop, March 15th!
Zine Club Chicago: An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping Collective Reading and Zinemaking Workshop
3 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2025
Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave.
Free!This month, Zine Club Chicago is thrilled to welcome our friends at Thick Press for a celebration of their new book, An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping!
From “abundance” to “zinemaking,” An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping invites the reader to wander through a collection of interconnected entries on helping and healing by over 200 contributors from the worlds of social work and family therapy; art and design; body work and witchery; organizing and education; and more. Privileging co-construction over diagnosis, wisdom over evidence, collective healing over individual curejuyet, always blurring categories and embracing contradictions — this world-making collection reveals a pluriverse of helping practices grounded in love and freedom.
Please join us for Zine Club Chicago: An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping Collective Reading and Zinemaking Workshop, 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2025 right here at our shop, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park. Free!
Erin Segal and Chris Hoff, two of the editors of An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping, will be joining us, and contributors to the book will read selections from their entries. Our readers include Zine Club Chicago producer Cynthia E. Hanifin, Neil Horsky, and Noriko Martinez.
Zine Club Chicago also be hosting a zinemaking workshop, and you’re all invited to make a mini zine about your own radical helping and collective care practices! No prior zinemaking experience necessary.
All zinemaking materials will be provided. Please note that event seating is limited, and will be first-come, first-served. Zine Club Chicago is a mask-supportive environment; masks will be provided if you’d like to wear one.
About Thick Press: Care-givers, justice-seekers, and community-builders often find ourselves in the thick of human experience. Yet so many of the texts we produce rely on the thin logic of Western medicine and mainstream social science! What might happen if we grounded more texts in the arts? In critical theories? In spirituality? In lived experience? What might happen if we paid more attention to medium, form, and design?
Enter Thick Press, a collaboration between a social worker (Erin Segal) and a designer (Julie Cho).
We aspire to a practice that is loving, reflexive, playful, and collaborative. We worry about reproducing oppressive structures, but we’re not really that interested in critique. Above all, we want to make unusual books with others.
Inspired by artists’ books and zines, Thick Press publishes books that cross genres and disciplines. All our books relate to working or living in the thick of human experience.
Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck is the creative force behind our visuals, and she also made the Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines we’ve discussed at our events.
Facebook event is here. More info on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago
Image description: A colorful infographic flyer designed by Julie Cho that features the cover of the book An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping, with text that reads: “An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping Collective Reading and Zinemaking Workshop; Zine Club Chicago at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave., Chicago IL 60622; Saturday, March 15, 3pm CST; For more information visit quimbys.com”
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New Stuff This Week
View this post on InstagramZines
Used Records and Tapes #5 by Chris Auman, Mike Dixon & friends $7
Booksellers Reflect on Self Publishing by Temporary Services (Half Letter Press) $10
Fixer Eraser #8 $3
Friendships as Resistance: Creating Communities of Care a Zine by Karina Killjoy $6
Collector #2 Wild West by Jessica Hoofnagle (Fluke Publishing) $5
Unresolved #11 by Eli Schmitt $5
Approaching Death: A Short Story by Jone Greaves $8
Stupor (various issues) $2 (mostly)
Schoolgirl $6
Vault of Slack #6 by Xenofact $8
Cheap Toys #28 by Giz $5
Comics
Shadow Banshee Periodical #2 Beware of Banshee by Nadia Stodder $7
Comics & Drawing zines by BH: Many Things #1 $12, WWW Dot Com #1 A Tale of Deception For All the Ages $3, Cabbage Man #1 Brought to You by Ford Motor Company and Cabbages $3 & more.
Pigeon #0 On the Come Up by Liam Kipp $6.50
Graphic Novels
Loud and Smart and In Color by Alex Krokus (Silver Sprocket) $16.99
Bring Me the Head of Susan Lomand: A High School Story by Connor B. $11.99
Land of Mirrors by Maria Medem $29.95
Politics & Revolution Books
Seven Social Movements That Changed America by Linda Gordon $39.99
Newspapers & Lit Journals
The Anarchist Review of Books #9 $6
Vitreous Wick #8 $8
Outer Limits
Alice’s Wonderland: The Search for the Hidden Door by Nigel Graddon $19.95
DIY
The Controllables: Reframing the Game of Life and Living Fully Charged by Justin JB Bergeron $20
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New Stuff This Week
View this post on InstagramZines + Zine-Related
Downtown Local by Aaron Cometbus (PM Press) $12.95
Postcards From Irving #11 by Tyler $5
Booger Bear Mini Zine #3 Attention Dragons by Andrew Coltrin $1
Blob #1 by Neil Martinson $12
Zines by Hugh Musick, $15 each: Field Guide to North American Robots, Peripatetic, Incidentals, A Parliament of Mobs
For the Love of Mattachine Society $12
Namaste, Motherfucker issues #9 + #10 $7 each
How to Spot a Pig $4
Straightaway Tangent by August Personage issues #1-#3 $5 each
Comics
Comics by Wren: Denise Got Raptured $5, Affinity #1 + $2 $8 each
How Lesbians Work by Audrey Campbell issues #1-#5 $4
Graphic Novels
World Within the World: Collected Short Comix 2010-2022 by Julia Gfrörer (Fantagraphics) $39.99
Politics & Revolution
Eyes on Gaza: Witnessing Annihilation by Khaled A. Beydoun and Mohammed Sabaaneh (Street Noise Books) $16.99
Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation by Sophie Lewis (Haymarket Books) $22.95
Essay Books
Ouroboros: A Dating Memoir by Jamie Hansen $17.99
Photo Books
Background by Aleksei Kavasin $24
Fiction
True Failure by Alex Higley $18
Magazines
Dollhouse Magazine issues #3 + #4 $18, $20
Poetry
COVID Vortex Anxiety Opera Kitty Kaleidoscope Disco by Karen Finley (City Lights Publishers) $16.95
For the Young at Heart
What the Lizard Said: Poems by Nels Hanson and Mandana Talieh $9.99
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Spotlight on Inner Loop Press
Happy final days of Aquarius Season to those who celebrate! We thought it would be fitting to showcase the radical and scientific zines we received from Inner Loop Press , operated by Tanya Brassie in Philadelphia, PA. Each issue is lovingly risographed with die-cut pages and filled with impressive research, and we can hardly keep these informational zines on our shelves. Take a peek at all the titles we have in stock right now.
All zines mentioned below are written and produced by Tanya Brassie.
Space Trash
Trash in space, it’s more common than you think. The latest publication from Inner Loop Press’ Society’s Wonders Series is all about the debris humans disperse into Earth’s orbit during space missions. Learn how trash accumulates from chipped aircraft paint, defunct satellites, and missiles used to destroy said satellites. Due to the increase in commercialization and militarization of space missions, the amount of space waste is quickly multiplying. Fortunately, there are initiatives in place for private companies to develop technology to remove debris and abandoned satellites in the atmosphere.
Toxic Lagoons: Midwest Edition, Southern Edition, and Northeastern Edition
The environmental disasters described in Toxic Lagoons shine a light on the myriad of ways corporations and business owners pollute the Earth with toxic chemicals and mismanaged waste, resulting in Superfund sites that affect wildlife, surrounding communities, and the health and wellbeing of the ecosystems in our American cities. I learned New Jersey has the highest volume of Superfund sites in the US (224), with North Dakota being the environmental winner with zero. My personal favorite in the series is the Southern edition, where I learned about the Rhinehart Tire Fire Dump in Frederick County, Virginia.
Data Centers
Going digital seems like a simple solution to the ever growing problem of pollution and waste we’ve accumulated in our lifetimes. Unfortunately, the amount of energy it takes to fire off a single G**gle search is similar to turning on a 60-watt light bulb for 17 seconds. Data centers also use an insane amount of water to prevent the servers from overheating. With the popularity of AI, these issues are only increasing while using more of the planet’s resources.
Thank you Tanya Brassie and Inner Loop Press for bringing awareness to environmental injustice and how our man-made waste affects our beautiful home planet. I love that there is a quiz in each zine so you can make sure you’re paying attention to these important issues. Come into the shop to flip through these gorgeous and thoughtful zines!
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New Stuff This Week
McSweeney’s Author Cards with Career Stats $7.99Zines
More zines by Al Burian:
Why Dont You Draw Anymore $1
Zangara: A Short Story $2The Match #127 $3
Loculus #4 by RSP (Two Clowns In a Hole Press) $12
Hot Girl’s Guide to Caring for Your Clothes #1 by Adeeba Arastu $11
More zines by by Keidra Chaney:
Act Your Age! A Zine About Fandom at 35+ and Beyond $6
Everybody Loves Shinee in 2013: A Zine for Shawols $1
Keratoconus Welcome Zine $1Little Death #1 by Jacqueline Rose Scibona $20
Worlds Beyond Science Fiction #1 $5.95
Christian New Age Quarterly vol 26 #4 edited by Catherine Groves $3.50
More zines by Tanya Brassie, $15 each:
Space Trash: The Growing Problem of the Floating Junkyard Above Your Head
Toxic Lagoons: Americas Superfund Sites – Northeastern EditionBlack San #1 by Oliver Saitz $5
Sigma Sigma: A Film Critique Zine $8
Comics
You Don’t Get There From Here #67 Diary Comics by Carrie McNinch $4
I Hope This Finds You #16 & #17 Diary Comics by Kevin Budnik $6 each
Butterflies of the Night Chapters 1 and 2 by Magdalene Ma $17
Comics by M. Lehmann:
Tales From the Grave #1 $20
Somewhere In Purgatory $12
Hint $15Graphic Novels
Milk White Steed by Michael D. Kennedy (Drawn & Quarterly) $24.95
Music Books
Goth: A History by Lol Tolhurst $18.99
How to Be a Goth: Notes on Undead Style by Tish Weinstock $28
Self-Care
How It Feels: An Illustrated Experience of Grief by Emily Fishman $15
Sex Guides & Culture
SEX: Everything Everyone Needs to Know About Pleasure and Play by Ali Paul $14.99
Fiction
Denmark Variations by James Tadd Adcox $12
The Application by Bridget McFadden and Gina Giambalvo (Chum Bucket Press) $20
Chap Books & Poetry
What Happens When Your Heart Breaks by Erin Arnold $2
I Wish My Heart Was Always Filled With Wind by Alexandra Aller $14.44
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Looking for some spicy literature to gift your Valentine (or yourself ;)? Quimby’s is a proud purveyor of all things sexy, sex-positive, and sex-healthy. We also have a first-rate selection of straight-up smut!
Read on to discover a few of my tantalizing favorites. Get ‘em while we got ‘em!
Sex Goblin by Lauren Cook
I had so much fun reading Sex Goblin. It felt like I was inside Lauren Cook’s head as he was floating freely through a DMT-esque melding of fantasy and real life, navigating the weirdness of sex, relationships, and everyday life. Sex Goblin is touching in its unassuming vulnerability and it’s also one of the few books that has genuinely made me laugh uncontrollably. I can’t wait to see what else Cook comes up with!
Ode to My IUD by Heather A.
Zinester extraordinaire Heather writes not only a lovely ode to the “little piece of plastic” that is her IUD, but also a concise and fascinating history of intrauterine devices and a thoughtful commentary on how impactful IUDs are for society and for her personally. Sexual wellness zines like this one have never been more important than they are now. Thank you, Heather!
The Drawings of Rainier Flores: Side B
You like butts! We like butts! Everybody likes butts!! And Rainier Flores is a master of drawing them. So enjoy this lovingly produced zine that has a beautifully rendered ass on every page.
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day, you lovely, lovely people! We love yoooooooooooooooooooo! <3– Echo @fraulein_echo
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February Newsletter Out Now
Read it here and make sure you sign up to get it in your inbox at quimbys.com.
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New Stuff This Week
View this post on InstagramZines
Rate of Decay #11-#12 $4
zines by Mita Saldana:
On Life Death and Memory Fall 2024 $5
Raindrops #2 & #3 $3 eachHolding Hands $5
The Tricksters Abreast Tales vol 4 Preview Packet, Chapter 10.A by Miss C. $3.25
Violent Treatment #1 by Hugo Reyes and Eli Enis $5
Eavesdropping In the East Village, NYC #1 $3.50
Mini-Comics
Treat Yourself to a Blind Date with a Comic Book $16.66
Terry and Dory #1 by Odin Cabal $7
Graphic Novels
Aya – Face the Music by Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie (Drawn and Quarterly) $24.95
Sexopatia by Marcos Trindade (Chili Con Carne) $16
Lit Journals
Moss Piglet Feb 2025 Nursery Rhymes and Wrongs $15
Ground Is Uneven #3 Whisper My Love Your Social Security Number $21
Magazines
Border Crossings #166 $15
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Offsite – Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Chicago-Style Traditions, Feb. 27th!
Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Chicago-Style Traditions Zinemaking Hangout
Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown
7 – 9 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2025
Free!This month, Zine Club Chicago is paying tribute to the distinctive ways our city loves to celebrate with a free zinemaking hangout in collaboration with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club! Y’all are invited to help create a group zine on the theme Chicago-Style Traditions.
This month’s theme is inspired by one of our favorite local holidays, Paczki Day, which Marz Brewing commemorates with the annual release of their Paczki Stout. This unique seasonal beer will be available during our event!
Please join us for Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Chicago-Style Traditions Zinemaking Hangout, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, February 27 at Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown. Free!
We’ll provide all the zinemaking supplies! Just bring your creativity. Life on Marz Community Club, our favorite locally owned taproom and café space, offers awesome alcoholic, CBD, and non-alcoholic beverages from Marz Brewery and more, plus some very fun snacks, for purchase. The taproom also will be holding a DJ night that evening, and we encourage y’all to stick around for an awesome selection of music spun by Rent Control Records!
Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our visuals and created our logo.
Facebook event is here. More info on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago
Image description: A flyer featuring paczki on a plate and this text: “Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Chicago-Style Traditions; 7-9 p.m. Thursday, February 27; Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave; Free!; Info at quimbys.com”
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Zine Club Chicago Online: Show Us Your Stacks, Feb. 18th!
Zine Club Chicago Online: Show Us Your Stacks
7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Online! Free!
On Zoom, RSVP details belowWhenever self-publishing fanatics gather, one question always seems to come up: How do you organize your zines? Whether you’re a meticulous cataloguer, a creator of haphazard piles, or something in between, we want to know about the ways you arrange, display, and categorize your personal collection.
Get your home stash in order (or leave it messy), BYOS(tacks + Snax) and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Show Us Your Stacks at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025!
** RSVP required ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club Chicago events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CT Monday, February 17 (the evening before our event). We’ll email you the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, February 18.
Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers, created our logo, and made our Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines we’ve discussed at our events.
Facebook event is here. More info on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago
Image description: A red-and-blue infographic flyer, with the image of books and zines stacked in a wicker basket, and text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: Show Us Your Stacks; Online! Free! Zoom info on quimbys.com; 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025”
