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    Zine

    Used Records and Tapes #2 by Chris Auman, Mike Dixon & friends $2

    Mono #2 $8

    Book Waste Book (Half Letter Press) $9

    How To Prepare Yourself For the Collapse For the Individual Publishing System by Eric Schierloh (Half Letter Press) $2

    Ornate by Turner Hilliker $5

    Insubordination Fest Zine 2013 $5

    Why to Resist Streaming Music & How by Joe Steinhardt (Microcosm) $4.95

    Color Shift by Nathan Vernau $20

    So Death Will End: The Story of Forrest Bess, Outsider Artist and Gender Visionary 1911-1977 by Lucy Talbot Allen (Microcosm) $5.95

    All Reprint No News Unique Screenprint n Monotypes 2022 by Keith Herzik $10

    Hallogallo #4 by Kai Slater $3

    DIY Zines and Comix : A Sorta “How To”… (2nd Edition) by fly $3.95

    Xerography Debt #51 $4.95

    Next-Level Ally: How to Support Your Queer and Transgender Friends by Eli Sachse $5.95

    The Black Man’s Guide to Getting Pulled Over by Johnny Parker II & illustrated by Felipe Horas $4.95

    Thiinq #1 and #2 $10 each

    zines by Johnny Gamber: Pen Post #6 $5, Pencil Revolution #24 & #25 $5-$6

    Screen Time by Rosario Parker Gordon $3

    Mettanoia #10: Mental Health & Self-Care Strategies by Shea Pederson $4.95

    Unresolved #2 by Eli Schmitt $5

    White Riot / Black Massacre: A Brief History of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Kris Rose (Microcosm) $7.95

    Comics & Minis

    Comics by Cameron Hatheway: Clusterfux Comix #1-#3 $7-$8, Fugu Comix $5, Ultrafugu Vs Fugu Ghidorah $5

    Jellybeard Book 1 Of Bad Men and Mad Men by Kevin R. Curley $5

    Comics by M. Gordon, $3 each: Let Go Zine of Mini Comics and Sketches, Very Queer Deer Short Comic, Finn the Dog

    LA Ghost by Tori Holder $5

    Omega Blade Eternal by Kai Lumbang $3

    Catte Belle #2 by Charles Brubaker $3

    X-Step Dad #1 by Jeremy Estes $5

    Graphic Novels

    Dias De Consuelo by Dave Ortega (Radiator Comics) $20

    Prison Pit: The Complete Collection by Johnny Ryan (Fantagraphics) $29.99

    The Forest by Thomas Ott (Fantagraphics) $16.99

    Putin’s Russia: The Rise of a Dictator by Darryl Cunningham (D&Q) $24.95

    The Grande Odalisque & Olympia Box Set by Jérôme Mulot, Florent Ruppert, Bastien Vivès (Fantagraphics) $59.99

    Nothing Rhymes With Rats by Angela Guyton and Janini Ramsey $20

    Metax by Antoine Cossé (Fantagraphics) $34.99

    Big Book of Cat: An Ask a Cat Omnibus by Charles Brubaker $15.99

    The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski by Noah Van Sciver (Fantagraphics) $34.99

    Art Books

    Lastgaspism: Art and Survival in the Age of Pandemic by Anthony Romero, Daniel Tucker and Dan S. Wang (Soberscove Press) $25

    Politics & Revolution Books

    Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin Jr. $19.99

    The Fifties: An Underground History by James R. Gaines $26

    Fiction

    Pure Colour: A Novel by Shelia Heti $26

    Nova’s Blade by Will Scifi $9.99

    Music Books

    Tenement Kid: From the Streets of Glasgow in the 1960s to Drummer in Jesus and Mary Chain and Frontman in Primal Scream by Bobby Gillespie (Third Man Books) $19.95

    Magazines

    Tape Op #147 Feb/Mar $5.99

    The International Review #167 $3

    The Internationalist #65 $1

    Heavy Metal #313 The Adventures of Adrienne James $13.99

    Wire #455 $12.50

    Frankie #104 $17.99

    The Progressive Feb/Mar $5.95

    Horror Hound #92 $8.99

    Cinema Scope #89 winter $5.95

     

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    Zines

    Alternative Incite #5 $4

    Tribune of the People Jan 2022 $2

    Tools on Tour: A Yank and a Paddy in a Van From Johnstown to Juhtimaki by Kris Mininger $5

    Popular Pandemics Fall 2027 & Winter 2028 by Bob Rucker $10 each

    Winter Commute by Bicycle by Xena Goldman

    Touch Grass by Julie Herrmann $10

    Winter Commute by Bicycle by Xena Goldman $7

    Zine From the Future – Describing the End of Civilization by John Dishwasher $13

    Comics & Minis

    Good Boy Magazine #2 (Silver Sprocket) $9.99

    Turtle Boy Issue 1 ($3) & #2 ($4) by Kota and Gen $3

    Nobody Like You by Carmen Pizarro $10

    I Wish I Didn’t Think About This by Darya Foroohar $7

    Graphic Novels

    Come Over Come Over by Lynda Barry (D+Q) $21.95

    Thirsty For Love by Carmen Pizarro and David Ocampo $15

    Halcyon by Ron Rege Jr. (Fantagraphics) $24.99

    Art Books

    Sketchbook of an Artist: George Hansen and the Craftsmanship of Cartooning by Lily Clayton Hansen $16.95

    Music Books

    Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave by Bill Kopp (Hozac Books) $28.99

    Other Realms

    Warrior Magic: Justice Spirituality and Culture from Around the World by Tomás Prower $19.99

    Loki and Sigyn: Lessons on Chaos, Laughter & Loyalty from the Norse Gods by Lea Svendsen $16.99

    Chap Books

    Relative Traumas by Nadia Garofalo $15

    Reflections In the Time of Trumpius Maximus – Poems by Mark Fishbein $16.99

    Sexxxy

    Gutter Hunter #1 Adults Only Guide to History’s Wildest Independent Comics by Robin Bougie & friends $12

  • Zine Club Chicago Online: Pandemic Zines Edition on Feb. 22!

    Zine Club Chicago Online: Pandemic Zines Edition
    7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, February 22 on Zoom
    Free!

    Two years ago, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global health emergency, forever changing the world as we knew it. During these pandemic times, many people have turned to zinemaking as a way to share their experiences, their knowledge, their fears, and their resilience.
     
    This month, we’ll be discussing zines that focus on life in the era of COVID-19, including perzines, mini-comics, how-to guides and more. Grab your faves, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Pandemic Zines Edition at 7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, February 22! 
     
    ** RSVP required ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club 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. CST Monday, Feb. 21 (the day before our event). We’ll email you the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs the group’s monthly flyers, created its logo, and made the Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines.

    More info at quimbys.com and on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

    Facebook event is here.

  • New Stuff This Week

    Zines

    The Fat Chick Dating Myth by Jamie Kadas $4

    Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood by Allyson Gonzalez $3

    Whatever Is Vol. 2 #2 by Veggiebat $8

    Brown Boy by Nishat Ahmed $10

    Eppur Si Muove by Stacey Balkun $8

    Man Ain’t Nothin by Jason McCall $10

    Girl Detectives by Emily Capettini $10

    How Wild and Soft You Are by Weaver Mechler Creekmore and Koester $10

    Go Wolf Hunter by Khadijah Lacina $10

    Shots #154 Win 22 Earthly Delights $10

    Indoor Nature Journal by Jam Doughty $1

    Janeway Protocol Catalogue of Captain’s Hairstyles by Jam Doughty $1

    Yard Guys August 2020 by Jam Doughty $1

    Orchidaceous by Jam Doughty $1

    Desert Power Zine of Tough Buddies by Jam Doughty $1

    Postage #3 Tilda Appreciation Issue by Jam Doughty $1

    Congratulations You Got Poisoned The Untamed Fanzine by Francis FireMotif $6

    Vernacular #1 $20

    Vernacular #2 $20

    Baffler #61 $14

    Shindig #122 Dec 21 $13.99

    Kinfolk #42 Win 21 $18

    Three by Three #18 Illustration Annual $25

    Mojo #339 Feb 22 $11.99

    Harpers Magazine Feb 22 $7.99

    Cinema Retro vol 18 #52 $11.99

    Dazed and Confused vol 5 #274 Win 21 $13.20

    In These Times Feb 22 vol 46 #2 $4.95

    Breathe#43 $13.99

    Comics & Minis

    Mini Kus #103 Grandad Reg by Patrick Wray and Clara Heathcock $6

    Mini Kus #104 Shooting by Pedro Burgos $6

    Mini Kus #105 Lil Jormly by Christopher Sperandio $6

    Mini Kus #106 Dawn of the Living Dead Near Kotka Morgue by Marko Turunen $6

    Goiter Comics #6 by Josh Pettinger $8

    Graphic Novels

    DJ Cat Gosshie World Tour by Harukichi $16

    Illustrating Spain in the US HC edited by Ana Merino $24.99

    Politics & Revolutions Books

    JFK to 9/11 Everything is a Rich Man’s Trick $29.95

    Essays

    Death of the Artist How Creators Are Struggling to Survive In the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech by William Deresiewicz $19.99

    Music Books

    Up Above the City Down Beneath the Stars $28.99

    Food Books

    Why Vegan Eating Ethically by Peter Singer $15.95

    Fiction

    Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler $27.95

    I Am Stone The Gothic Weird Tales of R. Murray Gilchrist $15.95

    Lit Journals

    Quotidian Volume 2 Connections $24

    Granta #157 Fall 21 $19.99

    Iowa Review vol 51 #1 Spr 21 $8.95

    Other Stuff

    Let’s Get Strange and Unusual Greeting Card by Jamie Kadas $6

    Girl of Your Dreams Greeting Card by Jamie Kadas $6

    Love You to Pieces Greeting Card by Jamie Kadas $6

    Man Pierced With Rocket by Eric Kirsammer $100

    Small Collage by Eric Kirsammer $10

    Medium Collage by Eric Kirsammer $15

    Large Collage by Eric Kirsammer by $20

    Comics Collage Poster Bigger Large by Eric Kirsammer $15

  • New Stuff This Week

     

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    Zines

    Sick of It #3 A Disability Inside Outside Project by Matilda Sabal $5

    Proof I Exist #37 by Billy $3

    Papercore #6 DIY International Punk Zine $3

    Things to Remember When Suctioning a Patient by Lost Fillings $1

    Comics & Minis

    How to Have a Cat by Sean Mac $5

    Moonstride In Je Veux Etre Aime Par Toi (I Wanna Be Loved By You) by OBL_V_OUS $12

    Graphic Novels

    All My Friends by Hope Larson $12.99

    Go Fuck Myself! The Fuckpendium by Mike Freiheit $20

    Fiction

    Devil House: A Novel by John Darnielle $28

    Politics & Revolutions Books

    An Abolitionist’s Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World by Patrisse Cullors $26.99

    Chronicles of Dissent: Interviews with David Barsamian, 1984–1996 by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (Haymarket) $29.95

    And the Category Is… : Inside New York’s Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community by Ricky Tucker $25.95

    Essays

    I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home by Jami Attenberg $27.99

    Corpsing: My Body and other Horror Shows by Sophie White (Tramp Press) $17

    Faux Queen: A Life in Drag by Monique Jenkinson $18.95

    Music Books

    What’s Good: Notes on Rap and Language by Daniel Levin Becker (City Lights Books) $22.95

    Nick Cave’s Bar by Aug Stone $10

    Witchy Stuff

    The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Runes: Your Complete Guide to the Divination Power of Runes by Judy Ann Nock $16.99

    Fiction

    Permanent Vacation by Cally Raduenzel $13

    Jeff VanderMeer Ambergris Books 1-3 reprinted: City of Saints and Madmen, Shriek: An Afterward, Finch

    Lit Journals

    Sinister Wisdom #123 A Multicultural Lesbian Literary and Art Journal a Tribute to Conditions $14

    Sexxxy

    Milo Manara’s The Golden Ass (Humanoid) $24.99

    Other stuff

    Green Birth of Eggy Toad Patch by Aim Ren $3

    Girl Juice sticker Benji Nate (Silver Sprocket) $3

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    Pouch of Good Fortune by Julie Halpern $8 each

     

    Zines

    Fixer Eraser #6 by Jonas $3

    Wonder of It All #8 We Run Thru Life Backwards $3

    Greenpoint Oil Spill $5

    Thinkbabymusic Collective #9 $18

    Untitled by Jason Herr $20

    Deng #1 by Donny Walsh $5

    M0n0 $8

    Comics & Minis

    š! Baltic Comics Magazine #43 ‘Queer Power’ $14

    Mineshaft #41 $10

    Graphic Novels

    True Story of the Unknown Soldier by Tardi (Fantagraphics) $19.99

    Art Books

    Greetings from Delusionville by Ron English $69

    Essays

    Sticker by Henry Hoke $14.95

    True Crime

    Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia (3rd edition) by John Gilmore (Amok Publishing) $19.95

    Poetry & Lit Journals

    From Blue Cubicle Press: The First Line vol 23 #4 $6, The Last Line #7 $3

    There Once Was Limericks by David Hankins $13

    Magazines

    Uppercase #52 A Magazine for the Creative and Curious $18

    Popshot Quarterly #34 $12.75

    Vive Le Rock #87 $13.60

    Shindig #121 $13.99

    Skeptical Inquirer vol 46 #1 $5.99

    Port #29 $27.99

    Little White Lies #91 $16.99

  • Quimby’s January Newsletter Out Now!

    It’s our monthly announcements and all that jazz. Have you subscribed yet so you’ll never miss it? Check out January’s and don’t forget to subscribe while you’re there.

  • Zine Club Chicago Online x Meanwhile: Over the Hill Edition on Jan. 25!

     

     

    Zine Club Chicago Online x Meanwhile: Over the Hill Edition
    7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, January 25 on Zoom
    Free!

    This month, Zine Club Chicago incredibly excited to hand over its event to the amazing minds behind Meanwhile Chicago, who will bring their unique zinemaking-meets-storytelling show to our little corner of Zoom. Expect thrilling performers, inspiring zine prompts, and the high-spirited fun that only the Meanwhile hosts can generate, all focused on the theme Over the Hill.

    Performers will include Aim Beland, Linda Kawano, and Liz Mason & Cynthia E. Hanifin! The Meanwhile crew — Megan Kirby, Catherine Eves, and DJ Williams — will share zinemaking prompts so you can create along at home. All you’ll need is some plain paper and your favorite writing/drawing implement.

    Grab your zinemaking supplies, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online x Meanwhile: Over the Hill Edition at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, January 25!

    ** RSVP required ** To help make sure that online Zine Club events are a safe space, the Zoom link won’t be released publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CST Monday, Jan. 24 (the day before our event). You’ll receive the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

    Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs the group’s monthly flyers, created its logo, and made the Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines.

    More info at quimbys.com and on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

    Facebook event is here.

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    Zines

    KerBloom #153 by Artnoose $2

    Can We Stop vol 2 by Lindsey Miller $10

    North Star Collage #1 by Twin Cities Collage Collective $12

    Rabbiteen #1 $5 $2

    Comics & Minis

    West #1 by John Grund $6

    Hypermutt by Max Huffman $4

    Comics by CAP Ward: Curfew $5, Where the Lotus Sleeps $10

    Graphic Novels

    Blubber by Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics) $19.99

    Politics & Revolution Books

    Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2022 edited by Andy Lee Roth & Mickey Huff $17.95

    Essays

    High-Risk Homosexual: A Memoir by Edgar Gomez $16.95

    Fiction

    Shit Cassandra Saw: Stories by Gwen E. Kirby $17

    Magazines

    Harpers Magazine – jan $7.99

    The Monthly Review vol 73 #7 $6

    Para Llevar #2 $20

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    We’re skipping the New Stuff Saturdays Livestream this week, since we’re closed on this Saturday for New Year’s Day. Here’s wishing you a warm start to 2022. Enjoy!

    Zines

    Cineaste’s Guide to Chupacabras on Film by Damon Charles Bishop $10.50

    Comics & Minis

    Grand Station by Kelly Wang $20

    Graphic Novels

    Bad Dreams by Janek Koza (Centrala) $22

    Politics & Revolution

    Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Menchers & Beth E. Richie (Haymarket Books) $16.95

    Angela Davis: An Autobography by Angela Davis (Haymarket Books) $28.95

    Music & Film Books

    Where the Wild Gigs Are: A Trip Through Americas Legendary Underground Music Venues by Tim Hinely (HoZc Books) $24.99

    Bunnyman: Post-War Kid to Post-Punk Guitarist of Echo and the Bunnymen by Will Sergeant (Third Man Books) $19.95

    Tape Leaders: A Compendium of Early British Electronic Music Composers by Ian Helliwell (Velocity Press) $35

    These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World by Grady Hendrix & Chris Poggiali $39.95

    Fiction

    Imago by Octavia E. Butler $16.99

    Essays

    An Answer for Everything: 200 Infographics to Explain the World from Delayed Gratification by Rob Orchard, Christian Tate and Marcus Webb $25

    Witchy Stuff

    Witch Life: A Practical Guide to Making Every Day Magical by Emma Kathryn (Llewellyn) $17.99

    The Witches’ Sabbath: An Exploration of History, Folklore & Modern Practice by Kelden (Llewellyn) $16.99

    Magazines

    RFD #188 winter $11.95

    Chap Books

    Human Remains by O. Ashby $12

    Sexxxy

    Adventures of Liara Roux $16.95