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New Stuff This Week
Zines
Walt Loved Zines #3 by Lynne Monsoon $3.50
PaperCore #02 DIY Punk Zine $3
14 Days of Strike by Public Collectors & friends $5
Damn Ice Dam $8
Comics & Minis
Fanlee and Spatzle Make Something Perfect by Pseudonym Jones (Silver Sprocket) $12
Savage Reality of Chasing Dreams by Judiee $12
Garden Shrine by Tori Holder $4
Boys By the Lake and Not by the Lake by Jac Dellaria $4
Graphic Novels
The Underground Sketchbook by Tomi Ungerer (Fantagraphics) $19.99
BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, and Moonage Daydreams by Michael Allred and Steve Horton and Laura Allred $39.99
In Pieces: Someplace Which I Call Home by Kurt Ankeny (Adhouse) $25
Sports Is Hell by Ben Passmore (Koyama Press) $15
The Strange Ones by Jeremy Jusay $19.99
Politics & Revolution
The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches by Malcom X $16.99
Fiction
Agency by William Gibson $28
The Baudelaire Fractal by Lisa Robertson $17.95
Help
Spellcrafting: Strengthen the Power of Your Craft by Creating and Casting Your Own Unique Spells by Arin Murphy-Hiscock $16.99
Magazines
Tape Op #135 $5.99
Lit Journals & Chap Books
Mizna vol 20 #1 Twenty Years $12
Overtime Hour #54 In Zugzwang by S. Frederic Liss (Blue Cubicle Press) $2
Way Your Mom Cuts Oranges by Margaux Wilhite $4
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Postponing Event Until a Undeclared later date: Let’s Keep Selling Nostalgia!(!!) Pop Culture Historian Mathew Klickstein at Quimby’s
Mathew Klickstein has spent the past two decades chronicling and (for good or ill?) helping to kick-start the 80s/90s Nostalgia Industry via his prolific spate of books, documentaries, articles, podcasts, and live events across the country. SLIMED! An Oral History of Nickelodeon’s Golden Age (Penguin Random House) presented the first exhaustive history of the “First Kids Network,” has become the ultimate resource for those following in Klickstein’s footsteps, and was re-released as an updated “Fifth Anniversary Edition” for Nick’s recent 40th anniversary. Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons (w/ series writer Mike Reiss; Harper Collins) remains the only long-form “insider” story of the most beloved (and beforehand guarded) cartoon series of all time. Selling Nostalgia: A Neurotic Novel (Simon & Schuster) is an absurdist Fear & Loathing-esque coda to the now-waning “Nerd/Geek Culture” to which Klickstein has been a primary contributor. And the 80s sci-fi/horror inspired comic book series You Are Obsolete (AfterShock Comics) will be released in OGN/paperback edition April 21, exploring our current generational shift in a frightening, hopefully not too prescient way that left critics and fans alike glued to their pages and e-readers during the series’ initial five-issue Sept 2019-Jan 2020 run.
“Mathew Klickstein might be the geek guru of the 21st century.”
– Mark Mothersbaugh
The work of Mathew Klickstein has appeared in such outlets as: Wired, NY Daily News, Vulture, The New Yorker and countless regional and online publications worldwide. His two decades-plus of multi-platform storytelling has also led to: an impressive glut of non-fiction and fiction books authored for both major and independent publishers, podcasting (including his own series running for the past five years), guest lectures at various universities and arts/culture centers, as well as television and film work in partnership with such high-profile entities as: Sony Pictures, Food Network, National Lampoon, and Alamo Drafthouse.
For more info: www.MathewKlickstein.com
Saturday, April 25th, 7pm – Free Event
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New Stuff This Week
Wrappers Delight: Over Five Hundred Sweet Wrappers from the John Townsend Collection edited by Jonny Trunk & friends (Fuel) $32.95 – The sweetest memories of all: vintage candy-wrapper design.
Zines
Behind the Zines Jan 20 #9 A Zine About Zines by Billy Roberts & friends $3
Caboose #12 Jury Duty by Liz Mason $4
Strange Demise by F. Nelson Moores $12
Alone With You #1 $10
My Life With Bad Posture by Anney Bolgiano $5
Chicago Atlas vol 2 by Elizabeth Tieri & Alex Nall $6
Toys Toys Toys vol 2 $3
Weenie Mag #6 $2
Profesor Bram De Groot’s Life Enhancing Electromagical Devices and Solutions $2
zines by Jolie Ruin $2 each: Slutcake #7 & The Escapist Artist #59
How To Throw A Dinner Party Without Having A Nervous Breakdown by Tamara Reynolds and Zora O’Neill $6
Last Two Weeks by Sara Heymann $5
Drip #2 $15
Comics & Minis
South Korea Scrapbook 2008-2011 by April Malig $10
Philip K. Dick’s Tony and the Beetles: A Comic Adaptation by Jason Payne $5
Lil Book: A Comic About Some Relationships That I Have Been In by Katherine Manning $4
Politics & Revolution
The US Antifascism Reader edited by Bill Mullen and Christopher Vials (Verso) $29.95
No Fascist USA!: The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today’s Movements (City Lights) $16.95
Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement edited by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha & Ejeris Dixon (AK Press) $18
Tonight We Bombed the U.S. Capitol: The Explosive Story of M19, America’s First Female Terrorist Group by William Rosenau $28
Graphic Novels
This Makes Me Sad Anthology Edited by Melissa Sayen $5
Gender: A Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker $18.95
Magazines
Broken Pencil #86 $7.95
Elska #27 Poland $20
Fortean Times #387 $12.40
Offscreen #22 $20
Lit Journals
Sinister Wisdom #115 $14
Essay Books
We Both Laughed In Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan by Lou Sullivan (Nightboat Books) $19.95
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Quimby’s Bookstore January Newsletter Now Available
The January Quimby’s Bookstore Newsletter available now!
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Postponed: CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) 2020
Quimby’s is proud to be a sponsor of the 2020 Chicago Alternative Comics Expo [CAKE], 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. CAKE features 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. More info at cakechicago.com.CAKE 2020 will be held 6/13-6/14 11am-6pm at Broadway Armory (5917 N Broadway) in Edgewater.More info TBA.Follow CAKE:
IG: @CAKEChicago
Twitter: @CAKEChicago
Art by David Alvarado. @tuffasaurus
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New Stuff This Week
Welcome To The Dark Side: Occult London by Kate Hodges + illustrated by Brian Rau (Herb Lester Associates) $14 – This large-format map charts centuries of occult activity of London including the headquarters of the Golden Dawn; Aleister Crowley’s temples; where William Blake saw angels and William Burroughs launched a psychic attack after eating an unsatisfactory cheesecake. For the aspiring occultist, there are shops to buy spells and books on magic, and libraries and museums for further study. Also included is A Guide To Magickal Tools For The Aspiring Occultist, a checklist for those wishing to take their exploration of the subject beyond the physical realm. Folder contains: Map (400 x 690mm), A Guide To Magickal Tools For The Aspiring Occultist card (100 x138mm) Litho-printed in the UK on sustainably sourced paper.
Zines
Clumsy issues #12-#14 by Kara Comegys $3 each
Check Out This Propaganda #2 A Comedy Magazine by Eli Ruffer $10
Comics & Minis
King Cat #79 by John Porcellino $5
Flyblown by RedRottenApple $5
Graphic Novels
DITCH LIFE by Amy Lockhart (Fantagraphics Underground) $30
Fiction
Punk Snot Dead SC by Morat $15
Chap Books
Wave Function by Coco M Keehl $10
Magazines
Uppercase #44 $18
RFD #180 winter $11.95
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Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout! Jan 24th, 6-10pm
Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout!
6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24
Here at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park
Free!
We know that making progress on your zine projects is probably one of your new year’s resolutions, so Zine Club Chicago is kicking off 2020 with a special event: The No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout!
Bring your work-in-progress, create a new zine on the spot, or just catch up with other zine folks at our 4-hour Friday night event. (Quimby’s will not be holding a Zlumber Party this year, so our gathering will channel that chill hangout vibe.) We’ll have zinemaking supplies, creative prompts, and lots of snacks on hand. Zinemakers are encouraged to bring their zines to swap with others, as well! We’ll keep the zinemaking party rolling from 6 to 10 p.m.; feel free to drop in anytime during the evening.
Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome to join us at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/522787471921314/
Thanks to Anna Jo Beck for our graphics!
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New Stuff This Week
Steven Svmbersky of Quimby’s Bookstore NYC sent a nice box of stuff: Codex Extinct Animalia by Dr Spencer Black ($8), Dance of Death by Hans Holbein ($12), Artist of Death by Dr Frederick Ruysch ($8), Liber Al the Book of the Law zine by Aleister Crowley ($4), issues of Says Who ($2 each): Annie Sprinkle, Vivienne Westwood, Zora Neale Hurston, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Paul Krassner, Snoop Dogg & more!
Zines
Punks Around #9 Drugs Use…In Russia $3
Lions Teeth by Kit Sylvester $3
Sunburned in the Punky Meadow by Matthew Green $6
Meanwhile #10 Fashion Show $5
Nothing Act 1 A Voice Off $5
Mirror Images Part 1 by Jordyn Fairbanks $5
Comics & Minis
Teenage Condition Lizard Daddies by Abby Jame (Silver Sprocket) $3
Pop Up Girls by Himali Patil and Tasha Dsilva $8
Magazines
Create Magazine #18 $20
Lit Journals, Chap Books & Poetry
Taddle Creek #44 $6.95
Rialto Books Review vol #006 $6
Lovely Little Nutmegs #4 $3.50
Bennington Review #7 fall winter $13
Catharsis by Angela Verish $20.99
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New Stuff This Week
Thanks for a rockin’ good time, Zine Club!
Zines
500000 Airports 2019 by Al Burian $2
Midwest Perzine Fest Presents Personally Yours…Life on Zines by Jonas & friends $3
Mantid Mania #8 Revelations by M. Smith $5
Crystal Magick for Health and Divinity by Rebecca Schoenecker $15
Horror Vacui by TM Schurr $10
I Am Only Sad When Flying by Zachary Green $8.50
Americans Love Mexicans by Diego Cruz $3.50
In My Head by SK $5
Everywhere You Go by Edie Roberts $6
Princess Diana by Chelsea Tadeyeske $6
Impact of Air Pollution $3
Comics & Minis
Comics from Colorama! Code 3;5 by Lale Westvind $14, I Can’t Find My Shoes by Anna Haifisch $17, Seminar by Marie Weber $17, Jazz Night by Max Baitinger $12, Sunday Part 2 by Olivier Schrauwen $17
Big Punk by Janelle Hessig (Silver Sprocket) $5
Oska Wald Dean Street Parts #4 & #5 by Al Burian $4 each
Pass the Baton by Hana Chatani (Shortbox) $10
Boggun by Jeff Pusateri $7
At the Edge of the Stream at Dusk by Jen Lee (Shortbox) $11
Spiky Girlfriends Hedge and Pine by Grace Kraft $10
Dreams I Don’t Remember by Robert Zant $7
Two of Us by Jessi Zabarsky (Shortbox) $10
Wine Ghost, various issues $4 each
Homespun Holler Dec 19 by Grant $2
Graphic Novels
Sweaty Palms vol 2 An Anthology About Anxiety $25
Sleep Gas by Chris Cajero Cilla (Fantagraphics Underground) $19.99
310,310 by Mushbuh (Peow) $17
DUI by Tara Booth (Colorama) $22
GLEEM by Freddy Carrasco (Peow) $21
Art & Design Books
Tender an Artbook by Choo (Shortbox) $22
Essay
I Love Myself When I am Laughing by Zora Neale Hurston $19.95
Outer Limits & Mayhem
Depraved Indifference by Gary Indiana $15.95
City of Hermes: Articles and Essays on Occultism by John Michael Greer (Aeon Books) $24.95
Magazines
Facility Magazine About Bathrooms #1 $15
Soiled #8 Once Upon A Scrapers $20
Lit Journals & Chap Books
Bushwick Review #8 $12
Two and Two and Two Is by Cleo Meyer $7
Chasing Old Haunts by Jessie Knoles $
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New Stuff This Week
Check out our window, created by the inimitable Rachel McPadden!
Slow Leak #3 by Johnny Sampson $12 – Also we have a new sticker from Johnny, the sorcerer that was the CAKE t-shirts a couple years ago.Zines
Do What Now? Prank Calling Publication $2
Phone Loser Monthly #16 $2
Death of Nature by Matthew Siemianowski $2
Middle West by Nathan Pearce $2
Triangles Found In Nature by Michelle Zellers $4
Bad Egg #4 Horror $7.50
Urban Guerrilla Zine #22 $7.50
Comics & Minis
The Constitution Illustrated Sampler by R. Sikoryak $3
Tongues Chapter 3 by Anders Nilsen $15
Infinity Wretch #0 + #1 $7 each
HIV AIDS $5
Couple by Daniel Welch $6
Minotaur’s Daughter by Ian Holman $5
Grace Jerry Jessica and Me #3 by Derek Marks $6
Graphic Novels
No Longer Human by Junji Ito $34.99
The Drifting Classroom Book 1: The Perfect Edit by Kazuo Umezz $34.99
In Search of Lost Time: Swann’s Way: A Graphic Novel Paperback by Marcel Proust, illustrated by Stephanie Heut $19.95
Art & Design Books
Vintage Graphic Design: Type, Typography, Monograms & Decorative Design from the Late 19th & Early 20th Centuries by Steven Heller & Louise Fili $19.99
Music Books
Foreground Music: A Life In Fifteen Gigs by Graham Diff (Strange Attractor Press) $19.95
One Smashed Window by Aaron Hammes and Marten Katze $15
Outer Limits
Books by Ronald H. Blumer: Wiped: The Curious History of Toilet Paper $15, The Shocking History of Pee $15, The Secret Life of Sweat $12, A Navel History of the World $12
The Devils by New Juche (Amphetamine Sulphate) $23
Magazines
Juxtapoz #212 winter $9.99
Wire #430 december $12.50
Fortean Times #386 december $12.40
Apartamento #24 $24
Chap Books & Poetry
The Day Before the Revolution by Ursula K Le Guin $16 – Illustrated by Alec Dunn.
Dysphoric Geography by Christy Davids $5
Home Like by Nabil Kashyap $5
Modest Technologies by Connie Yu $5
Total Mood Killer by Merritt K. and Niina Pollari $13
Beasts by Kate O Brian Wooddell $5