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Images from Yokai Storyland: Illustrated Books from the Yumoto Koichi Collection. The third book from Yumoto Koichi, renowned Yokai art collector of the absurd and surreal world of Yokai — uncanny, strange, and even frightening, presenting Japanese culture from a whole new and different perspective. This volume dives into Yokai story books and manga. In stock now. #Yokai #YokaiStoryland #YumotoKoichi #manga #storybooks #comics #Quimbys #QuimbysBookstore #QuimbysBookstoreChicago #books #Quimbysbookstore

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Yokai Storyland: Illustrated Books from the Yumoto Koichi Collection by Koichi Yumoto $29.95

Zines

Videoland: A Visual Catalog of American Video Store Logos 1980-1995 by Andy Sturdevant $10

The Courtroom Artist Residency Report: Residencies #5-8 by Marc Fischer with Edward Marszewski, Sarah Wild, Tara Betts, Josh Rios, and Claire Pentecost (Half Letter Press) $8

Elgo Deconstruction Instructions by Jarad Solomon $20

The Earlham Review #1 $6

Directory of American Menu Hotlines 18-19 vol 1 by Andy Sturdevant $15

The Escapist Artist #56 Mar 19 by Jolie Ruin $2

High Five Five Feel Good Recipes by Sara Graham $5

Aging In the 21st Century vols 1 and 2 by Amy Fleming $5 each

Not That You Asked #3 by Spencer Greenfield $5

Comics & Minis

Moils by Lilli Carré $10

Comics by Steve Schaberg ($4-$12): Weak Chin #3, Ebb, Jail Society

Cellular Division by Julie Herrmann $5

Detenidos by Alejandra Espino $5

Graphic Novels

3D Sweeties by Julian Glander (Fantagraphics) $24.99

The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York by Peter J. Tomasi $18.99

Politics & Revolution

My Eighty-One Years of Anarchy: A Memoir by May Picqueray (AK Press) $18

Art Books

Firebrat: My Family Thrives on Mike Diana by Mike Diana $35

Golem Upseh 1983-2013 by Henriette Valium (Crna Hronika) $30

Foma Jaremtschuk: An Art Brut Master Revealed $40

Film & Music

TEEN MOVIE HELL: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped! by Mike McPadden (Bazillion Points) $29.95

Prince: The Last Interview and Other Conversations $16.99

Mayhem

The Trial of Lizzie Borden: A True Story by Cara Robertson $28

Fiction

Graffiti Palace by A. G. Lombardo $18

Going for a Beer: Selected Short Fictions by Robert Coover $18.95

Walking in Clouds: A Journey to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar by Kavitha Yaga Buggana $10

How to

How to Do Great Work Without Being an Asshole by Paul Woods $17.99

Pitch What’s True: A Publisher’s Tools for Navigating Your Best Path to a Published Nonfiction Book by Sharon Woodhouse $12.95

Magazines

The Believer #124 April/May 2019 $12

Skeptic vol 24 #1 $6.95

Decibel #174 $5.99

UNICA Spring/Summer 2019 $20

Lit Journals, Chap Books & Poetry

Mystery and Adventure Series Review #53 Winter 2019 by Fred Woodworth $3

Mind the Path by Keri Foster $5

Curl by T. O. Bobe $12.95

March 16, 2019
Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) 2019, June 1st & 2nd

Quimby’s is proud to help co-sponsor CAKE — The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo 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.

June 1 & 2, 2019
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Center on Halsted
3656 N Halsted St.
Free

Don’t miss a special CAKE opening night event here at Quimby’s
CAKE FRIDAY EDITION of the Saturday Night Drink n’ Draw at Quimby’s
Fri, May 31st, 7pm

Join comics artists for a special edition of Saturday Night Drink n’ Draw (yes, this one is on a Friday, May 31st) where comics artists and educators, Aaron Renier (author of Spiral-Bound, Walker Bean, and Walker Bean and the Knights of the Waxing Moon) and Alex Nall (author of Teaching Comics, Let Some Word That Is Heard Be Yours, Lawns) will lead a series of drawing games and activities! Come out for a fun time featuring refreshments, socializing and secret prizes! More info about this event at the Quimby’s Event calendar here and on Facebook here.

More info at cakechicago.com

Poster Art by Marnie Galloway

March 15, 2019
Chicago Zine Fest 2019, May 16th-18th

Quimby’s is proud to co-sponsor Chicago Zine Fest, a celebration of small press and independent publishers, with free workshops, events, and an annual festival. CZF 2019 is in its tenth year! CZF 2019 will take place over three days: May 16th-18th. Saturday, May 18th is the main exhibition at Plumbers Union Hall (1340 W Washington Blvd). All events during CZF weekend are always FREE, wheelchair accessible, and open to the public.

For CZF Thursday Programming:

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Chicago Zine Fest, CZF has added an official third day of events this year! Join the fest on the campus of DePaul University in Lincoln Park for two special events on Thursday, May 16th: a special visit to the DePaul University Special Collections and Archives at 6pm and a Zines + Social Justice Panel at 7pm. More info at chicagozinefest.org

For CZF Friday Programming:

2 special events!

Quimby’s will host the Exhibitor Reading from 6-8pm Friday, May 17th here at 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park. Zine creators exhibiting at this year’s fest will share stories and comics from the pages of their publications. Details are here. After the reading, head over to the Cards Against Humanity Theater at 9pm for a rousing game of Zine Jeopardy at 9pm. Details here.

For the Saturday Programming:

Tabling Exhibiton at Plumbers Union Hall (1340 W Washington Blvd) 11am-6pm.

CHIPRC’s Zine Club at Chicago Zine Fest 2019: Baby’s First Zine Edition, sponsored by Quimby’s, 4:30-5:30pm, at Plumbers Union Hall. This month, we’ll be talking about our early steps into the world of zines. Bring one of the first zines you made or read and join us at Chicago Zine Fest’s Exhibition Day for a fun discussion and snacks! Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts are welcome. First 25 attendees will receive a special-edition Chicago Zine Fest notebook! This event is produced by Chicago Zine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin. More info here.

Don’t miss the CZF 2019 Official Afterparty at Emporium Arcade Bar Logan Square Pop Up space at 8pm, 2367 N. Milwaukee Ave. 21+. Free event. Karaoke sign up begins at 8pm! Come out early to play some arcade games and have some drinks care of your hosts. $1 of each specialty cocktail featured benefits CZF! Hosted by Shameless Karaoke. More info about the afterparty here.

Stay tuned for more information about this year’s Chicago Zine Fest! Visit chicagozinefest.org for more info.

2019 CZF art by Neil Brideau of Radiator Comics. Afterparty flyer by Robert Hendricks.

March 14, 2019
New Stuff This Week

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Paperback Paradise Bookmarks $1.00

Zines

My Brother Aaron #1 $1

Analysis of an Elite American Art Therapy Education in the Trump Era by Alison Dowd $12

Queer Sailors Zines, various issues $3-$9

Save the Phenomena by Bronwyn Mauldin $7

Book of Signs: The Women’s March, January 21, 2017 compiled by Annabel Lee & Lisanne Schloss (Vehicle Editions) $5

Comics & Minis

Flowery by #1 Mel Stringer $6.50

Confronting and Carrying Shadows by Alison Dowd $8

Outer Limits

Ancient Magic: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome by Philip Matyszak $24.95

Essays

Kathy Acker: The Last Interview and Other Conversations by Kathy Acker $16.99

Music Books

Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib $16.95

Lit Journals

The Paris Review #228 $20

Magazines

Mujeristas Collective Issue #3 Soy Mujerista $16.70

Wire #421 March 2019 $10.99

Skeptical Inquirer vol 43 #2 $5.99

Sex Guides & Culture

Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy by Hallie Lieberman $16.95

March 9, 2019
Tarot Readings by Sarah Luczko at Quimby’s April 15th

Quimby’s is proud to welcome back tarot readings by Sarah Luczko. Sarah is a poet, dancer, performance artist, bookstore owner, and Tarot reader. Her readings are down to earth, while still keeping one foot in the other world. Sarah works with querents to produce a reading through collaboration with the cards. She embraces the traveling tradition of party readings. She prefers to read in loud bars, outdoors, in a garden, at art openings, or anywhere away from more traditional settings. Follow Space Oddities bookstore & gallery on Instagram: @5paceoddities

Facebook invite for this event is here.

March 5, 2019
New Stuff This Week

Your Focus Chamber Awaits by Sean Christensen and Theo Ellsworth $20

Zines

Plant Parenthood by Heather Anacker and Krista Feld $9.99

Caboose #11 by Liz Mason $4 – Knowledge gained from loss of pets and parents.

Rejected Zine #2 $3

We The Drowned #2 by Jonas $3

Zeromile #11 ($5) & #12 ($10)

Maniac at Large by Corey J. Brewer $15

Sunkissed Moon Is Weak with Gravity by Daniella Thach $10

Bad Shape by Harry Elfenbaum and Wade Howard $20

MisMerchd #1 The Everyday Value Issue by Heather Link Bergman $5

Every Mark I Ever Made by Well Piersol $4

Llill Leftist Leaflets in Little Libraries $5

Slave Nation #1 by Frank Kwiatkowski $5

Raw Fury #5 by Peter Bergman $20

Bad Egg (various issues) $5-$10

Cleft Land #1-#5 $1 each

A is for Asexual $1

Tea and Butterflies #1 & #2 $1 each

Fat Dracula by rlarsen4 $5

Razorblades and Aspirin #5 by M. Thorn $8

Comics

Fine: A Story by M. Centeno $8

Stuff from Cold Cube Press: Endman by Karissa Sakumoto $10 + Behind Is Late by Cynthia Alfonso $20

Stub My Toe by Wade Howard $5

Cheesecake by M. Sabine Rear $8

Vanitas by Bee Ebben $5

Its Ok To Be Sad by Kevin Budnik, various issues $3

Coffee Spoons #4 by Megan Kirby $8

Graphic Novels

Cult of the Ibis by Daria Tessler (Fantagraphics Underground) $29.99

Is This How You See Me by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics) $19.99 – Don’t miss Jaime here next week, on Monday, March 11th, in convo with Anya Davidson.

This Woman’s Work by Julie Delporte (D+Q) $24.95

Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley $19.99

The Perineum Technique by Ruppert / Mulot (Fantagraphics) $19.99

Shazam!: The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal by Chip Kidd / Geoff Spear $24.99

A Fire Story by Brian Fies $24.99

Politics & Revolution Books

She the People: A Graphic History of Uprisings, Breakdowns, Setbacks, Revolts, and Enduring Hope on the Unfinished Road to Women’s Equality by Jen Deaderick, illustrated by Rita Sapunor $17.99

Feminism for the 99 Percent: A Manifesto by Cinzia Arruzza / Tithi Bhattacharya / Nancy Fraser (Verso) $12.95

The Women’s Suffrage Movement edited by Sally Roesch Wagner $18

Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good edited Adrienne Maree Brown (AK Press) $20

Culture and Resistance: Conversations With Edward W. Said by Edward W. Said / David Barsamian (Haymarket Books) $17.95

Love and Resistance: Out of the Closet into the Stonewall Era edited by Jason Baumann $24.95

Art, Design & Photo Books

Dead Skin by Wade Howard $24.99

Song Of Songs illustrated by Samo Frosh $20

Music & Film Books

33 1/3: The Shangri-las’ Golden Hits of the Shangri-las by Ada Wolin $14.95

Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story by Chris Nashawaty $17.99

Essays

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant: Essays by Joel Golby $16

Fiction

Flash and Filigree by Terry Southern $16 – New edition.

The Sea Beast Takes a Lover: Stories by Michael Andreasen $17

Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi $27

Mayhem & Outer Limits

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara $17.99

Evil: The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side by Julia Shaw $24

Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone by Brian Switek $26

Magazines

Wicked Vision Magazine vol 13 Jan Feb Mar 2019 $18

Bitch #82 $7.95

Create Magazine #13 $15

Murder Most Foul: World’s Number One True Crime Quarterly #111 $10.99

Jacobin #32 $12.95

Nostalgia Digest Spring 2019 $4.50

In These Times March 2019 $4.95

Fortean Times #376 $12.40

Lit Journals, Poetry & Chap Books

Overtime Hour 51 How the System Works by Laura Wyckoff $2

Love Calls Out To Love by J Blake Gordon $10

George Oppen Memorial BBQ A poem by Eric Tyler Benick $12

Misrule by Adam Tedesco $10

March 5, 2019
March Quimby’s Bookstore Newsletter Now Available

The March Quimby’s Bookstore Newsletter is available at this link here!

Sign up to get our monthly missive in your e-mail inbox every month at quimbys.com

February 28, 2019
Tarot Readings by Sarah Luczko at Quimby's March 4th

Quimby’s is proud to welcome tarot readings by Sarah Luczko, poet, dancer, performance artist, bookstore owner (Space Oddities, friend of Quimby’s), and Tarot reader. Her readings are down to earth, while still keeping one foot in the other world. Sarah grants her querents the autonomy and focus to produce their own reading through collaboration in working with the cards. She embraces the traveling tradition of party readings. She prefers to read in loud bars, outdoors, in a garden, at art openings, or anywhere away from more traditional settings. $20 per reading. Follow her on Instagram: @sluczko

Here’s the Facebook invite for this.

Monday, March 4th, 7-9pm

February 28, 2019
Jesse Duquette of “The Daily Don” Book Signing on Free Comic Book Day, May 4th

The first Saturday in May is always Free Comic Book Day (yes, we’ll have some free comics all day), and this year Quimby’s also celebrates by welcoming Jesse Duquette of “The Daily Don” — the popular Instagram which is now featured in a book.

“The Daily Don: All The News That Fits Into Tiny, Tiny Hands” (Skyhorse Publishing) collects the best of the first two years of artist Jesse Duquette’s Instagram art project “The Daily Don”, a gallery of cartoons centered around the Trump administration. As soon as the lies began on Day One of Trump’s presidency about crowd sizes at his Inauguration, Duquette decided the best weapon he could employ against the coming madness was his pack of colored pencils. Thus began his semi-monastic regimen of documenting each and every day of this administration’s actions, tweets, scandals, and bizarro cast of characters through satirical cartoons, a healthier outlet for an incredulous and outraged public than, say, depressed drinking or Proud Boy provoking. Duquette’s influences range from Shel Silverstein to Pat Oliphant to Moebius, but the effect is mostly slow motion pen-and-ink waterboarding.

“Anyone who doesn’t follow The Daily Don is missing the point of life in 2018 .” – Laurence Tribe, Author & Professor at Harvard Law School, real smart guy.

Jesse’s work has been featured in such places as: The Globe & Mail, TruthDig, MoveOn.org, and Viceland’s “The Hunt for the Trump Tapes with Tom Arnold”. He has also been featured on the “CraftSanity” podcast and was the subject of a Snopes article (verified “True”!). Jesse has no degrees or awards to his name but his mother loves him anyways.

Note: Free Comic Book Day goes on all day and we’ll have some, but only as long as supplies last. The Daily Don is not a free comic.

For more info:

instagram.com/the.daily.don

facebook event invite

dailydondrawings(at)gmail(dot)com

Saturday, May 4th, 7pm – Free Event

February 27, 2019
CHIPRC’s Zine Club: Made in Chicago Edition, at Quimby’s! March 26th

In March, our husky, brawling metropolis turns 182, and we’re celebrating by exploring zines made in Chicago! This month at our book club-style event for people who read zines, we’ll be talking about our favorite titles that were created right here in the city that is second to none when it comes to self-publishing. Local zinemakers, please bring one of your own zines to share! Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are welcome to join us for a fun discussion and snacks.

If you’d like to participate in our Mystery Zine Swap, bring a zine (concealed in some way) to trade with someone else on the spot!

This event will be led by Chicago Zine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin.

CHIPRC’s Zine Club: Made in Chicago Edition, at Quimby’s!

7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26

Quimby’s, 1854 W. North Avenue in Wicker Park

Free

Facebook fiend? The invite is here.

February 27, 2019

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