“Dishwasher Pete” Jordan enthralled a packed house here at Quimby’s with passages from his book Dishwasher: One Mans Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States. He was nice enough to get artsy and all cardinal direction-y in our photobooth. What we thought was super cool was that we were the only bookstore in Illinois that he read at on his tour (on purpose!), since he has a longstanding relationship with both Quimby’s and Steven, the original owner of Quimby’s. We are proud Dishwasher Pete did his fantastic event here, and we wish him luck on his way back home to Amsterdam, where he and his wife are in the process of buying a bike shop.
Upcoming In Store Events!
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Quimby’s Design & Print Services!
Quimby’s has launched a print and design service! We now offer publication design, in-house risograph, letterpress, and tabloid color Laser Printing and binding for zines and comics! We can also assist in realizing your larger art book projects!
Stop in or contact us for a quote!
Core Services:
- Publication Design & Consulting
- Risograph Printing
- Letterpress Printing
- Digital Printing
- Binding and finishing
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Event & Announcement Archive
- 6/25 After Hours 1 year anniversary! Editors’ Special!
- 6/12 Story Studio Memoir in a Year Reading
- 6/11 Meaghan Garvey | Midwestern Death Trip
- 5-/12-6/26 Chicago Sign & Symbols | Exhibition
- 5/28 After Hours with The Ground Is Uneven
- 4/30 After Hours with L’Esprit Literary Review
- 4/27 Sketch/Book: Salon **CANCELED**
- 3/30 Sketch/Book: Salon
- 3/26 After Hours with Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine
- 3/12-5/1 Mac Blackout / Street Dreams & Towering Seers
- 2/23 Sketch/Book: Salon


