Monthly Archive for March, 2020

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New Stuff This Week

Dodged & Burned: Seminal Rock Photography 1976-1984 by Brian Shanley (Hozac Books) $20 – Chicago photographer & graphic designer Brian Shanley may best known for his work with Wax Trax! Records during the 1980s, but for the first time anywhere, Hozac Books has collected his seminal band photographs that he shot during his time before settling in at the record label’s art department. Most of these incredible shots are previously unpublished, and not even seen by many of the bands themselves. From 1976 to 1984, Brian Shanley fixated himself at the epicenter of whichever show was happening around Chicago (and a few from NYC and London as well) and locked in on the talent. Setting his craft apart from most of his photographer brethren, Shanley focused on portrait-style shots of bands that rarely ever sat still, and along with his trusty camera, was welcomed into a world where most people aren’t allowed to tread. You won’t find a better snapshot of the fledgling 70s Chicago punk scene than in Dodged & Burned, which collects rare images of bands such as Epicycle, The Imports, Sundog Summit, Special Affect, and more, that escaped attention and fame at the time, yet still are firmly rooted in the city’s rich music history. But that still can’t overshadow Shanley’s incredible shots of the new and exciting touring bands that criss-crossed the US passing thru Chicago on many of their maiden voyages, most of which have never been seen before anywhere.

Zines

Not Like You Photo Issue #3 $3.50

A Bit Much by Jonathan La Mantia $10

Everyone Hates Me but You by Tori Holder $5

Lonely Little Finger by Annie Hex $10

Crone Vibes: A Year of Recipes and Rituals by Kathy Zadrozny $10 + Crone Vibes Winter Notebook $5

Walks In My Hoods $8

Two Stripes Four Stars #1 $5

Comics & Minis

Hot Jews by Kayla Ginsburg $6

From Starfish to Solidarity: The Quest For Social Justice Mitzvah Project $9

My Friends Moved Away So I Made 31 Comics in 31 Days by Jackie E. Davis $9

Graphic Novels

Don’t Go Without Me by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (ShortBox) $18

Two Years of Underpants and Overbites by Jackie E. Davis $22

Goblin Girl by Moa Romanova (Fantagraphics) $24.99

Art & Design Books

The Art of Protest: A Visual History of Dissent and Resistance by Jo Rippon $29.99

Mayhem

The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson $17 – Now in soft cover.

Essay

Rerun Era by Joanna Howard $24

TV Books

Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life by Tom Fitzgerald & Lorenzo Marquez $17

Fiction

Goodbye Maggie by Gary Gautier $12.88

Gingerbread: A Novel by Helen Oyeyemi $17

Magazines

Internationalist #58 $2

Drift vol 9 Bali $24

Create Magazine #19 $20

Lit Journals & Poetry

McSweeney’s Issue 58: 2040 AD – Climate Fiction edition $26

Black Imagination: Black Voices on Black Futures edited by Natasha Marin (McSweeney’s) $14

Sobotka Literary Magazine #8 winter spring $10

For the Kiddies

My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano & illustrated by Jillian Tamaki $17.99

Quimby’s Bookstore March Newsletter Now Available

 

The March Quimby’s Bookstore Newsletter available now!

Postponing March 24th Event Until a Undeclared later date: Zine Club Chicago: Screens Edition

Mar ’20
24
7:00 pm

*Until COVID-19 status has been changed, we are post-poning the March Zine Club meeting until an undeclared later date. Stay tuned to quimbys.com for info about the rescheduling.*

 

 

Zine Club Chicago: Screens Edition, at Quimby’s!

7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24th

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

Free!

Movies, television shows, YouTube videos … we all like to watch. This month at Zine Club Chicago: Screens Edition, we’ll be discussing self-published works about the moving images that keep us riveted to big and small screens alike. Bring your faves and join us for a fun conversation and snacks!

Due to member requests, we’re also bringing back the Mystery Zine Swap this month! If you’d like to participate, bring a zine (concealed in some way) to trade with someone else on the spot.

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 Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/213680916502554/

Thank you to Zine Club member Anna Jo Beck for designing our flyer this month, including a mesmerizing gif version!