Monthly Archive for May, 2024

New Stuff This Week

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Zines

Jail on Wheels: A Mid-20th Century Scared Straight by Jacqui Shine (Half Letter Press) $8

Long Way Home by Tanzen Lilly $7.50

Things We Bought at Harvestime, edited by Erin J. Watson $6

Ker-Bloom #167 $2

Zines by Ashley Hartman Annis, $6 each: Intro to Endometriosis, My Period is Late: Things to Know When You’re Freaking Out, Emergency Contraceptives & more!

Comics

Ghouls #4.25 by JHS $2

New stuff from Small Sword Press: Internal Inventory April 2024 by Kai Lumbang $8, Rats edited by Elijah Harrison, Jessica Milar Bentla & Kai Lumbang $5

Comics by N. Khan, $10 each: True Meowhem, Grimace Vacation

Dog Treats – The First Comic I Ever Made by Lily Christou $5

Flart Comix #1 $3.99

A Cure for Lemonade by Jeremy Estes and AP Comfort $10

Graphic Novels

What It Is by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly) $22.95 – New soft cover edition!

Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol (First Second) $14.99

titles by Ethan Persoff: The Recovery of Charlie Pickle vols 1-3 $7 each, The Bureau $12

Stuff in a number of genres from Michael D. Davis: Animals in Formal Victorian Clothing: A Stranger Coloring Book $3.99, Mikey’s Horror Parody Book vol 1 Mocking the Movies You Hate Love and Never Heard Of $3.99 & more.

Art & Design Books

Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children by Jamaica Kincaid and illustrated by Kara Walker $27

Street Art Cookbook: A Guide to Techniques and Materials by Benke Carlsson & Hop Louie (Dokument Press) $19.95

Outer Limits

Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics by Ernesto Londono $29.99

Vril: Secrets of the Black Sun by David Hatcher Childress (Adventures Unlimited) $22

Sexxxy

Elska #09 Yokohama Japan vol 2 2024 edition $20

DIY & Health Books

The Witch’s Workshop: A Guide to Crafting Your Own Magical Tools by Melissa Jayne Madara $30

I’m Enough: An Illustrated Beginner’s Guide to Self-Acceptance and Interpersonal Relationships by Tenten Hosokawa & Hiroko Mizushima (Last Gasp) $16.95

Essay Books

Magical/Realism : Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal $29

Fiction

All Fours: A Novel by Miranda July $29

The House That Horror Built: A Novel by Christina Henry $18

My First Book by Honor Levy $27

The Instructions: 13th Anniversary Bar Mitzvah Edition by Adam Levin (McSweeney’s) $32

Food Books

Let’s Make Bread: A Comic Book Cookbook by Ken Forkish and illustrated by Sarah Becan $22

The Dawn of Food by Karen Mutton (Adventures Unlimited) $19.95

Music & Film Books

Mixing Pop and Politics: A Marxist History of Popular Music by Toby Manning (Repeater Books) $35

Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers by Jared Stearns $23.95

The Satanic Screen: An Illustrated Guide to the Devil in Cinema (2nd Edition, Revised) by Nikolas Schreck (Headpress) $31.95

FrightFest Guide to Mad Doctor Movies: The Dark Heart of Cinema by John Llewellyn Probert (FAB Press) $24.95

Poetry

Waders by Andrew Motion (McSweeney’s) $22

Essay

Fans: A Journey Into the Psychology of Belonging by Michael Bond $27.99

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New Stuff This Week

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Zines

Bloom, various issues (Baby Bloom Press) $8 each

new micro zines from by Jam, $2 each: Luminous Cells, Sea Babies

Hysteria Ramblings of a Self Described Madwoman #1 $4

Gumbo: A Chicago Magazine #1 $3

Meat Ball Head by Kat Tuesday $5

Human Issue #2 The House That I Always Dream About by Edwin Perry Manchester $5

Comics

š! Baltic Comics Magazine issues #49 & #50 (Kus) $14 each

Contact by Lucas Cisneros $12

Flavour Pack #2 Mar 2024 (TD Sequentials) $7

Girl Failure: A Small Comics Anthology About Girls Who Fail by Becki Z $10

Art Books

A Doorway to Joe: The Art of Joe Coleman with a foreward by Mike McGee and an intro by Tom Waits (Fantagraphics) $9.99

Music Books

Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids?: An Indie Odyssey by Nige Tassell (Nine Eight Books) $18.99

Sonic Spells: Musicians and Music Lovers on the Magic of Music by Dana Cooper $15

Outer Limits & Mayem Books

The Way of the Will: Thelema in Action by David Shoemaker (Weiser) $19.95

Fiction

Cartoons by Kit Schluter (City Lights) $16.95

Body Farm: Stories by Abby Geni $27

On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane $17.99

The Guest: a Novel by Emma Cline $18

Exile in Guyville: Stories by Amy Lee Lillard $18

Good Night, Martha by Nancy Morton $12.95

Adventures of Zorax Zoomster by Shemar James $15

Essay(ish) Books

SLUTS Anthology edited by Michelle Tea (Dopamine X/Semiotext(e)) $17.95

Food Books

Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice: A Thai Comic Book Cookbook by Christina de Witte & Mallika Kauppinen $22.99

For the Young at Heart

Club Microbe by Elise Gravel (D+Q) $17.95

Chap Books

Rest by Thomas Pol $5

Quimby’s Offsite: Emil Ferris Discusses My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two at Harold Washington Library Center, June 5th

Published on May 3, 2024 0 Comments
Jun
5
6:00 pm

Emil Ferris at the Harold Washington Library Center 
400 S. State Street, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Lower Level
Wednesday, June 5
6pm–7pm

Not at Quimby’s.

The Chicago Public Library and Quimby’s welcome Emil Ferris to the Harold Washington Library Center to discuss her highly anticipated new book, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two. Emil Ferris will be in conversation with painter Kurt Devine.

Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two is the eagerly awaited conclusion to the most acclaimed graphic novels of the past decade. Presented as the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes as she tries to solve the murder of her beloved and enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold.

In Book Two, dark mysteries past and present continue to abound in the tumultuous and violent Chicago summer of 1968. Young Karen attends the Yippie-organized Festival of Life in Grant Park and finds herself swept up in a police stomping. Privately, she continues to investigate Anka’s recent death and discovers one last cassette tape that sheds light upon Anka’s heroic activities in Nazi Germany. She wrestles with her own sexual identity, the death of her mother, and the secrets she suspects her brother Deez of hiding. Ferris’s exhilarating cast of characters experience revelations and epiphanies that both resolve and deepen the mysteries visited upon them eariler. Visually, the story is told in Ferris’ inimitable style that breathtakingly and seamlessly combines panel-to-panel storytelling and cartoon montages, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster mag iconography.

My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two is part of the My Favorite Thing is Monsters series.

Emil Ferris grew up in Chicago during the turbulent 1960s, where she still lives, and is consequently a devotee of all things monstrous and horrific. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Find her at on Patreon here – on IG @emilferris on Twitter @Emilferrisdraws

How to Attend – In Person: Doors to the Auditorium open at 5:30 p.m., and seating is first come, first served (350 capacity). Quimby’s will be selling Emil’s book, and she’ll be available to autograph books at the conclusion of the program.

How to Attend – Virtual: This event will also take place live on CPL’s YouTube channel and CPL’s Facebook page. You’ll be able to ask questions during the event as well! Can’t make it to the live stream? CPL will archive the video on YouTube to watch later.

Accessibility: Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event.

More info at the CPL Event Listing here.

Facebook event listing here.

Note this event is NOT at Quimby’s!

Zine Club Chicago: Folding Pages, Unfolding Lives – A Collaborative Perzine Workshop led by Alex O’Keefe, May 11th

Published on May 2, 2024 0 Comments
May
11
3:00 pm

Zine Club Chicago: Folding Pages, Unfolding Lives –
A Collaborative Perzine Workshop led by Alex O’Keefe
3 p.m. Saturday, May 11
Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave.
Free!

This month, Zine Club Chicago is excited to welcome special guest Alex O’Keefe of DnA Artists as we each share personal narratives to form a group perzine!

Alex will walk participants through the process of creating a small auto-bio work (writing, drawing, collage — anything goes!) She’ll gather those stories to create an anthology zine, which everyone on the Zine Club Chicago Google group email list will receive for home printing after the event. A limited number of free print copies will also be made available at our shop (first-come, first-served).

Please join us for Zine Club Chicago: Folding Pages, Unfolding Lives – A Collaborative Perzine Workshop led by Alex O’Keefe, 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park. Free!

We’ll provide zinemaking supplies and snacks. Zine Club Chicago is a mask-supportive environment; we’ll have masks available if you’d like to wear one. Please note that seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Alex O’Keefe (she/her) is a Chicago-based artist, librarian, and storyteller. Her creative work often takes the form of comics, drawings, fiber arts, zines, and book arts. She is 1/2 of DnA Artists, who make bite-sized, humorous, and often informative zines, prints, and paper goods with an illustrative and comics aesthetic.

 

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free monthly event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers, created our logo, and made our Zine Club Chicago Shout-Outs site, where folks can peruse and recommend zines we’ve discussed at our events: https://zineclubchicagoshoutouts.spread.name/

More info at the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

Flyer design by Anna Jo Beck, featuring an illustration by Alex O’Keefe.
Photo of Alex by Jamie Kelter Davis.

Facebook event link is here.

Image descriptions

A red-and-blue infographic flyer featuring an illustration by Alex O’Keefe of a person wearing glasses and holding a zine, with text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: Folding Pages, Unfolding Lives – A Collaborative Perzine Workshop led by Alex O’Keefe,; In Person! Free!; 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2024; Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park”

A headshot of Chicago-based artist, librarian, and storyteller Alex O’Keefe.