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Zine Camp at the Richard J. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library, July 21st

Published on June 29, 2024 0 Comments
Jul ’24
21
1:00 pm

Zine Camp 2024 presented by Zine Club Chicago

1 p.m. – 5 p.m.  Sunday, July 21, 2024

Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library

3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport

Free!

Zine Camp, the annual summer camp-style hangout for folks who love zines presented by Zine Club Chicago, returns this July at a new location in Bridgeport!

Zine campers, get ready for a fun day of zinemaking, workshops, zine trading, socializing, snax, and more! Newbies and Zine Club Chicago regulars alike are welcome at Zine Camp 2024, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, July 21 at the Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. in Bridgeport. Free!

Camp activities include:

*Fortune teller zine workshop led by Larry Wolf!
*An impromptu rhyming zine appreciation jam led by Ayun Halliday!
*Mixtape-themed zine workshop led by Cynthia E. Hanifin!
*Zinemaking stations for adults and kids!
*All. the. snacks! (s’mores and more)

Zine Club Chicago also be hosting a pen pal station so you can strike up a correspondence with an out-of-town zine friend! Can’t make it to Zine Camp and want a pen pal? Sign up here: tiny.cc/ZineCamp2024PenPals

Feel free to drop in anytime between 1-5 p.m. and stay for as long as you like. Zine Camp homebase will be the indoor Community Room at the Richard J. Daley library branch, with activities around the fountain outdoors as weather permits. Make sure to visit the brand-new Zine Club Chicago South Side Zine Library while you’re in the Community Room, too!

Need a map, directions to help you get there, accessibility information, and details about our afterparty? You can find all the info about Zine Camp 2024 (including where we’re going for the afterparty!) at zine.camp + @zineclubchicago + quimbys.com

Zine Camp is made possible by the Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library and branch manager Jeremy Kitchen; Quimby’s Bookstore and shop manager Liz Mason; and zinemakers Lucinda J. Williams and Johnny Misfit.

Shoutout to the Zine Camp Counselors: Aim Beland, Michael Verdi, Ayun Halliday, Liz Mason, and Cynthia E. Hanifin.

Thank you to Aim Beland for designing the Zine Camp 2024 logo and poster!

Facebook Event Link is here!

Image description

A blue flyer with the illustration of an orange tent made out of a stitchbound zine and a tree branch, with this text: “Zine Camp 2024; A (free) meetup for those who love zines!; Brought to you by Zine Club Chicago; 1-5 p.m. July 21th; Richard J. Daley branch of the Chicago Public Library, 3400 S. Halsted St. (Bridgeport, Chicago); for more info, visit zine.camp”

Note: this event is not at Quimby’s!

New Stuff This Week

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Zines

From the Mattazine Society:
Por El Amor De Kid Congo Powers $12
Vax Zine by Annie Vaxxer, MBA $6
Fagskins $2
How to Play Hide the Snake $2

Spiderweb Salon zines:
You Are Queer by OUTreach Denton $7
Lets Make a Zine $5
This Is How You Get Ants by Courtney Marie $5
…and more.

Host and Gather – Chili Potato Ideas for Entertaining by Jen Mayer $18

Zines by Simon Moreton:
Now Is the Time to Know Everything $13
Minor Leagues #11 & 12 $5, $6

From Sheer Spite Press/Lee P.:
Five Friendship Fantasies $3.33
Surprisingly OK: What Healing Trauma Feels Like $8.33
…and more.

Glass #1 $7

Comics

Comics from Dave Ortega:
School of the Americas $10
Hacienda #1 & #2 $10 each
De Las Casas $6
…and more.

Monster Crime by Johnny Damm $10

Graphic Novels

Putty Pygmalion by Lonnie Garcia (Silver Sprocket) $15.99

Soft cover versions of books published by Avery Hill that we had in hardcover:
Walking Distance by Lizzy Stewart $12.99
The Hard Switch by Owen D. Pomery $18.99 (& Pomery’s Victory Point $16.99)

Thousand Oaks Book 3 Monolith Mall by Blaise Moritz $15

Lavender Clouds: Comics about Neurodivergence and Mental Health by Bex Ollerton $16.99

You and a Bike and a Road by Eleanor Davis (Fantagraphics) $22.99

J + K by John Pham (Fantagraphics) $19.99

Art & Photo Books

Shamanic Journey: The Art of Chris Dyer (Last Gasp) $50

Family Values: Kurt, Courtney & Frances Bean by Guzman $29.95

This is a Book for People Who Love Tattoos by Verena Hutter and illustrated by Eric Hinkley $17

Music Books

Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath—And Beyond by Geezer Butler $19.99

Futuromania : Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines, and Tomorrow’s Music Today
Simon Reynolds $21.99

Self-Improvement + Doing Stuff + Food

RAPilates: Body and Mind Conditioning in the Digital Age by Chuck D & Kathy Lopez $29.95

The Original Rider Waite Book Of Ceremonial Magic by A. E. Waite $36.99

No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating by Alicia Kennedy $17.95

Essay Books

The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings: Tales of a Newspaper Woman by Elizabeth Garver Jordan, edited by Jane Carr and Lori Harrison Kahan $22

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture by June Thomas $30

Accept Yourself Or Die: From Mormon Missionary to Trans Punk by Imogen Reid / Crossdresser Growing Up Trans in the 1990s and 2000s by Kat Rogue (Sheer Spite Press) $10

Fiction

The Sons of El Rey: A Novel by Alex Espinoza $28.99

How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive: A Novel by Craig DiLouie $19.99

One or Several Deserts by Carter St Hogan $16.95

Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell $29

Chap Books & Poetry

Fat Girl Magic by Kat Savage (Central Avenue Poetry) $17.99

Digging Through Trash Looking 4 Rings $5

Chapbooks by Ivan Kuhari/J. Maloof:
Dropout $15
Plug In $15
Silhouettes $20
…and more

Folklore

Cryptids, Creatures & Critters: A Manual of Monsters & Mythos from Around the World by Rachel Quinney $19.99

Sexxxy

Why Are People Into That?: A Cultural Investigation of Kink by Tina Horn $30

Magazines

Double Blind issues #10 & #11 $15 each

Headmaster #10 $24.99

Gush vol 1 #1 $10

…And:
Stickers and notebooks from BoyPilot Goods

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Zines

Cicada Zine by Ana and Echo $1

Christian New Age Quarterly vol 26 #3 Spr 24 edited by Catherine Groves $3.50

Post No Signs #1 Skateboards $15

Digestif #1 by Brianna Dingeldein $10

Be Willing to Part With Some Insistence Then Freedom Comes $3

Load Zwift $2

Room Tone #3 by Kurt $3

Loculus #1 iOSR by RSP (Two Clowns in a Hole Press) $10

Comics

Perception Through a Gap by Katie Lane $15

Drawing of the Passion of Christ by Bartholomew $15

Comics by Angela Fanche: Humility Machine $10 + WWREC #1 & #2 (both with Max Burlingame) $10 each

Comics from Secret Room Press:
by Ross Jackson Joe Boss $15, Spelunker Solitaire $8
by John James: E Therapy Online $5, In Darkness Without Fear $2
by Kevin Reilly: Snowman $8

Salamander Deep by Chana Goldbloom $10

Voice From the Black Sea – A Brooding Mariner’s Tale by Eric DeSantis $6

Comics by Cecilia Jane: Floof $6, Bonsai Trees $6, Beanie Baby Shop $8, Small Dumb Comics #1 $5, Poppi $4, How to Fill Your Sketchbook $5

Graphic Novel

Clippings by Gabby Golec $24.99

by Sean Christensen: Pattern Grows Clearer (Secret Room Press) $24.99

Music + Film Books

Ideal For Living a Celebration of the EP – Extended Play by Corey du Browa and Friends (Hozac Books) $23.99

Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 by Chris Payne $19.99

Macabras: The Horror Comic Art of Jayme Cortez (Korero Books) $29.99

Dream Machines: Electronic Music in Britain From Doctor Who to Acid House by Matthew Collin $36.99

Sexxxy

Kinky History: A Rollicking Journey Through Our Sexual Past, Present, and Future by Esmé Louise James $30

Fiction

The Dunning-Kruger Effect: A Novel by Andrés Stoopendaal $27.99

WannaBeat by David Polonoff (Trouser Press Books) $17.50

The Abyss: A Novel by Fernando Vallejo $15.95

The Greatest Whole by A.A. Khan [aka King Khan] (First to Knock/Khannibalism) $18

Outer Limits Books

Dead Drunk: Tales of Intoxication and Demon Drinks edited by Pam Lock (British Library’s Tales of the Weird Series) $16.99

A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans by Jeffrey B. Russell & Brooks Alexander $16.95

Magazines

Broken Pencil #102 $9.95

Lit Journals

McSweeneys #74 Packed In a Lunch Box Designed by Art Spiegelman (Sale date 6/27!)

Undertheorized #1 Fall Win 2023 edited by Emily C. Kuret $10

Plus
Bumpin’ Uglies new stickers (and restocks)!
Notebooks and blank cards from Laughing Elephant!
Stickers from Ren-O-Graphics!

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Zines

Boy Luv #1 Boys Get Wet $11.11

Faux Wood Paneling #5 by Wade T. $7

Zines by Molly Rosen Marriner/Jane Justice Leibrock:
Stressful Awkward Envied $15
Content Queen #5 $6
Employee Picks Movies $4

Pour L’Amour de Jean Desbordes (Mattazine Society) $12

In the Heart – In the Shadows – Over Hands – Inside Mouths by William J. O’Brien $10

OneMan NoName: A Record of Experience #4 by Lyndon Johnson $10

Risometric Isometric Explorations in Riso by Hali Kleinfeld $15

Zines by Lucy Rose Till-Campbell:
Summer Days $8
Persimmon $6
Eliza and the Boring Walks $10

Beautiful Truth by Dexter Froud $1.75

Manhole Covers the World Underfoot by Allison C. Meier and Bronwyn Hazelwood $12

Comics

by Mel Stringer $10 each: Broken Branches #2 + Shit Dates #3

Tetanos #5 edited by Abraham Diaz (Neoglyphic Media) $16

Simple Life by Connor Wirth $3

Comics Blogger by Thomas issues #7-#9 $5 each

It’s Oola Too by Karl Christian Krumpholz $10

Comics by El Sol:
Pancake Boy Adventures $15
Goodkush Love and Friendship $11

Why Are You Looking At Me Like That by Lily Christou $20

Graphic Novels

Now vol 13 Fantagraphics New Comics Anthology $12.99

Being Being by Jason Overby (Neoglyphic Media) $12

Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Erotic Gay Manga vols 1 and 2 (Fantagraphics) $64.99

Petar & Liza by Miroslav Sekulic-Struja (Fantagraphics) $39.99

Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. by Caitlin Cass (Fantagraphics) $34.99

All My Bicycles by Powerpaola (Fantagraphics) $19.99

Age 16 by Rosena Fung (Annick Press) $17.99

Smut Peddler Presents: My Monster Girlfriend edited by Andrea Purcell & Amanda Lafrenais (Iron Circus) $30

Tombly Under Fire by Jared Jones $20

Godfly by Ryan Oliver and Jeff Kuhnie $24

Skyline vol 2 by Chris Resnick $10

Art Books

Judy Chicago: Revelations with text by Martha Easton $39.95

New Editions of Stickerbomb vols 1 and 2 $24.99 each

CANNABIS WORKS 2 Tatsuyuki Tanaka Art Book (PIE International) $39.95

Fiction Books

Middle of the Night: A Novel by Riley Sager $30

Ministry of Time: A Novel by Kaliane Bradley $28.99

Toe Rag by Ruan Bradford Wright $15

Music & Film Books

Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega by Laura Davis-Chanin & Liz Lamere $40

Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies, Mothers, and Material Girls by Susan Seidelman $30

Post-Punk and Philosophy: Rip It Up and Think Again by Joshua Heter & Richard Greene $24.95

Under a Rock: A Memoir by Chris Stein $30

Shortcomings: A Screenplay by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly) $29.95

Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove with Ben Greenman $30

Mayhem & Outer Limits

Breaking the Curse: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and Italian Witchcraft by Alex DiFrancesco $18.95

100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife by Ken Jennings $18.99

2025 Witch’s Diary – Northern Hemisphere Seasonal Planner by Flavia Kate Peters & Barbara Meiklejohn-Free $14.95

The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai: Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Other Mythical Creatures from Japan by Zack Davisson $19.99

Warrior Monk’s Manual for Navigating the Apocalypse – Prophecies, Predictions and Processes for the End Times by Jia Senghe $24

Essay(ish) Books

Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America by Krista Burton $19.99

You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir by Maggie Smith $19.99

Guidance

Gender: Your Guide, 2nd Edition: The Gender-Friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say, and What to Do in the New Gender Culture by Lee Airton $17.99

Magazines

RFD #198 $11.95

Poetry & Chap Books

What by John Cooper Clarke $24.99

Returning to Earth with Additional Tools by Nate Hoil $9

Cattle by Han Dee Hugo $9

New Stuff This Week

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Zines
by Jolie Ruin: The Escapist Artist #73 The Art and Tea Issue $2, Sugar and Spite #1 $5
Gina and Joe Talk About Queer Horror #1+#2 Compendium by Gina Brandolino and Joe Carlough $9
by Jone Greaves, $5 each: The Zoo of Existential Dread #12, Insectum Obitus #12
by Elliott Stewart (Porch Beers Press), $5 each: Disco 3000 #1, Porch Beers issues #6-#8
by Sharaya O, $3 each: Monster Truck Maniac!!!, Word of the Day #4, Fortunately, Leave Me Alone, Mom! How Conservative Christianity Ruins Everything
Tropical Haven by Jason Valenzuela $10
Rate of Decay #6 On Albini Plus Five More Record and Tape Reviews $2
A Hero’s Viewing Guide to Obscure Rod Serling by John Dishwasher $3
Skinny Puppy Farewell Final Tour Fanzine #2 Last Leg by Vanessa Capshaw $18
Adultish – A Twenty-Something-Fuck’s Stories and Poems by Carlos Lerma $12.99
by Brian Canini: Bootleg Ninja Comic $5, Random Short Stories By a Future Bestseller $8
by Victoria Bolanos: Tiny Town by Victoria Bolanos $8, Paranoid $5
Vault of Slack issues #2 + #3 by Xenofact $8 each
Comics
by Jackie E. Davis, $10 each: Little Tail – A Squirrel Story, Welcome to the World, Fixer Upper
50 Flip Experiment #32 by Dan Hill $5
Yaw Pitch Roll #21 $15
Neotropolis 20XX by Casey Colbert $10
Graphic Novels
Hogbook and Lazer Eyes: by Maria Bamford and Scott Marvel Cassidy (Fantagraphics) $19.99
Safer Places by Kit Anderson (Avery Hill) $19.99
Infinite Wheat Paste vol 1 Catalytic Conversions by L. Pidge (Avery Hill) $22.99
Second Hand Love by Yamada Murasaki (Drawn & Quarterly) $24.95
New York City Outlaws by Bob Huszar and illustrated by Ken Landgraf $29.99
Evil Eyes Sea by Ozge Samanci (Uncivilized) $29.95
Brittle Joints by Maria Sweeney (Street Noise Books) $20.99
Smut Peddler X: Ten Years of Impeccable Pornoglyphics edited by Andrea Purcell (Iron Circus) $35
Politics & Revolution Books
Crazy as Hell : The Best Little Guide to Black History by Hoke S. Glover III & V. Efua Prince, with an intro by Reginald Dwayne Betts $13.54
Music/Film Books + Such
Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation by Daniel Rachel (Akashic) $32.95
The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood’s Kings of Carnage by Nick de Semlyen $20
David Bowie: The Man Who Fell to Earth 40th Anniversary Edition by Paul Duncan (Taschen) $30
Serge Gainsbourg’s Paris – A Melodious Map and Guide (Herb Lester ) $14
Magazines
Petit Mort vol 11 Brazen Spring 2024 $24.99
Consciousness Expansion
Mindful Microdosing: A Guidebook and Journal by Lauren Alderfer & illustrated by Mariana Juarez $19.95
Fiction + Such
Fever House: A Novel by Keith Rossen $18
Groove, Bang and Jive Around by Steve Cannon $15
The Material: A Novel by Camille Bordas $28
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird: Ten Kafkaesque Stories by Ali Smith & friends $16.95
Last Date in El Zapotal by Mateo García Elizondo $16.95
Facts Concerning HP Lovecraft and His Envelope – A Weird Guide (Herb Lester Associates) $14
Brat: A Novel by Gabriel Smith $28
Lit Journals
Moss Piglet June 2024 $12
Fieldnotes #6 $18
For the Young at Heart
Elinore the Egret by Jo Fredell Higgins $12