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New Stuff & Restocks

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Miss our “New Stuff This Week” posts? It’s because we got a new system to track all of our items and ring people up. It made everything grind to a halt and now we’re picking up the pieces. And guess what’s back? Our weekly New Stuff Posts! You’re welcome. P.S. This is merely a sample of what came in for the past few weeks! Not everything is listed.

Zines & Zine-Related Books

Book of Instructions by Dan Gleason $3.00

Zines from Ashley Ronning, various prices: Tiny Friends, Satsuma-Imo, DIY Bookbinding, etc.

KerBloom #114 by Artnoose $2.00

Shotgun Seamstress #8 Apr 15 $5.50 – Wizard Apprentice, Chicago Black & Brown Punk Shows, Geretta Geretta, “Okada Boys” & more.

Why I Love Nic Cage and You Should Too Activity and Fun Book & Pages of Cages Activity and Fun Book II $5.00 each

What Is The Purpose Of Your Journey, Travel, Trip, Visit, All of the Above, Other: An Immigrant Artists Guide to Nowhere $7.00

Saysome #8 $4.00

Parents Money by Jay Hyun $2.20

Not Like You by Mike Delia, various issues, various prices

Mend My Dress #13 by Neely Bat Chestnut $2.00

I’m Supposed To Be Me But I’m Not by Ashlee Prewitt $2.00

Ghost vol 0 by Oscar Arriola $2.00

Black Cloud: A Morrissey Fanzine by Missy Kulik $5.00

Alley Connoisseur #3 Horizons by Raf & Sam $3.00

Comfort Food Zine $15.00

Works #1 by Brad Rohloff $12.00 – 24 Drawings 24 Stickers.

Satan is My Father by Allison Felus $3.00 – A Zine about Forgotten Misremembered and Nonexistent Bands.

My Snow Globe Life #1 by Johnnie B. Baker $1.00

zines from Bucket Siler (various titles)

I Belong Here by Kristin Stadium $1.00

Apricot vol 1 by Christopher Garcia $8.00

Who Will Police the Police On The Murder of Walter Scott $8.00

Pizza Eaters Present Hilarious coloring/activity books by such pop culture topics as: Lost, Horror Movies, Dexter, Buffy, X Files, Twin Peaks,The Wire, all $4.00 each

Acid Man, various issues, $4.00 each

Witches in the Weird World, various issues
Comics & Minis

BERLIN #19 by Jason Lutes (D&Q) $5.95

CRICKETS #4 by Sammy Markham $8.00

Collection Of Romantic Heartbreaks Major and Minor, Imagined and Actual by Shing Yin Khor (Sawdust Press) $5.00

Half Asleep vol 4 by Beth Hetland $8.00

Jessa Lee Rempel Comics and Illustration #1 $1.00

You Were Swell #3 by Sophie McMahon $6.00

Vibration Infection by Otto Splotch $3.00

Tofu Baby Collection of Favorites by Missy Kulik $2.00

River North Gold Coast Lyfe by Todd McCafrey $5.00

Marrs Brothers and the Castle in Kansas #1 by Patrick Collins $3.99

Linger by Timothy Kozul $3.00

Laskimooses #23 by Raukeava Liekki $7.00

IT WILL ALL HURT #2 by Farel Dalrymple $8.00

Humonculus by Paul Walker $3.00

Hey Kid Can You Spare a Dream $2.00

Garden Of Mine #1 by Thais Beltrame $5.00

Darling Sleeper by Keiler Roberts $8.00

Dogdream by Scott Roberts $6.00

Cyber Me by Ivy Atoms $3.00

CHEER UP ONE SHOT by Noah Van Sciver $5.00

Vacationland Travel Stories $7.00

Rat Learns To Be Assertive $7.00

Collection of Feels by Ian McDuffie $8.00

A whole bunch of Retrofit titles, including but not limited to: Piggy by Niv Bavarsky, Nature of Nature the Earth Is Square Like You by Disa Wallander and more!

ISLAND #1 by Brandon Graham $7.99

Why the Fuck are You Still in Chicago by Ryan Ehresman $2.00

Breeds of Kitty Ladies $3.00

various comics from Rebecca Mir Grady, including various issues of She Is Restless.
Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks

ROBERT CRUMB SEX OBSESSIONS (Taschen) $29.99 – Includes the strips My Troubles With Women, If I Were a King, A Bitchin’ Bod, and How To Have Fun With a Strong Girl, as well as 60 single page drawings.

POETRY IS USELESS by Anders Nilsen (Fantagraphics) $29.95

STROPPY by Marc Bell (D&Q) $21.95 – Mishaps and hilarity ensue and Stroppy is forced to go deep into the heart of Schnauzer territory to rescue his poet friend. Stroppy is Marc Bell’s triumphant return to comics; it’s also his first full-length graphic novella, one that thrums with jokes, hashtags, and made-up song lyrics.

Miseryland by Keilor Roberts $10.00

Darwin Carmichael Is Going to Hell by Sophie Goldstein & Jenn Jordan $25.00

Rollerdog by Simon Z. Krimms $13.00

Lower Style by Andy Burkholder $20.00

HAUNTER by Sam Alden $15.00

Welcome To The Wind by Abe Lampert $15.00

Mythology of S Clay Wilson vol 2 Demons and Angels (Fantagraphics) $34.99
Art & Design Books

Punishment Pig by Jack Lunenfeld $10.00

Don’t Come Up for Air by Josh Raab $10.00

Music Books

Crate Digger: An Obsession With Punk Records by Bob Suren (Microcosm) $14.95

Next Next Level: A Story of Rap Friendship and Almost Giving Up by Leon Neyfakh $16.95 – This book is sort of about Milwaukee rapper Juiceboxxx, sort of about the author, alongside meditations on taste, media consumption, and so on. Really though, it’s a case study in personal growth, and it’s almost like Juiceboxxx is incidental. This book has totally earned the comparisons being made to Chuck Klosterman or Carl Wilson’s Let’s Talk About Love. -LM


Fiction

A whole mess o’awesome stuff from CCLAP (Chicago Center for Literature and Photography), including but limited to:

New York Stories: Three Volumes in One Collection by Ben Tanzer $14.99

Love Songs of the Revolution by Bronwyn Mauldin $14.99

Wounding Time by Hussein Osman $14.99

Chicago After Dark: A City All Star Student Anthology $14.99

Workers Write: Tales from the Coliseum (Blue Cubicle Press) $10.00 – contains stories and poems from workers in the sports industry, by Marjorie Maddox, Daniel Browne, Matthew Wilson, Bruce Harris & more!

In the Sky by Octave Mirabeau $10.00

Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb SC $16.00

Talk by Linda Rosenkranz $14.95

Symmetry Teacher by Andrei Bitov $15.00

The Unnoticeables by Robert Brockway $24.99

Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch $24.99

Love and Other Wounds by Jordan Harper $15.99

Speak: A Novel by Louisa Hall $27.99

Pop Culture-y Books Books

WE DONT NEED ROADS MAKING OF BACK TO FUTURE TRILOGY by Caseen Gaines $17.00 – Don’t miss the author here at Quimby’s on 8/1!

“As If” – The Oral History of Clueless As Told By Amy Heckerling the Cast and the Crew $16.99

Sick In the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow $27.00
Essays

Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari $28.95 – This much-loved comedian, actor and writer worked with a sociologist and collected mass amounts of field data about dating in the modern age in different countries, especially a world filled with social networking technology. Thoughtful and super hilarious, like if school were fun. -LM

Mozos: A Decade Running With the Bulls Of Spain by Bill Hillmann $15.95

Politics & Revolution Books

Feminism Unfinished: A Short Surprising History of American Womens Movements (soft cover edition) by Dorothy Sue Cobble and friends $15.95

Psychoanalysis and Transversality Texts and Interviews 1955-1971 by Felix Guattari etc. (Semiotext[e]) $18.95
Magazines

The Pitchfork Review #6 Spr 15 $19.96

Monocle vol 9 #85 Jul Aug 15 $12.00

Escapist #2 from the Monocle Special Edition 2015 $18.00

Fool #6 The Fusion Issue $18.00

HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY #36 $7.95

The Baffler #28 $12.00

Uppercase #26 A Magazine for the Creative and Curious $18.00

Fader #98 Jun Jul 15 $5.99

Wax Poetics #62 $11.99

2600 the Hacker Quarterly vol 32 #2 Sum 15 $6.95

Mass Appeal #56 $9.99

Ugly Things #39 $9.95

Maximumrocknroll #386 Jul 2015 $4.99

Juxtapoz #175 Aug 15 $6.99

Off Grid #8 $8.99

Wire #377 Jul 15 $9.99

Make vol 46 $9.99

Tom Tom Magazine #22 Sum 15 $6.00

Tape Op #108 Jul Aug 15 $4.95

Sneaker Freaker #33 $12.95

Greenfield #1 $8.00

Four Two Nine #5 $12.99

RFD #162 Sum 15 Out for Hire $9.95

Mojo #260 Jul 15 $10.50

Modern Farmer #8 Sum 15 $7.99

Hypebeast #10 $12.00

Skeptical Inquirer vol 39 #4 Jul Aug 15 $5.99

Rolling Thunder #12 Anarchist Journal of Living Dangerously $8.00

Pollen #1 The Idea of Natural History $15.00

Horror Hound #54 Jul Aug 15 $6.99

High Times Sep 15 $5.99

Dissent Sum 15 $10.00

True Crime Special Sum 15 20 All True Murder Cases $11.99
Lit Journals

Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #33 $5.00

Six by Six #32 Out of Cardboard $6.00

Midwestern Gothic #18 Sum 15 $12.00
Kids Books

Fantasy Sports by Sam Bosma (Nobrow Press) $19.95

One Day On Our Blue Planet…In the Savannah by Ella Bailey (Flying Eye) $16.95
Other Stuff

2016 Moleskine planners are here! Some start in 2016, some start now and go through the end of 2016. Various sizes and colors.

Wurlington Bros Build Your Own Chicago/New York/SF/DC Postcards! A restock of old and some new ones too! Plus Memo Books!!! $4.95 each: Rookery Building Blank Memo Book & John Hancock Center Blank Memo Book

TOPPS 2015 WACKY PACKAGES Single Packs for $2.95

More Cards Against Humanity $25.00 – For in-store purchase only.

Steve Cerio Brings Sunbeam on the Astronaut to Quimby’s 8/14

Aug ’15
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7:00 pm

 

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Award-winning artist Steven Cerio will sign copies of his new book, SUNBEAM ON THE ASTRONAUT (Wow Cool/Alternative Comics, 2015), and screen examples of his films.

Cerio will also be selling limited editions of prints and posters of his work, which he has created for music artists including The Residents, King Crimson, Ministry, Les Claypool, Moe, Monster Magnet and White Zombie during his more than 30-year career.

The Quimby’s appearance will serve as a launch for Cerio’s latest print collection, SUNBEAM ON THE ASTRONAUT, a hallucinatory graphic album of all-new, never before published comics and art.  The 56-page book features comic book adventures of Cerio’s characters from his various films with the legendary top-hatted eyeball performance greats THE RESIDENTS; a dozen short narratives; a collection of paintings and collages and stills from his newest film, THE MAGNIFICENT PIGTAIL SHADOW; and much more.  Cerio’s work with The Residents is included in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Steven Cerio is an artist, writer and filmmaker with an unmistakable style, which set the stage for the neo-psychedelic revival in New York City in the late eighties. Cerio created his own loving and sarcastic expressions of joy for three decades. In the 80’s he started with zines and soon after called upon by galleries and by diverse clients: Nickelodeon, Warner Brothers, A&M Records, Entertainment Weekly and Penguin books. He has drawn posters for King Crimson, Ministry, Les Claypool, Monster Magnet and White Zombie. His prints occupy the set of Comedy Central’s hit series Workaholics. Award-Winning author of “Steven Cerio’s ABC Book-A Drug Primer ” (Gates of Heck) and “PIE ” (WowCool). He has been involved with performance pioneers The Residents, designed vinyl toy figures, prints and images for animations and film all of which were inducted into the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Steven has written for Juxtapoz, as well working as associate editor and art interviewer for Seconds magazine from 1995 to 1999. His film “The Magnificent Pigtail Shadow” was released in 2012 . Cerio’s work has appeared in numerous comics anthologies, including Snake Eyes, Graphic Classics, Hotwire Comics, Last Gasp Comix & Stories and Buzzard. After a decade working as an artist in New York City, Steven moved his studio to Baldwinsville, New York.

“If you are curious, Steven Cerio is a mandala-spewing tempunaut Picfisher from the universe signed tomorrow whose ritterings reveal all you need to know concerning omni-dimentional phase shattering imagery.”
Gary Panter, Pee Wee’s Playhouse Designer/Jimbo Creator

More info:

stevencerio.com

Trailer for his last film:

https://youtu.be/cIXkaMSEd-k

Video about the book:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVvywbnW3yo

Facebook  invite for this event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/489274917898996/

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8/1: Caseen Gaines presents We Don’t Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy!

Aug ’15
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12:00 am

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Great Scott! Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future along with award-winning author Caseen Gaines. He is returning to   Quimby’s Bookstore to discuss and sign copies of his brand-new book, We Don’t Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy, which has been featured in Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, People Magazine, Vulture, and positively reviewed by NPR and Library Journal.

We Don’t Need Roads includes original interviews with Zemeckis, Gale, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Huey Lewis, and over fifty others who contributed to one of the most popular and profitable film trilogies of all time. It’s the ultimate read for anyone who has ever wanted to ride a hoverboard, hang from the top of a clock tower, travel through the space-time continuum, or find out what really happened to Eric Stoltz after the first six weeks of filming.

Complete with rare and previously unreleased photographs, fans of the timeless can learn all they didn’t know about Back to the Future – by those who caught lightning 30 years ago.

“Caseen Gaines has written a very compelling and enjoyable history of our trilogy. Reading it was like going back in time. And – Great Scott – there were even a few anecdotes that I’d never heard!” – Bob Gale, co-creator, co-producer, and co-writer of the Back to the Future trilogy

“The most enlightening and informative book I’ve read since Grays Sports Almanac. Every true fan of the Holy Trilogy should own a copy. It’s your density.” – Ernest Cline, bestselling author of Ready Player One

Invite your friends with the Facebook post for this event!

For press inquiries, contact Mary Pomponio, mpomponio(at)penguinrandomhouse(dot)com

Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 7:00pm

 

Revel in PRIDE and MARRIAGE EQUALITY with Some Rad GLBTQ Reading Material

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With the pantheon of parades, marches, BBQs, pool parties and seasonal events summer can be exhausting – especially during Pride and ESPECIALLY now that we’re celebrating the SCOTUS marriage equality ruling. But don’t forget – there’s still much work to be done. Stimulate your mind and get your chill time on with a little GLTBTQ-centric sustained silent (or not so silent) reading. Pop a squat on your favorite recliner and kick the dogs up on the ottoman with these beautiful babies.

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 Meat #16: No need to bust out the briquets for this meat. These hunky dudes are flammable enough on their own. And well done, if I might add. Browse themed pictorials and go gaga for smokin’ dudelies of all stripes and facial hair patterns. This meat sure does sizzle. Ow ow.

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Original Plumbing #12: Break out the glow sticks and the punchbowl! Party party partytime is what it’s all about in the nightlife issue of OP. Take a trip back with a retrospective of party pics from OP parties past. Even more fun awaits! OP #12 has DJ set photo spreads, showbiz legend Murray Hill and cute as a button husbands Spencer and Kelly. All kinds of interviews with dynamic trans male folks plus NEON.

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SSLM vol 19: This issue of Same Sex Life Magazine is going to the chapel and you better believe it’s gonna get married, hunty. Love indeed is in the air. Worried about when to book that venue, do a tasting with a fancy caterer or where to get your décor and paper goods? Fret not, future spouse for SSLM has a handy dandy wedding planning timeline for you in this issue. Single? Take a gander at some newly married cuties in adorbs wedding announcements and try not to roll your eyes at their unending happiness.

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Calling Dr. Laura: A personal, well-drawn graphic novel all about writer and artist Nicole George’s life. Karaoke hosting, queer identity, body issues and the struggle for love all mingle in a healthy thematic soup to create a moving, compelling narrative. Nicole’s storytelling is witty, snug and relatable with plenty of heartstring-tugging childhood flashbacks.

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Gaylord Phoenix: Accomplished cartoonist and former Quimby’s staff member Edie Fake constructs a narrative of monsters, rivers of geometry, magical transformation and the possession of raw carnal lust. The verbage is sparse and occasional horror vacu is massive and transcendent. Black and white and red all over.

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 New Lesbian Sex Book: The third edition of Wendy Caster’s seminal primer on all things lady love gets downright dirty. Fun activity ideas and tutorials abound. In its dictionary-style pages, learn the lesbian ABCs including everything from armpit stimulation, (yes armpits need love too) to the more well-trodden subjects of gender and genitals. The letter of the day is V for victory with this sultry guide.

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 Berlin Gay Mates: Bom-chicka-wow-wow. Paris may be for lovers but Berlin is for sex-ers, amirite? Photographer Karim Konrad peppers his spreads of full frontal dude hotness with whimsy and fun. Kind of like if a bin of Happy Meal toys exploded into your favorite after hours gay club. Colorful and ecstatic. Who knew naked guys could be so fun?

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Pinocchio: Chicago’s own Elliott Junkyard’s fun and fresh story serves as a primer for a trans journey. Elliott tackles everything from mis-gendering, to pronoun politics to personal identity beyond the binary. Readable, relatable and super adorable.

-Nicki Yowell

Please Excuse Our Mess: Quimby’s is Upgrading!

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Hello dear lovers of all things printed. The staff at Quimby’s wants to give you an update about the goings on at the store.

DID YOU KNOW that we’ve used the same computer operating system since 1999? Wow, yeah, I know.

But things are quickly changing here at Quimby’s. We have brand new computers and a brand new system to ring people up, check in merchandise, monitor sales and all the other Quimbly things we do here at the store.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? It means we have a lot of files to move over and a lot of work to do, as the entire staff needs to be trained to use the new system.

For you, dear customer, it means it may take us a bit longer to ring you up, answer your questions or fulfill your mail order.

And, dear consigner, it means it’s going to take us a while to get your new items out into the store and to pay you out for titles sold. BUT FEAR NOT. We have all your info on hand. It’s just going to take us a hot minute to transition.

PLEASE BE PATIENT with us as we weather this exciting new phase of Quimby’s. Think of it as Quimby’s 2.0. New and improved.

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER: If you’re a consigner looking to check in,  get back in touch with us in July, maybe even mid-month. Have new stuff to send to the store? You’re more than welcome to still snail mail and bring stuff by in-person. But, hey, if you’re able to sit on it for a bit and give us a chance to get caught up, we’d sure appreciate it.

We’ll still be the same Quimby’s you remembered, just a bit faster, at least once all of this is through. No, no, we don’t have a self checkout now and we don’t accept bitcoin or anything. Let’s be real, OK?

All of these changes will help us serve you better as you shop, give you a better experience with consignment and, ultimately, make the store even more weirdly awesome, just as you like it.

Thanks for being gentle with us. We appreciate it!

<3 Your Favorite Quimbsters