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New Stuff This Week

Published on October 14, 2023 0 Comments

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Quimby’s Bookstore x Vichcraft Ex-Libris Bookplate Metallic Riso Print $20

Zines

Empire Monthly – Various back issues of this legendary Chicago zine! $5 each

Hi, I’m Mochi $3

Zine Camp: Dan Ryan Woods, Chicago IL – July 9th 2023 – A Perzine by A-OK $4

No Buy by Dana Amundsen $2

Witchtober: A Very Witchy Collection of Art and Spells by Eric DeSantis $5

Dispatches from the Church of the Unanswered Question #1 A SubGenius Xine by Xenofact $10

Grib Jaanga: The Wickedest Zine in the World #666 A Halloween Special $13

Communicating Vessels #31 $6

Faux Wood Paneling issues #2 & 3 by Wade T. Oberlin $7 each

Panic Soup a la Coronavirus by John Dishwasher $5

Silent Command #4 by Mike Appelstein $5

Prism Person Care Guide by Jone Greaves $5

Zines by Joe Carlough: Displaced Snail’s Scary Little Stories: Three Tales of Pure Terror, Gina and Joe Talk About The Exorcist (with Gina Brandolino), Hit the Decks #3 A Month Spent in the Reykjavik Music Scene

A Pocket Guide to Futhark Runes Divination Decoded by Abbi Clark $5.95

Mere Exposure Effect: Stories From a Lonely Bi Person by Kristen Lee $22

The Substitute Teacher’s Guide to Sex Ed by Hana Silver $6

Comics

2 So Bubbles titles by Jonathan Baylis: #13 Film School with Pekars Pals and Mine, Live from New York

Forgettable Garbage Presents Scumbag Comics: A Collection of Comics and Drawings by Noah Sherbin and Finn Walker $3

Tails From the Cat: Reefer Monster Madness $15

You Carry Your Demons Well by Tori Holder $8

Local Wildlife by Michelle Perez and Phobia Solara (Wiggle Bird Mailing Club) $6

Nervous Lemon: A Collection of Comics, Drawings and Silliness by FM $15

Train Comic: A Comic About a Train That Has a Human Body $5

The Body: A Night Gone Wrong for the Men in Black by Billy Diamond Jr. and Jay Red $8

Wine Club by T. Sean $15

Comics by Keep Hope Services: Days of Procrastionantion, Buffet Mania & more.

Stefany Conejo Wuz Born to Be a Popstar by Oliver Aguilar $3

No Pants #7 The Power to Revolutionize the World by Andrea Pearson $8

New comics by Elias Gonzalez: Kill For You, Baron Von Brainbuster is for the Children

Graphic Novels

Hip Hop Family Tree: The Omnibus by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics) $75

Revenge of Hallowzine vol 5 Horror Comics Anthology $15

Breathers by Justin Madson $29.99

Nejishiki by Yoshiharu Tsuge (D&Q) $29.95

Chromatic Fantasy by HA (Silver Sprocket) $29.99

Melvin Monster by John Stanley (D&Q) $24.95

The Death-Ray by Daniel Clowes $21.95 – New soft cover edition.

Poor Helpless Comics!: The Cartoons (and More) of Ed Subitzky $29.95

Abducted: The Collected Edition by Zach Herring Jay Red Maja Opacic $24

Great Beyond by Lea Murawiec (D&Q) $32.95

Art & Design Books

Underworlds by Stephen Ellcock $35

Spiritbox by Katie Haegele $20

Through the Eyes of the Monster by Darbotz – Behind the Scenes of an Artist From Jakarta (Soi Books) $12

Evidence for Contact by Ken Grimes (Anthology Editions) $45

The Rise and Rise of Banksy: Myths and Legends vol 3 by Marc Leverton (Carpet Bombing Culture) $9.95

Les Echanges Malandreux by Edward Gorey $18.95

Film & Music Books

John Waters: Pope of Trash by John Waters and friends $59.95

Goth: A History by Lol Tolhurst $29

Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti by Cosey Fanni Tutti $17.95

The Strokes: The First Ten Years by Cody Smyth and Claude R. Franques (Rare Bird Books) $50

A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer’s Row: A Memoir by Eugene S. Robinson (Feral House) $24.95

Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey by Dorothy Patricia Chin $29.95

Dark Carnivals: Modern Horror and the Origins of American Empire by W. Scott Poole (Counterpoint) $18.95

Lou Reed: The King of New York by Will Hermes $25

Absolute Beginner: Memoirs of the World’s Best Least Known Guitarist by Kevin Armstrong $24.95

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone with Ben Greenman $30

We Could Be…Bowie and His Heroes by Tom Hagler $16.99

None of This Rocks: A Memoir by Joe Trohman $18.99

Politics & Revolution Books

In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet $20

New Be Oakley/GenderFail titles: Publishing Now: GenderFail’s Working Class Guide to Making a Living Off Self Publishing, A Publishers Perspective on the Art Book Fair a Critical Perspective and more.

Anti-Oculus: A Philosophy of Escape by Acid Horizon $14.95

Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way by Sara Ahmad $30

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (10th Anniversary Edition) by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz $28.95

Essays

Transland: Consent, Kink, and Pleasure by Mx. Sly (Arsenal Pulp Press) $21.95

None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary by Travis Alabanza (Feminist Press) $17.95

Outer Limits

The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women by Lisa Perrin $24.95

The Astral Geographic: The Walking Guide to the Occult World by Andy Sharp $27.95

Weird Walk: Wandering and Wonderings Through the British Ritual Year $28.95

Health & DIY Books

Unfuck Your Stress: Using Science to Cope With Distress and Embrace Excitement by Dr. Faith G. Harper (Microcosm) $14.95

I Love My Queer Kid: A Workbook to Affirm and Support Your LGBTQ+ Child or Teen by Marc Campbell (Microcosm) $18.95

Promote Your Book: Spread the Word Find Your Readers, and Build a Literary Community by Eleanor C. Whitney (Microcosm) $14.95

Fiction

Pay As You Go by Eskor David Johnson (McSweeney’s) $28

Illuminations: Stories by Alan Moore $19.99

Idlewild: A Novel by James Frankie Thomas $28

House of Skin by Karina Lickorish Quinn $13

Irregulars by Kerry Trautman $13

Vurt: 30th Anniversary Edition by Jeff Noon $17.99

Lit Journals, Chap Books & Poetry

McSweeney’s #71 Horror Stories $28

Moss Piglet Sept 2023 School Days $12

Sinister Wisdom #130 $14

Titles by KT McMath Some Space: A Collection of Poems, Screenshot Confessions, Mini Guide to Tarot

Poetry titles by Nick Ulanowski: As the Moonlight Shines, American Bug and more.

Stanchion #13 $13

It Skips a Generation by Alison Lubar $13

Moss Piglet Oct 2023 Totems, Tchotchkes and Talismans by John Bloner Jr. & friends $12

Monotony of Being Well: A Collection of Poems and Prose by Sarah Panahi $9

Sexxxy

Sports by Doug Melnyk $6

Magazines

Uppercase #59 $24

Toilet Paper #20 $18

For the Young at Heart

Charley Harper’s Count the Birds by Zoe Burke $10.95

Hello Fungi: A Little Guide to Nature by Nina Chakrabarti $10.99

Other Stuff

Escape From the Evil Garden: An Edward Gorey Board Game $29.95

Quimby’s October Newsletter Available Now

Published on October 5, 2023 0 Comments

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Zine Club Chicago Online: The Business of DIY — Conversation With Jenna Blazevich of Vichcraft, Tues. Oct 17th

Published on October 3, 2023 0 Comments

Oct ’23

7:30 pm

Zine Club Chicago Online: The Business of DIY —
A Conversation with Jenna Blazevich of Vichcraft
7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, October 17 on the Quimby’s YouTube channel
Free!

This month, Zine Club Chicago is excited to welcome Jenna Blazevich of Vichcraft for a conversation about the business of DIY! Jenna, a local artist and chainstitcher, has channeled her DIY passions into one of Chicago’s most inventive independent businesses.

Want to know more about the nuts and bolts of making a living with your art while expressing your DIY values, building an indie business from the ground up, and forging successful partnerships with other creative folks? Jenna will discuss all this and more — including how her secondhand risograph printer was a major score — in conversation with Zine Club Chicago producer Cynthia E. Hanifin.

Please join us for Zine Club Chicago Online: The Business of DIY — A Conversation with Jenna Blazevich of Vichcraft at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, Oct. 17 on the Quimby’s Bookstore YouTube channel. No need to RSVP – just head over to YouTube.com/QuimbysBookstore.

Do you have questions for Jenna? Please email them to us in advance at zineclubchicago@gmail.com or join the YouTube chat during the event to take part in the Q&A segment of the discussion.

Vichcraft recently collaborated with us to create some special merch for our 32^nd anniversary! You can check out the limited-edition t-shirt and more here: Quimby’s x Vichcraft

Vichcraft is the independent and collaborative, multi-disciplinary studio of Jenna Blazevich.

Since being founded in 2015, Vichcraft has steadily been building a collection of social-issue driven projects made with various tactile handcraft mediums. Currently there is a focus on creating embroidery work using a 100 year old hand-cranked machine, lettering design collaborations with socially-conscious companies, and conceptual stained glass.

Vichcraft strives to work right around the line between art, craft, and design to create historically-informed work that provokes new ways of thinking.

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 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.

Facebook link here. More info on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

Image description: A red-blue-and-grey infographic flyer with a photo of Jenna Blazevich of Vichcraft holding one of her birds, a background featuring photos of several of Vichcraft’s designs, and text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: The Business of DIY Edition — A Conversation With Jenna Blazevich of Vichcraft; Online! Free! More info on quimbys.com; 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023; YouTube.com/QuimbysBookstore”

New Stuff This Week

Published on September 30, 2023 0 Comments

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Quimby’s 32nd Anniversary T-shirt, designed by Vichcraft $34.99

Set of 5 Vichcraft Quimby’s Bookplates! $10

Zines

2 Crap Hounds, $20 each!!:
Additions 2023
and
The Collected Extras & Black Cat Mini Issue

Bookshelf Voyeur #5 Mini Zines and Me by L J Williams $10

Monsterama #4 Nostalgia Driven Horror Art, Your Retro Horror Zine by Allan Graves $20

Postcards from Irving #5 by Tyler $3

Urges #1 by Erick Freitas and Derick Jones $10

I Used To Be The Sun: A Zine by Sula Found $6

UOWOUGH by Kelly Wang $10

Qwerty Quarterly #2 The Official Publication of Qwertyfest MKE: Chaos at the Clackathon by Molly Snyder and Tea Krulos $5

With or Without You by DeVontez $11

Angels by Veronica Timble $15

Zines by Kaden West: Beelzebub and His Many Appearances, Envy & many more.

Zines by Nick DiLollo: Cats, God’s Voicemail, Pale Ales and Power Rangers and more.

Comics

Gutter Hunter #3 The Adults Only Guide to History’s Wildest Independent Comics by Robin Bougie $14

Ride at Your Own Risk: A Collection of Memoir Comics by S. Maloney $10

I’m Not Really Here #1 by Derick Jones $10

Swan The Vulture #7 by Anna Vo $5

Venomyths #6 & #7 by Joshua Ray Stephens, $20 each

When We Were Trekkies #6 & #7 by Joe Sikoryak, $4 each

Graphic Novels

Monica by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics) $30

Time Under Tension by M.S. Harkness (Fantagraphics) $24.99

Blackward by Lawrence Lindell (D+Q) $22.95

Politics & Revolution Books

Culture Strike: Art and Museums In an Age of Protest by Laura Raicovich $19.95

Essays

Creep: Accusations and Confessions by Myriam Gurba $27

Magazines

Tape Op #157 $5.99

Poetry

Coyote’s Song: Collected Poems & Selected Art of Carlos Cortez Koyokuikatl, edited by Carlos Cumpian and David Ranney $20

Witchy Shit

The Beginner Witch’s Handbook: Essential Spells, Folk Traditions, and Lore for Crafting Your Magickal Practice by Leah Middleton $21.99

For the Young at Heart

Paddle Rat by Rex Flodstrom $20

Calendars

Social Justice Kittens 2024 by Liartown USA $20

Shovelin’ USA: The Estrus Records Book Tour Stops at Quimby’s, Oct 21st

Published on September 23, 2023 0 Comments

Oct ’23

1:00 pm

Korero Press is happy to announce that a hefty slab of punk rock history is coffee-table-ready: Shovelin’ The Sh!t Since ’87 is a 250+ page book of influential artwork, photographs, interviews and text detailing the history of the legendary garage rock label, Estrus Records. For nearly two decades, Dave Crider’s Bellingham, Washington-based operation churned out hundreds of releases from mainstays in garage, trash, surf, and punk — among them, The Mummies, Man or Astroman?, The Makers, Teengenerate, and Crider’s own Mono Men. And because the imagery associated with Estrus’ releases matched the ferocity of the music, this beast is filled with vivid concert posters, iconic album covers and bizzare oddities created by a handful of elite graphic artists — including visionary Art Chantry, who was behind much of the label’s artwork.

Author Chris Alpert Coyle and designer Scott Sugiuchi are taking copies of the new book with them on the Shovelin’ USA Tour. Join them here at Quimby’s Bookstore in Wicker Park on Saturday, October 21st beginning at 1pm. The Q&A session with Chet “The Cheetah” Weise (Quadrajets, Immortal Lee Co. Killers), Alex Wald & Marty Perez will be an opportunity for folks to ask questions about the iconic label’s history — and Coyle and Sugiuchi can give insight on what the multiyear project was like.

The book does not go on sale to the general public until late November, so Quimby’s will be one of the few places people can buy it ahead of time at the event on October 21st!

FREE EVENT!

Bios!

Chris Alpert Coyle is a nomadic music journalist (and serious journalist) whose material has been featured on CBS News, WGN, CBS Radio and The Inlander. As a musician, he has toured much of the United States with two different punk rock combos. As an outside linebacker for the ’79 Pittsburgh Steelers, wait…Different guy, actually. Never mind. Yeah, this guy (above) just writes stuff.

Scott Sugiuchi has been designing for more than 30 years. Highlights include work for Artisan Films (The Blair Witch Project), the American Film Institute and countless bands, record labels and venues. He is the founder of Hidden Volume Records, a boutique record label with more than 50 releases and is currently the Art Director for Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Chet Weise’s poetry and fiction have appeared or been anthologized in publications such as Apocalypse Now: Poems and Prose from the End of Days, Birmingham Poetry Review, Constant Stranger: After Frank Stanford, Copper Nickel, Peach Mag, and the Rough Trade 40th Anniversary Journal. A musician, too, Weise toured and recorded with groups The Quadrajets and ?the Immortal Lee County Killers?. He was banned from Canada during 2008. Weise currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is the editor at Third Man Books and plays guitar in Kings of the Fucking Sea.

Alex Wald: Painter; illustrator for Estrus Records, Wired, Playboy, Hustler, many more; comic artist and colorist, art director, First Comics; kaiju scholar and collector, Astromonster Co., Ltd. designer and proprietor; blues harp player, ex-Dirty Wurds, Sunnyland Slim, Johnny Young and others; still making coffee.

Marty Perez is a Chicago-based photographer who has been documenting the parallels between the worlds of underground rock as well as some of the biggest stars of pop music, from 1976 to the present.