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Quimby’s Top Ten Best Sellers For the Week of October 19th – October 25th, 2008

Published on October 27, 2008 0 Comments

1.    Kilter #1 Fall 08 $3.00
2.    The Rock Bible Unholy Scripture For Fans & Bands by Henry Owings (Quirk) $15.95
3.    Chunklet #20 $9.99
4.    Cometbus #51 by Aaron Cometbus  #51 $3.00
5.    Slingshot 2009 Small Organizer $6.00
6.    Acme Novelty Library #19 by Chris Ware (Drawn + Quarterly) $15.95
7.    Do Not Disturb My Waking Dream #2 by Laura Park $3.00
8.    Paper Nov 08 $4.00
9.    Achewood The Great Outdoor Fight by Chris Onstad (Dark Horse) $14.95
10.  Bitch #41 $5.95

Off-site Event: Peter H. Fogtdal Reads The Tsar’s Dwarf At Chinaski’s

Published on October 22, 2008 0 Comments
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7:30 pm

Peter H. Fogtdal‘s book The Tsar’s Dwarf (Hawthorne Books) is about a Danish dwarf given to Peter the Great as a gift who ends up as a court jester at the Russian court. It’s this author’s first book in English, though he’s had twelve published in Danish.

Here’s more about the book:

Soerine, a deformed female dwarf from Denmark, is given as a gift to Tsar Peter the Great, who is smitten by her freakishness and intellect. Against her will, the Tsar takes Soerine to St. Petersburg, where she becomes a jester in his court. There, she lives a life that both compels and repels her. Soerine eventually gives in to the attentions of Lukas, the Tsar’s favorite dwarf, and carves out an existence for herself amidst the squalor and lice-ridden world of dwarfs in the early 18th century. In this inhospitable milieu, Soerine’s intelligence and detached wit provide her some small measure of protection — until disaster strikes in the shape of a priest who wants to “save” her.

This event will not be at Quimby’s but down the street at Chinaski’s, and Quimby’s will be there selling the book. Chinaski’s is at 1935 N. Damen, just south of Armitage. Starts at 7:30pm.

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Featured Book of the Day: Burning Angel: Photographs By the Lovely Brenda

Published on October 21, 2008 0 Comments

Burning Angel is a sexy photo book evolved out of the website founded in 2002 burningangel.com, a site devoted to punk-inspired erotic photos and hardcore videos as well as record reviews and interviews. The photographer, Brenda Staudenmaier (also known as the Lovely Brenda), uses brick walls, rooftops, subway stations and the like of New York City as her backdrop. Tattoos, glasses, mohawks, colored hair, gym shoes, guitars, pierced body parts — True, it’s kind of SuicideGirls-y, but tattoos and rock star hair on naked ladies can be sexy. You just can’t get enough o’ that! To see the photos on both burningangel.com or suicidegirls.com you have to pay a few bucks a month, but with either of the books you can see it for free (that is, once you buy the book) any time you want without the internet. Also, not unlike going to see a roller derby bout, there’s lots of opportunities to pick up some good fashion tips. Oooo! Black and magenta-striped leggings with sparkly gold high heels. I am SO there.

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Quimby’s Top Ten Best Sellers For the Week of October 12th – October 18th, 2008

Published on October 20, 2008 0 Comments

1.    French Milk by Lucy Knisley (Touchstone) $15.00
2.    Do Not Disturb My Waking Dream #2 by Laura Park $3.00
3.    Petal Pusher A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story by Laurie Linden (Washington Square) $13.00
4.    Trubble Club Vol 1 $3.00
5.    Porn and Pong by Damon Brown (Feral House) $15.00
6.    Cometbus #51 by Aaron Cometbus $3.00
7.    Proximity #2 Cities Issue $10.00
8.    Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Vol 3 edited by Danzig Baldaev (Fuel) $32.95
9.    Papercutter #8 $4.00
10.  Radiator Days by Lucy Knisley $15.00

Featured Book of the Day: Fraktur mon Amour

Published on October 14, 2008 3 Comments

Fraktur Mon Amour (Princeton Archetectural Press) showcases 333 Blackletter fonts collected by Judith Schalansky, accompanied by a CD of 150 fonts compatible with both PC or Mac. Four of the fonts were created just for this book! It’s beautiful black and hot pink, has won awards and looks like a prayerbook. Rock horns, everybody!

People tend to think of Blackletter font (also known as Fraktur or Gothic type) as something associated with hip hop or heavy metal album covers, gangs, street culture, tattoos, goth culture and even advertising. You know you’ve seen it! It’s the font usually used just for titles, ’cause a whole document with it can be harder to read. But this font pops up in lots o’ places, like these, for example:

But it wasn’t always like this. Blackletter font was popular in Europe during the Middle Ages though the Renaissance replaced most of it with Latin Antiqua. It was incorrectly associated with the Nazis, who actually banned its use in 1941 because it was falsely believed to be a Jewish invention. These days this font is embraced in many parts of both subculture and popular culture.

Each Blackletter font in Fraktur Mon Amour is presented on a full page along with its complete alphabet, date of origin, the name of its designer, and its original foundry. Like this:

Isn’t this hot? How could you not want this? It even has a black and pink ribbon bookmarker to keep your place in case you are deciding whether to use Duerers Minuskeln or Fette Deutsche Schrift to decorate your goth greeting card for your goth holiday party invitation. Come into the store today and take a look at this beauty.

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