1. Giant Robot #54 $4.99
2. Dwelling Portably 1980 – 89 by Bert Davis (Microcosm) $8.00
3. Aubade #4 Virginia Stories $2.00
4. Stop Smiling #35 $5.95
5. Juxtapoz #90 July 08 $4.99
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1. You Must Be This Happy To Enter by Elizabeth Crane (Akashic/Punk Planet) $14.95
2. Crap Hound #7 (Show & Tell) $12.00
3. Bust Feb/Mar 08 $4.99
4. Milk Teeth by Milk Morstad (Drawn + Quarterly) $12.95
5. Ugly Things #26 $7.95
6. Cabinet #28 Bones $12.99
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #11 by Joss Whedon (Dark Horse) $2.99
8. Believer #57 $8.00
9. Found Magazine #5 $5.00
10. Expect Resistance: A Field Manual by Crimethinc $11.95
1. Acme #18 by Chris Ware (D+Q) $17.95
2. Straight to Hell #66 by Billy Miller $6.00
3. Slingshot 2008 Planner Large Size (Slingshot Collective) $12.00
4. Bust Feb/Mar 08 $4.99
5. Ready Made #33 $4.99
6. Do Not Disturb My Waking Dream by Laura Park $3.00
7. Cabinet #28 Bones $12.99
8. I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets by Fletcher Hanks (Fantagraphics) $19.95
9. Grafuck #3 $24.95
10. Caboose #6 by Liz Mason $1.00
Unmarketable: Brandalism Copyfighting Mocketing and the Erosion of Integrity by Anne Elizabeth Moore (New Press) $15.95 isbn 9781595581686
A witty and thoughtful look into the mutilation of the underground by them nasty corporate monsters.
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue (Anchor) $13.95 isbn 9781400096534
So this human little kid is taken by changelings to grow up in the forest. His place with his family is taken by a changeling, who spends most of his life trying to fool everybody he is human. Don’tcha just have those days where you feel like you have to convince everybody that you’re human? Such a drag.
Ladyfriend #10: The Friendship Issue by Christa Donner $4.00
Chicago local Christa Donner anthologizes articles from different ladies and their friends about sisterhood, best friends gone bad, girl crushes, and more!
Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters by Peter Vronsky (Berkley) $16.00 isbn 9780425213902
So many of them were nurses. What the fuck?
Coffeeshop Crushes: Tales of Love and Lust in Coffee Establishments edited by Nicole J Georges and Jon Van Oast $3.00
Exactly what you want it to be: stories, comics, rants, interviews, all about barista love as servers, patrons and coffee admirers.
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield (Three Rivers Press) $13.00 isbn 9781400083039
I was all set to think this was some emostential thing about relationships gone bad, but um, it’s not. I mean, she dies. It’s not like a Craig Thompson graphic novel about heartbreak at Christian overnight camp or whatever. I actually cried at the end of this book.
A Sunday Afternoon Hotdog Meal: A Guide to Chicago Featuring…Written and illustrated by 205 Second Through Sixth Grade Students, All of Whom Are Eager to Show You Around (826CHI) $12.00 isbn 9780979007392
The title pretty much says it all. Get hold of this book before you get to Chicago and plan your vacation with the help of the under ten set, ’cause they know where it’s at, if you know what I’m saying. The best parts are the licks of little kid logic, way more entertaining than any Not For Tourists Guide could ever be: “Bellas’s Pizza is a great place to go. Do you know why? It is about two or one blocks away from my house and sometimes it makes the air smell like many different kinds of food.” This book is even just a fun read if you’re already here.
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman (Pantheon) $22.95 isbn 9780375424861
This is one of those secret life of superheroes tales, like Watchmen, Mystery Men, etc. etc. etc. I’m such a sucker for that shit. Can’t get enough of it. I like the special attention given to the origin of the evil genius-scientist character. You don’t even have to be a comics reader to enjoy this book of fiction. Although I don’t doubt the bigger comics geek you are the more you will enjoy it.
Hand Job: Catalog of Type by Michael Perry (Princeton) $35.00 isbn 9781568986265
This book of handwritten font is perfect for people like me who have unreadable handwriting but want their zines to look all Cometbus-y and handwritten. It does not, however, come with a disc with the handwritten fonts to actually be able to use them. Ah shucks. It’s still pretty damn cool though.
Caboose #6: The Health and Recreation Issue
This is zine is, well, by me. It’s my story of some crazy medical shit I went through and how I navigated my way thorugh the medical world. And then once I got better, I went back to doing my regular ridiculous activities: karaoke, go-go dancing, eating chicken and screaming “Arrr! Fuck yeah!” at Medieval Times, etc. You should totally, totally, totally buy this because I worked very hard on it and I think it’s a compelling and fun read. And because I’m cute.
| Feb ’08 |
| 7 |
| 7:00 pm |
THE FIRST STOP ON A NATIONAL TOUR!
Join Elizabeth Crane for her hometown launch event, as she reads from her new book You Must Be This Happy to Enter.
Denial, god, dystopia, academia, and reality TV collide in acclaimed author Crane’s third story collection, and the latest installment from Akashic’s Punk Planet Books imprint.
“Crane has a distinctive and eccentric voice that is consistent and riveting.”
–New York Times Book Review
“Crane is funny, even when her subject is pain . . . There’s an energy and immediacy to [her] stories that make them feel as if they could have been delivered in one beautiful, raw rant over a bottle of wine. A night reading them is well spent.”
–Entertainment Weekly
Whether breathlessly enthusiastic serenely calm, or really concentrating on their personal zombie issues, Crane’s happy cast explore the complexities behind personal satisfaction. You Must Be This Happy to Enter exists in a world very much like our own but infused with more joy and magic. It’s a place where the happy are jailed, the sincere cause confusion, and pop culture so seamlessly melds with real life that characters can walk right out of the television and come live with you.
Crane’s third collection, aims to convey something fresh in literature: utter sincerity. With a trademark mix of hyperreality, humor, and heartfelt emotion, You Must Be This Happy to Enter asks readers to connect with the loopy ways of her characters. Because even though they’re occasionally severed from reality, they still seem to know something you don’t about keeping upbeat in a strange and crumbling environment.
ELIZABETH CRANE is the author of two previous story collections, When the Messenger Is Hot and All This Heavenly Glory. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including the Chicago Reader and The Believer, as well as several anthologies, including McSweeney’s Future Dictionary of America and The Best Underground Fiction. A winner of the Chicago Public Library’s 21st Century Award, Crane teaches creative writing at Northwestern’s School of Continuing Studies, the School of the Art Institute, and the University of Chicago. She lives in Chicago.
