The January Quimby’s Bookstore Newsletter available now!
Quimby’s is proud to be a sponsor of the 2020 Chicago Alternative Comics Expo [CAKE], a weekend-long celebration of independent comics, inspired by Chicago’s rich legacy as home to many of underground and alternative comics’ most talented artists– past, present and future. CAKE features comics for sale, workshops, exhibitions, panel discussions and more, CAKE is dedicated to fostering community and dialogue amongst independent artists, small presses, publishers and readers. More info at cakechicago.com.
CAKE 2020 will be held 6/13-6/14 11am-6pm at Broadway Armory (5917 N Broadway) in Edgewater.
More info TBA.
Follow CAKE:
IG: @CAKEChicago
Twitter: @CAKEChicago
Art by David Alvarado. @tuffasaurus
Welcome To The Dark Side: Occult London by Kate Hodges + illustrated by Brian Rau (Herb Lester Associates) $14 – This large-format map charts centuries of occult activity of London including the headquarters of the Golden Dawn; Aleister Crowley’s temples; where William Blake saw angels and William Burroughs launched a psychic attack after eating an unsatisfactory cheesecake. For the aspiring occultist, there are shops to buy spells and books on magic, and libraries and museums for further study. Also included is A Guide To Magickal Tools For The Aspiring Occultist, a checklist for those wishing to take their exploration of the subject beyond the physical realm. Folder contains: Map (400 x 690mm), A Guide To Magickal Tools For The Aspiring Occultist card (100 x138mm) Litho-printed in the UK on sustainably sourced paper.
Zines
Clumsy issues #12-#14 by Kara Comegys $3 each
Check Out This Propaganda #2 A Comedy Magazine by Eli Ruffer $10
Comics & Minis
King Cat #79 by John Porcellino $5
Flyblown by RedRottenApple $5
Graphic Novels
DITCH LIFE by Amy Lockhart (Fantagraphics Underground) $30
Fiction
Punk Snot Dead SC by Morat $15
Chap Books
Wave Function by Coco M Keehl $10
Magazines
Uppercase #44 $18
RFD #180 winter $11.95
Jan ’20 |
24 |
6:00 pm |
Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout!
6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24
Here at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. in Wicker Park
Free!
We know that making progress on your zine projects is probably one of your new year’s resolutions, so Zine Club Chicago is kicking off 2020 with a special event: The No Sleep ’Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout!
Bring your work-in-progress, create a new zine on the spot, or just catch up with other zine folks at our 4-hour Friday night event. (Quimby’s will not be holding a Zlumber Party this year, so our gathering will channel that chill hangout vibe.) We’ll have zinemaking supplies, creative prompts, and lots of snacks on hand. Zinemakers are encouraged to bring their zines to swap with others, as well! We’ll keep the zinemaking party rolling from 6 to 10 p.m.; feel free to drop in anytime during the evening.
Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome to join us at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/522787471921314/
Thanks to Anna Jo Beck for our graphics!
Steven Svmbersky of Quimby’s Bookstore NYC sent a nice box of stuff: Codex Extinct Animalia by Dr Spencer Black ($8), Dance of Death by Hans Holbein ($12), Artist of Death by Dr Frederick Ruysch ($8), Liber Al the Book of the Law zine by Aleister Crowley ($4), issues of Says Who ($2 each): Annie Sprinkle, Vivienne Westwood, Zora Neale Hurston, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Paul Krassner, Snoop Dogg & more!
Zines
Punks Around #9 Drugs Use…In Russia $3
Lions Teeth by Kit Sylvester $3
Sunburned in the Punky Meadow by Matthew Green $6
Meanwhile #10 Fashion Show $5
Nothing Act 1 A Voice Off $5
Mirror Images Part 1 by Jordyn Fairbanks $5
Comics & Minis
Teenage Condition Lizard Daddies by Abby Jame (Silver Sprocket) $3
Pop Up Girls by Himali Patil and Tasha Dsilva $8
Magazines
Create Magazine #18 $20
Lit Journals, Chap Books & Poetry
Taddle Creek #44 $6.95
Rialto Books Review vol #006 $6
Lovely Little Nutmegs #4 $3.50
Bennington Review #7 fall winter $13
Catharsis by Angela Verish $20.99