Marc Arcuri, Dan Gleason, Gregory Jacobsen, Mike McPadden & Gabriel Wallace Read 7/28

Published on June 28, 2012 0 Comments
Jul ’12
28
7:00 pm

Back and sexier than ever! The great Marc Arcuri, stylist to the stylites, keyboardist for Santana, lover of Pantera and lead singer/drummer of the English Softhearts plans to orate nonsensically at the top of his lungs! Dan Gleason, that fat sad sac ejaculator of short stories, shall read b. s. from his latest greatest hits book, ‘Dear Sweetness,’ and also some of his more recent vapid creations! Gregory Jacobsen, greaser/guido/hairball, possessor of large hands, painter, and lead singer of the Lovely Little Girls will lick your body up and down with his sensual verbosity! Mike McPadden, author of, ‘If You Like Metallica…,’ ‘Heavy Metal Movies: The 666 Most Headbanging Films from Anvil to Zardoz,’ and head writer at Mr. Skin will provide a delightful pause from that life you are leading, void of meaning, with his angelic wordplay! And Gabriel Wallace, poet/genius/renegade, dead-ringer for Taylor Negron – a. k. a. the Pizza Guy from Fast Times – author of The Great Sheboygan Panty Raid of 18977, Quack With Me (folderol) and The Waukegan Pepsodent Conundrum will mesmerize your loins with his erotic mysticism!

The work of Marc Arcuri has been featured at Buddy Gallery, the Co-Prosperity Sphere, New Capital, the Double Door, the Burlington and at Bitchpork. Dan’s work has been on display at the Hyde Park Art Center, Antena Gallery, the Block Museum of Art, Roots & Culture and at Salon Tress. Gregory Jacobsen shows his artwork at Chicago’s ZG Gallery and Berlin’s Bongout. He’s also had stuff in Hi-Fructose and New American Paintings. Mike McPadden’s stuffs can be found in Happyland, Hustler, and Mr. Skin. He has also served as screenwriter of a number of films. Gabriel Wallace’s work has been witnessed at the Hideout, Bottom Lounge, innumerable places in the great NYC and Columbia, Missouri, and also at the magical QUIMBY’S BOOKSTORE!

Marc: http://lit.newcity.com/2008/08/21/reading-series-orphan-schlitz-iii/

Greg: http://gregoryjacobsen.com/

Mike: http://mcbeardo.com/

Dan: https://www.quimbys.com/store/1696

Gabe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2h6ZKQrjk4

Saturday, July 28, 7pm

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Faster Awesomeness

Published on June 21, 2012 0 Comments

Yes! We have updated our website for faster awesomeness and more delightful delightfulness that is faster ordering. Order to your heart’s delight at quimbys.com/store! Please note however, that we are in the process of reconfiguring our mail system, so if you have contacted us, it may take us a bit longer than usual to get back to you. Thanks for your patience.

New Stuff This Week

Published on June 16, 2012 0 Comments

The first day of tabling for CAKE (The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) at 1104 S. Wabash was awesome! If you couldn’t make it today, don’t fret! Tabling continues tomorrow (Sunday the 17th). Many of the comics artists who are at CAKE have new things they’re showing off, such as Josh Kramer’s The Cartoon Picayune #3 as pictured above.

For more info see www.cakechicago.com

Zines and Zine-Related Books
Craft Leftovers: various different issues, a really fun little renegade crafty zine that could also be happy under the DIY heading.
Animal Shelter #2 Spr 12 Art Sex Literature (Semiotexte) $15.00

Comics and Comix
Overboard by Laura Terry $8.50
Cousin Harold #1 by Dennmann $5.00
Harvest Branches by JD Lee $5.00
Coin Op #3: Coin Op #3 Municipal Parking and Waterfall and #4 Deep End by Peter and Maria Hoey $10.00 each
In The Sounds and Seas vol 2 by Marnie Galloway $15.00
Hodge Podge Anthology #1 by Ryan Ruiz and Kennifer Qian et al. $4.20 (dude)
Inside the Slow Spiral by Jon Allen $6.00
Day of the Gibcats #1 by Katherine Verhoeven $8.00
Dangerous Cooking #1 by Verwho $10.00
Spaz #5 Stories by Emi Gennis $2.00
Two beautiful Mille Putois titles: La Vie Magnifique Sous L’eau by Joel Vaudreuil ($5.00) and Bowling For Souls ($10.00) by various artists including Marc Bell, Jay Stephens. Archer Prewitt, Jessica Abel, James Kochalka and more.

Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks
July Diary by Gabrielle Bell (Uncivilized) $6.00
Gloriana by Kevin Huizenga (D&Q) $19.95 – Kevin Huizenga exposes the mechanics that underpin everyday life. His protagonist, Glenn Ganges, has conversations about dish soap and library visits that are both faithful depictions of mundane interactions and existential dissections of the units that construct our lives. Thanks to everybody who came out last night for the Kevin Huizenga and Dan Zettwoch event!
Klaus by Robert Short (Nobrow) $19.95
New York Mon Amour by Jacques Tardi et al. (Fantagraphics) $19.99
Furry Trap Horror Stories 2004-2011 Adults Only by Josh Simmons (Fantagraphics) $24.99
Seven Soldiers of Victory vol 2 SC by Grant Morrison $29.99
Books by Jon Allen: Nine Short Works, Vacationland Chapter 1

Fiction
Hologram For the King by Dave Eggers (McSweeneys) $25.00 – We can’t actually sell these books to you until the on-sale date, which is June 19th. They’re tucked away until then!
Office Girl by Joe Meno $15.95
Stranger on Lesbos by Valerie Taylor $13.95
The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman $14.99
Nervous System: A Dewey Decimal Novel by Nathan Larson $15.95

Art & Design Books
Quodlibet by Sebastian Gievert & Katja Spitzer  (Nobrow Press) $19.95
Space Between Selected Writings on Art Michael Bracewell (Riding House) $35.00
Forty Deuce: The Times Square Photographs of Bill Butterworth 1983-1984 $39.95

Mayhem, Miscreants, Memoirs & Misc
Dyn-o-mite: Good Times Bad Times Our Times by Jimmie Walker $25.00
The Mammoth Book of Gangs: The Fascinating Inside Story of 34 Notorious Gangs by James Morton $13.95
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror by Paul Kane $13.95
Dear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos In Her Own Words $16.95
Weirdest and Wackiest World Records from Absolutely Bizarre to Downright Shocking by Tony Lyons $14.95
Weird-O-Pedia Ultimate Book of Surprising Strange Incredibly Bizarre Facts by Alex Palmer $12.95
Blood Beneath My Feet: The Journey of a Southern Death Investigator by Joseph Scott Morgan (Feral House) $18.95
Graveyards of Chicago: People History Art and Lore of Cook County Cemetaries by Matt Hucke and Ursula Bielski $15.00

Politics & Revolution
Imperiled: Life Revolution Against Climate Catastrophe (Anarchist Interventions 04) by Castro Javier Sethness (AK) $12.00
Militarism and Anti-Militarism by Karl Liebknecht (Black Rose) $19.99

DIY
The Ultimate Self Sufficiency Handbook: The Complete Guide to Baking Crafts Gardening etc. by Abigail R. Gehring $14.95

Magazines
Bizarre #189 Jun 12 $10.50
Adbusters Jul Aug 12 #102 vol 20 #4 $8.95
Shots #116 Sum 12 $6.95
High Times Aug 12 $5.99
Dazed and Confused vol 3 #10 Jun 12 $9.99
Paper Sum 12 $4.00
Whore Magazine #3 Sum 2012 $12.00
ArtForum Sum 12 $10.00
Magnet #88 $4.99
Wax Poetics #51 $11.99
The Fifth Estate vol 47 #2 #387 Sum 12 $4.00
RFD #150 Sum 12: Radical Faerie Digest $9.95
Tattoo Revolution Jun 12 $11.75

Literary Journals, Poetry & Chap Books
The Believer #90 $8.00
Curbside Splendor #3 Spr 12 $8.00
Brick #89 Sum 12 A Literary Journal $15.00

Debate, Enlightenment and Performance from The Last Man, by W.C. Turck 7/14

Published on June 13, 2012 0 Comments
Jul ’12
14
7:00 pm

WC Turck’s new book The Last Man, warns of a world ruled by a single powerful corporation and the one man who defied it. More than fiction, The Last Man is a prophetic story, a freedom manifesto, a celebration of diversity, and reminder that one man can make a difference. With all proceeds going to support Occupy Chicago, reading The Last Man is like standing in solidarity with those who demand a better tomorrow.

In 2011, Turck’s first play, Occupy My Heart: A revolutionary Christmas Carol made national headlines and helped change the media narrative about the Occupy movement. The Last Man continues that effort and support with the only novel endorsed by Occupy Chicago. Turck has been featured on podcasts and radio shows such as The Thom Hartman show, Words with Wings, WCPT and The Chicago Tribune. His first book, Broken: one soldier’s unexpected journey home, was recommended by the national Association of mental health Institutes for its treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Turck is also the author of “Everything for Love,” a personal memoir of the Siege of Sarajevo, of the popular WordPress blog and more.

For more info: http://occupychi.or

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Weekly Top 10

Published on June 13, 2012 0 Comments

Twilight Man is a title we’ve had since this past winter, yet is somehow making a resurgence in the bestseller list this week at #10.

1. Maximumrocknroll #349 June $4.00

2. Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever #1 by Igloo Tornado (I Will Destroy You) $5.00

3. Bust Jun/Jul 12 $5.99

4. Cabinet #45 Games $12.00

5. The Believer #90 $8.99

6. I Like Your Work: Art and Etiquette by Paper Monument $8.00

7. Juxtapoz #138 July $5.99

8. Mash Tun #1 Craft Beer Journal $8.00

9. Crap Hound #6 Death Phones Scissors by Sean Tejaratchi (Show & Tell Press) $13.00

10. Twilight Man by Boyd Rice $15.00 – 100-page memoir by Boyd Rice. Twilight Man follows Rice through San Francisco’s darkest crevices during his time as a responder for the Twilight Alarm Company. Preface by Nina Antonia, author of Johnny Thunders: In Cold Blood.”