<3 Echo's V-Day Picks <3

Published on February 11, 2025 0 Comments

Looking for some spicy literature to gift your Valentine (or yourself ;)? Quimby’s is a proud purveyor of all things sexy, sex-positive, and sex-healthy. We also have a first-rate selection of straight-up smut!

Read on to discover a few of my tantalizing favorites. Get ‘em while we got ‘em!

Sex Goblin by Lauren Cook
I had so much fun reading Sex Goblin. It felt like I was inside Lauren Cook’s head as he was floating freely through a DMT-esque melding of fantasy and real life, navigating the weirdness of sex, relationships, and everyday life. Sex Goblin is touching in its unassuming vulnerability and it’s also one of the few books that has genuinely made me laugh uncontrollably. I can’t wait to see what else Cook comes up with!

Ode to My IUD by Heather A.
Zinester extraordinaire Heather writes not only a lovely ode to the “little piece of plastic” that is her IUD, but also a concise and fascinating history of intrauterine devices and a thoughtful commentary on how impactful IUDs are for society and for her personally. Sexual wellness zines like this one have never been more important than they are now. Thank you, Heather!


The Drawings of Rainier Flores: Side B
You like butts! We like butts! Everybody likes butts!! And Rainier Flores is a master of drawing them. So enjoy this lovingly produced zine that has a beautifully rendered ass on every page.


Have a Happy Valentine’s Day, you lovely, lovely people! We love yoooooooooooooooooooo! <3

– Echo  @fraulein_echo

February Newsletter Out Now

Published on February 10, 2025 0 Comments

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New Stuff This Week

Published on February 8, 2025 0 Comments

 

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Zines

Rate of Decay #11-#12 $4

zines by Mita Saldana:
On Life Death and Memory Fall 2024 $5
Raindrops #2 & #3 $3 each

Holding Hands $5

The Tricksters Abreast Tales vol 4 Preview Packet, Chapter 10.A by Miss C. $3.25

Violent Treatment #1 by Hugo Reyes and Eli Enis $5

Eavesdropping In the East Village, NYC #1 $3.50

Mini-Comics

Treat Yourself to a Blind Date with a Comic Book $16.66

Terry and Dory #1 by Odin Cabal $7

Graphic Novels

Aya – Face the Music by Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie (Drawn and Quarterly) $24.95

Sexopatia by Marcos Trindade (Chili Con Carne) $16

Lit Journals

Moss Piglet Feb 2025 Nursery Rhymes and Wrongs $15

Ground Is Uneven #3 Whisper My Love Your Social Security Number $21

Magazines

Border Crossings #166 $15

Offsite – Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Chicago-Style Traditions, Feb. 27th!

Published on February 5, 2025 0 Comments
Feb
27
7:00 pm

Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Chicago-Style Traditions Zinemaking Hangout
Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown
7 – 9 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2025
Free!

This month, Zine Club Chicago is paying tribute to the distinctive ways our city loves to celebrate with a free zinemaking hangout in collaboration with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club! Y’all are invited to help create a group zine on the theme Chicago-Style Traditions.

This month’s theme is inspired by one of our favorite local holidays, Paczki Day, which Marz Brewing commemorates with the annual release of their Paczki Stout. This unique seasonal beer will be available during our event!

Please join us for Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Chicago-Style Traditions Zinemaking Hangout, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, February 27 at Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square/Bucktown. Free!

We’ll provide all the zinemaking supplies! Just bring your creativity. Life on Marz Community Club, our favorite locally owned taproom and café space, offers awesome alcoholic, CBD, and non-alcoholic beverages from Marz Brewery and more, plus some very fun snacks, for purchase. The taproom also will be holding a DJ night that evening, and we encourage y’all to stick around for an awesome selection of music spun by Rent Control Records!

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free event series is produced by Cynthia E. Hanifin and sponsored by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our visuals and created our logo.

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

Image description: A flyer featuring paczki on a plate and this text: “Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Chicago-Style Traditions; 7-9 p.m. Thursday, February 27; Life on Marz Community Club, 1950 N. Western Ave; Free!; Info at quimbys.com”

Zine Club Chicago Online: Show Us Your Stacks, Feb. 18th!

Published on February 1, 2025 0 Comments
Feb
18
7:30 pm

 

A red-and-blue infographic flyer, with the image of books and zines stacked in a wicker basket, and text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: Show Us Your Stacks; Online! Free! Zoom info on quimbys.com; 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025”

Zine Club Chicago Online: Show Us Your Stacks
7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Online! Free!
On Zoom, RSVP details below

Whenever self-publishing fanatics gather, one question always seems to come up: How do you organize your zines?  Whether you’re a meticulous cataloguer, a creator of haphazard piles, or something in between, we want to know about the ways you arrange, display, and categorize your personal collection.

Get your home stash in order (or leave it messy), BYOS(tacks + Snax) and join us on Zoom for Zine Club Chicago Online: Show Us Your Stacks at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025!

** RSVP required ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club Chicago events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 9 p.m. CT Monday, February 17 (the evening before our event). We’ll email you the Zoom link by 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, February 18.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago. This free event 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 event is here. More info on the Zine Club Chicago social media channels: @zineclubchicago

Image description: A red-and-blue infographic flyer, with the image of books and zines stacked in a wicker basket, and text that reads: “Zine Club Chicago: Show Us Your Stacks; Online! Free! Zoom info on quimbys.com; 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025”