New Stuff This Week

Published on February 15, 2025 0 Comments


McSweeney’s Author Cards with Career Stats $7.99

Zines

More zines by Al Burian:
Why Dont You Draw Anymore $1
Zangara: A Short Story $2

The Match #127 $3

Loculus #4 by RSP (Two Clowns In a Hole Press) $12

Hot Girl’s Guide to Caring for Your Clothes #1 by Adeeba Arastu $11

More zines by by Keidra Chaney:
Act Your Age! A Zine About Fandom at 35+ and Beyond $6
Everybody Loves Shinee in 2013: A Zine for Shawols $1
Keratoconus Welcome Zine $1

Little Death #1 by Jacqueline Rose Scibona $20

Worlds Beyond Science Fiction #1 $5.95

Christian New Age Quarterly vol 26 #4 edited by Catherine Groves $3.50

More zines by Tanya Brassie, $15 each:
Space Trash: The Growing Problem of the Floating Junkyard Above Your Head
Toxic Lagoons: Americas Superfund Sites – Northeastern Edition

Black San #1 by Oliver Saitz $5

Sigma Sigma: A Film Critique Zine $8

Comics

You Don’t Get There From Here #67 Diary Comics by Carrie McNinch $4

I Hope This Finds You #16 & #17 Diary Comics by Kevin Budnik $6 each

Butterflies of the Night Chapters 1 and 2 by Magdalene Ma $17

Comics by M. Lehmann:
Tales From the Grave #1 $20
Somewhere In Purgatory $12
Hint $15

Graphic Novels

Milk White Steed by Michael D. Kennedy (Drawn & Quarterly) $24.95

Music Books

Goth: A History by Lol Tolhurst $18.99

How to Be a Goth: Notes on Undead Style by Tish Weinstock $28

Self-Care

How It Feels: An Illustrated Experience of Grief by Emily Fishman $15

Sex Guides & Culture

SEX: Everything Everyone Needs to Know About Pleasure and Play by Ali Paul $14.99

Fiction

Denmark Variations by James Tadd Adcox $12

The Application by Bridget McFadden and Gina Giambalvo (Chum Bucket Press) $20

Chap Books & Poetry

What Happens When Your Heart Breaks by Erin Arnold $2

I Wish My Heart Was Always Filled With Wind by Alexandra Aller $14.44

<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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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”