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Zines

The Man In the Clock a Novel by David G. Cookson $10

Sisyphan #1 & #2 by Aunty $10 each

Proof I Exist #48 Corolla Buddies by Billy $3

Behind the Zines #19 $4

Scrapbooking 101 $10

Music zines by Meli, 42.50 each: Synth Punk, Third Wave Ska

Whatever #28 by Adam Courter $2

Glass #2 See Thru $8

Snake Year by Jilly Foo $5

Near Death Trip #1 $5

Room Tone #6 by Kurt $3

Zines by Pilot Lee: Things That Bring Me Joy: A Zine About Living $12, The Disability Center Told Me I Wasnt Disabled Enough: A Story About McBurney $16, The Before: An Essay on the Weapons of the Weak $6, How to Start Vending Your Art (With Basically No Money) $6

Microcosm Publishing stuff: War on Addiction: A Drunk Punk Project - How to Treat the Overdose Epidemic and Be Involved in Your Own Treatment by Tim Spock $6.99, Womb Witch: Herbal Magick for Reproductive Health by Angelica Merritt $19.95, Your Cozy Life: DIY Nesting Skills for a Sustainable Home by Raleigh Briggs $19.99, A Pocket Guide to Natal Astrology: Birth Chart Basics by Maira Sky $7.99, Unfuck Your Tarot: Using the Cards For Growth and Overcoming Trauma by Dr. Faith G. Harper $5.99, Asexual Things I Did Before Realizing I Was Asexual by Cooklin $7.99, Transition Diaries by Animal Bro $4.95 & more.

From Jacinta Bunnell: Believing In That Which Does Not Exist: Visions of Guaranteed Income $22, Hideaway Grove Apartment Complex $12

Comics

Deep End Diaries: A Sketchbook Anthology by Cole Winners $10

Graphic Novels

There's No Time Like the Present by Paul B. Rainey (D&Q) $24.95

Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton (D&Q) $22.95

Season of the Roses by Chloe Wary (Fantagraphics) $29.99

Goes Like This by Jordan Crane (Fantagraphics) $39.99

Politics & Revolution Books

Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin $12

Too Late to Awaken: What Lies Ahead When There Is No Future? by Slavoj Zizek $23.95

You Can't Kill a Man Because of the Books He Reads: Angelo Herndon's Fight for Free Speech by Brad Snyder $37.99

Outer Limits & Mayhem

Compendium of the Occult: Arcane Artifacts, Magic Rituals, and Sacred Symbolism by Liz Williams $29.95

Essays

Like Love: Essays and Conversations by Maggie Nelson $20

Another Bullshit Night In Suck City: A Memoir by Nick Flynn $18.99

Music Books

Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival by Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour $32

The Secret Public: How Music Moved Queer Culture From the Margins to the Mainstream by Jon Savage $35

Interficial ARTelligence: The Moments That Met Me Chuck D $24.95

To Ease My Troubled Mind: The Authorized Unauthorized History of Billy Childish by Ted Kessler (Akashic) $31.95

Monument Eternal by Alice Coltrane (Akashic) $19.95

Fiction

Beautyland: A Novel by Marie-Helene Bertino $18

No One Knows by Osamu Dazai $15.95

Beta Vulgaris by Margie Sarsfield $18.99

Poetry & Lit Journals

Mostly Soldiers: Poems by Cora Ruskin $13

Ladies Ladies Ladies by Kristen Zory King $13

Stanchion #16 & #17 $13 each

Sexxxy

Butt Magazine #36 $20

Magazines

Gush Magazine vol 2 #1 $10

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From the Archives March Edition

Liz here, and I was having a great time in the basement organizing. Well, I mean, real talk: define "great." But you know what I mean; I was amused by some of the things I rediscover as I get it all in order down there. But also, again, real talk: define "all in order." YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, STOP SASSING ME, PEOPLES. Still though. The stuff I have for you! Dig it. Well what do we have here? It's famed sculpture artist legend Cynthia Plaster Caster and former Quimby's employee and CUFF …

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2025 Chicagoland Indie Bookstore Day Challenge! April 26th

On Saturday, April 26th Quimby's will participate in celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with Chicago bookstores from all over the city! One of the best ways to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day is the annual bookstore crawl (aka, the Chicagoland Indie Bookstore Day Challenge)! The crawl promises to be bigger and better than ever this year! Dozens of stores—both brand-new stores and old favorites will be participating.  (See the complete list at www.ChiLoveBooks.com.) And, yes, the …

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