Quimby's Bookstore

Quimby's Bookstore The world’s leading purveyor of zines and author and artist produced publications! Open every day 12-7! 1854 North Ave, Chicago! We print books, zines & comics!
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Purveyor of independently-published and small press zines, comics, books and other bizarre periodicals. https://linktr.ee/QuimbysBookstore

09/17/2026

🚨 SLINGSHOT ORGANIZERS ARE IN! 🚨

All the way from Berkeley, California!
These go fast—choose your favorite color and get organized today!

was honored to rep 11 of our favorite consigners at Denver Zine Fest yesterday! Check the tags in the video for some pri...
09/14/2026

was honored to rep 11 of our favorite consigners at Denver Zine Fest yesterday! Check the tags in the video for some primo follows! And thanks to our super talented in-store designer and book seller extraordinaire Maddi Waneka for the sick new table covering!

We’re also super pumped on the turn out for another run on “Workin’ It, The Professional Practices of Small Scale Publishing.” Our roving fest panel talk featuring local aces. This edition was with Jeff from Wig Shop, Samantha from Fat Forward Books, Vera from Benschop Books, moderated by Peter Miles from Quimby’s!

Denver Zine Fest really popped off! Talked to a zillion people and did better in sales than any fest this year.

Quimby’s has been trying to do come to you more over the last year with both Chicago and travel fests!

Have you enjoyed seeing us out and about?

Catch us next at Chicago Zine Fest AND the Detroit Art Book Fair!

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Word on the street is that King Cat #85 by John Porcellino is now available at Quimby's! Snag a copy from our new wall ...
09/09/2026

Word on the street is that King Cat #85 by John Porcellino is now available at Quimby's! Snag a copy from our new wall before it's gone!

You can read about September in-store events in our Almost Fall Newsletter ™️ out now. Link to read and subscribe in our bio 🔗

Back 2 skool sidewalk sign hand-lettered by the beautiful Maddi Waneka 💜

Join us Quimbys Bookstore this Thursday 9/10 for Drunk Punk Recovery: Discussion Group featuring artist, punk, and write...
09/07/2026

Join us Quimbys Bookstore this Thursday 9/10 for Drunk Punk Recovery: Discussion Group featuring artist, punk, and writer Tim Spock Tim Spock! 6:30 sharp! Leave your Malört shots outside!

We will have Tim's zines available for sale: Why Do I Get High and Drunk Punk: Getting Sober Without Gods or Masters.

Tim Spock is a punk who struggled with addiction. He was the cause of a crash while intoxicated that took the lives of two people and injured two more. While serving time for his crime, he created his own take on addiction and recovery based on lived experience and interactions with others. Now he is a licensed peer recovery specialist who helps others with their addictions. He lives in Lakewood, Ohio.

09/06/2026

It’s a great day to find a Zine you didn’t know you needed at Quimby’s Bookstore!

09/01/2026

September 1st!

angel xoxo is workin’ it today! And some exciting developments in the alley courtesy of Mac Blackout!

What’s it gonna’ be?

After Hours: Mulberry LiteraryThursday 8/27, 6:30-8:30 pmQuimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave, ChicagoNote: This is a m...
08/21/2026

After Hours: Mulberry Literary
Thursday 8/27, 6:30-8:30 pm
Quimby’s Bookstore,
1854 W. North Ave, Chicago

Note: This is a masked event! Masks will be provided

Established in 2019, Mulberry Literary – edited by Kae Johnston and Darcy Dillon – is an online and in-print publication dedicated to showcasing boundless creative work from across the world.

Amy Eaton is the co-host of the Lady Live Lit show MissSpoken, as well as a director, writer and Live Lit performer. Among others, she has read for Chirp Radio’s First Time, Write Club Chicago, Voicebox, Is This A Thing?, and 20x2 Chicago where she tries not to read, but to do something ridiculous and outrageous with her 2 minutes onstage instead. She has published work in The Coachella Review, Hippocampus Magazine, Na**lm Health Spa, a not yet released anthology, and of course, Mulberry Literary.

Cecilia Rose Dillon has her Bachelor’s in Creative Writing from Columbia College Chicago, where she served as an editor for the school’s literary magazine, Allium. She is additionally the co-creator and host of the podcast Tubi or Not Tubi, where she has the privilege of interviewing and analyzing ultra independent film alongside her co-hosts.

Yareli Armévida is a first-generation transwoman of Mexican and Nahua descent, and a Chicago-based writer. Through fiction, gesture, and scent, Armévida investigates the inexorable links between militainment, superstition, and shame; with footnotes in armamentism, metacognition, and blame. She has exhibited traditional artwork and scents in Dallas, Denton, and Chicago.

Vic Xochitl Chavez is a q***r disabled Chicane poet, bookworm, and artist based in Chicago, IL. They hold a BA in Creative Writing from Columbia College Chicago, where they were an assistant editor for both Columbia Poetry Review and Hair Trigger. Their poetry has been published in many places and establishments like Los Angeles Times, Southside Weekly, and Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT. Vic Xochitl is a senior art and poetry editor at Mulberry Literary, previously published in the magazine prior to taking up an editorial role.

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Donate what you can afford. Suggested $10

What's new at Quimby's: Japanese cinema books, graphic novels by Fantagraphics, local music and culture zines, smutty co...
08/20/2026

What's new at Quimby's: Japanese cinema books, graphic novels by Fantagraphics, local music and culture zines, smutty comics, gorgeous art books by GenderFail + more! 💥

We still have 35th anniversary totes by CAROLINE CA$H in case you missed it, available in-store only.

If you're in Chicago this weekend, don't miss ZINE MERCADO ZINEmercado this Saturday 8/22 in Logan Square from 2-9pm in front of Comfort Station Logan Square (poster on last slide). Over 69 artists and publishers, PULL UP!!! 📣😎

08/16/2026

35th Anniversary Closing Ceremonies
And Basement Clean-out Garage Sale!

//// SUNDAY 8/16:
12:00 am - 8:00 pm:

Quimby’s Garage Sale! Have you ever wondered what kind of weird ass nonsense is hiding in Quimby’s basement? And wanted to take it home with you for .035¢, $3.50, $35, $350, or $3,500? We’ll curate the weirdest menagerie of sale books and zines, ephemera, random, and nonsense for your perusal!

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm:
Jordan Knecht Spins FOR SALE records!

Jordan Knecht is a vinyl selector based in Chicago, focusing on grooves from around the globe. Jordan is also an artist, educator, musician, and systems designer, surfing the wave of unknowing. Jordan’s work is rooted in play, a guiding force which informs all projects and collaborations. For this engagement you can buy Jordan’s records hot off a spin on the turn table.

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm:
PXM!

PXM is a Chicago based duo comprised of Madeleine Aguilar + Philip Lesicko. Their sets are experimental + improvised, ambient + percussive, and based on shared ethics of care, play & intuition. PXM is capping off a summer tour of bookstore performances and their home town spot, Quimby’s!

QUIMBY’s INK 001 is SOLD OUTWe have 50+ letterpress prints!Drop a comment to get on the second edition list! The second ...
08/16/2026

QUIMBY’s INK 001 is SOLD OUT
We have 50+ letterpress prints!

Drop a comment to get on the second edition list! The second edition zine will be exactly the same, without the goodie bag but $15 instead of $35! Out in fall.

35th anniversary closing ceremonies today!

12:00 am - 8:00 pm:
Quimby’s Garage Sale!

Have you ever wondered what kind of weird ass nonsense is hiding in Quimby’s basement? And wanted to take it home with you for .035¢, $3.50, $35, $350, or $3,500? We’ll curate the weirdest menagerie of sale books and zines, ephemera, random, and nonsense for your perusal!

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm:
Jordan Knecht Spins FOR SALE records!

Jordan Knecht is a vinyl selector based in Chicago, focusing on grooves from around the globe. Jordan is also an artist, educator, musician, and systems designer, surfing the wave of unknowing. Jordan’s work is rooted in play, a guiding force which informs all projects and collaborations. For this engagement you can buy Jordan’s records hot off a spin on the turn table.

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm:
PXM!

PXM is a Chicago based duo comprised of Madeleine Aguilar + Philip Lesicko. Their sets are experimental + improvised, ambient + percussive, and based on shared ethics of care, play & intuition. PXM is capping off a summer tour of bookstore performances and their home town spot, Quimby’s!

Address

1854 W North Avenue
Chicago, IL
60622

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12:30pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+17733420910

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