Happenings for August… The Will Arnold show has been extended until September 18th! The long anticipated Chicago issue of Elska featuring Quimby’s co-owner Peter Miles is out August 6th! Quimby’s 35th Anniversary Party is weekend of August 14-16 with 3.5% off everything, 35% off some things!

Getting our groove on at Quimby’s Bookstore, Chicago Illinois. Any requests from today’s vinyl? Quimby’s is the worlds leading purveyor of zines and author and artist produced publications. NO EDITORS! NO AGENTS! Right from the person who made it to YOU! Make our day and stop by!

After Hours 1 year anniversary! Editors' Special Featuring: Justin Finley of Raging Opossum Press, Nick Rossi of Sobotka, Els Deitz of Veilance, and Kat Thanopoulos of WREATH. Thursday 6/25, 6:30-8:30 pm Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W North Ave Chicago Illinois

Happy Father’s Day! Ya’ know what your dad likes? Zines and Comics! Duh! But mostly he likes spending time with you. So do dad a solid and bring him by Quimby’s. The zines are $5, time together is priceless. Listening to your dad’s Hip Hop collection all day!

Story Studio Memoir in a Year Reading! Megan Kirby, Madison Loew, Ro White, Stephanie Young, Zoe Tian, & more! True life stories about immigration, menstruation, thespianism, lesbianism, dead mom jokes, divorced folks, and how you should sit when someone asks you to watch them take a shower.

Midwestern Death Tour Featuring Meaghan Garvey Thursday 6/11, 6:30-8:30 pm Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago Join Quimby’s and Panamerica Books in welcoming hometown hero Meaghan Garvey for the Chicago leg of her Midwestern Death Tour for her new book Midwestern Death Trip.

After Hours with The Ground Is Uneven: Th. 5/28, 6:30-8 pm Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago After Hours will feature a stacked roster of readers from the pages of The Ground is Uneven, an open mic, and a live interview with the editor Adam Kaz on their process!

Happy Wednesday! Come celebrate Stevie Wonder’s 76th birthday today! THIS FRIDAY 5/15 join us for the zine release of Chicago Signs and Symbols volume 3 by Lisa Glenn Armstrong and Atlan Arceo-Witzl and peep the opening of their super cool instillation and very affordable poster art!

This Friday! 5/15 Chicago Sign & Symbols Issue 3 release party: Fri. 5/15, 6:30-8 pm Chicago Sign & Symbols Exhibition: Featuring the work of Lisa Glenn Armstrong and Atlan Arceo-Witzl Exhibition runs through June 26, daily 12-6 Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago

L’Esprit, After Hours Th. 4/30 6:30 Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave L’Esprit @lespritlit was founded in February 2022, the centenary month of the publication of Ulysses. For After Hours L’Esprit has curated a stacked roster Joyce Goldenstern Allison Elizabeth Devyn Andrews Rachel León

Getting rootsy for April 18th with our collection of alt country, roots rock, folx punk, classics, and rustic indie on vinyl for our patrons to browse the world’s largest collection of zines for sale! Join us Saturday April 25th for the Chicago Book Crawl on Indie Bookstore Day!

CHANGE MY MIND! Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago has the world’s largest retail collection of zines. You can’t get this sh!t at Barnes & Noble! 🤘🏽

Mac Blackout Street Dreams & Towering Seers Reception: Saturday 3/21, 5-7 Show runs: 3/12th to 5/1, 12-6 pm Quimby’s Bookstore is honored to exhibit Chicago artist Mac Blackout’s next solo show of 10 new paintings and past favorites.

We’re getting our groove on today with 70’s - 00’s R&B, funk, soul, and disco! Monday marks 1-year under new ownership, spring is coming to Chicago, life is funky! –.- ..- .. — -… -.– .—-. … Quimby’s Bookstore Books Zines Comics ~ ~ Since 1991 ~ ~ 1854 W. North Ch-IL Open everyday 12-6

Staying true to our Gen-X roots today with 80’s and 90’s punk, metal, indie and rock. 🤘🏻 First album of the day is in homage to Chicago hometown hero Steve Albini. Any requests for the second album to the day? #recordcollection #chicago #indiebooktok #indiebookstore #playlist

Sketch / Book 6 pm at Quimby’s, 1854 W. North Ave, At 6:30 walk to LMN Wedge studio. This is an opportunity to read a book, practice sketching the people and setting from observation, or simply journal and/or mark-make in your sketchbook within a social, supportive setting.

After Hours with Lover’s Eye Press Th. 2/26 6:30 Readings by: E. Hughes, Angelica Julia Dávila, Tori Rego, Natalie Staples Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago

Show & Tell with Dorian Sylvain Saturday, February 21, 6:30-8 pm Featuring Dorian Sylvain Quimby’s is excited to host acclaimed painter, muralist, educator, and cultural organizer Dorian Sylvian for a Show & Tell session focused on her artistic practice and her book Raised In It!

Blonde Bombastic by Frankie Lyne Closing Reception Sunday, 2/8 5-7 Blonde Bombastic by Frankie Lyne is centered around Marie a 50’s does 70’s heroine who’s incredible outfits, & glamorous looks, keep her just ahead of the dire consequences of her full on sex-and-drugs rock and roll lifestyle.

Peeragogy Handbook Editathon & Game Night With Charlie Danoff Saturday, 2/7, 7 pm at Quimby’s Please join us to learn about peeragogy, edit the new Handook, and play a game to imagine more inclusive technological futures!

Quimby’s After Hours General Things Press, Thursday January 29 6:30-8:00 Readings by: Evan Fusco Jessie McCarty Lemmy Ya’akova Grace Papineau-Couture In person at: Quimby’s Bookstore Books Zines Comics ~ ~ Since 1991 ~ ~ 1854 W. North Ch-IL Open 12-6 everyday

Quimby’s After Hours General Things Press Thursday 1/29 6:30-8:00 1854 W. North Ave Chi-IL Readings by Evan Fusco, Jessie McCarty, Lemmy Ya’akova, Grace Papineau-Couture

Blonde Bombastic Art Opening and Talk by Frankie Lyne Comics Reading by Frankie Lyne Gren Bee, and J.E Paeth Friday, 1/23 6:30 PM Show runs through 2/8 at Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago, IL 60622

Blonde Bombastic by Frankie Lyne Reading by Frankie Lyne Gren Bee and J.E Paeth Friday, 1/23 6:30 Show runs through 2/8 Blonde Bombastic features the work of Frankie Lyne centered on Marie a who’s glamorous looks keep her just ahead of the dire consequences of her rock and roll lifestyle.

Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of DC Punk Fanzines John Davis in Conversation with Liz Mason Friday, 1/16, 6:30-8:30pm Register at quimbys.com Keep Your Ear to the Ground is the first history of the fanzines that emerged from Washington, DC’s highly influential punk community.

Quimby’s is beyond STöKED to be a *new* stockist of books by ORO Editions [ @oro_editions ]. Based across SF, LA, NYC, Singapore, Shenzhen, and Buenos Aires, ORO Editions publishes exceptionally designed, award winning books on design, art, photography, architecture and urbanism.

Sketch / Book: A Wicker Park Reading and Drawing Salon! A collaboration between LMN Wedge Studio and Quimby’s! 
Mon, 1/12, 6-8:30 
Meet at Quimby’s
at 6:30 walk 2 blocks to LMN Wedge Studio $40 – comes with a free zine or of your choice ($15 value or less). Search LMN Wedge Eventbrite to register!

Crepusculine Exhibition Closing Reception
with Conor Stechschulte
Friday, January 9th, 2026 5:00-7:00pm 
in-person at Quimby's Bookstore Join Conor Stechschulte  for the closing reception of original art related to the process and thinking behind his new comic, “Crepusculine 2.”

WE’RE OPEN 10:30-6 x-mas eve! For all you busy folx, gift procrastinators, professionals with a rare weekday off, chosen-family outings, polyques on the loose, teen day-dates, WE GOT YOU! Got your stocking stuffer right here! Quimby’s Bookstore Books Zines Comics ~~ Since 1991 ~~

Thank you Quinn Myers and Jeremy Battle of @blockclubchi.bsky.social for capturing our excitement around launching Quimby’s Ink! Fire up your Google skills to read the article on Block Club and to see case studies on the Quimby’s Blog. Wanna’ chat about it? email petermiles@quimbys.com