Quimby's Bookstore
@quimbysbookstore.bsky.social
1854 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
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Zines + Books + Comics + Tracts + Plenty
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quimbys.com
Zines + Books + Comics + Tracts + Plenty
https://linktr.ee/QuimbysBookstore
Quimby’s is hosting a live reading event featuring more than a dozen emerging student storytellers from comic programs highlighting short comics and excerpts from visual stories they’ve developed.
THIS SATURDAY!!
December 13th 6:30-8:30pm
Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W North Ave m, Chi-IL
THIS SATURDAY!!
December 13th 6:30-8:30pm
Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W North Ave m, Chi-IL
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Quimby’s is hosting a live reading event featuring more than a dozen emerging student storytellers from comic programs highlighting short comics and excerpts from visual stories they’ve developed.
THIS SATURDAY!!
December 13th 6:30-8:30pm
Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W North Ave m, Chi-IL
THIS SATURDAY!!
December 13th 6:30-8:30pm
Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W North Ave m, Chi-IL
Zinesters are waking up, breaking down their tents on North Ave., cooking vegan sausages over stereo stoves, and queuing up at the rope line to storm the doors at noon to clear out our $3 one-sheet zines!
Indoctrinate your family with gifts from our extensive collection of weirdo publications!
Indoctrinate your family with gifts from our extensive collection of weirdo publications!
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Zinesters are waking up, breaking down their tents on North Ave., cooking vegan sausages over stereo stoves, and queuing up at the rope line to storm the doors at noon to clear out our $3 one-sheet zines!
Indoctrinate your family with gifts from our extensive collection of weirdo publications!
Indoctrinate your family with gifts from our extensive collection of weirdo publications!
Our landlord, and Quimby’s previous owner and Chief Oddities Officer, Eric Kirsammer made us this ultra on brand window display for our “capitalist bullsh!t holiday”.
Come camp out Friday night so you can storm the doors at noon on Small Business Saturday and brawl over our last copy of Caboose 14!
Come camp out Friday night so you can storm the doors at noon on Small Business Saturday and brawl over our last copy of Caboose 14!
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Our landlord, and Quimby’s previous owner and Chief Oddities Officer, Eric Kirsammer made us this ultra on brand window display for our “capitalist bullsh!t holiday”.
Come camp out Friday night so you can storm the doors at noon on Small Business Saturday and brawl over our last copy of Caboose 14!
Come camp out Friday night so you can storm the doors at noon on Small Business Saturday and brawl over our last copy of Caboose 14!
Everyone's a star on our new comics and zine wall! 🌟 Come into the shop and browse brand new and existing titles by thousands of self-published artists. Your number one destination for comics, books and zines!
#quimbyschicago #wegotsmut #wegotcomix #wegotzines
#quimbyschicago #wegotsmut #wegotcomix #wegotzines
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Everyone's a star on our new comics and zine wall! 🌟 Come into the shop and browse brand new and existing titles by thousands of self-published artists. Your number one destination for comics, books and zines!
#quimbyschicago #wegotsmut #wegotcomix #wegotzines
#quimbyschicago #wegotsmut #wegotcomix #wegotzines
GET IN HERE!
1854 W. North Ave. Chi-IL!
1854 W. North Ave. Chi-IL!
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
GET IN HERE!
1854 W. North Ave. Chi-IL!
1854 W. North Ave. Chi-IL!
QUIMBY’S HAS SO MANY COMICS!
We specialize in true indie DIY comics – often made by the artist! “Comics no one has, and none that everyone has” we don’t carry any mass market stuff. We DO HAVE all your artist made queer personal narrative driven inexplicable riso printed obscure diy-or-die fare!
We specialize in true indie DIY comics – often made by the artist! “Comics no one has, and none that everyone has” we don’t carry any mass market stuff. We DO HAVE all your artist made queer personal narrative driven inexplicable riso printed obscure diy-or-die fare!
November 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
QUIMBY’S HAS SO MANY COMICS!
We specialize in true indie DIY comics – often made by the artist! “Comics no one has, and none that everyone has” we don’t carry any mass market stuff. We DO HAVE all your artist made queer personal narrative driven inexplicable riso printed obscure diy-or-die fare!
We specialize in true indie DIY comics – often made by the artist! “Comics no one has, and none that everyone has” we don’t carry any mass market stuff. We DO HAVE all your artist made queer personal narrative driven inexplicable riso printed obscure diy-or-die fare!
QUIMBT’S IS OPEN!
Come roller skate on our beautiful new floor!
Thanks for your patience while we minstalled this light and bright hard floor!
Come by *TONIGHT* Thursday
After Hours, 6:30 for:
Milwaukee Avenue Messenger
Or any day of the week 12-6. 1854 W. North Ace Chi-IL
Come roller skate on our beautiful new floor!
Thanks for your patience while we minstalled this light and bright hard floor!
Come by *TONIGHT* Thursday
After Hours, 6:30 for:
Milwaukee Avenue Messenger
Or any day of the week 12-6. 1854 W. North Ace Chi-IL
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
QUIMBT’S IS OPEN!
Come roller skate on our beautiful new floor!
Thanks for your patience while we minstalled this light and bright hard floor!
Come by *TONIGHT* Thursday
After Hours, 6:30 for:
Milwaukee Avenue Messenger
Or any day of the week 12-6. 1854 W. North Ace Chi-IL
Come roller skate on our beautiful new floor!
Thanks for your patience while we minstalled this light and bright hard floor!
Come by *TONIGHT* Thursday
After Hours, 6:30 for:
Milwaukee Avenue Messenger
Or any day of the week 12-6. 1854 W. North Ace Chi-IL
Show & Tell
with Conor Stechschulte
Sat, 11/22, 6:30 PM
at Quimby’s
Join Conor Stechschulte for a show of original art and a conversation about the process and thinking behind his new comic, “Crepusculine 2.”
Conor Stechschulte is an Eisner-Nominated cartoonist, artist, screenwriter and educator.
at Quimby’s
Join Conor Stechschulte for a show of original art and a conversation about the process and thinking behind his new comic, “Crepusculine 2.”
Conor Stechschulte is an Eisner-Nominated cartoonist, artist, screenwriter and educator.
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Show & Tell
with Conor Stechschulte
Sat, 11/22, 6:30 PM
at Quimby’s
Join Conor Stechschulte for a show of original art and a conversation about the process and thinking behind his new comic, “Crepusculine 2.”
Conor Stechschulte is an Eisner-Nominated cartoonist, artist, screenwriter and educator.
at Quimby’s
Join Conor Stechschulte for a show of original art and a conversation about the process and thinking behind his new comic, “Crepusculine 2.”
Conor Stechschulte is an Eisner-Nominated cartoonist, artist, screenwriter and educator.
We’ll be open Thursday at noon and hosting an AFTER HOURS reading with Milawaukee Ave Messenger Thursday evening.
Quimby’s After Hours: Milwaukee Avenue Messenger Thursday, November 20th, 2025 – 6:30 PM in-person at Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago, IL 60622
Quimby’s After Hours: Milwaukee Avenue Messenger Thursday, November 20th, 2025 – 6:30 PM in-person at Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago, IL 60622
November 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We’ll be open Thursday at noon and hosting an AFTER HOURS reading with Milawaukee Ave Messenger Thursday evening.
Quimby’s After Hours: Milwaukee Avenue Messenger Thursday, November 20th, 2025 – 6:30 PM in-person at Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago, IL 60622
Quimby’s After Hours: Milwaukee Avenue Messenger Thursday, November 20th, 2025 – 6:30 PM in-person at Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago, IL 60622
Thursday!
Quimby’s After Hours: Milwaukee Avenue Messenger Th, 11/20 6:30 PM Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago IL
The Milwaukee Avenue Messenger is a quarterly arts and literary journal that celebrates the vibrant communities and independent DIY artistic tradition of Milwaukee Avenue.
Quimby’s After Hours: Milwaukee Avenue Messenger Th, 11/20 6:30 PM Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago IL
The Milwaukee Avenue Messenger is a quarterly arts and literary journal that celebrates the vibrant communities and independent DIY artistic tradition of Milwaukee Avenue.
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Thursday!
Quimby’s After Hours: Milwaukee Avenue Messenger Th, 11/20 6:30 PM Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago IL
The Milwaukee Avenue Messenger is a quarterly arts and literary journal that celebrates the vibrant communities and independent DIY artistic tradition of Milwaukee Avenue.
Quimby’s After Hours: Milwaukee Avenue Messenger Th, 11/20 6:30 PM Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago IL
The Milwaukee Avenue Messenger is a quarterly arts and literary journal that celebrates the vibrant communities and independent DIY artistic tradition of Milwaukee Avenue.
Quimby’s is CLOSED M-W this week 11/17-11/19 to rip out all this nasty carpet!
Thanks to a generous donation tied to store improvements we are able to replace this vile disgusting carpet with a more mopable floor!
Come help us break in our new floor starting Thursday!
Thanks to a generous donation tied to store improvements we are able to replace this vile disgusting carpet with a more mopable floor!
Come help us break in our new floor starting Thursday!
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Quimby’s is CLOSED M-W this week 11/17-11/19 to rip out all this nasty carpet!
Thanks to a generous donation tied to store improvements we are able to replace this vile disgusting carpet with a more mopable floor!
Come help us break in our new floor starting Thursday!
Thanks to a generous donation tied to store improvements we are able to replace this vile disgusting carpet with a more mopable floor!
Come help us break in our new floor starting Thursday!
GREAT news!
A generous donation tied to store improvements has afforded us the super exciting – and long overdue –opportunity to rip up Quimby’s disgusting carpet!!! 🙌🏽
We will be closed Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th. 😢
Come visit us Thursday the 20th to help break in our new floor!
A generous donation tied to store improvements has afforded us the super exciting – and long overdue –opportunity to rip up Quimby’s disgusting carpet!!! 🙌🏽
We will be closed Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th. 😢
Come visit us Thursday the 20th to help break in our new floor!
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
GREAT news!
A generous donation tied to store improvements has afforded us the super exciting – and long overdue –opportunity to rip up Quimby’s disgusting carpet!!! 🙌🏽
We will be closed Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th. 😢
Come visit us Thursday the 20th to help break in our new floor!
A generous donation tied to store improvements has afforded us the super exciting – and long overdue –opportunity to rip up Quimby’s disgusting carpet!!! 🙌🏽
We will be closed Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th. 😢
Come visit us Thursday the 20th to help break in our new floor!
Quimby’s is super excited to be sponsoring, tabling, volunteering, and hosting a panel at Staple + Stitch Art Book + Print Fair, November 14 - 16, at Hotel 55.
Quimby’s is presenting the panel discussion “Workin’ It, The Professional Practice of Small Scale Publishing” Saturday the 15th from 4-5!
Quimby’s is presenting the panel discussion “Workin’ It, The Professional Practice of Small Scale Publishing” Saturday the 15th from 4-5!
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Quimby’s is super excited to be sponsoring, tabling, volunteering, and hosting a panel at Staple + Stitch Art Book + Print Fair, November 14 - 16, at Hotel 55.
Quimby’s is presenting the panel discussion “Workin’ It, The Professional Practice of Small Scale Publishing” Saturday the 15th from 4-5!
Quimby’s is presenting the panel discussion “Workin’ It, The Professional Practice of Small Scale Publishing” Saturday the 15th from 4-5!
Quimby’s co-owners Cody and Peter turned the keys over to our dear friends Candace and Toni from Women and Women First bookstore in Portland today.
Get ready for some 1-star reviews…
Happy Halloween everyone!
Get ready for some 1-star reviews…
Happy Halloween everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Quimby’s co-owners Cody and Peter turned the keys over to our dear friends Candace and Toni from Women and Women First bookstore in Portland today.
Get ready for some 1-star reviews…
Happy Halloween everyone!
Get ready for some 1-star reviews…
Happy Halloween everyone!
Reading RIGHT NOW!
Justin D’Acci is a Chicago-based clown, artist, and puppeteer. His writing has appeared in Issue 0: Eroticism (Veilance Press)
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance at Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers.
Justin D’Acci is a Chicago-based clown, artist, and puppeteer. His writing has appeared in Issue 0: Eroticism (Veilance Press)
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance at Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers.
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Reading RIGHT NOW!
Justin D’Acci is a Chicago-based clown, artist, and puppeteer. His writing has appeared in Issue 0: Eroticism (Veilance Press)
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance at Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers.
Justin D’Acci is a Chicago-based clown, artist, and puppeteer. His writing has appeared in Issue 0: Eroticism (Veilance Press)
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance at Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers.
Tonight Thursday! 10/30
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance At Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicag
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers. The annual issues of Veilance are guided by a theme which is intended to be transformed and transgressed by its contributors.
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance At Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicag
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers. The annual issues of Veilance are guided by a theme which is intended to be transformed and transgressed by its contributors.
October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Tonight Thursday! 10/30
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance At Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicag
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers. The annual issues of Veilance are guided by a theme which is intended to be transformed and transgressed by its contributors.
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance At Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicag
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers. The annual issues of Veilance are guided by a theme which is intended to be transformed and transgressed by its contributors.
Quimby’s loves our consigners!
*CURRENT CONSIGNMENT STATUS*
Status: SLIGHTLY FULL
We can take 1 NEW title per quarter in advance of a consignment check, unless otherwise invited.
For restocks we ask that you wait for your consignment check to be completed.
*CURRENT CONSIGNMENT STATUS*
Status: SLIGHTLY FULL
We can take 1 NEW title per quarter in advance of a consignment check, unless otherwise invited.
For restocks we ask that you wait for your consignment check to be completed.
October 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Quimby’s loves our consigners!
*CURRENT CONSIGNMENT STATUS*
Status: SLIGHTLY FULL
We can take 1 NEW title per quarter in advance of a consignment check, unless otherwise invited.
For restocks we ask that you wait for your consignment check to be completed.
*CURRENT CONSIGNMENT STATUS*
Status: SLIGHTLY FULL
We can take 1 NEW title per quarter in advance of a consignment check, unless otherwise invited.
For restocks we ask that you wait for your consignment check to be completed.
Get all your spooky season reading and Halloween party favors at Quimby’s!
We’re full up on Halloween and horror zines and comics!
Get ‘em before they’re replaced with a bunch of Christmas CRAP! BOOOOoo!
We’re full up on Halloween and horror zines and comics!
Get ‘em before they’re replaced with a bunch of Christmas CRAP! BOOOOoo!
October 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Get all your spooky season reading and Halloween party favors at Quimby’s!
We’re full up on Halloween and horror zines and comics!
Get ‘em before they’re replaced with a bunch of Christmas CRAP! BOOOOoo!
We’re full up on Halloween and horror zines and comics!
Get ‘em before they’re replaced with a bunch of Christmas CRAP! BOOOOoo!
Quimby’s is at the Chicago Printer’s Guild Publisher’s Fair repping the work of our store employees Angel xoxo (All Drafts, Angeleic Confessions), Peter Miles (is PRESS) and the Dean Emeritus of Quimby’s Liz Mason (Caboose Zine)
We’ll at the Chicago Cultural Center all day, Saturday 10/25 11-6.
We’ll at the Chicago Cultural Center all day, Saturday 10/25 11-6.
October 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Quimby’s is at the Chicago Printer’s Guild Publisher’s Fair repping the work of our store employees Angel xoxo (All Drafts, Angeleic Confessions), Peter Miles (is PRESS) and the Dean Emeritus of Quimby’s Liz Mason (Caboose Zine)
We’ll at the Chicago Cultural Center all day, Saturday 10/25 11-6.
We’ll at the Chicago Cultural Center all day, Saturday 10/25 11-6.
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance
Th, 10/30 6:30 PM
at Quimby’s Bookstore
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers.
Join founders Eden Jolie and Els Deitz in conversation with host Taylor Thornburg!
Readers:
Allegra Harvard
Vim Grace Hile
Isabel Beeman
Justin D’Acci
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers.
Join founders Eden Jolie and Els Deitz in conversation with host Taylor Thornburg!
Readers:
Allegra Harvard
Vim Grace Hile
Isabel Beeman
Justin D’Acci
October 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Quimby’s After Hours: Veilance
Th, 10/30 6:30 PM
at Quimby’s Bookstore
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers.
Join founders Eden Jolie and Els Deitz in conversation with host Taylor Thornburg!
Readers:
Allegra Harvard
Vim Grace Hile
Isabel Beeman
Justin D’Acci
Veilance is a small surrealist press run by writers, for writers.
Join founders Eden Jolie and Els Deitz in conversation with host Taylor Thornburg!
Readers:
Allegra Harvard
Vim Grace Hile
Isabel Beeman
Justin D’Acci
The 7th Annual Chicago Printer’s Guild Publishers Fair is coming up! Guild member and Quimby’s partner Peter Miles Bergman will be there with some of his own work and the work of Quimby’s staff and alumni.
Chicago Cultural Center, Sat. October 25th, 2025 / 11am–5pm. Free & Open to the Public
Chicago Cultural Center, Sat. October 25th, 2025 / 11am–5pm. Free & Open to the Public
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The 7th Annual Chicago Printer’s Guild Publishers Fair is coming up! Guild member and Quimby’s partner Peter Miles Bergman will be there with some of his own work and the work of Quimby’s staff and alumni.
Chicago Cultural Center, Sat. October 25th, 2025 / 11am–5pm. Free & Open to the Public
Chicago Cultural Center, Sat. October 25th, 2025 / 11am–5pm. Free & Open to the Public
Reposted by Quimby's Bookstore
Stumbled across this pic from @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social back in summer of 2021 😍🖤🌞📚
Mike Centeno
Caroline Cash
Liz Mason
Mike Centeno
Caroline Cash
Liz Mason
October 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Stumbled across this pic from @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social back in summer of 2021 😍🖤🌞📚
Mike Centeno
Caroline Cash
Liz Mason
Mike Centeno
Caroline Cash
Liz Mason
Quimby’s has gone full analog! F#Ç< Spotify!
We now have Herbert our janky 1970’s United Audio turntable hooked up with a selection of bangers from the collections of the Quimby’s Crüe!
Come through and make a request!
We now have Herbert our janky 1970’s United Audio turntable hooked up with a selection of bangers from the collections of the Quimby’s Crüe!
Come through and make a request!
October 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Quimby’s has gone full analog! F#Ç< Spotify!
We now have Herbert our janky 1970’s United Audio turntable hooked up with a selection of bangers from the collections of the Quimby’s Crüe!
Come through and make a request!
We now have Herbert our janky 1970’s United Audio turntable hooked up with a selection of bangers from the collections of the Quimby’s Crüe!
Come through and make a request!
In memory of
Tony Fitzpatrick
1958-2025
Here’s a remembrance from Liz Mason;
“Tony Fitzpatrick was an artist that truly captured the spirit of the community… His art displayed gregariousness and interest in the world, but we might say the same about his soul. He will be missed.”
Tony Fitzpatrick
1958-2025
Here’s a remembrance from Liz Mason;
“Tony Fitzpatrick was an artist that truly captured the spirit of the community… His art displayed gregariousness and interest in the world, but we might say the same about his soul. He will be missed.”
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
In memory of
Tony Fitzpatrick
1958-2025
Here’s a remembrance from Liz Mason;
“Tony Fitzpatrick was an artist that truly captured the spirit of the community… His art displayed gregariousness and interest in the world, but we might say the same about his soul. He will be missed.”
Tony Fitzpatrick
1958-2025
Here’s a remembrance from Liz Mason;
“Tony Fitzpatrick was an artist that truly captured the spirit of the community… His art displayed gregariousness and interest in the world, but we might say the same about his soul. He will be missed.”
TONIGHT!
FULL BLEED gallery show,
Opening Friday 10/10, 5-7pm
Quimby’s Bookstore!
1854 W North Ave Chi-IL
Show runs through early November
Featuring art and work from a dozen Full Bleed contributors Refreshments, Prizes, & stickers plus a FULL stock of FULL BLEED zines and comics!
FULL BLEED gallery show,
Opening Friday 10/10, 5-7pm
Quimby’s Bookstore!
1854 W North Ave Chi-IL
Show runs through early November
Featuring art and work from a dozen Full Bleed contributors Refreshments, Prizes, & stickers plus a FULL stock of FULL BLEED zines and comics!
October 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
TONIGHT!
FULL BLEED gallery show,
Opening Friday 10/10, 5-7pm
Quimby’s Bookstore!
1854 W North Ave Chi-IL
Show runs through early November
Featuring art and work from a dozen Full Bleed contributors Refreshments, Prizes, & stickers plus a FULL stock of FULL BLEED zines and comics!
FULL BLEED gallery show,
Opening Friday 10/10, 5-7pm
Quimby’s Bookstore!
1854 W North Ave Chi-IL
Show runs through early November
Featuring art and work from a dozen Full Bleed contributors Refreshments, Prizes, & stickers plus a FULL stock of FULL BLEED zines and comics!