Reading Frenzy ~ An Independent Press Emporium

Alien Boy

32pp, 8.5x7, saddle stapled, silkscreen cover, cd incuded

Erin Yanke (Life During Wartime) and Icky Ciccone (Nosedive) made this beautifully designed zine that collects a selection of writing and art by James Chasse, as well as interviews with the filmmakers and information about the case.  It includes a CD with KBOO related radio coverage of the case. Published by Reading Frenzy.

$8.00

Anathema #3

77 pp., 9x6, perfect bound, color

Anathema Journal carefully curates photography,writing, art, and irreverent interviews into each sleek volume. Issue #3 includes stories from Starlee Kline and Trinie Dalton, the Anathema-patented "One Question" for Bill Callahan and Panda Bear, and ephemera inventories of modern artists.

$6.00

Avow 24

48 pp., half size, color cover

From the publisher: The cover of veteran zinester Keith Rosson's latest zine is an homage to Milwaukee drivers' disdain for the common pedestrian: thus sets the dark, humorous tone for Avow #24. A perzine in a seemingly post-perzine age, Avow sets the formula for solid writing and smart design, this time about Keith's past year in his new home of Milwaukee. This issue is dedicated to music reviews and comics about the search for employment, including writing about one of his favorite teachers, quitting cigarettes, the death of his father, and an interview with Joe Lachut (of Seven Inches to Freedom zine). Keith continues his tradition of classic storytelling and we're happy to release Microcosm's first collaboration with him since The Best of Intentions: The Avow Anthology. Check it out! Spoiler alert: Dave Roche (On Subbing, About My Disappearance) drops by to talk about unsolicited business and dating advice.

$3.00

Boneshaker: A Biycling Almanac

128 pp., 6.75x4.25, perfect bound

This beautiful pocket sized "Basic Field and Street Manual for Utilitarian Riding" styled in the almanacs of yore celebrates family style cycling, stories, art, and poems, and biking in style. Boneshaker aims to define cycling as a gentlewomanly (or manly) pursuit, whether you are taking your trusty roadster on a country jaunt with a pipe and pea coat, racing to work, or going the long haul over mountain passes. Full of timely advice, witty musings, and plain love of the bike, Boneshaker will leave you feeling proud to be a member of the Bicycle Army!

$8.00

Chainbreaker #5

By Shelley Jackson

Autobiographical look at loss and the death of friends and acquaintances in New Orleans.

$3.00

Clutter #15

71 pp., 11x8.5, perfect bound, color

Like toys? Love Clutter! The magazine for underground designer toys and the people who obsessively love them, Clutter Magazine showcases artists working in various mediums, as well as cross overs into graffiti, art, and culture.  Issue 15 marks a re-launch and re-design in a larger size and layout style. Jeff Lamm; Carlos Enriquez-Gonzalez; The London Police; L'Amour Supreme; Mishka; Itokin Park; Leecifer; more. This issue has an amazing cover, created by Jeff Lamm, and a very special back cover from Lou Pimentel.

$9.99

Cometbus #52

By Aaron Cometbus

The Spirit Of St. Louis
or
How to Break Your Own Heart, a tragedy in 24 parts.

"It all starts with the story I've told so many times it's turned stale and tired from overuse. There I was, dropped off in a city far from home. I didn't know a soul or have a hope, and so on..."

$3.00

Cometbus #54

By Aaron Cometbus

96 pp., 8x5.25, saddle stapled

A great Travelogue of Aaron Cometbus embarking on a journey as a roadie for Green Day on their Asian Tour in 2010.

$4.00

Death Magazine #1

36 pp., 11x8.5, perfect bound, color

A magazine for the enthusiast and non-enthusiast alike

"Death magazine isn't simply reports of human mortality, but perspectives on how death arranges, enhances or obfuscates life - at times metaphorically, at times not. In a bed, on the train, at a computer, at the mall; we all have daily relationships with it. Alongside every overlooked gesture, death is the shadow reality reminding us, 'this isn't going to last forever.' "

$11.00

Death Magazine #2

36 pp., 11x8.5, perfect bound, color

"A magazine for enthusiast and non-enthusiast alike"

contributions by: Lynda Barry, David Rees, Michael Zavros, Ian Stevenson, Mark Warren Jacques, Chad Chesko, Brett Glass, Cristopher Stanton, Jason Lazarus, Justin Limoges, Experimental Jetset, Lori Jones, John Faithful Hamer, makelike, Shannon Wianecki, Mark Searcy, Dr. Roger Sty Bantam, Eugene Jefferson, Jai Sheronda, Jason Maurer, Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn, Brecht Vandenbroucke, Nate Hill & Death Bear

$12.00