Reading Frenzy ~ An Independent Press Emporium

Fine Line #3

50 pp., 11x9, perfect bound, color

From the publisher: Fine Line Magazine exists simultaneously to explore contemporary art, support emerging artists and most importantly, to inspire a feeling that is uniquely human and self-aware. It is a concrete, aesthetic expression of its creators, equal parts documentation and dialogue - a work of art in itself.

Issue #3, This is a Theory, takes a closer look at our relationship to our surroundings, both natural and man made, dissecting familiar environments and asking us to reconsider them.

$10.00

The First 1000 Days

By Nikki McClure

127 pps., 7.5"x5.5", color, perfect bound, paperback

Inspired by the journal for her own son, paper cut artist Nikki McClure created a unique baby book to record the joy and wonder of growing up in a beautiful world. Lovingly illustrated with lots of room to record your child's first friend, first pie, first mud puddle, The First 1000 Days is a unique keepsake to inspire the hopes and dreams of childhood.

$12.90

Fluent Now in the Language of Grief

By Amber Smith

18 pps., 7.5"x5.5", stitched binding, silkscreen cover, b&w

Funerals will forever remain the final frontier in politeness and pent up feelings. Artist Amber Smith gives some cathartic relief in 17 pencil and ink illustrations of mourning flowers complete with concise and too truthful eulogies. True to form, the most ostentatious arrangements bear witness to the worst people with giant banners proclaiming "He was kind of mean" and "She Sucked". Yes, death is sad.

$5.00

Food is Fun!

From the publisher: This book is THE only lil' foodie bible you will need to get inspired and excited about food. In Food is Fun, there are fun recipes ("Super Easy Cake a Monkey could Make"), foodie games ("Spot how many 'chews' you can find in Chew-Ville"), vegetable profiles ("I am not a maniac, I am a celeriac!"), a brief history of the fork, what to do with tarts and toasts, yummy word searches and plenty plenty more.

When we say plenty plenty more, we mean plenty plenty more because this book is a whopping 160 pages! All dedicated to the love of fruits and vegetables. Suitable for the whole family and for little foodies over 5.

"It's a beautifully designed and very well constructed mishmash -- a cross between a scrapbook and an old-fashioned annual." The Guardian

$29.95

Food Lover's Guide to Portland

By Liz Crain

247 pp., 7.5x5.5, perfect bound, softcover

From the publisher: In this economy it's all about local, and Portland has developed a beautifully creative and bountiful food and drink ecosystem. This book is the indispensable access guide to it all. Portland, the little foodie town that could, is quickly becoming the national capital for all things edible and artisan. For cooks, tourists, people who love to eat, localtarians, wine lovers, cheese freaks, Parisian ex-pats in search of a decent baguette, cocktail hounds on a 100-mile diet — this is the guide to the goods. Portland is all about the producers and purveyors — the folks who create, produce, bake, distill, gather, and sell the things that make good eating and drinking possible. Essays range from pickling to following a forager. Whether you've lived in Portland your entire life, are visiting for business or pleasure, or are a hungry transplant — this book helps you find all that is delicious in Portland.

$12.95

F__ked Up Got Ambushed Zipped In

By Harlan Mahaffy

pp. 32, 5.5"x4.5", saddle stitch

The product of one winter with an overabundant need to draw. This zine is a collection of 32 illustrations of or inspired by the band Fugazi. It is designed to be disassembled and reassembled as a poster for your wall in any configuration you might like. 

$2.00

The Gardens of Mayland

By Cathy Olmedillas

pp. 16, 7.5"x6.5", board cover, cloth binding, full color

"Welcome to the Gardens of Mayland: a mystical and magical place where flowers talk. Sometimes at you..." begins the silly, colorful tale of the denizens of Mayland. From Terrified Turquoise to Bellowing Brown, every flower has, well, a lot to say about themselves. A fun and beautifully designed read-aloud book for any age. Wacky voices highly encourage!

$8.00

Gay Genius

By Annie Murphy

pp. 144, 9.5"x7", perfect bound, full color

 Gay Genius is a showcase of contemporary radical queer visionaries: Kubb E. Bear, Harmony Bianca, Sarah Sass Biscarra-Dilley, Pam Cameron-Snyder,Jackie Davis, Mat Defiler, Samantha Jane Dorsett, Eddie Fake, Sailor Holloday, Elisha Lim, Annie Murphy, Leroi Newbold, Lee Relvas, Adee Roberson,Matt Runkle, Ellery Russian,Clio Reese Sady, and Silky Shoemaker. Using comics as a narrative to articulate the queer experience, Gay Genius breaks through the limitations put on gay culture throughout history. The wide range of art, stories, and style come together under the passions and otherness of the writers and editor Annie Murphy.  

$20.00

Gazeta: Comics from Bangkok to Belgrade

131 pp., 9x6.5, perfect bound

Gazeta wants to remind you that comics are happening everywhere, from Lisbon ateliers to Belgrade Communist Bloc flats. Beautiful abstract images and words reach out across oceans to relate and connect. Comics form a truly universal language, and in the collection 12 contemporary artists convey human suffering, dreams, relationships, and hopes with the simple brush and pencil.

$15.00

Good Ink: American Short Stories

Twelve 3.5x5 notebooks, saddle-stitch, cardboard slipcase

American Short Stories pairs ten classic authors with ten contemporary illustrators to breathe new life into some the U.S.A.'s best short stories. From the heart-warming to the horrific, this collection puts a century's worth of must read stories into pocket friendly Scout Books. The perfect fit for anyone who could use a good read on the go! Also included in the set are two blank notebooks for your own big ideas!

Vol.1 "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Pierce
Illustrated by Francois Vigneault

Vol.2 "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving
Illustrated by Bwana Spoons

Vol.3 "The Jelly Bean" by F.Scott Fitzgerald
Illustrated by Vanessa Davis

Vol.4 "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
Illustrated by Gemma Cornell

Vol.5 "Eve's Diary" by Mark Twain
Illustrated by Meg Hunt

Vol.6 "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Illustrated by Aaron Renier

Vol.7 "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Illustrated by Zack Soto

Vol.8 "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe
Illustrated by Tom Neely

Vol.9 "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
Illustrated by Michael Hunting

Vol.10 "The Gift of the Magi" by O.Henry
Illustrated by Kate Bingaman-Burt

$34.95