BOXCAR BOOKS

Non-profit, volunteer-powered and collectively run bookstore and community space that opened in February of 2002. Boxcar exists to promote reading, self-education, social equality, and social welfare through increased accessibility to literature and workshops- and the promotion of a community to support these projects. We are also home to the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project, a non-profit group that sends free books to incarcerated folks throughout the United States to promote self-education and and aid in the rehabilitation process.

Located at 408 E. 6th St., Bloomington, IN 47408

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NEW ZINES AT BOXCAR

Black Out #2, by Tara J.

Quickest Flipest #1, #2, #3, edited by Jamie Walsh

— 1 month ago with 3 notes

#taraj  #jamiewalsh  #quickestflipest  #zines  #magazines  #art  #words  #perzine  #blackoutzine 
ZINE PILE HAUL FROM CHICAGO ZINE FESTCatharsis by Alexis SpanosAbaraxas, Purge #3 & #4 by Marta LapcynzskiNo Better Than Apples #8 & #9, Games by Kate LarsonMotor City Kitty #21 by Brianna DearestGrow Up!, Heart and Seoul #1 & #2, Grin and Bear It, Your First by Sara BaierA Comic Guide to Brewing, Tales of the Night Watchman by Lara Antal & Dave KellyPulling Ink by RioThe DIY Guide to Fighting the Big Motherfuckin’ Sad, The Growling Mouth, Hard Fifty Farm by Adam GnadeTrans-Siberian by Bart SchanemanDeath in a Rifle Garden by John Vincent Greco

ZINE PILE HAUL FROM CHICAGO ZINE FEST

Catharsis by Alexis Spanos
Abaraxas, Purge #3 & #4 by Marta Lapcynzski
No Better Than Apples #8 & #9, Games by Kate Larson
Motor City Kitty #21 by Brianna Dearest
Grow Up!, Heart and Seoul #1 & #2, Grin and Bear It, Your First by Sara Baier
A Comic Guide to Brewing, Tales of the Night Watchman by Lara Antal & Dave Kelly
Pulling Ink by Rio
The DIY Guide to Fighting the Big Motherfuckin’ Sad, The Growling Mouth, Hard Fifty Farm by Adam Gnade
Trans-Siberian by Bart Schaneman
Death in a Rifle Garden by John Vincent Greco

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#zines  #zinepile  #chicagozinefest  #alexisspanos  #martalapcynzski  #katelarson  #sarabaier  #briannadearest  #laraantal  #adamgnade  #bartschaneman  #johnvincentgreco  #boxcarbooks  #bloomington  #indiana 
Tomorrow at Boxcar! 
Cassie J Sneider & Nicole J. Georges will be stopping by Boxcar books in support of Nicoles rad graphic novel / memoir Calling Dr. Laura, which Rachel Maddow called “an engrossing, lovable, smart and ultimately poignant trip through a harrowing emotional bottleneck in family like.”Nicole J. Georges is an award-winning educator, illustrator and pet portrait artist from Portland, Oregon. Nicole has been publishing the autobiographical comic Invincible Summer since 2000, and has toured the country extensively, including two month-long appearances on Michelle Tea’s Sister Spit the Next Generation. Her work has been featured in Tin House, Bitch Magazine, The Rock n Roll Camp for Girls book, and more. In her spare time, Nicole gives advice at asknicolegeorges.blogspot.com and volunteers with senior citizens. Cassie J Sneider is the author of the life-changingly hilarious memoir Fine Fine Music, a memoir about growing up on Long Island, getting into rockandroll, and having many minimum-wage jobs along the way. She has been touring and performing around the country with comics and zines since 2008, and she hosts a monthly storytelling series called THE WORST! in Brooklyn and San Francisco. 

Tomorrow at Boxcar! 

Cassie J Sneider & Nicole J. Georges will be stopping by Boxcar books in 
support of Nicoles rad graphic novel / memoir Calling Dr. Laura, which 
Rachel Maddow called “an engrossing, lovable, smart and ultimately poignant 
trip through a harrowing emotional bottleneck in family like.”

Nicole J. Georges is an award-winning educator, illustrator and pet portrait artist from Portland, Oregon. Nicole has been publishing the autobiographical comic Invincible Summer since 2000, and has toured the country extensively, including two month-long appearances on Michelle Tea’s Sister Spit the Next Generation. Her work has been featured in Tin House, Bitch Magazine, The Rock n Roll Camp for Girls book, and more. In her spare time, Nicole gives advice at asknicolegeorges.blogspot.com and volunteers with senior citizens. 

Cassie J Sneider is the author of the life-changingly hilarious memoir Fine Fine Music, a memoir about growing up on Long Island, getting into rockandroll, and having many minimum-wage jobs along the way. She has been touring and performing around the country with comics and zines since 2008, and she hosts a monthly storytelling series called THE WORST! in Brooklyn and San Francisco. 

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Spoken word artist Kit Yan (www.kityanpoet.com) performed at Boxcar Books last night, leaving behind some awesome goods.  ”As We Fell” poetry chapbook and CD by Kit Yan and original design Totes, T-shirts, patches, and ties.  

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#Kit Yan 
New arrivals from Ramsey Beyer.  

New arrivals from Ramsey Beyer.  

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#Ramsey Beyer  #Everyday Pants 
New issue of Cometbus has arrived! #55!
Also, restocked four or so previous issues!
WOOO!

New issue of Cometbus has arrived! #55!

Also, restocked four or so previous issues!

WOOO!

— 2 months ago with 6 notes

#cometbus  #boxcarbooks  #bloomington  #indiana  #zines  #penpals  #punkzines 

New zines from The Filth and Yumi Sakugawa! Come in and check ‘em out!

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Local day new additions!
Latest issue of the Indiana Review is available, and a zine from local publisher Monster House Press, The Stuff of Song has been added to the free rack!
Come see!

Local day new additions!

Latest issue of the Indiana Review is available, and a zine from local publisher Monster House Press, The Stuff of Song has been added to the free rack!

Come see!

— 3 months ago with 2 notes

#boxcarbooks  #indianareview  #monsterhousepress  #thestuffofsong  #bloomington  #indiana  #local  #zines  #music