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April Distro Update!

(New)

Angry Violist #3 (Zine) ($3)- The latest in this great little zine all about non-classical string instrument fun.…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on April 12, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

Just realized there's a long list of things about to go out of print and/or out of stock and maybe a little 'last chance warning' was in order. There were so many I forewent the descriptions and just provided links, please forgive my haste.

Zines

7 Minutes in Heaven…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on April 8, 2011 at 1:00am — No Comments

March Distro Update!

New!

Awkward Sex (Zine) ($4)- (perhaps) strangely, Awkward Sex is one of the most affirming zines I've read in a long time.

Flesh and Bone (Zine/Graphic Novel) ($6)- "An Ignatz-nominated comic book about tragic romance, Satan worship, graveyard masturbation, a cannibal witch,… Continue

Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on March 8, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

New issue of Rad Dad!

Always a favorite around these parts, the new issue of Rad Dad arrived last night. We couldn't be more pleased.

"Rad Dad, a zine on radical parenting, is something I can't say enough good things about. It's about parenting,…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 23, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Etsy Sale

I've been looking for an excuse to use one of those coupon codes on Etsy for a while now and I guess being on the verge of our 500th sale on there is a good enough one. So, until the end of the month, you get 15% off any purchase, whenever you use the code below.

When we started it last year, I thought it would just be a few extra sales, so it's been a wonderful surprise. Thanks.…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 19, 2011 at 1:10pm — No Comments

Gardening zine recommendations?

Hey, thought I'd ask again this year since didn't find anything last time around: anyone know of/make a good zine on gardening? I'm a big gardener and would really love to distro a good guide. I find the books out there are a little intimidating to the beginner, so I've always thought it'd be a good place for a zine to step up to the job, but have yet to find something.

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 16, 2011 at 1:13pm — No Comments

Flesh and Bone

We just added the latest from comic zine artist Julia Gfrörer, Flesh and Bone an "Ignatz-nominated comic book about tragic romance, Satan worship, graveyard masturbation, a cannibal witch,…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 14, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Loose Lips SInk Ships

Restocked (just in time for Valentine's Day?), one of out bestsellers, Sarah May's Loose Lips Sink Ships.

"Sarah May makes zines you want to have in your zine collection- they always look…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 10, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

February Distro Update

New!

Hair #2: the Friends & Family Issue (Zine) ($4)- letterpressed brilliance, interviews with stylists of the stars, parents, a dime-bag of human hair.…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 3, 2011 at 6:43pm — No Comments

The second issue of Bridget Irish and Hannah Horovitz's "Hair" is here!

Hair is one of the most interesting zines around. Using only the subject of human hair as a premise, they create a wonderfully interesting and drop dead gorgeous zine. Then they only make a few and they sell out and become collector's items (at least that's my guess as to what they're doing). Last issued they peaked everyone's interest by interviewing Tobi Vail of Bikini Kill fame…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 2, 2011 at 9:55pm — No Comments

Now on the Facebook

After continual prodding from distro friends, we broke down and did it: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ms-Valerie-Park-Distro/129344460466581

We just started it a few minutes ago, so nobody likes it or friends or whatever happens on the Book, so hey, maybe you could go and check it out and click a button?

And, as you may be able to tell, we don't otherwise use Facebook and have little idea about…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on January 23, 2011 at 5:52pm — No Comments

Think it Over: A Introduction to the International Workers of the World

Just got a stack of these from the Portland IWW and they are really awesome, especially for those who have seen the any of the 1920's/30's pamphlets that the IWW put out; Eberhardt Press nailed the look! Beautiful, informative, and true to their history.…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on January 16, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments

January's Distro Update!

New

2011 Eberhardt/Justseeds Organizer (Planner) ($6)-before even being here a month, this has become one of bestsellers.We've had to restock it three times! A beautiful limited-runalternative to Slingshots or Moleskins.

Agatha- Nothing is Static (7") ($6)-… Continue

Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on January 5, 2011 at 8:43am — No Comments

2010 Bestsellers

1. Basic Paper Airplane #3 (Zine)

2. VA- Well, I Don't See Why Not Vol 1 (CD)

3. Jesus Christ Superzine Vol 1… Continue

Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on January 4, 2011 at 12:00am — No Comments

2011 Justseeds/Eberhardt Organizer

Just got these amazingly beautiful little planners from the fine folks at Eberhardt Press and thought the community here might be interested, since it is a planner…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on December 17, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

Newsletter for December!

This month: we're having a holiday sale! For anyone interested in such a thing, there are some deals to be had. Things have been busy, so many things needed to be restocked and they are good and obviously loved by others. We also got an wonderfully diverse array of new things this month, my favorite being Truckface #14, dang! So… Continue

Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on December 6, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments

Holiday Sale!...(?)

Wow, we're snowed in here in Olympia, Wa, so I guess that means the time has come again. Though we tend not to care much about most holidays, we thought we would have a sale anyway! Maybe think of it as an end-of-the-year sale, instead. You have two options of how to go about it:

1. Every 5 zines you buy, you get one free.

2. Spend $50 and get $10 of credit to use how you see fit.

Pick one or the other. In both cases, just email us after… Continue

Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on November 23, 2010 at 3:02pm — No Comments

New Issue of Truckface!

Truckface #14 is here and may be the finest yet.

This issue starts in Warsaw and ends in a Girls Rock Camp. In between there's the school year, LB's second year as a full-time teaches in Chicago Public Schools. This year her and the students take on issues of gang violence, homophobia, the holocaust, misogyny, immigration, rape, dog… Continue

Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on November 10, 2010 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Newsletter for November (a few days early)

New!

Basic Paper Airplane #4 (Zine) ($3)- a look at family- personal and throughout cultures. Photographs, Iceland, Snohomish and much more.

Cock and Swan- Unrecognize (LP+CD)- acoustic-electro dreamy moody goodness from Bothell, Wa. One of the best albums of this year.…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on October 25, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

New issue of Rad Dad!

Rad Dad #18 came in a couple weeks ago and thought I'd do a post dedicated to this because it is SO GOOD! It's ridiculous how much I like this zine and how much some people avoid it because it's about parenting. But, let me just say again: THIS ZINE IS FOR EVERYBODY! It's really great.

Description: No zine makes me think about what I want… Continue

Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on October 17, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments