Mimosa, the new queer graphic novel from Archie Bongiovanni opens with middle aged queer people lamenting the state of their careers and sex lives and let me tell you I feel seen.
Read moredreamscape by Jamie Lou Thome
“Just before the moment of death, a woman dreams”
Read moreHaunted, Cursed, or Possessed? By Gillian King-Cargile, Erika Valenciana & Mary Baker
Some bodily changes are a natural part of aging. Other changes might mean that your body is trying to tell you something. Here’s a fun and informative quiz to help you help yourself!
Read moreRevisiting Johnny by Margot McMahon • Margot McMahon & Kenneth Gerleve
John lightly held the reins with his left hand while Betsy snuggled under his right arm. They were worn ragged after losing Johnny.
Read moreHazel by Alison Aldrich • Linda Scholly
Dark and windowless, the closet still felt comforting, tucked away on the third floor, so well obscured that Hazel had barely found it herself.
Read moreThe Wheel of Misfortune by Kenneth Gerleve • Linda Scholly & Kenneth Gerleve
It began when a tiny sputtering stream of water rained down on Kevin O’Donnell’s forkful of au gratin potatoes as he lifted them towards his mouth.
Read moreA Little Getaway by Howard Simmons • Lisa Barcy
“This wallpaper is almost psychedelic,” Rian said, running his hand along the pattern. Up close, the image was beautiful, but strange. “It looks like eyes.”
Read moreIn the Shade of a Houseplant by Landis Blair • Mary Sweeney as Horror Floral
It was always the same spot. The exact same spot. First it was a money plant. Then a bird of paradise several weeks later. Then an aloe which was quickly followed by a schefflera.
Read moreCryptid Blues By Lisa Barcy and George Prince • Erin Cramer
I was picking a piece of viscera out of my teeth with a thin shard of femur when I received a communication from a littermate, one I long assumed had either trudged off to Alaska with the grizzlies or finally fallen into a ravine as dinner for the coyotes.
Read moreConversations: Martha Meyer with Jamie Thome
The Blueberry Awards, including the 25 honor Books and the Blueberry Changemaker Books, are given to children’s books for 3 - 10 year olds in a certain year that help kids love nature and act on its behalf.
Read moreConversations: Jessi Zabarski with Greg Baldino
I first encountered Jessi Zabarsky's work when she tabled at the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo many years ago. I WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING said the cover, above a cartoon bunny flung over a pile of fruits and vegetables and pastries and--I had to buy it.
Read moreABH Tutorials: Marbling Paper with Sarah Noreen
In this ABH Tutorial, Sarah Noreen demonstrates how to marble paper.
Read moreCollaborations: Birds Fall Like Rain by Evan Silver, Illustrated by Deborah Lader
The moon conceals herself beneath a mask of sky. A tireless wind tears rust-stained rice-paper leaves from autumn pines. The sun sets in Jatinga, a small cliff-side village on an Indian plateau. Tonight, birds fall like rain.
Read more2020 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Welcome to our inaugural Artists Book House 2020 Holiday Gift Guide. Our guide includes links to online shops, so if you’re out of town, you can still order goodies from all of these makers. The list will grow throughout the month. We hope you find the perfect gift for your loved ones.
Read moreHow to Make Hot-Water Cornbread by Toya Wolfe, Illustrated by Landis Blair
‘Cause Grandma’s from Jackson, Mississippi, she can go to work on cornbread and buttermilk or cornbread and beans or, well, cornbread and anything all smashed up in a bowl. But you live in Chicago, and are only country by association, so you’ll need something green, like greens or cabbage or spinach to accompany your cornbread. Choose one.
Read moreEp. 24: Maria Burke
On September 24, 2020, we talked with the ever-fascinating Maria Burke! Maria has been called an Entropy Fighter and a Professional Googler. In other words, she works as a librarian, which means (depending on whom you ask) she is either "someone [who] has integrity and pluck and has read a great many books in the hope of repairing the world," or a "hideous creature of unimaginable power." Perhaps both.
Read moreUnusual Suspects Book Group
Join us on October 14th at 6:30 pm for our inaugural session of our first ABH grown up book group, Unusual Suspects!
In this book group, we’ll read and discuss literary crime fiction, murder mysteries, thrillers, and more! After October, we’ll continue to meet monthly on the second Wednesday of the month. For our first meeting in October, we’ll be reading The Child Finder, by Rene Denfeld.
Read moreSpooky Stories Book Talk with Evanston Public Library's Betsy Bird
Join us on October 5th at 7 pm for a Spooky Stories Book Talk with Evanston Public Library’s Betsy Bird! This live virtual event will officially kick off our first annual A House, Haunted series of events.
Read moreEp. 15 : Mardy Sears
On 23 July, 2020, we visited Evanston-based artist and a member of the Evanston Made art community, Mardy Sears.
Read moreEasy Papermaking at Home with Jamie Thome
In this third video of our new Open House Virtual Book Arts Workshops, ABH Board Member Jamie Thome shows how to make handmade paper circles, using items you currently have around your house!
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