New In: Frida and I Don't Know What I'm Writing About by Stephen James

Prolific Manchester writer Stephen James has sent us a couple of tiny zines, Frida and I Don't Know What I'm Writing About. You can find out more about him and his work over at http://folknwords.tumblr.com/.

New In: A Nightingales Lyric Zine

The Nightingales have a new album out called 'For Fuck's Sake' and here's the lovely illustrated zine with all the lyrics from the album in it. All lyrics by Robert Lloyd and the illustrations in the zine are by the drummer Fliss Kitson. You can buy your own copy of it from here.

Come and see it at the zine library soon!

New In: Poor Lass #1: The Work Issue

"The Work Issue! 

A zine from the voices of poor lasses, a collection of stories of what it's really like to be working class.
Issue one focuses on work, from why people work, why people don't work, jobs they've loved, jobs they've hated.
Collected by Em and Seleena who want Poor Lasses to be heard!"

https://www.facebook.com/PoorLassZine

http://sugarpaper.bigcartel.com/category/zines

New In: Paper and Ink #1

'Paper and Ink, a literary zine' Issue #1 'Broken Hearts and Broken Bottles'
This debut issue features a collection of two short stories and five poems from six very different writers, all on the theme of heart break. 14 pages, A5 size.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaperAndInkZine

New In: The Chapess #3: The Work Issue

24 page A5 B&W zine with essays and illustrations on juggling jobs, teaching, freelancing, going back to work after having a baby, music, publishing, influence and inspiration. Some of the covers are pink, some are yellow.

Karis Upton
Riese Bernard
Cáit Fahey
Jen Steiner
Grace Hong
Jo Stafford
Molly Davy
Eileen Myles
Cherry Styles
Sophie Cooper
Zara Gardner
Abbi Cudden
Donna Shapiro

You can buy copies of the Chapess at http://synchronisewitches.bigcartel.com/. Cherry Styles, one of the co-editors of the zine, is doing an exhibition of her photographic work in Hebden Bridge at the end of March. Details here! There's also a call out for submissions for the next issue of the Chapess that you can look at here.

New In: The Shrieking Violet issue 22

The 22nd issue of The Shrieking Violet by Natalie Bradbury has just landed and this one's a good 'un. Includes loads of really great stuff, like Tom Whyman discussing the legacy of Alan Shearer, David Wilkinson discussing "The Fall, The Blue Orchids and the working class autodidact" and plenty more where that came from. You can read all about it and even read a free online version of the zine at The Shrieking Violet blog.

New in: For the Sake of Magic and Wisdom #1, #2 and #3

For the Sake of Magic and Wisdom is a "collaborative three part zine" with illustrations by Thomas Hedger and writing by Faye Brooks.

http://www.thomashedger.co.uk/for-the-sake-of-magic-and-wisdom-a-juxtaposition-a-zine#545636