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February Zine Spotlight: Where We’re From

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Robin Potter

When you ask a Brooklyn College student “Where are you from?” you had better be ready to listen up. For this comp zine, three semesters of English 1012 classes, taught by Natalie Nuzzo, interpret the answer to this question according … Continue reading →

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Full Circle: UpSet Press and Alumni Zinesters!

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Alycia Sellie

Poking about on the internet, I ran across this article from the Brooklyn Rail and knew that I had to get in touch with Zohra Saed and Robert Booras, or UpSet Press. Two parts of the article really caught my … Continue reading →

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Collection Spotlight #2: Brooklyn!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Robin Potter

This week, it is my pleasure to present one of the first zine donations we received here at the Brooklyn College Library: Brooklyn! by Fred Argoff. We have received more than 20 issues from this prolific zinester. Fred is also the brains … Continue reading →

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Collection Spotlight #1: Womanimalistic #1

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Robin Potter

We recently received Womanimalistic #1, sent by zinester Caroline Paquita (carolinepaquita.com). Womanimalistic is printed on a risograph duplicator, and the resulting blue hand-written content is homey and refreshing.  The richly patterned, adorably illustrated contents are full of animal-lady characters. The … Continue reading →

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