Year of Zines!
2025 is the year of zines! We hope this selection of our bestselling zines inspires you to read widely and publish your own knowledge.
Want to know why we're calling this one the Year of Zines? Read our Year of Zines proclamation on the blog.
Intrigued by the wide underground world of mind-bending booklettes? Cruise the rest of our zine catalog.


Make a Zine!: Start Your Own Underground Publishing Revolution
by Joe Biel Author with Bill Brent
Do you have a passion that you want to obsess about in a love letter to the world? In this new edition of Microcosm’s…
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Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture
by Stephen Duncombe Author and Emma Alice Johnson Foreword
Can zines save the world? Maybe, says Stephen Duncombe in the updated fourth edition of his groundbreaking study of…
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Reclaiming Our Ancient Wisdom: Herbal Abortion Procedure and Practice for Midwives and Herbalists
by Catherine Marie Jeunet Author
A guide for practiced herbalists and midwives to better serve their communities with herbal abortion options.…
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Direct Action Handbook: A Guide to Organizing & Protesting Safely
by Kelly Baker Contributor, Ernesto Botello Contributor, David Brame Contributor, Annabel Young Contributor, Lainey Williams Contributor, 12 more
Have you ever wondered how to protest safely and effectively? It's not just about showing up, chanting, and holding…
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Surviving: Getting Through the Shit Life Throws at You
by Dr. Faith G. Harper Author
This is a zine for getting through it when life is piling it higher and deeper, the political and personal and social…
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How to Get Off Social Media and Still Keep In Touch With Your Friends
by Sylvia Friday Author
With a strategy for maintaining your relationships outside the confines of the internet, this little zine is part…
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Gay Sailor Tattoos
by R.J. Gillis Author
It wasn't always a breeze to find lovers on the high seas, and we don't have many sources about sailors who desired…
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Herbal First Aid: Assembling a Natural First Aid Kit
by Raleigh Briggs Author
A guide to using plants in your environment for their medicinal properties! A whole host of tips and tricks for tending…
$4.95 2 comments
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Boobs Not Bombs: Produce Your Own Transdermal Estrogen
by Fairy Wings Collective Author
Treat your hormone needs safely and privately with the help of this guide to making and taking your own topical…
$7.99
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Unfuck Your Tarot: Using the Cards for Growth and Overcoming Trauma
by Dr. Faith G. Harper Author
Become the architect of your own story with this science-informed approach to using the tarot for intimate revelations…
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Everyone Calls Themselves an Ally Until it Is Time to Do Some Real Ally Shit
by Xhopakelxhit Author
"Not everyone is a warrior. Not everyone wants to be in confrontational situations with the police and governments, or…
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Plants Against the Patriarchy: Invoking the Magical Allyship of Plants
by JP Hawthorne Author and Iris Mae Misciagna Author
Descriptions of many species of plants and their applications, specifically in the way they help deal with our…
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Anarchist Survival Guide for Understanding Gestapo Interrogation Mind Games: Stay Free by Shutting the Fuck Up
by Harold H Thompson Author
This succinct guide to withstanding police questioning is a must for anyone who's in danger of being targeted by the…
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A Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance
by Shelley Lynn Jackson Author
Shelley created this as a little take home instruction guide for her bike repair workshop at the Portland Zine…
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Next-Level Ally: How to Support Your Queer and Transgender Friends
by Eli Sachse Author
Next Level Ally is a direct and practical discussion about the oppressive landscape queer and transgender people find…
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How to Get Your Period: A Guide to Performing Menstrual Extraction
by Anonymous Healthcare Worker Author
Take charge of your reproductive rights, learn about your body, and build a supportive community. In 1971, as part of…
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Why Do I Get High?: A Drunk Punk Guide to Relapse Prevention Without Gods or Masters
by Tim Spock Author
In his years of drug use and alcoholism, Tim Spock has grown to understand a lot about addiction. Due to these said…
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Jane: The Legendary Story of the Underground Abortion Service, 1968-1973
by Judith Arcana Editor
Before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the U.S. in 1973, the Abortion Counseling Services of Women’s Liberation was…
$6.95
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The Final Girl: How Horror Movies Made Me a Better Feminist
by Kris Rose Author
Kris Rose and her step-sister grew up watching horror movies together. The Exorcist, The Evil Dead, The Texas Chainsaw…
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The Black Man's Guide to Getting Pulled Over
by Johnny Parker Author and Felipe Horas Illustrator
In this bitingly satirical - and unfortunately still hyper-relevant - zine, author Johnny Parker II and illustrator…
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Rot and Roll: Natural Burial and the Funeral-Industrial Complex
by Maggot O. Gray Author
Wondering if green burial is for you? Or maybe you’ve never even heard of it. Either way, Ricky the friendly zombie is…
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A Pocket Guide to Tarot Card Archetypes: When You Don't Want to Carry Around a Library
by Abbi Clark Author
As the title suggests, this pocket-sized guide to tarot archetypes will save you the difficulty of carrying around your…
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Home Composting Made Easy
by Forrest and Tricia McDowell Author
This is apparently the world's most popular compost guide! It's a little zine with step by step instructions and answers…
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Beyond the Bookshelf: How to Sell Books, Zines & Cool Literature in Your Store—and Change the World!
by Larry Law Illustrator, Elly Blue Author and Joe Biel Author
Got a store? Looking for new ways to sell books and zines, or to start carrying reading material to begin with?…
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