King of Joy
King of Joy Richard Chiem, Soft Skull Press This is shaping up to be the breakout book for Seattle-based Chiem, […]
Announcing the BP Zine Awards Winners 2020!
Well people, it’s official — we have our winners. Find out who won the Broken Pencil Zine Awards 2020, celebrating the best in English language zine publishing!
Broken Pencil Presents the Indie Illustrator’s Deathmatch!
It’s that time of the year again! Broken Pencil’s Deathmatch, the world’s most audacious contest, is back! To make […]
Online Exclusive: Dine ‘n’ Dash by Chris Gilmore
Dine ‘n’ Dash “Does it feel wrong,” he said, “or does it feel dangerous? Cuz those are two different things.” […]
Editor’s Letter: Going All In
I’m not one to slow down, I’m not great at sitting still, and I’m especially not built to […]
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Dakwäkãda Warriors
Dakwäkãda Warriors Cole Pauls, Conundrum Press Cole Pauls is on a roll. Hot off a busy year of workshops and […]
Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption
Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption Lisa Wool-rim Sjöblom, Drawn & Quarterly Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, tens of […]
Fresh Pack of Smokes
Fresh Pack of Smokes Cassandra Blanchard, Nightwood Editions Amidst the overlooked overdose and poverty crises, Cassandra Blanchard’s debut Fresh Pack of […]
Homesick
Homesick Nino Cipri, Dzanc Books Emerging Kansas-based writer and self-described weirdo mixes monsters, zombies, Super Little Dead Girls and […]
Surrealism: Inside the Magnetic Fields
Surrealism: Inside the Magnetic Fields Penelope Rosemont, City Lights In part, this is a memoir of the now 77-year-old American […]
Savage Gods
Savage Gods Paul Kingsnorth, Two Dollar Radio When Paul Kingsnorth writes a book, we at BP pay attention. Novelist, essayist, ecologist and […]
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space Amanda Leduc, Coach House Women spinning straw into gold, houses made of […]
Body Broker
Body Broker Daniel M. Ford, Santa Fe Writers Project If you haven’t guessed from our amazing noir feature some issues back, […]
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) Hazel Jane Plante, Metonymy Press There may not be one right way to grieve, but […]
WTFilm Festival is Coming to Canzine
Canzine is proud to partner with the Laser Blast Film Society for this virtual edition of the What the Film […]
Virtual Canzine 2020 is Live!
The festival of zine culture and underground arts is back with a virtual twist! Three days of 250+ vendors, thousands […]