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BOOKMOBILE with the They Have an Agenda & Human fire eaters, yogic feats rarely imagined, proof of frogs falling from the sky, alleged Moorish blessing oils -- all under one roof and on four wheels! The travelling bookmobile roadshow is tapping into an age-old nomadic tradition, one that is at the roots of culture and life -- the carnival, found in sideshows, circuses, and fairs all across the world. Autonomedia & the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus The maiden voyage of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Autonomadic Bookmobile Roadshow was in 1995. At that point it was Kinko, Philomena, and a handtruck carrying 2 cases of Autonomedia books. In 1997, the Roadshow was six people, a van and an 8ft utility trailer carrying cirkus props and 15 cases of small press books and zines. And now as the 1998 tour nears, the Roadshow is hoping for an actual bookmobile that will be filled with wall to wall books and zines. In an age where Barnes and Noble have put nearly every small bookstore out of business, and Ringling Brothers seems to be the only circus that people can name, the Bindlestiffs and Autonomedia provide the alternative: the radical bookmobile roadshow. Over 200 zine and book titles created by small and independent publishers can be found at the book table. Collecting zines, tapes, pamphlets, posters and books all across the nation, the Roadshow is spreading them in its wake. Some of the most notorious of zinesters, smutsters, and small presses have already joined the Caravan. Porn Free, Dr. Ducky DooLittle, Alley Publications, Shocked and Amazed,.... The bookmobile makes hard-to-find information and literature available. The nomadic wanderings of the bookmobile are helping to connect bookshops, info centers, and various radical spaces. Are you beginning to fret It is an age in which Barnes and Noble and Ringling Brothers are attempting to take control of our minds. So if you are:
We have the cure for you. Experimental Thought Surgery! Living Entertainment! Atfy, The Combustible Clown! The Mysterious Powers of Madame Bolo! Deep Orificular Love Poetry! The Cultivation of a Grand Autonomedia is a non-profit publishing collective based in Brooklyn, New York. Since 1983 it has brought nearly 150 titles into print, ranging from radical cultural theory and politics to deviant sexuality, fringe fiction, history, and patascience. Titles include: T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone Hakim Bey Cracking the Movement: Squatting Beyond the Media Foundation for Illegal Knowledge Sounding Off: Music as Resistance, Subversion, and Revolution Ron Sakolsky and Fred Ho, eds. Gone to Croatan: Origins of North American Drop-Out Culture Ron Sakolsky and Jim Koehnline, eds. Invisible Governance: The Art of African Micropolitics David Hecht and Maliqalim Simone Horsexe: Essays on Transexuality Catherine Millot The Damned Universe of Charles Fort Louis Kaplan, ed. Pirate Utopias Peter Lamborn Wilson Zapatistas The EZLN Beyond Bookchin David Watson And now, for the first time ever, these and many more books will be coming to you. The Bookmobile makes a call to publishers, 'zine-sters, propagandists, ephemera spreaders, and all others of the literary sort to spread the word, come see a show, and send in projects for dissemination.The bookmobile leaves New York every spring and summer on a national tour with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. The tour schedule is fluxible. Join Us! Visit the Autonomedia Web Site For more information, Autonomedia Phone (718) 963-2918 Fax (718) 963-2603 E-mail: semiotexte@aol.com |