1. Art and Diseño

2015
Independent Bookstore Day
Catalog
Orders must be placed by february 1st
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Table of Contents
Original Chris Ware Print
Pg. 2
Original, signed, gallery quality print from Chris Ware.
Books on Books Boxset
Pg. 3
Includes contributions from authors Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Helene
Hanff, Rebecca Makkai, and Charlie Lovett.
McCandless Infographic
Pg. 4
A limited-edition, signed infographic print of popular books and
authors from David McCandless, author of Knowledge is Beautiful
and The Visual Miscellaneum.
Stripey F*@K Throx
Pg. 5
Package of 3 “fashion” socks with Chris Moore/Independent
Bookstore Day messaging.
Roxane Gay Chapbook
Pg. 6
Pg. 7
This color broadside from Stephen King’s forthcoming novel,
Finders Keepers, is a love letter to passionate readers, written in
King’s own hand.
Hyperbole & a Half Broadside
Pg. 8
Bring a little Allie Brosh home with this signed four-color print from
her remarkable debut, Hyperbole and a Half.
i love to read “bunsie”
Pg. 9
Made of 100% soft European quality cotton. This onesie has snaps
at the bottom making it easy to change and dress little ones.
Captain underpants print
Pg. 10
Author/illustrator Dav Pilkey has created an original image of his
world-wide bestselling character, Captain Underpants especially for
IBD. Printed on linen stock and signed by the author.
huck finn literary map
Pg. 12
Suitable for use as a stencil or as a stand-alone art piece, this year’s
stencil quotes Margaret Atwood’s poem “Spelling.” 12 x 16 on thick
craft wood with detailed laser cutting.
A mini-collection of essays on books, reading, and the world of contemporary literature by Roxane Gay available as a limited edition,
signed chapbook.
The Finders Keepers Broadside
bad citizen Stencil
funny ha ha joke book for kids
days like this
Pg. 14
A collection of personal essays by many of our favorite writers who
were given the prompt, “My [Blank] From Hell” and set loose.
sweet literary tea towel set
Pg. 15
salty literary tea towel set
Pg. 16
A literary map of the seas
Pg. 17
100% cotton flour sack tea towels. “Sweet” towels feature quotes
from Nora Ephron and Sherman Alexie.
100% cotton flour sack tea towels. “Salty” towels feature quotes
from Lemony Snicket and Pat Conroy.
A hand drawn full-color, gallery quality giclee fine art print of 24
great books set in the ocean.
Pg. 11 ordering instructions
A map depicting Huck’s lush river journey that will appear in Plotted:
A Literary Atlas, extended and expanded upon for IBD.
Pg. 13
A full-color page-turner for the 6-11 crowd. Like last year’s I Smell
Carrots: A Joke Book for Kids, this year’s version is made up of
original art from some our best-loved and most recognizable
children’s illustrators.
Pg. 18
Building: Stories
Signed & Numbered print
Created by Chris Ware especially for Independent Bookstore Day: a wordless
print about reading, parenting, and education consisting of images from his
award-winning Building: Stories. A limited edition of 500 signed, numbered
giclée prints on Hahnemühle German Etching 310 gsm 100% acid-free fine art
paper, shrink wrapped on acid-free foam core.
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 9781101870686
Retail Price: $75.00
Author: Chris Ware
Dimensions: 12” x 18”
Orders limited to 15 per store. In the event that orders exceed availability, orders will be fulfilled
on a percentage of order basis. All stores that order this item are guaranteed at least one copy.
Stores with multiple locations may order 15 per location.
Books about Books
Boxed set in tin box
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The ultimate booklovers boxed set. Includes special IBD-only editions of Shadow
of the Wind; 84, Charring Cross Road; The Borrower; and The Bookman’s Tale in
a beautifully designed, reusable tin with lid.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780448489469
Retail Price: $40.00
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Helen Hanff, Rebecca Makkai, and Charlie Lovett.
Dimensions: 5.5” x 3” x 4.8”
“American books
everyone should read”
A Consensus cloud
from top lists & prizes
by dAVID MCCANDLESS
A limited-edition, signed infographic print of popular books and authors from
David McCandless, author of Knowledge is Beautiful and The Visual
Miscellaneum. Each subject is color-coded and each title is written in the font of
the original book jacket.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062406606
Retail Price: $20.00
Author: David McCandless
Dimensions: 13” x 18”
stripey f*ck Throx (Socks)
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In a brilliant answer to the universal missing sock conundrum, the Throx company makes sets of socks in 3s! These special Stripey Christopher Moore F*ck
Throx make reference to the favorite expletive of Pocket (from the Moore novel
Fool): f*ckstockings!, and Abby Normal’s “f*cksocks” from A Dirty Job. You rock
my stripey socks!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062406590
Retail Price: $16.00
Author: Christopher Moore
Dimensions: Three adult socks in a special IBD package
Urgent, Unheard Stories
Roxane Gay
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A mini-collection of essays on books, reading, and the world of contemporary
literature by Roxane Gay available as a limited edition, signed chapbook.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062406613
Retail Price: $10.00
Author: Roxane Gay
Dimensions: 4”x 6”, 36 pages
finders keepers
broadside
This color broadside from Stephen King’s forthcoming novel, Finders Keepers, is
a love letter to passionate readers, written in King’s own hand. Suitable for
framing. Limited print run of 1500.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781476769530
Retail Price: $12.00 per print
Author: Stephen King
Dimensions: 9” x 12” [broadside], 10” x 13” [sleeve]
Sold wholesale in packs of 5 with packaging for $15 (75% discount).
Hyperbole & a half
broadside
Bring a little Allie Brosh home with this signed four-color print from her remarkable debut, Hyperbole and a Half. A perfect collectible for Allie Brosh’s legions of
fans, this high quality print is suitable for framing. Limited print run of 1500.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781476769523
Retail Price: $15 per print
Author: Allie Brosh
Dimensions: 14” x 9” horizontal with plastic sleeve
Sold wholesale in packs of 5 for $19 (73% discount).
guess how much
i love to read “bunsie”
Made of 100% soft European quality cotton. This onesie has snaps at the bottom
making it easy to change and dress little ones. Each onesie comes with a specially designed hang-tag reading “Made exclusively in support of indie bookstores
for Independent Bookstore Day 2015” with IBD logo. Start ‘em early!
Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN: 9780763681852
Retail Price: $18.99
Dimensions: One size—9 months
Original signed
captain underpants print
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Author/illustrator Dav Pilkey has created an original image of his world-wide
bestselling character, Captain Underpants especially for IBD. Printed on linen
stock and signed by the author. Limited print run of 2000.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780545863537
Retail Price: $10.00
Author: Dav Pilkey
Dimensions: 11” x 14”
Huckleberry Finn’s
Mississippi River Journey
A Literary Map from Plotted
A lush, hand-drawn road map depicting Huck’s river journey. The map, which will
appear in Plotted: A Literary Atlas, has been extended and expanded upon for
IBD.
Publisher: Zest/Pulp Publishing
ISBN: 9781942186113
Retail Price: $7.95
Author: Andrew DeGraff
Dimensions: 8.5” x 24” (unfolded); 8.5” x 4” (packaged fold)
The “Bad citizen” stencil
Margaret Atwood
We’re starting a tradition. Last year’s Bad Citizen stencil quoted Don DeLillo
and garnered lots of media attention and collector enthusiasm. Suitable for use
as a stencil or as a stand-alone art piece, this year’s stencil quotes Margaret
Atwood’s poem “Spelling”: A word after a word after a word is power
Publisher: CBD Publishing
ISBN: 9780991171057
Retail Price: $35.00
Author: Margaret Atwood
Dimensions: 12” x 16” on ⅛” thick craft wood with detailed laser cutting
Funny Ha Ha
jokes & riddles from our
best-loved illustrators
A full-color page-turner for the 6-11 crowd. Like last year’s I Smell Carrots: A
Joke Book for Kids, this year’s version is made up of original art from some our
best-loved and most recognizable children’s illustrators. The jokes are a mix of
old groaners, originals and a few shaggy dogs. Designed by Christy Hale.
Publisher: CBD Publishing
ISBN: 9780991171064
Retail Price: $15.00
Author: Tom Angleberger, David LaRochelle, William Joyce, Katherine Tillotson,
Kate DiCamillo, Frans Vischer, Betsy Lewin, Bob Barner, Constance Lombardo,
Harry Bliss, Lane Smith, Randy Cecil, Rob Harrell, Aaron Meshon, Ashley Despain,
Marla Frazee, Susan Gal, Ed Young, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Raul Gonzalez, Amy
Ignatow, David Shannon, Jane Wattenberg, Rosemary Wells, and more.
Dimensions: 6” x 9”, 4-color, perfect-bound paperback
days like this
Good writers on bad luck, bum
deals and other torments
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A collection of personal essays (and a few short stories) by many of our favorite
writers who were given the prompt, “My ________ From Hell” and set loose. The
results—which cover everything from online dating to the death of a childhood
classmate—are often laugh-out-loud, frequently heart-rending and sometimes
downright jaw-dropping. With cover art by Rich Black.
Publisher: CBD Publishing
ISBN: 9780986396908
Retail Price: $16.00
Author: Anne Lamott, James Patterson, Yiyun Li, Willy Vlautin, Mary Roach,
Chris Collins, Brian Doyle, Novella Carpenter, Bonnie Tsui, Caroline Paul, Kathryn
Ma, Chloe Caldwell, Katie Crouch, Lavinia Spalding, Janice Cooke-Newman,
Megan Daum, Peter Hoffmeister, Rachel Levin, Scott McClanahan, Wendy Spero, Joyce Maynard, Michelle Richmond, Jonathan Evison, and more!
Dimensions: 5” x 7” perfect-bound paperback
“Sweet” literary
tea towel set
These 100% cotton flour sack tea towels are part art, part kitchen necessity, and all
conversation piece. Designed by Kristine Brogno (who designed our book by Lisa
Brown last year) the “sweet” towels read: Reading is escape and the opposite of
escape. –Nora Ephron and What kind of life can you have in a house without
books? –Sherman Alexie. Two-towel sets are packaged in a 4-color box the size
of a trade paperback and picturing each towel on the outside.
Publisher: CBD Publishing
ISBN: 9780991171071
Retail Price: $20.00
Author: Nora Ephron & Sherman Alexie
Dimensions: 2 towels - 18” x 24” (towels), 9.5” x 5.25” x 1.25” (box)
“Salty” literary
tea towel set
These 100% cotton flour sack tea towels are part art, part kitchen necessity, and
all conversation piece. Designed by Kristine Brogno (who designed our book by
Lisa Brown last year) the “salty” towels read: It is likely I will die next to a pile of
things I was meaning to read. –Lemony Snicket and People that like to read are
always a little fucked up. –Pat Conroy. Two-towel sets are packaged in a 4-color
box the size of a trade paperback and picturing each towel on the outside.
Publisher: CBD Publishing
ISBN: 9780991171088
Retail Price: $20.00
Author: Pat Conroy & Daniel Handler
Dimensions: 2 towels - 18” x 24” (towels), 9.5” x 5.25” x 1.25” (box)
A Literary map of the seas
Following on the heels of the successful Literary Map of California created by
3Fish Studios in San Francisco for CBD 2014, comes the Literary Map of the
Seas, a hand drawn fine art print of 24 great books set in the ocean. Includes
classics from The Odyssey and Moby Dick to modern favorites like The Life of
Pi, Plover, Pippi in the South Seas, and Swamplandia!. A full-color, gallery quality
giclee print suitable for framing.
Publisher: CBD Publishing
ISBN: 9780991171040
Retail Price: $40.00
Author: 3Fish Studios
Dimensions: 14” x 18” giclee print
ordering instructions
Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, May 2, 2015.
Order deadline is February 1, 2015.
Eligibility and participation: All current dues-paying members of a regional Independent
Bookseller’s Association who run a brick and mortar store are eligible to participate in IBD. By
ordering, each store is agreeing to the “Rules of Participation” listed on the order form. Each
participating store must order at least 15 pieces total (15 of one item, 5 each of three items, or
any other combination). We will make every effort to fulfill all quantities ordered, but we can’t
guarantee every amount. Bookstores will be billed for what they actually receive.
Ordering: All orders must be placed online by February 1, 2015. All orders are non-returnable and
cannot be added to or canceled after February 1, 2015.
Distribution and discounts: All distribution will be through Ingram. Stores must have an account
in good standing or pay by credit card for orders. Ingram will handle all invoicing. Normal
discounts of 42% to 50% will apply to most items. All items are non-returnable and include free
freight.
Invoicing: Ingram will handle all invoicing.
Shipping: Items will be shipped to stores by April 25, 2015.
Selling: No items may be sold in-store or online until May 2, 2015. It is our hope that most items
will sell out on that date and we suggest you order accordingly. Stores may continue to sell items
in store after IBD. Stores can sell the items on their own websites after May 15, 2015. Please do
NOT sell items on third party websites such as eBay or Abe Books.
contact information
For questions about ordering or catalog items, please contact Samantha Schoech at
[email protected] or 415-846-6131, or Hut Landon at [email protected] or 415-561-7686.
Additional IBD merchandise, including Roz Chast tote bags (in limited quantities) and California
Bookstore Day t-shirts and totes can be ordered at any time by contacting Hut Landon at the
NCIBA ([email protected] or 415-561-7686).