We had extra room when printing the new edition of Keri Smith’s Non-Planner Datebook, so rather than let it go to waste, we made some awesome notepads! We’ve got a design each from Martine & Keri and you even get your choice of color. Plus they’re a nice compact size that can easily fit in your pocket or bag. Hooray for paper!

The Little Otsu Annual Volume 4 is officially in the house and ready to ship! It turned out great with Dan Black’s intricate drawings reproduced beautifully by 1984 Printing in Oakland. Even our newest feature, fold-out mini calendars, went off without a hitch. We’re stoked and excited to get these into your planning hands!

Vol. 4 made its public debut this weekend at Flatstock in Seattle at the Landland booth. On top of doing a stellar job with this year’s Annual, Dan has been busy making lots of amazing Landland posters. He stopped by yesterday before heading back to Minneapolis and we got to choose a few for our online shop (we’ll be adding them soon). Here he is dealing to us out of his trunk…

can I get a stereo with that?

It’s San Francisco Zine Fest time this weekend so make sure to take advantage of this awesome free event at Golden Gate Park! You might even win a copy of Nine Ways to Disappear or Quietly Sure in the raffle. And help them cover some of their costs right next door to the store at Amnesia on Saturday night, 9pm, at the Zine Fest benefit show.

Yes folks, it’s that time of the year (can you believe it’s August already?!) for our new Annual weekly planner and you can get a preview and pre-order at the online shop! Dan Black worked many days into the wee hours of the morning to draw this trip into subterranean realms. We’ve also taken a leap in format this year to incorporate fold-out mini calendar pages (we came up with the idea in a brainstorming session with Lart last year and are excited to be able to turn it into reality). It’s currently being printed by our friends over at 1984, but here’s a mock-up of what the real deal will look like.

The Renegade Craft Fair is hitting town this weekend and it looks to be a good time for all! Our very own Alexa (you may know her from her lovely embroidered buttons and you’ll soon be seeing her regularly at the store on Thursdays and Fridays) will be there as Burgundy & Brown at her booth with Small Stump (along the left side of the pavilion). Be sure to say hi to them and our other wonderful vendors who will be there: Big Stone Head, Blissful, Chikabird, Honeylux, Mittenmaker, and Sycamore Street Press.

Here are some of the cute new Burgundy & Brown buttons that Alexa will be selling. And not to fret if you can’t make it this weekend as she’ll be bringing in her leftover goodies to sell at the store!

Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale is coming up next week and we’re pleased to host a bake sale for the new vegan bakery Violet Sweet Shoppe in front of the SF store on Sunday, June 21st, 1pm-4ish. Crystal will be selling lots of her yummy cookies, cakes, and breads with half the proceeds going to Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue. So come by and get a taste of these new vegan treats, help out some birds, and treat your dad because he deserves it!

If you’re going to MoCCA this weekend, be sure to stop by the Fantagraphics table on Saturday from 3-4pm to say hi to Lilli. You can also catch her a few hours later (6:30-8:30) at Giant Robot for the release of Windy Corner #3.

Thanks so much to Whitney of USA Today’s Pop Candy for picking Nine Ways to Disappear as a top read! “I can’t imagine anyone reading this book and not wanting to go out and buy a copy for someone else.” We couldn’t agree more!

We just received our first copies of Lilli Carre’s Nine Ways to Disappear and we are excited to be debuting it this weekend at Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland! Come see us at booth #102–not only will we have special Fest discounts, we’ll also be accompanied by the fabulous Martine Workman!

Focus Features is coordinating a series of events around the world premiere of Away We Go, the newest release from Sam Mendes starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph. It was written by Vendela Vida and Dave Eggers and they’re going on a mini-tour of screenings as a fundraiser for 826 National, The Teacher Salary Project, The Believer, and Voice of Witness.

May 1: San Francisco
May 7: Los Angeles
May 9: Seattle
May 14: Ann Arbor
May 15: Chicago
May 16: New York
May 31: Boston