The East Village Inky

10/22/2025

Inviting all you nifty numbers in NYC to the Panther City Release Party at Quimbys in Williamsburg, 6:30-8:30 this Friday.

Let's party like 3rd graders in 1973! I'll "take the stage" for a reading at around 7:15. We'll also have a quiz and some other hijinx, b/c y'know, I'm a maximalist.

Can't make it? I stand at the ready to mail autographed books anywhere in the US. A Kindle ebook is available worldwide, and I'm working on getting it on other e-platforms. Or ask your favorite indie bookstore to order you a copy - it's available to them through Ingram.

Whoo! I may be too exhausted to bake brownies for this one. Thank god for Halloween candy (and boxed wine)

More details here: https://tinyurl.com/ayunpanth

10/09/2025

Gitcherself an autographed copy of Ayun's new book, PANTHER CITY: Tales of a Gen X Grade 3 Class Project Run Amok before the rest of the rabble! tinyurl.com/ayunpanth

Official pub date is November 4, but we've got stacks of em on every available horizontal surface of East Village Inky HQ and the Mailroom Böyz need a place to lie down, so they're motivated to ship em out to you!

09/13/2025

HEY NYC! We don't wanna tell you how to live your life or anything. Wejust want you to get your tail to Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg on Saturday the 20th for Pete's Mini Zine Fest!

The East Village Inky will be tabling indoors and would be delig hed to hoist a beer with you, and fix you up with zines and books. Get all your holiday shopping done. (Uh...anything in particular you want me to bring?)

Look at this nifty line up!

09/07/2025

Re: East Village Inky 67: The Vonnegut Centennial Issue (link in first comment), our friend, Suzanne McConnell, Kurty V's student and author of Pity the Reader: On Writing With Style, is teaching a 3-part course at the 92nd St Y this October that traces the origins of Kurt Vonnegut’s passionately humanistic sensibility, how he learned his craft, and how he conveys his far-reaching, prophetic perspective and values in his work. Git it!

Roundtable is live, in-the-moment online classes with respected and passionate experts who give you a place at the table to ask questions, join a discussion, and satisfy your curious mind.

09/05/2025

Goin' into the weekend like Dynamite!
Specifically, Issue 5, with cover girl Elsa the lioness. Stumbled on a 9-year-old blog post that has lots of interior screenshots. Consider this supplemental reading for East Village Inky 71, The Only Child of the 70s issue! https://bronzeagebabies.blogspot.com/2016/06/guest-post-buried-treasures-dynamite.html

08/18/2025

Rock Dove swooping in to announce the theme of East Village Inky 72: Half My Life in NYC

NYC birds and NYC people have a lot in common.

PS: the latest episode of the world’s most ridiculous birding podcast is here… https://lnk.to/extremelyaccuratebirdsongs

08/13/2025

Ex-Circulation Manager Jambo is thrilled to announce that PANTHER CITY: Tales of Gen X Grade 3 Class Project Run Amok, the new book by Ayun Halliday, Chief Primatologist of The East Village Inky zine is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER on Kickstarter.

Who will be the first to pre-order? Who will be the 2nd, 3rd, 29th, 100th? Go get em! Once we hit the goal, it's off to the printer!
Plenty of weird and wonderful swag at every level to enhance your reading experience.

Shout out to 8-year-old illustrator, Leni Yow-Fairs, who just turned 9 :)

This post is public, and we'd be much obliged if you'd consider widening the ripples with a share. THANK YOU!

https://www.kickstarter.com/.../panther-city-tales-of-a...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ayunhalliday/panther-city-tales-of-a-gen-x-grade-3-project-run-amok

Put down your digital devices and take a trip to 1973 in a hilarious, illustrated comedy of elementary school manners for adults.

06/09/2025

Supplemental materials for EAST VILLAGE INKY 71: The Only Child of the 70s issue.

The Miss America Pageant Game. Perhaps we really have come a long way, baby. Still plenty of road ahead.

Get you some: https://www.ayunhalliday.com/shop/p/east-village-inky-71

06/05/2025

Today's my 30th NYC-versary! I reckon that's as good a theme as any for East Village Inky 72!

Got any burning NYC questions? I've lived her half my life, apparently!

06/02/2025

EAST VILLAGE INKY 71: Only Child of the 70s
GET IT!

https://www.ayunhalliday.com/shop/p/east-village-inky-71

06/02/2025

Zine star Bill McCall has favored East Village Inky 71, The Only Child of the 70s issue with a preview on I LOVE ZINES

https://www.ayunhalliday.com/shop