Stories Care Forgot: An Anthology of New Orleans Zines

By: Last, First

Book Overview

An anthology of zines from and about New Orleans. For years the punk and zine community has thrived, producing beautifully rendered volumes of stories and artwork. Reprinted here in their original format are selections from over a dozen zines including: Chainbreaker, Nosedive, Crude Noise, Rocket Queen, Emergency, I Hate this Part of Texas and Chihuaha and Pitbull. Many of the originals have been lost or destroyed and, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, this book serves not only as a preservation of writing and artwork, but also as an attempt to aid rebuilding its city of origin.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0867196610
• ISBN13: 9780867196610
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Last Gasp
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

What's a zine?

I was amazed to discover zines (after an article in NY Times and help from my kids). Using techniques that hit some complicated intersection of folk art, literature, journalism, essay and memoir, the authors of the pieces in this book show clearly why people want to restore New Orleans, despite everything, after Katrina. These writers set the culture of the city before us in all its splendid and sometimes frightening wackiness, its wonder and diversity.