Zine Mall • 07.14.26
Zines, shops, and paper goods to browse, buy, and collect.
A quick note before we dive in…
Tomorrow, I’m opening Zinestack Memberships.
The newsletter will stay free. Zine Mall and Five on Friday aren’t going anywhere. Memberships are about something else: helping Zinestack support more makers, buy more zines directly from the people who make them, and send more good things on paper into the world.
I’ll share the full details tomorrow. For now, here’s today’s Zine Mall.
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2026 Mid-Year Bestseller List
It’s been years since we made a bestseller list for the first half of the year, but we felt this year was especially deserving of it. This is a more brief version (category-wise) than we do at the end of the year, but there’s still a lot to look at and love. Of the 800+ items we’ve had in stock at various times so far this year, these are the ones that have sold the best.
Harmonic Content
A zine about sound from Dante Fumo
Harmonic Content is a print and digital 'zine covering all things sound-related: sound design, music, audio engineering, post-production, game audio, field recording, and more. If you like reading Tape Op-style interviews, essays from unique viewpoints in the audio and music community, and articles about sound, Harmonic Content is for you!
Pouch Magazine
A magazine for paper lovers.
Paper and computers should be friends! I don’t think paper’s fate is to be digitized, and I don’t think technology is at odds with paper. I want to explore software that enhances one’s ability to create, express, and connect with paper, and software that admires and respects paper as a valid surface. – vrk
Thanks so much for the mention!