Hot Iron Press
UNDERGROUND PRESS & INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING
Atomic Books: A great independent/alternative bookstore in Baltimore.
Civic Media Center: Alternative library in Gainesville, FL.
Garrett County Press: Formerly from New Orleans, now from Philadelphia - publishers of Even a Daughter is Better Than Nothing by Mykel Board and Letters From New Orleans by Rob Walker.
Learning To Leave A Paper Trail Distro: Zine distro.
Microcosm Publishing: Independent book and zine publisher and distributor.
New Mouth From the Dirty South: Independent book publisher from New Orleans.
New Orleans Bookfair: Annual fair celebrating indy publishing, zines, artists' books and more.
Quimby's: Independent/alternative bookstore in Chicago.
Stickfigure Distro: Punk distro of zines and music based in Atlanta.
Zine World: A Reader's Guide to the Underground Press: The greatest resource for info about independent publishing, zine reviews, etc.
LETTERPRESS RESOURCES
Briar Press: Web resource for those looking to buy and sell letterpress equipment.
Boxcar Press: Sellers of photopolymer plates for letterpress printing.
Five Roses Press: All-encompassing resource for any information you could ever want to know about letterpress.
BOOK ARTS RESOURCES
Babylon Lexicon: Annual New Orleans book arts show that occurs in conjunction with the New Orleans Bookfair.
Booklyn: An artist-run non-profit based in Brooklyn that promotes artists' books and book artists.
Center for Book Arts: Book arts space in Brooklyn that offers classes, facilities, and book arts shows.
Flipbook.info: An amazingly thorough site all about flipbooks.
Pin Monkey Press: Very cool small press with artists' books, zines, and a number of great projects.
Printed Matter: Excellent artists' book store in New York.
Projet Mobilivre/The Bookmobile Project: An annual travelling exhibition of artists' books, zines, and comics.
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center: Book arts center in DC.
Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair: Book arts fair organized by Pyramid Atlantic.
NEW ORLEANS
Aboveground Zine Library: New Orleans' zine library located at the Iron Rail Bookstore.
Barrister's Gallery: New Orleans art gallery and host space of the New Orleans Bookfair.
The Big Top Gallery: A cool woman-run art gallery, show space, and non-profit education center.
Common Ground Collective: An amazing, all volunteer group providing relief, mutual aid, and support to impoverished New Orleans communities.
Constance: Book designed and published by New Orleans designer and artist Erik Kiesewetter, featuring the work of 40 local artists. Incredible.
Iron Rail Book Collective: New Orleans anarchist collective that sells books, zines, music, and runs a zine library at 511 Marigny.
Neighborhood Story Project: An awesome project in New Orleans where high school kids interview neighbors and family, take pictures, and write stories about the block they live on then have them published into real books!
New Orleans DIY: Listing of shows and other DIY stuff in New Orleans and surrounding areas.
New Orleans Network: Network created after Hurricane Katrina focusing on New Orleans grassroots organizing, politics, culture, and community.
Plan B: New Orleans Community Bike Project: A Not-for-profit bike shop in New Orleans with free access to tools, help, and cheap or free parts.
Press Street: Literary and visual arts collective and non-profit that always has seems to have some great project going on. Organizers of the 24 hour Draw-a-thon and publishers of Intersection New Orleans.
Quintron and Miss Pussycat: Eccentric hipster musician and puppeteer duo who run Rhinestone Records and The Spellcaster Lodge speakeasy and show venue.
Stories Care Forgot: An anthology of zines from and about New Orleans, published by Last Gasp after Hurricane Katrina.
Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Arts Center: Venue for film and video screenings, performances, and "theatre experiments."
ART
Claire Rau: Amazing and clever printmaker and sculptor.
Khoi Uong: Awesome NY based designer and photographer.
Sean Star Wars: Twisted pop-culture woodcuts by Sean.
Slop Art: Tongue-in-cheek Wal-Mart-esque art sellers.
Studygroup 12: Collection of comics and drawings organized by Zack Soto.
MUSIC
Atomic Mouse Recordings: Chicago-based, DIY label that released the Sound In a Vacuum comp that features music by Kyle Bravo.
The Perpetual Motion Machine: A great, small punk label based in Richmond, VA.
Waking Records: Hardcore label based in New York.
OTHER STUFF
Bendependent: Ben Claassen's page of comics, fun, and strangeness.
Gubstuff: Website of Angela Nichols, printmaker extraordinaire, featuring her prints and crafts.
Killoggs: Weblog populated by many friends of Hot Iron Press.
Le Blades by LeBlanc: Custom handmade knives made by Jenny's dad!
Needles and Pens: A cool DIY store in San Francisco that carries zines and handmade crafts.
Shive: Amazing graphic designer, Kenneth Robin's site featuring his posters, graffiti, etc.
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