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There are seemingly countless ways to print your thoughts on paper and bind them together to form a book, magazine, zine, or other independent publication. So it's natural that the indie publications available through Big Cartel stores are incredibly diverse in every way—creative layouts, inspiring illustrations, and personal stories that represent every topic under the sun. Compiling this Shop Indie guide was one of those rare challenges where the overwhelming number of possibilities made it difficult to pick what to highlight.

The list below—featuring a long-running photography zine; an expertly-printed art and botanical review; a classic, photocopied zine; neon Riso printing; a perfect-bound graphic novella; a group zine about the complex relationship disabled creatives have with their beds; and more—only scratches the surface of what Big Cartel artists have produced. We hope you see this as a starting point to discovery and inspiration to add your own publications in to the world.

![Bed](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/13jC89todo40Yo5kLO0OtV/edef03d8138168f2af28959a91979a66/Bed.jpg)
[Bed Zine, Issue Two](https://bedzine.bigcartel.com/product/bed-zine-issue-two)

![Kitchens](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/6ZPjob0uStl8MAsQe8KJ7w/2727c5e14cdfbd35e74c6534297e5d27/Kitchens.jpg)
_Kitchens: A zine about the most important room in the home_ by [Lecker](https://leckerpodcast.bigcartel.com/product/kitchens-zine)

![Creatures](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/6v8xCy8CDNRKO7fUYD4BoJ/e626fa1fd9f2c0146413f9bae198f28a/Creatures.jpg)
_Creatures Speak Out_ by [Mixed Rice Zines](https://mixedricezines.bigcartel.com/product/creatures-speak-out)

![Variable-Vessels](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/4P4vjVQ247Ycd4Sb5JPTn/a28f298696084f7dea1e1d8071e9aa76/Variable-Vessels.jpg)
_Variable Vessels_ by [Gentle Oriental](https://gentleoriental.bigcartel.com/product/variable-vessels)

![Blumenhaus](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/4Na1J4f4J5aS5ijYy0dtcp/c4bcc57401424bdffa4371c1c9e7081a/Blumenhaus.jpg)
[Blumenhaus Art and Botanical Review, Issue 3](https://blumenhaus.bigcartel.com/product/blumenhaus-issue-3)

![Horchata](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/5r0BIgsOYT3xBzA7LEE7Kz/f6f3f57f2f8905da63ee1b4b8727b46d/Horchata.jpg)
[La Horchata, Issue 9](https://lahorchatazine.bigcartel.com/product/-issue-9)

![Bored](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/7ytkvn6JLX2tFVAwfObhMV/fea9b3481498f8eb9d25000507c3033f/Bored.jpg)
_I'm Bored: Activities for Tedious Times_ by [Pirrip Press](https://pirrippress.bigcartel.com/product/i-m-bored-activity-book)

![Still-Life](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/rufyrYlAxnlQkIRb0ZSZD/7aecdb83894e269ba0c25a59cc4cf04d/Still-Life.jpg)
_Still Life_ by Tess Smith-Roberts, published by [Can Can Press](https://cancanpress.bigcartel.com/product/still-life-presale)

![Swallows](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/635rOYBTevQYMEwC9pPHAd/3daaa5f5f9923eb741fc7f40b9497033/Swallows.jpg)
_Swallows, Part One_ by Joshua Santospirito, published by [San Kessto Publications](https://sankessto.bigcartel.com/product/swallows-part-one)

![Asian-Architecture](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/6djG4XMGwYa8jGDAv83Lak/702d544407efbf67a4614657a333e55d/Asian-Architecture.jpg)
_Asian Architecture 2_ by Ella Zheng, published by [Knuckles and Notch](https://knucklesandnotch.bigcartel.com/product/asian-architecture-2-by-ella-zheng)

![Cycle-Shorts](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/7rowLAJAhcyDRCM3qh2DU4/91e0e1d03758524763d574bdfb800887/Cycle-Shorts.jpg)
[Cycle Shorts, Issue 1](https://cycleshorts.bigcartel.com/product/issue-1)

![Passenger](//images.ctfassets.net/zu7c0c50e24k/4ZOjkghqVarHhHSfHYFWuN/a70248b84d323d8211668b6877cdcc51/Passenger.jpg)
_Passenger_ by Lin Blythe, Field Notes 050 published by [Another Place Press](https://anotherplacepress.bigcartel.com/product/passenger-lin-blythe)


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