Our speaker this month, George, runs Issue Press. And when we’re writing a fancy description, we say that it’s a ‘publishing house that releases artist-made publications and multiples.’ But in layman’s terms, Issue Press prints books. Really cool books. And they do it in a really interesting way with a machine that’s way obsolete.  

After spending some time with George prepping for next Tuesday and looking through his back catalog, we found a couple favorites that we’ve just got to show you in advance. Here goes:

Dedication Hotline 

Got a request? Call the hotline (312-380-1433) with a song you want to hear and make a dedication to someone special. All the requests get catalogued on dedicationhotline.com for the person and the world. 

Cool project sure, but the best part is that all requests are transcribed first by Google Voice - and when read after the fact, normally far and away from the actual dedication itself. The first year’s of Dedication Hotline’s transcriptions were printed in this book to show a machine’s take on things that are quintessentially human: nostalgia, memory, and loss. 

B. Sanders, ‘89-‘98 // Patrick Lelli

Oh Barry, why’d you retire so early? This book is full of memorable photos of Barry Sanders during his playing days as the best running back in the world, 1989-1998, and is printed in only Honolulu Blue, Black, Silver and White.

Cars with Stuff on Top // Paul Windle

People put weird stuff on the hoods of their cars in Los Angeles. This book takes it to the next level, with fantasy illustrations of the ultimate stuff on cars decor. The author, Paul Windle, also has an Instagram account set up for his IRL “Cars with stuff on top” sightings.