Late Night Copies Press

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Bio

Late Night Copies Press is a is a queer and trans run micro press based in Minneapolis, MN. We publish non-fiction, erotica, and informal research-based writing with an emphasis on local queer and trans history, community libraries, community archives, queer archival collections, queer textiles, and queer artists. We make zines around local communities (queer, trans, artist) and local history to build stronger relationships in the present.

Zines

Queer Materials, $15 new issue, $12 back issue, and $45 for bundle of full set - Queer Materials is an invitation to experience a snippet of LGBTQ archival materials found in throughout the Midwest. Curated from archives within the region, the goal of Queer Materials is to place a folder of archival materials into the hands of those who care to learn, know, and hold onto the Midwest's queer past. I believe access and use of archival materials is a primary way to find evidence of the minutiae of queer life in Midwest and the truth that our community has always existed in this place. I encourage you to visit the broader collection(s) these materials are reproduced from to sift through our shared history. Purchase here.

Seeking - $3 per issue, $10 for bundle of 4 - Seeking is a series devoted to classified and personal ads found nestled in the pages of LGBTQ print publications. Each issue highlights ads from across an individual historical title. This bundle features all four current issues derived from the following magazines and newsletters: BLK Magazine, Twin Cities Gaze Newspaper, Transvestia Magazine, and Onyx (Black Lesbian Newsletter). Purchase bundle here. Purchase single zine here.

The Drummer Puzzle Book, $10 - The Drummer Puzzle Book features the puzzles and games that appeared in issues 10-18 of Drummer from 1976-1977. Drummer a magazine serving the gay leather community originally ran from 1975-1999. Grab a copy of this zine to solve erotic leather crossword puzzles, connect "erotic dots," and play a few additional word games. The puzzles appear alongside collages of images and text from this same range of Drummer issues. Purchase here.

Letters from Sanford: Mail, Library of Congress, and Subject Headings, $10 - Letters from Sanford is a zine filled with correspondence from Sanford Berman, a critical cataloging librarian, to the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies over the past two decades regarding classifications in Library of Congress (LC). Purchase here.

Notes on Libraries, Lesbians, and Pulp, $5 - A humorous standalone zine marinating on the intersections of libraries, lesbians, and pulp. Purchase here.

Queer Lending Libraries, $5 - A zine meditating on building a queer community lending library in Iowa. Purchase here.

Own the Means of Production and Share It, $6 - An essay about sharing our copy equipment with strangers--why it's been a great experience, a couple of the (inevitable) drawbacks, and why we need to normalize resource sharing. The first zine in a new series called "Shaping the Arts," about labor conditions, organizing, and resource sharing among artists. Purchase here.

Links, Social, & Support

Website: latenightcopies.com

Social media: @latenightcopies on Instagram, Late Night Copies Press on Facebook

Support: @LateNightCopies