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# Celebrating Self-Publishers
Jacksonville Public Library will host the fourth annual Duval Comic and Zine Fest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the Main Library. A celebration of local, independent publishers, the event will feature over 90 local zine and comic creators, a risograph printmaking activity, a Writer's Lab workshop, a mini-zine making program for teens, and a special Lit Chat Interview with Osa Atoe.
Attend the Author Talk & Book Signing
Join the conversation with Osa Atoe at DCAZ Fest from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, on the third floor of the Main Library. An audience Q&A and book signing will follow the interview with copies of her book available for sale on site from Happy Medium Books.
Osa Atoe is an artist, teacher, and ceramicist operating Pottery by Osa, producing small-batch handmade ceramics. Currently residing in Sarasota, Florida, Osa previously lived in Portland, Oregon, and New Orleans, Louisiana. It was these two cities where she primarily made her punk fanzine, Shotgun Seamstress. Osa is also a punk musician who performed in numerous bands including VHS, New Bloods, and Firebrand.
Read the Book
Place a hold on Shotgun Seamstress in the Library's online catalog.
Did you know that any book by a featured Lit Chat author counts toward the Jax Stacks Reading Challenge? Join in on the fun! Find out what authors we're hosting in the next few months.
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Borrow Zines from the Library for FREE
Jacksonville Public Library has an expansive Zine Collection—one of the first housed in a public library in the Southeast! The scope of the collection is broad, including the arts, music, comics, politics, gender issues, and advocacy. Housed on the first floor of the Main Library, zines are fully searchable in our catalog and available to check out. Stop by the Main Library to browse or place a hold online and request a pickup at a Jax Library near you!
Watch Lit Chat Interviews from the previous DCAZ Fests with award-winning graphic novelists Jim Rugg, Leela Corman and Nate Powell.
Or catch any Lit Chat Interview you might have missed (or want to revisit) by checking out this YouTube playlist. You can also subscribe to our Completely Booked podcast (using the podcasting app of your choice) for audio-only replays of our Lit Chat Interviews.
Please note: Some author interviews are only available for a limited time.
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