Buk Shop News

SUNLIGHT COMING DOWN: THE EARLY CHAPBOOKS OF CH...
Some editors were so taken by Bukowski’s poetry that they not only championed him in their little magazines, but they also published Bukowski-only chapbooks in an attempt to consolidate the...
SUNLIGHT COMING DOWN: THE EARLY CHAPBOOKS OF CH...
Some editors were so taken by Bukowski’s poetry that they not only championed him in their little magazines, but they also published Bukowski-only chapbooks in an attempt to consolidate the...

Finding Charles Bukowski’s Lost Horses
This month marks the 55th anniversary of Charles Bukowski’s breakthrough book, THE DAYS RUN AWAY LIKE WILD HORSES OVER THE HILLS as well as A Bibliography of Charles Bukowski. Released on...
Finding Charles Bukowski’s Lost Horses
This month marks the 55th anniversary of Charles Bukowski’s breakthrough book, THE DAYS RUN AWAY LIKE WILD HORSES OVER THE HILLS as well as A Bibliography of Charles Bukowski. Released on...

The Greek, the Prince and the Penguin
How Charles Bukowski’s correspondence with Harold Norse landed him in Penguin Modern Poets 13 2024 marks the 55th Anniversary of Charles Bukowski’s appearance in Penguin Modern Poets 13. In the...
The Greek, the Prince and the Penguin
How Charles Bukowski’s correspondence with Harold Norse landed him in Penguin Modern Poets 13 2024 marks the 55th Anniversary of Charles Bukowski’s appearance in Penguin Modern Poets 13. In the...

Book Review: A Catalog of Ordinary Madness by A...
As a bookseller specializing only in Charles Bukowski, I spend a great deal of time cataloging his works for The Buk Shop. This is especially true when it comes to...
Book Review: A Catalog of Ordinary Madness by A...
As a bookseller specializing only in Charles Bukowski, I spend a great deal of time cataloging his works for The Buk Shop. This is especially true when it comes to...

Charles Bukowski and the Art of Spain Rodriguez
Many artists have illustrated Charles Bukowski and his work over the years, most notably Robert Crumb. But Bukowski also collaborated with fellow Underground Comix artist, Spain Rodriguez. Their first collaboration...
Charles Bukowski and the Art of Spain Rodriguez
Many artists have illustrated Charles Bukowski and his work over the years, most notably Robert Crumb. But Bukowski also collaborated with fellow Underground Comix artist, Spain Rodriguez. Their first collaboration...

Charles Bukowski & the Art of Robert Crumb
With the birth of his “Notes of a Dirty Old Man” column in 1967, Charles Bukowski suddenly found his work sharing the same pages with counterculture writers and artists. Because...
Charles Bukowski & the Art of Robert Crumb
With the birth of his “Notes of a Dirty Old Man” column in 1967, Charles Bukowski suddenly found his work sharing the same pages with counterculture writers and artists. Because...