By Laura Szumowski
Chicago: Zoo-Mouse-Key Press, 2007
Pages:76
Dimensions: 7.5 in x 6.5 in
Cover: soft
Binding: perfect bound
Process: offset
Color: color cover, b&w throughout
Edition: unknown
ISBN-13: 978-0-9828224-2-5

We are delighted to continue carrying publications by Chicago-based artist Laura Szumowski and this book is her finest yet. The first few people who order this will get copies that include a complimentary signed and numbered screen print that Laura was nice enough to include in pre-orders.

Here are some details from her website and some of the great reviews this book is getting:

"Cycling: A Guide to Menstruation is the second book in the Women's Health Chapbook Series, following Tip of the Iceberg: A Book About the Clitoris.

What neat things will I find in Cycling?

- Timeline of the menstrual cycle (it's intricate!)
- Encyclopedia of herbal home remedies (what is Cramp Bark used for?)
- Exploration of "modern" Moon Huts (a special place to relax!)
- Guide to menstrual products (do you sometimes wonder about sea sponges?)
- Fun Facts
- And more!

Read about the tampon-dioxin link.


Read what others are saying:


"The smart little instruction manual for menstruation we have always wished for!"

-Terri Kapsalis, author of Public Privates: Performing Gynecology from Both Ends of the Speculum


"Charming, informative, approachable, and clever. Szumowski has outdone herself with this accessible, entertaining guide. Cycling is a must read for all those who menstruate or know of someone who does."

-The Chicago Women's Health Center


"The whole book made a huge impact on me actually. I learned a lot that I didn't know (sponges instead of pads, herbs to relax your body, amount of eggs from birth to adulthood) and I also found the book comforting because I personally struggle each month with PMS and discomfort. What your book made me realize is that I can look at this time in a more positive way and use it to my advantage (for me this would be tapping more into my creativity during this time)."

-Erica Haczkiewicz


"Cycling is an absolute delight. It holds an enormous amount of information in a beautiful, concise package. Even as someone who was raised in a body conscious and sex positive environment, this book proves technically informative beyond anything I've read before, and is never confusing, too literate, or unapproachable. There is a nice balance between medical fact and practical application, especially in the sections on home remedies and menstruation products. 'Cycling' shows that it is important to consider all approaches to the subject, and weighs the benefits and detractors of old and new, eastern and western, medicine with intelligence and ease. This guide to menstruation is engaging, cute, funny, and admirably well-researched."

-Lyra Hill