BAB (Burn All Books) is:
  1. Mail Mag
  2. BAB & Friends Gift Shop  
  3. BABS Newsstand
  4. COMPRESSED
  5. a cassette distributor
  6. on Instagram


SCANNNERS is:        
      1.  an archive


      2. & Friends Gallery


      3. community events


      4. a Riso studio


      5. SSRI            
      6. on Instagram






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3131 Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116 USA
open Thursday - Sunday, 12 - 7 PM

BABS (BURN ALL BOOKS SATELLITE) NEWSSTAND is a working newsstand in Barrio Logan.



BABS Newsstand is located at 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113 inside the experimental multi-arts complex Bread & Salt, 15 miles north of the US/Mexico border.

Visit the Newsstand most days from 
8 AM - 4 PM.

David Mondragon created and fabricated the Newsstand in August of 2024. The Newsstand expanded a bit in the spring of 2025.


NEWSSTAND ARTIST TAKEOVERS



CURRENT TAKEOVER: 
Katja Zimmer transonofre
Opening Reception April 11th, 2026


transonofre installation; some nü workand a zine by Katja Zimmer! Transonofre explores the connection between a decommissioned southern California nuclear plant and the bureaucracy of navigating the contemporary transition process.

Zine proceeds go to the TGIJP (Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project). 

(@durian_electra)



PAST TAKEOVERS



Elizabeth Juarez
Newsstand Takeover
January - March 2026




Public Inquiry, an interactive installation, poses a question and encourages anonymous responses from the public. Collected responses will be featured in a future publication.







Elizabeth Juarez (Untitled Tile Project)

Juarez created tile-based works featuring a range of messages. Drawing on her father’s background as an immigrant who worked in construction and tiling on her home, she followed his practice by producing a contemporary interpretation of tile work. Each piece functions as a self-contained world. While the works are playful and visually appealing, they are intended to engage viewers on a deeper level and contribute to their sense of wellbeing.

Go buy a tile!

(@sweet___sacrifice



Paloma Mercier Newsstand Takeover
October - December 2025



Paloma Mercier, ONLY YOU
Exploring the relationship between the inner and outer landscape. Inspired by personal grief & Paloma's hometown, she weaves the quotidian and the existential into a landscape of her own.

ALLWAYS
Zine Release

Contributing artist to BAB & Friends Pop-Up NEWSSTAND at Other Places Art Fair South




Neville Greene Newsstand Takeover
June - August/Septemeber 2025



Contact We Have to Make, Neville Greene, visualizing connections through a digital space.

(@nehvul)



Xochi Zepeda Newsstand Takeover
February - April 2025



My Final Form, Xochi Zepeda, highlighting and showcasing the artist’s illustrations, comics and animation work. 

(@locally_h4ted)



Matty Terrones Newsstand Takeover w/ Brad Van Arsdale
December 2024 - January 2025




Stochastic FM, Matty Terrones 
Risograph inspired sound recordings, installation, and limited edition cassette. Felted listening station by Toni and expanded Stochastic 2.0 video installation by Brad Van Arsdale.

STOCHASTIC 
adjective 

involving chance or probability

Inspired by C. Spencer Yeh's "The RCA Mark II," I recorded the sounds of the risograph printer doing its thing at Burn All Books. Nick pressed some buttons, made some prints, and I hit record. The result is a deranged and randomized collage of sounds, with a title taken from a type of printing / frequency modulation called Stochastic. 

Is it art? Is it simply annoying? Is it even music? 

(@a_nice_leaf)



Philip Brun Del Re Newsstand Takeover
October - November 2024




Recent Rubbings, Philip Brun Del Re 

(@slim_chili)



David Mondragon Inagural Newsstand Takeover
September 2024



La Infinita
, David Mondragon