More Book Expo fun

Thank god Skinema author Chris Nieratko was part of our time at the Book Expo America book fair. 'Twould have been a dismal day, but with all of our authors' general merrymaking, we might actually be excited for next year.

See the Expo from Chris' eyes here!

Made In The UK...in LA

Fred Segal Flair hosted a little fete for powerHouse author Janette Beckman's Made in the UK.

From Janette: "There were British DJs playing punky tunes and customers drinking shandy and Pimms while munching on crisps and Twiglets. Jeannine Braden the gorgeous owner of the store decorated the mannequins with safety pins through their noses and Union Jack bandanas to go with the Marc Jacobs handbags."

Extra! Extra!

Like A Thief's Dream by Danny Lyon, out in August, received a little BookForum love. Read here.

Look what you missed

Gawker

Check out this Friday night action at the Arena! Gawker, you know, that snarky little gossip blog that people actually pay attention to, showed up at our Book Expo America after party, photographing what they thought were the best looking people in publishing—which, believe you me, if you knew this industry, was quite an assignment!

They made a selection of both men and women, and have created a “hot or not” contest. We are pleased to let you know that not one, not two, but three, yes three of the powerHouse posse made the cut: Adriana Hernandez, Daoud Tyler-Ameen, and Richard McNeace!

Vote here: http://gawker.com/news/pretty-people-contest/book-party-hot-or-not-265535.php

Book Expo and Beyond

At the Javits Center this past weekend for the Book Expo America convention, Vice publisher Gavin McInnes (pictured above) or rather Derrick Beckles of VBS.tv impersonating said publisher, was there to stir up the crowd and make the day MUCH more livelier than it otherwise would have been. He was promoting the second edition of Vice's Dos & Don'ts 2: 13 Years of Vice Magazine's Street Fashion Critiques. More happenings at the Book Expo to come...

Up to our eyeballs

Two new shows up at the powerHouse Arena...

Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey documents hip hop's finger print across the world with Living Proof...
and...
Wild Style The Sampler by Charlie Ahearn celebrates the 25th anniversary of the film that defined the hip hop generation...

Check, www.powerhousearena.com for more information

and with the Book Expo America fair this weeekend, we're up to our eyeballs!

New Kid on the Block

Galapagos Art Space is headed to our side of town, so says the NY Times. GAS cites rising rent in their Williamsburg digs as the reason for the move. In keeping with the artistic and cultural flavor of the neighborhood that Two Trees has been mindful to maintain, Galapagos is the ideal new tenant.

It's like we're getting a little sister!

And we're totally impressed with GAS' green attitude. "At 16 Main, Galapagos Art Space will install a geothermal radiant heating and cooling system,"

A geo what! Sounds kind of cool and radioactive.

"a green sidewalk that lets water pass through to the soil below delaying its path to the city’s storm sewer system, catch and reprocess rainwater for the heating and cooling of the building, plant (flowering) trees, and install a green roof on top of 16 Main. The venue will be powered with electricity sourced from upstate wind and run-of-the-river hydro sources."

Maybe we need to look into that geothermal thing, because as of right now, apparently our AC is broken!

So I guess we should take them a casserole or something. No, wait, casseroles are for when someone dies. What do you take for a birth...a cigar? A box of Macanudos for you GAS! Let us know when you're here.

Completely organized

"My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person doing something unfamous. It's being in the right place at the wrong time. That's why my favorite photographer is Ron Galella."
-Andy Warhol

Ron is an easy interview. He likes to talk. He speaks about photography with a vintage enthusiasm and afterward, I feel as though I've just taken a class on photojournalism. He's 76 years old but his passion is incredibly evident. And his memory is sharp! Ron recalls events that happened thirty years ago as if they were yesterday. Clarity of the mind, how does one maintain that?

He takes me down to his offices on the first floor of the house. Everything is so neatly organized. There are shelves of boxes, each labeled with the celebrity's name in black letters. In anther room are black and white prints and color prints, all neatly placed in binders. There's a dark room and several computers and scanners. It's quite amazing to seen an entire career so immaculately catalogued.

People are such slobs today. Look at your desk. Be like Ron, go clean it.