BlogLife

If there's one thing you could say about all bloggers everywhere, it's probably that there's nothing they love more than a giant clusterfuck. That's right, we said it. One blog links to another, who links back to the first, who comments on the link, and so on ad naseum. You get the picture. We'll to cut to the chase:

MISS ROSEN HAS A BLOG!

On the Town with Miss Rosen will take you on a behind-the-scenes, whirlwind tour of the life and times of the mad genius behind powerHouse publicity and the publisher of Miss Rosen Editions...hopefully in sentences shorter than that one.

A Fair Grows In Brooklyn

Yech. Who's writing these headlines, anyway? Anyway...

What happens when Howard Zinn and Nicole Krause get together to make babies? Or Jonathan Safran Foer and Russell Simmons? The answer to both of the above is "a Brooklyn book fair" of course. The four parents-to-be are members of the honorary committee of a new fair, projected to open on September 16 in Borough Hall Plaza. The organizers will focus the event on the indigenous peoples of our fair Kings county, everyone from Walt Whitman to Paul Auster. We hope it'll be great, not least because from now on we can always say we were there first.

Thoughtlab 101

In case you haven't been to DUMBO to see it yourself, here's how we're advertising our new space. With over 175 running feet of glass frontage, there's plenty of room for signs like this:



Photo by Helen Levitt, from Slide Show.

Overheard in New York

Sent from a friend at Publishers Weekly, who was in DUMBO recently and had this conversation in an elevator:

Guy: Did you see there's a bookstore going in around the corner?
Me: Where?
Guy: On Main. By Bubby's.
Me: Oh, no, that's not a...
Guy: Yeah, art books.
Me: Actually, they...
Guy: I can't wait. it should be awesome. it's such a greeeeaaaat space.
Me: No, see...
Guy: What a cute dog you have!
Me: Yeah, she's pretty awesome.

Guess people like them art books. And have no idea they'll be blown away by our laboratory of thought!

The Circle of Life

We just had quintuplets! To celebrate the birth of our five new babies, we're having a little discount party. If you order Gentleman of Leisure, Pedal, Perfect Intimacy, Pees on Earth, or Salt Dreams before the end of the month, you can get 20% off! Just enter the coupon code "SPRINGFLING" at checkout.

Goodnight Sweet Princess

It is with great sadness that we inform you Chimay is dead. Long live Chimay.

Answers to Questions You Didn't Know Existed

Did you know that Our Benevolent Leader, the Power of powerHouse, is a philanthropist as well as a publisher? Apparently he's spent the past year mentoring an SVA student, whatever that means. After having her brain massaged for these past 12 months, our little Eliza is ready for her close-up. Jesse Jane, as she's known around the office, has a sick portfolio of bi-coastal punks. Who knew there were punks in LA? To see the rest of SVA's graduating class, click here.



Photo by tiger victim Jesse Jane.

PD Hyman

We once knew a girl named Tara Hymen. Say it out loud and you'll get it. Tear-a... Never mind. PD, though, this guy is no joke. Not like his brother Buster. Whoa!

Grime Finds Roots, Coop

Martha Cooper and her ever-lovin band of fiesty hip hop ladies are in London today: eating crumpets, kissing the queen, screening the film Redder than Red, and signing copies of Marty's book We B*Girlz. The film is about Bubbles, legendary breaker and all-around style queen. Picture Missy with a Cockney accent and better hair and you'll get the idea. To London!

Rickford Z. Powell: Canadian Superstar

Our boy wonder Ricknacious L. Powellot has a show up in the hinterlands opening tonight. For all you Canucks that know what's what in the big apple, swing by Brave Art in BC for booze, bitches, and good times. Can you say bitches on the Internet?

Vapors Villifies, Or Maybe Validates

Uh, thanks go to Vapors for this post. We think. Anyone know what Bruknam is?

...And we thought we were so cool.

Great Moments in Spam vol 11

So does Dork Warriors 911 protect or protect against the dorks?

Boogie Fever

pH is playing Stanley to Boogie's Livingston effective immediately: you can now preorder It's All Good on the pH website. It won't be in stores 'til October, but it's already makin' waves. Peep the pictures here, or pony up for a book and get $15 off the next time you order here.

Bunnies and Bricks

Whether Easter or Passover, it's all over and done with now...so get back to work you ninnies! Oh, except you Greeks. You all can continue to rape and pillage for a full week before taking your hard-earned break.

2 Months, At More Than 2,000 Per

It's been a slow news week around the old office, so we thought we'd take some time and reflect on this, the two-month anniversary of the pH blog. Almost 4,500 of you have visited us: at first a tremendous outpouring of support for an embattled cultural institution, and now a testiment to the vitality of our work. You've stayed through rats, spies, near-death experiences, potential lawsuits, angry machinations from the principality of Dubai, and some great moments in spam. Thanks for stickin' with, and we promise to keep delivering what you want to read and see. Like, you know, pictures of ugly drag queens.



Photo from Casa Susanna. Click for larger view.

Midnight: Man, Myth, Szichophrenic

Arlene Gottfried dropped by the office today...her book Midnight is one of the craziest we've ever published. This guy Midnight, see, was a dancer in some nightclubs...handsome, charming...and just a few years later was rescued by police when they found him at the top of the Williamsburg Bridge (not the apex: the top). Learn more about Midnight's, cough, ups and downs here.

TO TKO

Time Out New York hit one out of the park today.

Shhh! It's a Secret!

We get inquiries about books that haven't yet reached the shelves every day. It makes us feel great when people are so excited about our work that they take time out to actually get in touch. By way of expressing our gratitude, we're starting to offer preorders on select titles, with 15 bucks gratis when you seal the deal. Technically this is something we just let the artists' friends in on, but as far as we're concerned, you're a friend of ours, so...

First at bat is Lost Boys by Slava Mogutin. Slava escaped from the KGB under threats of death before the USSR fell apart, and now he's making pictures, of, well...let's just say we're not entirely surprised they threw him out. See more of the work here, or get out that wallet and preorder here.

Great Moments in Spam vol 10

Wonder the P stands for...

We Failed to Observe...

...that the Observer threw us a shout a few days ago. Sweet!