Posted on March 21, 2013 by admin
Anne Elizabeth Moore was tagged and posted her answers a while back — about the book she is working on..I’ve included an excerpt below: Caroline Picard, my friend and publisher (of Hip Hop Apsara), has been working on a novel for a while called Death of An Animatronic Band, which you can read about (and see video based on!) in her Next Big Thing interview here. The Next Big Thing is an ever-unfolding series of self-interviews (Caroline had been tapped by Mairead Case, and you can follow the chain backwards to discover a pretty diverse and amazing wealth … Read more
Posted on February 11, 2013 by admin
Nick Twemlow and Joel Craig got a great review for their new books, Palm Trees and The White House on htmlgiant today. I’ve included an excerpt below, but you can read the entire, incredibly thoughtful piece by going here. No Green Lantern release is regular; every book steeps in curiosity, newness, the unexpected. Every release is bound with delicacy, according to the “slow media” approach, making each book a curatorial site. It feels limiting to call them books. They contain ephemeral inserts, silk screen covers; artist plates. The books might be siblings. They do bear … Read more
Posted on January 28, 2013 by admin
First of all, Service Media: Is it “Public Art” or is it Art in Public Space? is finally very nearly out. The brand spanking new collection of essays around and about socially engaged art practice are supposed to arrive in our stairwell this week — and I am pumped. It’s a project that has very literally been about three years in the making; it’s easily one of our more ambitious projects and has been copyedited more times than I count. (I am going to die when I find the typo that slipped through … Read more
Posted on January 3, 2013 by admin
Very pleased to find out that Matthew Goulish’s book The Brightest Thing in the World: Three Essays from the Institute of Failure was included on Claire Glass’ Best of 2012 list on Gapers Block. And with good company. Goulish’s book is also a nonfiction bestseller over at SPD. On a similar note of happy fortune, Nick Twemlow’s latest book of poetry, Palm Trees (just released by us this last November) was named a staff pick for The Poetry Foundation’s Fred Sasaki and is a December poetry best seller at SPD. Hip Hop Apsara, Anne Elizabeth … Read more
Posted on December 4, 2012 by admin
I got a great email a little while back explaining that Erica Adams’ book of contemporary fairy tales was reviewed by Claire Sammons in the Journal of Artist Books. I have pulled an excerpt which you can read below: Somewhere between an artist’s book and experimental fiction, The Mutation of Fortune is primarily a collection of short contemporary fables or fairy tales full of dark mysticism, surrealist mythologies, tales of survival, and subdued violence. … Fairy tales, especially those in the Grimm tradition, are rife with violence. But the strongest sense of … Read more
Posted on August 17, 2012 by admin
Anne Elizabeth Moore | Interview The author chats about her new book, Hip Hop Apsara. By Tyler Leeds The Vietnam War brought American bombs to Cambodia just as the nation finished an Olympic stadium—a long-shot attempt to lure the Games to Southeast Asia. As the war led to famine, the Khmer Rouge seized power. Under their leader, Pol Pot, two million were killed in the 1970s. Years of civil war followed. The trauma was so long and deep that today some Cambodians will tell you that the Olympics did in fact … Read more
Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin
This is the kind of limited edition sun hat (complete with literary content: an excellent companion for that bus/train ride home post concert) should you come by the Pitchfork Book Fort.
Posted on July 11, 2012 by admin
This weekend, we’ll be selling books at Pitchfork in a “Book Fort” put together by Zach Dodson of featherproof press and overall superstar Mairead Case. It’s going to be amazing and fabulous and on Saturday night (starting at 7pm) Anne Elizabeth Moore is going to read last, after Patrick Somerville, Lindsay Hunter and Adam Levin. There are literary readings on Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Sunday as well — and we’ll be selling books the whole time, which is going to be fantastic. SO. If you’re in the neighborhood and … Read more
Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin
It’s an exciting day — we just got back from Milwaukee from a conference about the “Non-Human Turn” (more on that later) and are about to head into the official release event for Matthew Goulish’s book — something I am incredibly excited about. The book has been in the works for the last several months and it’s really exciting to see it take shape in the world. Not to mention that the launch will involve 2 performances — Hannah Verrill and Matt Shalzi will perform a collaborative work, Matt will Eventually be … Read more
