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Just In Time for Summer Vacation Planning!
There’s no time like the present to start planning your summer vacation. Be sure to take along one of these indie guidebooks when you do! Read On
“Drugstore Camera Newspaper” & “Hotel Chelsea”
This week we showcase two fabulous indie books: Gagosian Gallery’s “Drugstore Camera Newspaper”, a 28 page over-sized accompaniment to the late Dennis Hopper’s “The Lost Album” show, and “Hotel Chelsea”, photographer Victoria Cohen’s fascinating look at an historic landmark. Read On
FanGirls Inc
An illustrated humor book about fangirls and the gems they spout on YouTube Read On
Handmade Book of Herbs
The world of self-published books is a large one, containing not only blockbuster best sellers, but also books, made lovingly by hand, in small quantities.
Self-publishing is, after all, about an artists’ singular vision and it is those titles we seek to highlight in our new regular feature, “Small Batch Books”, for readers and collectors interested in more DIY-type, limited edition titles.
Plus One: An Outsider’s Photographic Journey into the World of Fashion
The book’s title refers to Socol’s status as a “plus one” of her husband, former Barneys CEO Howard Socol, which lent her a bird’s eye view of some of the largest and most prestigious industry events, with access to plenty of behind-the- scenes action. Read On
The Cannabis Closet
For decades, middle-class marijuana use has been America’s best kept secret. It’s time to exhale. Read On
“Talking Heads, The Vent Haven Portraits”
Unearthed from the intimate and obscure Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Matthew Rolston used a rigorously formal photographic approach to bring out the power in the faces of these figures through a series of 100 portraits, or “headshots.” Read On
The Campari Calendar
Don’t have a place to store all your 2013 appointments lined up yet? Read On
Modernist Cuisine at Home (Food Porn: Part Two)
For those of you who made a New Year’s resolution to spend more time in the kitchen (hey, beats the office!), have we got a book for you! Read On
The Author of This Book Committed Suicide
Ever wonder why so many writers, poets, and playwrights take their own lives? Read On
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