PowerHouse Books

American publishing house

PowerHouse Books

Founded| 1995
Founder| Daniel Power
Country of origin| United States
Headquarters location| Brooklyn, New York City
Distribution| Simon & Schuster[1]
Publication types| Books
Nonfiction topics| photography
Official website| www.powerhousebooks.com
Interior of PowerHouse Arena Bookstore, 2019 Photobooks – by Max Kozloff (ed), Christoph Bangert, Mark Cohen, Larry Fink, Jeff Mermelstein, and Michael Spano – from PowerHouse (among unrelated Pelicans)

PowerHouse Books (stylized as powerHouse Books) is an independent publisher of art and photography books founded in 1995 by Daniel Power, based near the Brooklyn waterfront of DUMBO in The PowerHouse Arena at 37 Main Street.[2][3]

The PowerHouse Arena also serves as a gallery, bookstore, and event space often used to promote artists working with the publisher.[4]

It also publishes artists known for work in other fields. It partnered with Charlie Ahearn on Wild Style: The Sampler, a behind-the-scenes look at Ahearn's 1982 Wild Style, considered the first hip hop film.[5] Visual artists published include John Lurie, Francesco Clemente, Richard Prince, Kehinde Wiley, and George Condo.[6] Actors and filmmakers published include Diane Keaton, Jeff Bridges, Richard Lewis, Jessica Lange, David Lynch, and Brett Ratner.[7] Musicians include Richard Hell, DJ Stretch Armstrong, Mike McCready, KRS-One, Gene Simmons, and The Beastie Boys.[7]

In 2020 it established a literary imprint called Archway Editions with Chris Molnar (of The Writer's Block) and Nicodemus Nicoludis, which has or will publish work by Ishmael Reed, John Farris, Masha Tupitsyn, Paul Schrader, Mike Sacks, Stacy Szymaszek, Blake Butler, Alice Notley, and more, including anthologies from cokemachineglow as well as the Unpublishable and Archways reading series.[8][9]

## Selected publications

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* All of a Sudden by American photographer Jack Pierson, 1995[10]
* The Destruction of Lower Manhattan by American photographer Danny Lyon, reissue of 1969 book in 2008[11]
* Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History-Making Presidential Campaign featuring work of Armenian-American photojournalist Scout Tufankjian; the first printing of 55,000 copies sold out a month before its scheduled release, prompting a second printing of 25,000.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Simon & Schuster". Retrieved 2023-12-06.
2. ^ Reid, Calvin (10 July 2006). "PowerHouse sets up shop in Brooklyn". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
3. ^ Gefter, Philip (10 June 2007). "36 Hours in New York". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
4. ^ Deahl, Rachel (1 December 2008). "PowerHouse Sees Green with Event Space". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
5. ^ Wignall, James (2 October 2007). "A walk on the wild side". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
6. ^ "Art Archives".
7. ^ a b "Celebrity Archives".
8. ^ Reed, Ishmael (6 October 2020). The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda. ISBN 9781576879245.
9. ^ "Digital Catalog".
10. ^ Goldberg, Vicki (24 December 1995). "Photography View; Intimate Snapshots from the Underground". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
11. ^ Banks, Eric (10 June 2005). "When a Neighborhood Fell, and Barely Made a Sound". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
12. ^ Andriana, Lynn (18 November 2008). "PowerHouse Sells Out First Printing of Obama Book". Publishers Weekly. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

## External links

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* PowerHouse Books website

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