Brooklyn Arts Press
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Joe Pan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Distribution | Small Press Distribution |
| Key people | Noah Eli Gordon, Anselm Berrigan, Joe Pan |
| Publication types | Books |
| Fiction genres | poetry, fiction, art |
| Official website | www |
Brooklyn Arts Press is an independent publisher of poetry, literary fiction, non-fiction, and art books. The company was founded in 2007 by writer Joe Pan (formerly Joe Millar) in Brooklyn, New York.[1] In 2015, the small press was compared to Radiohead and Louis CK[2] [3] for running a promotional sale that allowed readers to pay whatever they wanted for a new Noah Eli Gordon paperback book, leading to local [4] and international speculation [5] as to whether the campaign would be instrumental in changing how poetry books are sold in the US.
History
Brooklyn Arts Press, or BAP, began with the self-publication of Joe Pan’s first book, Autobiomythography & Gallery, after his debut manuscript was named a finalist for several major poetry contests, including the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition, the Academy of American Poets’ Walt Whitman Award, and the National Poetry Series. [6] The book went on to be named “Best First Book of the Year” by Coldfront Magazine,[7] and allowed BAP to begin publishing more books. [8] While the recession halted production in 2008 and 2009, in 2010, the publishing company soon “broke the barrier where each book pays for the next." [9] Since then, the small press has published between 9-12 books per year, including Christopher Hennessy’s Love-In-Idleness, which was a finalist for the Thom Gunn Award in 2012.
Notable Authors
- Anselm Berrigan
- Daniel Borzutzky (National Book Award Winner)
- Noah Eli Gordon
- Carol Guess
- Michael Sweet (photographer)
References
- ^ “PRESSING FOR GOOD POETRY, Wall Street Journal March 12, 2012. Accessed October 21, 2014.
- ^ [1], Flavorwire March 2, 2015. Accessed March 28, 2015.
- ^ [2], Bustle March 2, 2015. Accessed March 28, 2015.
- ^ [3], The Poetry Foundation March 4, 2015. Accessed March 28, 2015.
- ^ [4], The Independent March 4, 2015. Accessed March 28, 2015.
- ^ “AUTOBIOMYTHOGRAPHY & GALLERY”. Accessed October 21, 2014.
- ^ “YEAR IN REVIEW”, Coldfront Magazine, JANUARY 1ST, 2008. Accessed October 21, 2014.
- ^ MEET THE PRESS: NIN ANDREWS IN CONVERSATION WITH JOE PAN OF BROOKLYN ARTS PRESS, Best American Poetry Blog, March 17, 2012. Accessed October 21, 2014.
- ^ PRESSING FOR GOOD POETRY, Wall Street Journal March 12, 2012. Accessed October 21, 2014.
External links
- Brooklyn Arts Press home page
- Review of the "Pay What You Want" Campaign
- [5], Article on Noah Eli Gordon Promotion March 28, 2015.]
- Review of the "Pay What You Want" Model March 4, 2015
- Review of the "Pay What You Want" Model March 4, 2015
- Interview with Joe Pan in the Wall Street Journal: March 12, 2012
- Joe Pan's personal website: October 21, 2014
- Best New Book of the Year at Coldfront Magazine: JANUARY 1ST, 2008
- Joe Pan on Best American Poetry Blog, with Nin Andrews: March 17, 2012