Events
Book Launch: The Waves Take You Home by María Alejandra Barrios Vélez in conversation with Zoraida Córdova
Join POWERHOUSE Arena for the book launch of The Waves Take You Home by Colombia-born, Brooklyn-based author María Alejandra Barrios Vélez!
Book Launch: Brutalities by Margo Steines in conversation with Erin Williams
A searing, vivid memoir that investigates the dynamics of violence, power, desire, and a body pushed to the brink.
Book Launch: The Jewish Holiday Table by Naama Shefi in Conv. w/ Jake Cohen
Join Naama Shefi, author of The Jewish Holiday Table, and food personality Jake Cohen for a dynamic conversation about Jewish food, culture, family traditions and where celebrations centered around the table are so important now more than ever.
Book Launch: Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny by Mark Cecil in conversation with Mateo Askaripour
A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization.
Book Launch: Friends in Napa by Sheila Yasmin Marikar in conversation with Simi Shaw
Six old friends descend on Napa Valley for a luxurious weekend of fine wine and good times…until old tensions simmer to the surface. So much can go wrong in this dark comedy by the author of The Goddess Effect.
Book Launch: Like Happiness by Ursula Villarreal-Moura with Alejandro Varela
A searing debut about the complexities of gender, power, and fame, told through the story of a young woman’s destructive relationship with a legendary writer.
Book Launch: Truckload of Art: the Life and Work of Terry Allen by Brendan Greaves
Drawing on hundreds of revealing, exclusive interviews with Allen, his family members, and many of his notable friends, colleagues, and collaborators, Greaves offers a poetic, deeply personal portrait of arguably the most singularly multivalent storyteller of the American West.
Book Launch: Finish What We Started by Isaac Arnsdorf in Conv. w/ Zoe Chase
Finish What We Started tells the story of the ordinary Americans driving this change, who they are and where they came from, what motivates them, and what their movement means for the survival of American democracy.
Book Launch: Seriously So Good by Carissa Stanton
Delicious, satisfying recipes that are good for your health, heart, and mind by the beloved blogger and creator of Brocc Your Body.
Book Launch: Negative Space by Gillian Linden
Join Gillian Linden for the launch of her book Negative Space at POWERHOUSE Arena. Moderator to be announced soon.
Book Launch: Slow Render by Jess Yuan with Readings by Laura Kolbe and Amanda Gunn
With piercing and visceral language, Slow Render sings of longing and belonging in this stunning, unique collection.
Book Launch: Lo-Life: The Autobiography of Rack-Lo with Rack-Lo and Dallas Penn
New York City legend Rack-Lo will be in conversation with Dallas Penn for a celebration of powerHouse Books’ latest release “Lo-Life: The Autobiography of Rack-Lo”
Book Launch: The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews by Rossi in conversation with Charmaine Broad
Rossi – Acclaimed NYC chef and Hungarian Jewish feminist – pens wild new coming-out memoir !
Book Launch: Life as We Know it (Can Be) by Bill Weir in conversation with Dan Harris
Award-winning journalist and CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir takes readers through time and around our changing world to confront the biggest threats to life as we know it.
Book Launch: Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories by Elijah Wald in conversation with Jay Smooth
A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz.
Book Launch: The Sky Was Ours by Joe Fassler
The Sky Was Ours is a powerful and imaginative debut that explores the question: If you had access to technology that allowed you to escape the confines of your life, would you use it?
Book Launch: First Light by Liz Kerin in Conv. w/ Nat Cassidy and Rachel Harrison
First Light, the riveting sequel to Liz Kerin’s Night’s Edge, is about seizing a brighter future by confronting the shadows of our past.
Book Launch: Early Sobrieties by Michael Deagler
Like a sober, millennial Jesus’ Son, Michael Deagler’s debut novel is the poignant confession of a recovering addict adrift in the fragmenting landscape of America’s middle class.
Book Launch: Loneliness and Company by Charlee Dyroff
A timely, beautifully observed debut novel set in near future New York about a young woman who finds herself tangled in a secret Government project combating loneliness.
POSTPONED: Book Launch: Family Values: Kurt, Courtney, & Frances Bean with Guzman and Michael Azerrad
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were notorious for representing the opposite of “Family Values.” To reframe their notoriety, they consented to a rare photoshoot for Spin magazine with their newborn, Frances Bean. Only 5 images were originally published; the rest of the photoshoot is seen here for the first time. This is Family Values.
Book Launch: Down with the System by Serj Tankian
An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written debut memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead singer-lyricist of Grammy award-winning metal band, System Of A Down, Serj Tankian.
Book Launch: Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn
Join POWERHOUSE Arena for a celebration of Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn
Book Launch: Just Go: A Globe-Trotting Guide to Travel Like an Expert, Connect Like a Local, and Live the Adventure of a Lifetime by Drew Binsky
A GLOBE-TROTTING GUIDE TO TRAVEL LIKE AN EXPERT, CONNECT LIKE A LOCAL, AND LIVE THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME.
Book Launch: The New York Pigeon (2nd Ed) by Andrew Garn in convo w/ Rita MacMahon + Catherine Quayle
Come celebrate Pigeon Appreciation Day, the date we celebrate to show our love, admiration, and respect to the harmonious bird, with the launch of The New York Pigeon.
Book Launch: Desperately Seeking Something by Susan Seidelman
Join us for the launch of Susan Seidelman’s memoir!
Book Launch: Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima
At a Halloween party in 1999, a writer slept with the devil. She sees him again and again throughout her life and she writes stories for him about things that are both impossible and true.
Book Launch: Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia in conversation with Rachel Lyon
POWERHOUSE Arena is excited to host the book launch for Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia!
Book Launch: I Want You More by Swan Huntley in Conversation w/ Elizabeth Greenwood
When ghostwriter Zara becomes entwined with celebrity chef client, Jane Bailey, she starts to see the side Jane keeps hidden from the cameras and gets stuck in a plot she never saw coming.
Book Launch: A New Day by Sue Mell in conversation with Megan Staffel
Moody, elegiac, and full of longing, with ricocheting themes of desire and loss, these stories are steeped in the highs and lows inherent in the pursuit of love and creative expression.
Photos from recent events
Book Talk: Big Swiss by Jen BeaginBook Launch: Molly by Blake Butler in conversation with Lynne Tillman
Book Launch: Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts by Claire Donato in conversation with Molly Soda, plus additional readings from Abigail Greene and Jaylen Strong and incidental music by Zach Phillips (Fievel is Glauque, Blanche Blanche Blanche)
Book Launch: The Awesome Game by Dave Hill in conversation with Mike Sacks
Book Talk: A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer’s Row: A Memoir by Eugene S. Robinson in conversation with Lydia Lunch
Book Launch: Continuum by Ivanna Baranova w/ Imogen Xtian Smith and Wendy Lotterman
Book Launch: Bluebeard’s Castle by Anna Biller in conversation with Mina Hamedi
Book Launch and Performance: Naked: On Sex, Work, and Other Burlesques by Fancy Feast
Book Launch: Gentle Chaos by Tyler Gaca a.k.a. Ghosthoney in conversation with Anna Marie Tendler
Book Launch: Project UnLonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection by Jeremy Nobel MD in conversation with Danielle Ofri
The Shining by Dorothea Lasky in reading and conversation with Heidi Julavits
Book Launch: Wonder Boy by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans