Attention all zinesters! Museum of Modern Art in NYC is having an exhibition called Print Studio (4 West 54th St) right now. My fav thing to do there is to peruse the photo books from the Reanimation Library, make photocopies, and then go back into the images, manipulating them with an acetone transfer pen. There will be demos and workshops there and everything is totally free. It's open Wednesday through Monday from 11am-4pm and runs until March 9. -Maggie Lee
"Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless." - Bill Watterson
In her new book, American Beauty, Vogue alumna and photographer Claiborne Swanson Frank takes a look at some of those All-American girls we know and love (Erin Fetherston, Lily Aldridge and Michele Ouellet to name a few). It's pretty much the coffee table book of our dreams.
Hobbyday is a beautiful blog dedicated to peoples hobbies, whether it be collecting, skateboarding, gardening or hiking. Creator and graphic designer Pierre Hourquet recently released his first zine, Hobbyist, showing the hobbies of photographers Nicholas Gottlund, Ye Rin Mok and Suzanna Zak. Order it here. - Jennilee
Have A Nice Book is a video blog created by Salva López and Yosigo that showcases interesting and beautiful photography books and publications in their entirety. - Hazel
Either European tour busses are a lot cooler than the ones here in the US, or we haven't been paying much attention. In Taylor Holland's new photobook, Eurobus, we're given the chance to appreciate the designers of these rolling artworks that were taken by the photographer during bicycle commutes in Paris.
These decorative arrows by Stacey Foster are crafted out of wood, then hand notched and painted in an array of colors. They're our latest obsession, partly in thanks to Katniss' badass archery skills from the The Hunger Games.
Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue is a must for long time fans or those fresh into the Stones. It's sort of a response to Keith's book, Life. Spitz poses the famous question of who would you rather be—Mick or Keith—and kind of explains away why your answer should totally be Jagger! X - Jen
These VHS Video Notebooks from Mocha might be the best way to keep your thoughts private. Label it "M.A.S.H. Reruns" and stick it between two old VHS tapes—we guarantee no one will pick it up.
Odelae's reincarnate handstitched journals are made of vintage materials like leather, old book covers and even oyster shells. Although the pages are blank, the journals look old, worn in and extremely personal. These are the journals we could only dream of owning as a kid.
Elizabeth Barker and Laura Jane Faulds are re-writing all of The Beatles songs as short-stories or essays, and then publishing them over nine volumes in the Let It Be Beautiful book series. Judging from quotes such as "I looked like a Richard Kern photo, which was the best thing I had going for me, which is barely even better than NOT looking like a Richard Kern photo," we think this is going to be a project that strikes a very entertaining balance between sweet and sarcastic.
Captain Goodvibes: My Life As A Pork Chop 1973-1981 is a 400 page book featuring the very best (and very worst) of Tony Edwards's surfing pig. Tony worked for years at surfing mag Tracks, where he drew and developed his stinking, surfing cartoon cult hero over nine years. The resulting book is a loving tribute to an Aussie surfing legend. Good vibes! - Nadia
A sassy glossy black ceramic bust sits atop a white column. Faux marble contact paper makes an appearance. And plank of ply wood leans wherever it wants to. Hanna Terese Nilsson is on the other side with her camera in hand, taking their photograph for her zine Portraits. My fav is the silky peach frock. Everyone smile! -Maggie Lee
The packaging for Pukka/Dank's Slice Bread Notebooks are so cute! They come 12 to a loaf and are numbered so you can use one for each month to write about how much you love bread and, you know, other important things.
The scene opens with two Venice Beach stoners contemplating their future's direction. Flashes of red and white checkered pages flicker in and out conversation. Meanwhile, in the next scene, a young mysterious wild child dances to the beat of the setting sun as the snake charmer plays his song. Who are these lost souls?! One can only find out in Z-Girl and The Snake Charmer by Doniella Davy in collaboration with Daniel Wagner for The Kingsboro Press. -Maggie Lee
He has shot some of the most beautiful photographs I know of and that's why I'm so happy Tim Barber finally has a book out collecting only the best from his brilliant body of work. X - Jen
Dallas Clayton believes in dreams—big ones. After the success of his book An Awesome Book, the start of The Awesome World Foundation, and a tour across the US reading to kids, Dallas is releasing his newest book, The Greatest Writer Alive. Filled with over 100 pages of poetry and illustrations, this will be his first book aimed at teens and adults. A cute dude who makes books, writes poetry and cares about kids? We think we're in love.
The second issue of the narrative art and comic publication Mould Map is currently blowing me away. Filled with intricate, technicolor illustrations and surreal comic art, this book features 28 extremely talented artists and also includes seven prints. Wow! The more that I look at pages from the book, the more hypnotized I feel. - Hazel
Matt Hurst knows about bikes. The guy has been running a vintage cycle service, The Humble Vintage, in Melbourne and Sydney for years and, last week, published his first book on the topic. The Casual Cyclist's Guide features rants, routes and rides for people who enjoy cycling from A to B (not streaking down the street in lycra). - Nadia
Veronica Sawyer and Jason Dean (JD) from the cult classic Heathers are your typical high school couple. They get slushies, play strip croquet and kill the most popular kids at school on the weekends. We know, we know. That doesn't seem normal. But they completely deserved it! With friends like Heather Chandler, Heather Duke and Heather McNamara, who needs enemies? So, if Veronica and JD inherit five million dollars the same day aliens land on the earth and say they're going to blow it up in two days, we think this is how they would spend it.
