Upcoming Events
SATURDAY, MAY 21 FROM 4–8 PM ET
MACK takes over Rizzoli Bookstore for a very special celebration. Meet an incredible array of artists, browse the latest MACK titles, buy signed copies, and raise a glass with us.
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Authors attending:
Barbara Bloom
David Campany
Talia Chetrit
Teju Cole
Moyra Davey
Roe Ethridge
Wendy Ewald
Nona Faustine
Jason Fulford
Paul Graham
Gregory Halpern
Justine Kurland
Deana Lawson
John Lehr
Ben Lerner
Carla Liesching
Susan Lipper
D’Angelo Lovell Williams
Yasufumi Nakamori
Anna Ostoya
Ahndraya Parlato
Collier Schorr
Stephen Shore
Robert Slifkin
Joel Smith
Rosalind Fox Solomon
Lynne Tillman
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa
SUNDAY, MAY 22 AT 5 PM
Doors at 4:45 PM
MICHAEL BATES'S ACROBAT AND THE CURIOSITY STRING QUARTET
RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO
A music series at Rizzoli Bookstore
Rizzoli Music Aperitivo presents two radically different takes on the dissident composer Shostakovich. Acrobat, the quintet led by bassist/composer Michael Bates, features five fearless voices exploring one of music's most mysterious personalities, Dmitri Shostakovich. Featuring the Curiosity String Quartet, who will perform Shostakovich's emotionally charged String Quartet No. 3.
This event is ticketed. Tickets are $22 and include a complimentary glass of wine.
MONDAY, MAY 23 AT 6 PM
Giorgio Di Salvo presents the book VNGRD, a retrospective of the cult Milanese clothing brand, in conversation with Erik Brunetti followed by a signing.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
This book serves as a retrospective of the Milan-based clothing brand VNGRD, created by designers and artists at the heart of the city's underground scene.
VNGRD is a clothing brand created in Milan in 2005 as the natural creative expression of a group of designers and artists who lived at the heart of the city's underground for years. Thanks to the creative direction of Giorgio Di Salvo—one of the two co-founders—and a mixture of extreme graphic design and unprecedented product research for the time, VNGRD quickly gained cult status, racking up collaborations with brands like Stüssy, SUPER, FUCT and Slam Jam. It came to be recognized by the likes of Kanye West, also sowing the seeds that gave rise to the Octopus Brand. Thanks to a naïve, uneducated stance on clothing design and the firm refusal to obey any commercial habits in a world that was transitioning from a traditional model to the current ultra-connected landscape, VNGRD challenged everything and connected many of the people who would go on to become protagonists of the zeitgeist. This is a comprehensive archive of the brand's graphic and design work, with never-before-seen pieces and behind the scenes looks. Featuring contributions from many of the friends and collaborators they have encountered during their journey, the original VNGRD team has produced a book that celebrates the history and heritage of the brand, demonstrating how its vanguardist attitude stood the test of time and predicted many of today's trends, inspiring the prime movers of the clothing world (and beyond).
TUESDAY, MAY 24 AT 6 PM
Explore the artistry of Japanese tea making with Zach Mangan, author of Stories of Japanese Tea, in conversation with David Bouley.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
Explore the artistry of Japanese tea from cultivation to cup in this comprehensive illustrated guide to the tea industry that includes the Japanese growers, their craft of tea making, and how the tradition of tea has had an influence on cuisine, art, and health.
This visual exploration of one of the world's most popular beverages tells the stories of tea and tea making in Japan: how it is grown, harvested, and processed, as well as how it is prepared and enjoyed. Through interviews with tea growers, information on health benefits from Dr. Andrew Weil, and amazing recipes from (Japanese chefs and mixologists), including Michelin-starred chef Hayashi Hirohisa and pastry chef Yoshie Shirakawa, you will discover all there is to know about Japanese tea.
This perfect gift for tea lovers shares the stories of tea from its origins to the present, packaged in a beautiful photographic book shot and compiled by Zach Mangan, the founder of Kettl, a New York City- and Fukuoka, Japan-based tea and teaware company.
ZACH MANGAN is the founder of Kettl, a New York City and Fukuoka, Japan, based tea and teaware company. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and partner, Minami Mangan.
DAVID BOULEY is an American chef and restaurateur with restaurants in Tribeca, New York City. He is best known for his flagship restaurant, Bouley.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 AT 6:30 PM
Join us for a night of live storytelling to celebrate the launch of The Modern Loss Handbook by Rebecca Soffer, with Sara Benincasa, Michael Cruz Kayne, Rachel Sklar, and Steve Waltien.
Please note that this is a ticketed event. Seating is limited; doors open at 6 pm. Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
Modern Loss is all about eradicating the stigma and awkwardness around grief while also focusing on our capacity for resilience and finding meaning. In this interactive guide, Modern Loss cofounder Rebecca Soffer offers candid, practical, and witty advice for confronting a future without your person, honoring their memory, dealing with trigger days, managing your professional life, and navigating new and existing relationships. You’ll find no worn-out platitudes or empty assurances here. With prompts, creative projects, innovative rituals, therapeutic-based exercises, and more, this is the place to explore the messy, long arc of loss on your own timeline—and without judgment.
Rebecca Soffer is cofounder of Modern Loss, which offers creative, meaningful, and practical content and community addressing the long arc of grief. She is also coauthor of the book Modern Loss: Candid Conversation about Grief. Beginners Welcome. (Harper Wave, 2018) and an internationally recognized speaker on loss and resilience. She writes regularly across media, including the New York Times, Glamour, NBC, and CNN. She is a Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumna and a former producer for the Peabody Award–winning The Colbert Report. She and her husband and sons split their time between New York City and The Berkshires.
Sara Benincasa is the host of the podcast “Well, This Isn’t Normal." She’s also a comedian, actress, and the author of "Real Artists Have Day Jobs," "Agorafabulous!," "D.C. Trip," and "Great."
Michael Cruz Kayne is a writer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, host of the podcast "A Good Cry," and creator of the one-man grief comedy show "Sorry for Your Loss."
Rachel Sklar is a writer, speaker, songwriter & entrepreneur in New York City. What even kind of bio is that. Pick something, for God’s sake! She did not pick loss but it picked her, so. She is happy to support Modern Loss and this book.
Steve Waltien is a writer and actor, known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015), The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (2017) and Don't Think Twice (2016).
THURSDAY, MAY 26 AT 6 PM ET
A launch party in celebration of Kim Daly's The True Crime File.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
The perfect true crime gift for newcomers to the genre and aficionados alike, The True Crime File: Serial Killings, Famous Kidnappings, the Great Cons, Survivors and Their Stories, Forensics, and More compiled by Kim Daly delivers more than 200 stories of murder, madness, and survival.
From tales of slashers and serial killers, grifters and con men, to dogged investigators and miraculous survivors, this is more than your typical crime compendium. Compulsively readable, illustrated throughout, and animated with the frisson that comes with discovering there are real monsters under the bed, author Daly, who holds a master’s degree in trauma studies and has worked as a rape crisis counselor, gets to the heart of true crime while remaining respectful of the victims. And while readers will find entries on Belle Gunness and Ed Kemper, they will also find an emphasis on awareness, victim advocacy, social justice, and not repeating mistakes of the past.
There is something of interest in every page, from those readers just beginning to explore the thrilling vagaries of true crime to fans who have delved into the subject for years. The True Crime File dives deep to uncover the more complex bounty of crime stories, covering:
- Killers: from notorious serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer to the missing and murdered women of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
- Bizarre Brutality: like the unsolved Black Dahlia murder, a killer whose tattoo of a crime scene was ruled a “nonverbal confession,” and the mysterious floating feet in the Salish Sea.
- Con Artists: learn about fake mummies, a larcenous “heiress,” and the real story behind the “Welfare Queen.”
- Thieves: from purloined penguins to the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist and culinary crooks.
- Antics & Accidents: a tiger in Harlem, “The Watcher,” and drug smuggling pigeons.
- Crime Through Time: Stonewall, Chappaquiddick, and the LaLaurie mansion.
- Forensic Facts: including the use of familial DNA and genetic genealogy to solve cold cases and the “CSI effect.”
- Legal Concepts: from the reason there are so many “Florida Man” stories, the Operation Flagship sting, to the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
And more.
Equally appealing to flip through or settle in with for a long read, the book mixes re-explorations of the most publicized crimes with quick facts, recommendations, and quizzes—turn to any page and tumble down the rabbit hole.
Kim Daly writes about pop culture, true crime, and mystery when not working as copy chief at Workman Publishing. She holds a master’s degree in trauma studies and previously worked as a rape crisis counselor. She lives across from the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2 AT 6 PM ET
Photographer Matthew Brookes presents Into the Wild, an exhilarating homage to the surf and van culture of the California coast, in conversation with Zack Raffin.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
The second monograph by New York– and Paris-based photographer Matthew Brookes, Into the Wild is a vibrant celebration of surf life. For this project, Brookes followed a group of young surfers from Venice Beach on their adventures up and down the coast. The result is a story of van culture along the California coast—a story of youth choosing to follow their dreams, living out of vans, existing for surf and travel and freedom, and always chasing the best waves. The documentary-style photographs are typical of Brookes’ work, with ethereal shots punctuating more naturalistic photos. The book includes interviews with the surfers done by Zack Raffin from the major surf magazine Stab Magazine. Raffin is a young surfer himself and grew up surrounded by van culture, positioning him as an insider voice as much as a journalist.
Matthew Brookes is a photographer known for his editorial projects and his natural and simplistic style. Born in England and raised in South Africa, Brookes’ photographs have been featured in major magazines such as GQ Style, Vogue and L'Uomo Vogue. In addition to his work with models and celebrities, Brookes is fascinated by the dynamism of the human form in motion and enjoys photographing athletes and dancers. In 2015 Brookes published his first monograph with Damiani, Les Danseurs, a portrait of the ballet dancers of the Paris Opera.
Zack Raffin is a lifelong surfer and surf journalist who has previously worked for titles such as Stab Magazine and LogRap. Having grown up in New York City, Zack found his passion for surfing on the shores of Montauk, New York where he grew under the tutelage of East Coast Surfing Hall Of Famer Tony Caramonico. After being transplanted to Venice Beach for university, Zack has since turned Malibu First Point into his local break where you can find him throughout the majority of the west coast’s summer South Swells.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 AT 6 PM
Rizzoli International Publications and Rizzoli Bookstore present a night with Mark Hunter celebrating the launch of The Cobrasnake: Y2Ks Archive.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
A love letter to a time before Instagram and the legendary party scenes of the 2000s that brought together the new millennium’s rising stars of pop culture.
Under the moniker the Cobrasnake, the photographer Mark Hunter captured the party scenes of Los Angeles and New York during the hipster-glam heyday of the 2000s—and in doing so defined the look of a generation. Armed with just a Polaroid and a primitive website, Cobrasnake captured pioneers of youth culture from Kanye West and Steve Aoki to Jeremy Scott, Katy Perry, and Virgil Abloh—icons of the indie pop world in the making. Intimately connected with the people around him and keyed-in to the edgier fringes of the fashion, music, and art worlds, Hunter photographed influencers before they were influencers, in the wild and at play from the streets of LA to NYC and beyond. Collected here for the first time are more than three hundred of Cobrasnake’s favorite images alongside ephemera, from concert tickets and backstage passes to outtakes and unseen photographs from his many adventures. These photographs are records of the last generation of partiers to predate the livestreaming of culture afforded by today’s social media—capturing the energy and vibrancy of a time before Instagram.
Mark Hunter is a photographer who under the moniker of the Cobrasnake chronicled the party scenes of Los Angeles and New York in the 2000s. His work has appeared everywhere from editorials in Rolling Stone and Harper’s Bazaar to advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein and Helmut Lang. He lives in Los Angeles.
MONDAY, JUNE 6 AT 6 PM
A night of conversation to celebrate the launch of How to Survive the Modern World, a hopeful guide to living well in the 21st century.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 AT 6 PM
Rizzoli International Publications and Rizzoli Bookstore present a talk with Ted Flato, FAIA in celebration of Lake Flato Houses, followed by a signing.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
ALL DAY ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
A transatlantic window on the major literary trends of Italian fiction of our time, told by the authors who have written and are writing it.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 AT 6 PM
Renowned designer Chip Kidd and bestselling novelist RJ Palacio celebrate the paperback launch of Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14 AT 6 PM
Colleen McKeegan launches her debut novel The Wild One, in conversation with Jo Piazza.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 AT 6 PM
Photographer Susan Kaufman celebrates the release of Walk With Me: New York, in conversation with Peter Som.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
From photographer Susan Kaufman, an intimate celebration of the beauty and charm of New York City.
For some people, New York City exists only in their imaginations, a big-screen beacon of wonder and twenty-four seven delight. For others, it’s a dream destination: the diverse urban center where they will finally feel they belong. And still for many, it’s the place they already call home. No matter how you view New York, longtime fashion editor and photographer Susan Kaufman will help you see the city with fresh, appreciative eyes.
As she travels with her camera through New York, Susan Kaufman invites readers to see the city as she does: from the sidewalk. She explores the beauty of the city found in its charming townhouses, decorated shops, lovely parks, shop facades, and serene streetscapes. New York may be known as the city that never sleeps, but beneath the bustle, there’s a soulful side, with its own quiet power and universal allure. Walk with Me New York invites readers to appreciate the streets and buildings that have made the world’s most iconic city survive centuries of change yet retain its vitality and aspirational magnetism.
Susan Kaufman was the founding editor in chief of Time Inc.’s People StyleWatch magazine. She was named Editor of the Year in Ad Age’s “A-List” issue, and under her leadership, People StyleWatch landed the highly coveted number one position as Magazine of the Year” also in the “A-List” issue. Her previous roles also include fashion editor at Glamour, fashion director at Mademoiselle, and style director at People. She is now a photographer and Instagrammer in her post-publishing career. Kaufman splits her time between her Greenwich Village apartment and her home in the Hamptons, which she shares with her husband and black Labrador, Lucky.
Born in San Francisco, Peter Som is an award-winning fashion designer, culinary and lifestyle expert. Long known for his signature use of color and pattern with streamlined feminine silhouettes in the fashion arena, he’s also just as widely known for his entertaining and love of food. Peter’s brand of effortless sophistication has extended to all arenas of the lifestyle space, with recipes and articles featured in numerous publications and digital platforms including Bon Appétit, The Feed Feed (where he is a contributor), to Purewow, Vogue.com, Elle.com, T Magazine, Food and Wine, Refinery29 and Pinterest, where his 2.9M followers tune in weekly to watch his cooking content.
His clothes have sold at top retailers worldwide including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Moda Operandi and Nordstrom. He has had highly successful collaborations with brands including Kohls, Sferra, Lancôme and Anthropologie and has an ongoing collection with Rent the Runway. He was a finalist in the first CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and twice nominated for the CFDA Emerging Designer Award. Notable women such as Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Scarlett Johansson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal have worn Peter’s clothing.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16 AT 6 PM
Photographer Matthew Leifheit is in conversation with writer Jack Parlett to launch To Die Alive, his new photo book that documents Fire Island's gay communities in a nocturnal erotic fever-dream.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
Featuring 77 color photographs and a faux leather cover, To Die Alive portrays Fire Island's world of desire and its layers of history: the Ice Palace bar's infamous underwear party, the men-only Belvedere Guesthouse, clandestine encounters in the Meat Rack, and landscapes in all seasons of the island's delicate maritime forest. The wide-ranging subjects of Matthew Leifheit's portraits reflect the intergenerational community who come to the island for refuge or employment, ranging from weekend visitors to sugar daddies to bartenders and sex workers. Tinged with sadness, the book's climax mixes feelings of pleasure with desperation and loss. As homosexuality gains mainstream acceptance, many queer Americans no longer need to go to geographic extremes like Fire Island, Provincetown, Palm Springs or Key West to express themselves. But what is the cost of assimilation? To Die Alive is both romantic and grotesque, challenging the sun-bleached history of homoerotic representation on this fragile island, which itself is under constant threat of erosion by the sea.
Matthew Leifheit is an American photographer, magazine editor and professor. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and the Yale School of Art, he was formerly photo editor of VICE and is currently on faculty at Pratt Institute. Leifheit’s photographic work has been exhibited internationally and is held in public collections. His photographs have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Aperture, TIME, and Artforum. Leifheit is Editor-in-Chief of MATTE Magazine, a journal of emerging photography he has edited and published since 2010.
Jack Parlett is a writer, poet and scholar working on queer American literature. His book The Poetics of Cruising: Queer Visual Culture from Whitman to Grindr was published by the University of Minnesota Press in February, and his new book, Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise, about the island’s queer literary history, will be published by Hanover Square Press in June 2022. His debut poetry pamphlet came out with Broken Sleep Books in 2020, and his writing has appeared in the New Yorker,Boston Review, Literary Hub, Poetry London and elsewhere. He lives in Oxford, where he currently holds a Junior Research Fellowship at University College.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17 AT 6 PM
A party celebrating INQUE, featuring readings from Catherine Lacey, Joyce Carol Oates, and Kathryn Scanlan.
SEXMOB PLAYS FELLINI
RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO
A music series at Rizzoli Bookstore
Rizzoli Music Aperitivo celebrates twenty-five years of Sexmob with Sexmob Plays Fellini, in which these giants of the NYC downtown scene dive headlong into Rota’s iconic Fellini film melodies.
This event is ticketed. Tickets are $20 and include a complimentary glass of wine.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21 AT 6 PM
Photographer Harvey Stein celebrates the launch of Coney Island People: 50 Years, in conversation with international traveler and photographer Margarita Mavromichalis.
Guests over the age of five must wear masks and show proof of vaccination (either a vaccine card or an Excelsior Pass).
Coney Island is an American icon celebrated worldwide, a fantasy land of the past with an evolving present and an irrepressible optimism about its future. It is a democratic entertainment where people of all walks of life and places are brought together. There isn’t anywhere else like it, and that is much of its appeal. Here 170 evocative black-and-white images taken by eminent photographer Harvey Stein from 1970 through 2020 simultaneously look back in time while giving a current view to the people and activities of this “poor man’s Riviera.” The images capture the wonder and intimacy of Coney Island. There is no photo book that has been published that documents a 50-year time period of a famous location taken by one photographer. Being in Coney Island is like stepping into another society, rather than just experiencing a day’s entertainment.
HARVEY STEIN is a professional photographer, teacher, lecturer, author and curator based in New York City. He is widely know for his ability to elevate the everyday to a space of wonder. Stein specializes in long term projects and is drawn to people and how humanity reveals the most about the spirit of a place and perhaps about life itself. He teaches at the International Center of Photography and the Los Angeles Center for Photography and has taught in several undergraduate and graduate photography programs. He has curated 67 exhibits since 2007. His photographs are widely exhibited in the United States and Europe-89 one-person and over 170 group shows to date. Stein’s images are in 58 permanent collections including the George Eastman Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Denver Museum, the Brooklyn Museum and the Bibliotheque Nationale. Coney Island People 50 Years (Schiffer Publishing) is his tenth published photobook. His most recent books are Mexico Between Life and Death (Kehrer, 2018) and Then and There: Mardi Gras 1979 (Zatara Press, 2020). His work is represented by Sous Les Etoiles Gallery in New York. See Harvey’s work on his website www.harveysteinphoto.com, @stein.harvey on Instagram and harveysteinphoto.com on Facebook.
MARGARITA MAVROMICHALIS has spent her life living and traveling all over the world. She speaks five languages and studied translation and interpreting. She likes to think that photography is her second language, as it’s a universal language, one that is understood by all across the world and that it conveys messages and stories in the most powerful way. Margarita is mostly attracted to street photography and the elements that evoke emotions and surprise in our every-day life. She is passionate about documenting current events that she feels very strongly about, highlighting their social impact. Her work has been exhibited in New York, Boston, and San Diego and most recently in Budapest, Athens, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, London and Paris. View Margarita’s work at www.margaritamavromichalis.com and on Instagram @tita_mavro.
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