We encourage you to purchase The Electric Information Age Book at your local bookstore. However, we are enthusiastic to report that the book is now in stock and available on Amazon.

The Electric Information Age Book was warmly reviewed on Atlantic.com. “The Revenge of the Paperback Book” is available for reading here.

Many, many thanks to everyone who attended our Inventory Books events last weekend. It was a pleasure to celebrate with old friends and new acquaintances. We met some hundreds of the latter at Manhattan’s Union Square last Saturday morning, many drawn in by our giant book and Dan Wood’s proclamation that, “This could be the biggest book of the summer!”

I switched from the morning’s green button-down shirt to orange for the evening, just in time to man the book table after the Fulton Mall walking tour. From all accounts, the tour was a success; pictures coming soon!

Last but not least—and following assembly of the giant-sized Street Value—we celebrated once more on Sunday afternoon, this time in a Lower East Side storefront filled with balloons, streamers, and much-needed cold beverages.

Again, many thanks to all who attended the events, and much appreciation to everyone who helped set things up. It was an amazing weekend, and certainly gratifying to hear so much enthusiasm about the series. I’m looking forward to hearing back from people when they’ve had a chance to read the books!

—AM

A big thanks to everyone who came out to the Fulton Mall tour this last weekend. We had a great crowd, the weather was beautiful and Fulton Street was hopping. Some of my favorite New Yorkers were in attendance and a slew of people I’d never met, too.

The streetscape renovation was well underway and I’m happy to report that it seems to be moving relatively quickly. A lot of the mess I’d seen in May was cleared. The downside was that almost every trace of Lee Pomeroy’s 1980 design was gone, so there were fewer physical features to hang historical points on. On a street that is so notable for how many layers of history it can present at once, it’s more than a little sad to see the entire 1980′s renovation erased. I will say that the street does feel much more open without the bus shelters but at the same time, much less like a defined place.

I’ll share a few more photos next week but here’s a nice one courtesy of Jerome Chou and a storefront camera.

Watch this space for some more Street Value related events coming up throughout the summer.

—RW

Thank you to everyone who came to the Horticultural Society for our event two nights ago!

Continuing the festivities, there are three more Inventory Books events this weekend. Tomorrow morning (Saturday, June 26), WORKac will be at the Union Square Greenmarket from 10:30 on, signing (and selling) Above the Pavement—the Farm! This will be located on the west side of Union Square, near 15th Street, next to the Manager’s Station.

Then tomorrow evening (Saturday, June 26), we’ll be in Brooklyn for the launch of Street Value—this begins at 5 p.m for those who RSVP’d for the walking tour (the list is now full, sorry to say), after which everyone is welcome at 6:30 p.m. at the Metropolitan Exchange (33 Flatbush Ave) for refreshments and the book’s debut.

Finally, please join us on Sunday (June 27) in the Lower East Side for an afternoon party, featuring both books and refreshments. We’ll be at 186 Orchard St. (between E. Houston St. & Stanton St.), New York, from 2–6 p.m.

Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend!

—AM

Sunday, June 27, 2–6 p.m.
186 Orchard St. (between E. Houston St. & Stanton St.), New York

Please join Project Projects to celebrate the launch of the first two volumes in the Inventory Books series. In the spirit of the Lower East Side’s “Bargain District,” we’ll be selling copies of the books at a discount, and we’ll sweeten the deal with thematically appropriate refreshments. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, June 26, 5 p.m. tour / 6:30 p.m. reception

To celebrate the release of Street Value: Shopping, Planning, and Politics at Fulton Mall, please join authors Meredith TenHoor, Rosten Woo and Damon Rich for a walking tour of Fulton Street’s distant futures, recent histories, and current developments, followed by a reception at the Metropolitan Exchange in Downtown Brooklyn.

Walking tour
5 p.m. Meet at the corner of Fulton St. & Adams St., Brooklyn.
Space on the tour is limited; RSVP required
Please RSVP to rostenwoo@gmail.com

Reception
6:30 p.m. At the Metropolitan Exchange,
33 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn

Photograph by Gus Powell

Saturday, June 26, 10 a.m.
Above the Pavement—the Farm!
Book signing at Union Square Greenmarket

Check back here soon for more details!

Wednesday, June 23, 6 p.m.
The Visionary Reloaded:
New Scales of Operation in the
Age of Information

A book launch and panel discussion featuring:

Amale Andraos & Dan Wood, WORKac
Majora Carter, Sustainable South Bronx
Fritz Haeg, Artist, Edible Estates
Adam Michaels, Project Projects & Inventory Books
James Wines, SITE
Moderated by Jeff Gordinier, Details Magazine

In celebration of the launch of two books, WORKac’s Above the Pavement—the Farm! Architecture and Agriculture at P.F.1, and the expanded second edition of Fritz Haeg’s Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn please join us for a discussion focusing on how a new generation of visionaries utilizes media, design and activism to promote radical “green” change.

The evening will be moderated by Jeff Gordinier, author of X Saves the World.

Doors open at 6pm; Event begins 6:30pm
Book signing and reception to follow

Admission $10; Students $5
Free for HSNY & ASLA members
Admission & copy of Above the Pavement—the Farm! $20

Register Online or call (212) 757-0915 x100

The Horticultural Society of New York