Now Dissent Pins donates 50% of the profits to organizations that are directly engaged in fighting for better lives for fellow citizens. If you’re interested in getting to know Phaidon better, you can follow them on Twitter at and Instagram at an initial run of replica “dissent collar” enamel pins were given away as gifts, the company’s founder was inspired to do more, to raise funds in support of the lawyers and organizations helping people trying to come to the US in the face of the administration’s attempted ban on immigration. We are very much looking forward to Phaidon continuing to be a strong partner for our indie bookstore friends in the coming years. We can’t wait to start talking with all our booksellers about Phaidon’s Winter / Spring 2021 list, and really dig into the deep backlist treasures that await us. Phaidon’s head of sales Amy Hordes is from the Midwest, too, like all of us Abrahams – she’s from Ohio, with family throughout the region, so we know that Midwestern store needs will continue to be a Phaidon priority. We are thrilled to be able to take over for Chris and carry things forward. We step into the shoes of longtime Phaidon sales rep, Chris Conti, who recently announced he is moving to a new position at IPG. Phaidon has consistently published fascinating and instantly accessible books for every interest. They have some of the biggest names in photography like Annie Leibovitz, Lauren Greenfield, and Nan Goldin, and collaborations with game-changers like Nike and Supreme and Michigan’s own Herman Miller – not to mention the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New Museum, and other institutions around the world. It means their massive world cuisine food surveys and chefs like Magnus Nilsson, René Redzepi, and Ferran Adria and plenty of cookbooks for home cooks. Phaidon means The Story of Art and The Art Book and major artists like Kerry James Marshall and Yayoi Kusama, as well as children’s book legends like Tomi Ungerer and Hervé Tullet. You’ve probably sold copies of Raven Bookstore co-owner Danny Caine’s How To Resist Amazon And Why, but you may not have gone deeper into their list! Here’s a gallery of some of their recent best-selling and favorite books: Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice. Microcosm constantly poses the question “How can we remove barriers to success for marginalized people in our industry? All books are printed in the U.S., and the company doubles the industry average in number of women authors and prioritizes hiring of special needs employees. Microcosm focuses on relating the experiences of what it is like to be a marginalized person and strives to be recognized for spirit, creativity, and value. Microcosm was started by Joe Biel in a bedroom closet as a distro and record label in 1996 and is now among the oldest independent book publishing houses in Portland, OR. They’ve long been on our list of “publishers we wish we represented”! It’s hard to describe them any better than their own site does: Did you know? In 2022, Publishers Weekly named Microcosm the fastest growing publisher! But their roots are humble and very indie.
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