September 24, 2010
The Old American Can Factory
V40: A Party to Celebrate Forty Years of Radical Publishing
Help Verso celebrate forty years of radical independent publishing (1970–2010) by donning your dancing shoes and joining us in the mediaevalesque courtyard of the Old American Can Factory.
Free entry and bar < 9pm
$10 w/ free copy of The Verso Book of Dissent > 9pm
Sorry, over 21s only
Music by Chris Annibell of Afrokinetic
Wall projections, Library Lounge, Bookstalls and more.
Wine provided by the great Gnarly Vines of Fort Greene and beer courtesy of Brooklyn Brewery.
7pm – 1am
The Old American Can Factory
232 Third Street (at 3rd Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11215 United States
Books
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The Verso Book of Dissent
Edited by Andrew Hsiao, and Audrea Lim
A sparkling anthology of revolt and resistance to orthodoxy and repression.
Blog
V40 Brooklyn: photo evidence from "the best publishing industry party ever"
Hundreds flocked to Verso NY's 40th anniversary party in the courtyard of The Old American Can Factory this past Friday—and many could be spotted around the city Saturday morning with the bright red of a Verso Books stamp still visible on their hands. Verso authors mingled with Verso fans and others in the publishing industry to a backdrop of Soderbergh's Che, Sorrentino's Il Divo and slides from The Verso Book of Dissent. And, having each spoken to a cheering crowd, Tariq Ali and David Harvey got on down on the dance floor ...