Publishers: powerHouse Books

About this publisher’s catalog

This catalog offers a diverse mix of visually rich nonfiction and literary fiction that often explores personal and cultural identity through photography, memoir, and experimental narratives. Readers can expect a blend of art-focused works alongside introspective and genre-blurring storytelling. Navigating the range involves tuning into thematic clusters around music, visual culture, and autobiographical perspectives.

What you’ll often find

  • Books centered on music scenes and cultural movements, often with photographic elements.
  • Personal memoirs and autobiographies that reveal intimate life stories and subcultural experiences.
  • Collections and anthologies blending fiction and nonfiction voices, frequently with experimental or autofictional approaches.
  • Visual art and photography books that document creative communities and social themes.
  • Literary fiction that incorporates psychological depth and occasionally thriller elements.
  • Explorations of identity, including LGBTQ+ perspectives and alternative lifestyles.
  • Works that intersect with popular culture, fashion, and design as part of broader cultural narratives.

How to browse this shelf

  • Start by choosing between visually driven nonfiction and more narrative-driven fiction.
  • Look for themes around music and cultural history to find immersive community portraits.
  • Explore autobiographical and memoir works for intimate, first-person storytelling.
  • Seek out collections and anthologies to experience multiple voices and styles in one volume.
  • Use subject clusters like photography, art, or social themes to narrow your focus.
  • Try browsing by tone, from reflective and poetic to suspenseful and psychologically complex.
  • Consider the presence of cultural and identity topics to guide your selection.

Good fit if you like

  • A reading experience that combines visual and textual storytelling.
  • Books that offer insight into subcultures and artistic communities.
  • A mix of experimental literary forms and straightforward memoir.
  • Explorations of identity and personal history with nuanced emotional depth.
  • Works that engage with music and popular culture as central themes.
  • Varied pacing, from contemplative essays to suspenseful narrative arcs.
  • Nontraditional structures that blend genres and challenge expectations.

Generated from the books currently available in this catalog.

  • Suburban Knights: A Return to the Middle Ages — []

    Suburban Knights: A Return to the Middle Ages — []

  • Highway B: Horrorfest — Brantly Martin

    Highway B: Horrorfest — Brantly Martin

  • The New York Pigeon Behind the Feathers — Andrew Garn

    The New York Pigeon Behind the Feathers — Andrew Garn

  • Here and There — Helen Levitt

    Here and There — Helen Levitt

  • Testament — Chris Hondros

    Testament — Chris Hondros

  • COOL Women Leaders Reversing Global Warming — Paola Gianturco

    COOL Women Leaders Reversing Global Warming — Paola Gianturco

  • Malformed Forgotten Brains of the Texas State Mental Hospital — Alex Hannaford

    Malformed Forgotten Brains of the Texas State Mental Hospital — Alex Hannaford

  • Fare Forward Letters from David Markson — David Markson

    Fare Forward Letters from David Markson — David Markson

  • Last Poems — John Farris

    Last Poems — John Farris

  • Caesura — Anna Gaskell

    Caesura — Anna Gaskell

  • Girls in the Windows And Other Stories

    Girls in the Windows And Other Stories

  • Plat — Lindsey Webb

    Plat — Lindsey Webb

  • Heavenly Creatures — Sally Gall

    Heavenly Creatures — Sally Gall

  • Advanced Style: Older & Wiser — Ari Seth Cohen

    Advanced Style: Older & Wiser — Ari Seth Cohen

  • Serial No. 381713 — Charles H. Traub

    Serial No. 381713 — Charles H. Traub

  • The Mystery of Perception A Conversation with Lynne Tillman — Taylor Lewandowski

    The Mystery of Perception A Conversation with Lynne Tillman — Taylor Lewandowski

  • Subversive Cross Stitch 50 F*cking Clever Designs for Your Sassy Side — Julie Jackson

    Subversive Cross Stitch 50 F*cking Clever Designs for Your Sassy Side — Julie Jackson

  • The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda — Ishmael Reed

    The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda — Ishmael Reed

  • NDA: An Autofiction Anthology — Arata

    NDA: An Autofiction Anthology — Arata

  • Whitewash — Nicholas Alan Cope

    Whitewash — Nicholas Alan Cope