Projects & Publications

Pamphlets & Small Books

From its inception, n+1 has always maintained what we called its Research Branch. In February 2006 we launched the n+1 Research Branch Pamphlet series (now the Small Books series). The pamphlets are short books, carefully composed, but with content capturing the spirit of things still happening, in flux, under debate, made for argument.

The small books tend to get lost to bookstores. We recommend buying them directly from us »

  • What Was the Hipster?: A Sociological Investigation

    A Sociological Investigation

    What Was the Hipster?

    Who was the turn-of-the-century hipster? Who is free enough of the hipster taint to write its history without contempt or nostalgia? A panel of writers invited the public to join an investigation into the rise and fall of the contemporary hipster. In addition to the panel transcript, the book includes essays and responses from critics.

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  • What We Should Have Known: Two Discussions

    Two Discussions

    What We Should Have Known

    The two discussions in What We Should Have Known took place at the offices of n+1 in the summer of 2007. Eleven n+1 editors and contributors—including Caleb Crain, Meghan Falvey, Mark Greif, and Ilya Bernstein—met to talk frankly about regrets they have (or don’t) about college and reading and life.

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  • A Practical Avant-Garde: P.S.1 Symposium

    P.S.1 Symposium

    A Practical Avant-Garde

    The first pamphlet in the n+1 Research Branch series, A Practical Avant-Garde is a transcript of a panel discussion held at P.S.1 Museum in Queens. Our original printing of 1,000 copies sold out quickly; we’ve printed another 1,000. Panelists include Mark Greif, Dushko Petrovich, and Eliza Newman-Saul.

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