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PowerHouse Books (stylized as powerHouse Books) is an independent publisher of art and photography books founded in 1995 by Daniel Power, in Brooklyn, with its headquarters in Industry City. PowerHouse Books is closely affiliated with Powerhouse Bookstores, a chain of independent bookstores also owned by Daniel Power, with its flagship location on the waterfront of DUMBO in The PowerHouse Arena at 28 Adams Street. Powerhouse Books also operates a children's' publishing division, POW!
In 2006, powerHouse Books launched The PowerHouse Arena, a gallery, bookstore, and event space often used to promote artists working with the publisher. Initially located at 37 Main Street, Powerhouse Arena moved to 28 Adams Street in 2015. In 2020, PowerHouse Books opened a new location in Industry City, and moved its corporate publishing headquarters there.
It also publishes artists known for work in other fields. It partnered with Charlie Ahearn on Wild Style: The Sampler, a behind-the-scenes look at Ahearn's 1982 Wild Style, considered the first hip hop film. Visual artists published include John Lurie, Francesco Clemente, Richard Prince, Kehinde Wiley, and George Condo. Actors and filmmakers published include Diane Keaton, Jeff Bridges, Richard Lewis, Jessica Lange, David Lynch, and Brett Ratner. Musicians include Richard Hell, DJ Stretch Armstrong, Michael Bolton, Mike McCready, KRS-One, Gene Simmons, and The Beastie Boys.
PowerHouse Books launched, "POW! Kids Books" in 2013, which it described as "a woke kids' book line"
In 2019 Chris Molnar (of The Writer's Block) and Nic Nicoludis established and ran a literary imprint called Archway Editions with Naomi Falk, which published work by Ishmael Reed, Christopher Coe, John Farris, Paul Schrader, Claire Donato, Stacy Szymaszek, Blake Butler, Alice Notley, and more, including anthologies from cokemachineglow as well as the Unpublishable and Archways reading series.
PowerHouse sued Shields for claiming that the thumbnails were covered under fair use, but defended the book, claiming that the Times was attempting to chill free speech. The Daily Beast reported that the Times had initially wanted change the book's subtitle and insert a disclaimer making clear the book wasn't affiliated with the Times, but that PowerHouse refused to do so.
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