ARTBOOK | D.A.P. PUBLICITY | DATE 6/24/2024

Artbook | D.A.P. to distribute The Song Cave worldwide

Artbook | D.A.P. is proud to welcome celebrated literary press The Song Cave to our worldwide distribution list, effective immediately.

Founded by Ben Estes and Alan Felsenthal in 2009, The Song Cave has published more than 50 books of poetry, translations and art criticism. Widely respected as advocates of avant-garde literature and contemporary poetry, the New York–based independent press is “dedicated to recovering a lost sensibility and creating a new one.” Notable recent titles include The Sphinx and the Milky Way: Selections from the Journals of Charles Burchfield, the abridged edition of the visionary American painter’s collected journal entries—condensed from 10,000 pages to 200 by Estes and published in 2023, and Punks, a landmark collection of poetry by acclaimed fiction writer, translator and MacArthur Fellow John Keene, which won the 2022 National Book Award for Poetry.

Artbook | D.A.P. will take on The Song Cave’s extensive backlist, formerly represented by SPD, in addition to three 2024 frontlist titles. These include Emily Hunt’s Stranger, praised by Claudia Rankine and named one of the best books of 2024 by Vulture; The Selkie, up-and-coming New York author and librarian Morgan Võ’s first book of poetry; and Hereafter, Felsenthal’s second volume of “lush and evocative,” “profound yet accessible” poetry, offering “solace and insight to those navigating an unsettled existence” according to Publishers Weekly.

“Working with D.A.P. is a dream come true. They care about our books and we trust them wholeheartedly with our catalog,” say Estes and Felsenthal, co-publishers of The Song Cave.

Sharon Helgason Gallagher, Executive Director of Artbook | D.A.P., remarks, “We have long admired The Song Cave’s authentic and individual approach to publishing. Equally literate in visual culture and the language arts, Alan and Ben are excellent artists and writers themselves who are driven by a keen intellectual curiosity and sincere desire to support their community. Artbook | D.A.P. is delighted to now serve as their worldwide distributor.”

Founded in 1990, Artbook | D.A.P. is the world’s largest distributor of books on art, photography, architecture, design and visual culture. Working with more than 250 imprints ranging from major museums and international art publishers to small presses, Artbook | D.A.P. is America’s premier source for exhibition catalogs, monographs, special editions and rare publications. Publisher clients include Damiani; DelMonico Books; Exact Change; the Guggenheim; Hatje Cantz; JRP|Editions; Karma; Lars Müller; MFA Boston; the Museum of Modern Art; Pace; Siglio; Skira; Steidl; Twin Palms Publishers; Valiz; Wakefield Press; and Walther König.