Page 7 of Artisan Books Spring 2009 by Workman Publishing

new releases the regulars sarah stolfa introduction by jonathan franzen marketing/publicity · national review and feature coverage 8-page blad a bartender-photographer trains her eye on the patrons at mcglinchey s bar it s four o clock in the afternoon and the regulars start to file into the perpetual twilight of a downtown bar in philadelphia bartender sarah stolfa pours out the drinks then picks up her camera mcglinchey s is a haven for drinkers from all walks of life you ll meet the rebellious college student with pink-streaked hair and a bottle of hangoverinducing brew the sharply dressed businessman with a yearning look the pensive loner carefully ignoring his newspaper and bag of chips and the former prom king with his tie and v-neck sweater double fisting a shot and a beer the urban bar experience is brought to life in these pages topped off with an introduction written by best-selling author jonathan franzen and stolfa s own meditations on finding her inspiration while tending bar for young hipsters grizzled old-timers and everyone in between the regulars is as elegant as an old master painting and as down-home as a bottle of bud began photographing while tending bar in philadelphia as a college student at drexel university despite being relatively new to the field she won the new york times photography contest for college students her numerous awards include the noah addis photojournalism award and an artist in residency at the whitney museum she is represented by gallery 339 in philadelphia and silverstein photography in new york sa r ah sto lfa jonathan fr anzen is the author of numerous books among them the twentyseventh city how to be alone and the hugely successful the corrections winner of the national book award he lives in new york city · june 2009 40 full-color photographs 96 pages 7¼ x 9 paperback 20.95 can/£11.99 uk hardcover jacketed 29.95 can/£15.99 uk upc 7-91243-65392-3 pb 7-91243-65402-9 hc $15.95 pb isbn-13 978-1-57965-392-7 · no 85392 $22.95 hc isbn-13 978-1-57965-402-3 · no 85402 pop culture/photography 6 artisan new releases

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