Autonomedia

Autonomedia is a nonprofit publisher based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn known for publishing works of criticism. As of the mid-2000s, they were staffed by volunteers and had published over 200 books, usually with 3,000 of each run, and its best known book was Hakim Bey's essays on autonomy, Temporary Autonomous Zone.^[1] When Bey died in 2022, it was still one of the publisher's bestsellers, with sales of over 50,000.^[2]

Autonomedia

Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City
Distribution	AK Distribution, Small Press Distribution (US) Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)
Publication types	Books
Official website	www.autonomedia.org

Circa 1982, Autonomedia became the parent publisher for Semiotext(e), an imprint known for publishing translations of French post-structuralist literature.^[3]

Authors of note

• Peter Lamborn Wilson
• Silvia Federici
• Thom Metzger
• Richard Kostelanetz
• Ron Sakolsky
• P.M.
• Bob Black

References

1. Moynihan, Colin (2003-08-25). "Straitjackets, Machetes and, Oh Yes, Some Books". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
2. Green, Penelope (2022-06-11). "Peter Lamborn Wilson, Advocate of 'Poetic Terrorism,' Dies at 76". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
3. Bruce Young, "Hakim Bey: The T.A.Z. and You", CyberPsychos AOD' #6, p. 64.

External links

• Official website