Karma Books

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Brendan Dugan

 

21 Downing Street, New York

interview of BRENDAN DUGAN by BILL POWERS
photo by ALEXIS DAHAN

 

BILL POWERS — What was the impetus for opening the bookstore, Karma?
BRENDAN DUGAN — For five or six years, under the name An Art Service, I worked with artists, designing posters and books, and helping out with production and publishing. The more it developed, the more I wanted to have a place where people could view our projects and become familiar with our overall interests. Our studio is located in a great old storefront space in the West Village, so we opened Karma in it, too.

BILL POWERS — Is the name a throwback to bookstores like City Lights in San Francisco?
BRENDAN DUGAN — In the history of indie publishing, names like City Lights, New Directions, and Something Else Press invoke vague, sentimental concepts,…