artist's books
Poetry, Short Stories, Essays in English and in Spanish
Written & Bound by Alex Appella
A Family History. Editions begun in 2006.
The János Book
Secrets, Identity, Family. 29 full color collages.

Purchase Prize Winner
of the Secrets & Lies National Juried Artist Book Exhibition at the 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
The Garden
Poems from the garden.
$95
Poems by Alex Appella. 2001
Temptations
Illustrated writings from
Alaska to Costa Rica.
from $25
Travel Writing, in English & Spanish. 2001
The Tempest, the Shadow
& the Lunatic
Three short stories.
from $38
Short Stories. 2000
El Trueque
Of bartering in Argentina.
$38
Writings by Alex Appella. 2001
Poesías de Mexico. 1998
Se Vende
Tortillas de Comal
Poems in Spanish from  Mexico.
$12
An essay by Alex Appella. 2003
What Are You
Doing Here?
Another crisis in Argentina.
$15
Poems by Alex Appella. 2003-4 Flash Flood
Poems from the sierras
of Córdoba.
Illustrated by Eve Slinker.
$105
Bilingual edition of a poem. 2003 The Well Diggers/
Los Poceros

From the desert of Oaxaca.
Bilingual.
$7
Writings in English & in Spanish. 2001 Amerika
Skitzofrenika

Memories of having
grown up in the US.
$20
Poems by Alex Appella. 2002 The Hammock
Book

Tales of Suspension
$15

By browsing the above links, you can read samples, or sometimes the entire book, online.  Have some online experiences you won't forget, and dive in.  Feel free to send feedback, or even your own creations. We love the conversation.

I am originally from Oregon but I began binding  books on a boat in Alaska, with the idea that original literature should be accessible, both for the writer and for the reader. After traveling half-way around the world with a mini-bookbinding workshop on my back (including a typewriter), and selling artists books on the streets and plazas of Latin America, I now make them in our studio in Argentina, and offer them through internet.

My artist's books can be found in the collections at The Getty in LA, Brown University, University of Miami, University of Washington, University of Vermont, Mills College, UC Santa Barbara, Lafayette College, UC San Diego, Stanford University, Yale University, Brown University, Williams College, Wesleyan College, Smith College, UC Irvine, and Reed College, among other places.

My writing reflects my well-traveled world and daily experiences. It is recommended you taste the contents of these books by reading the samples included in each listing, (or by purchasing one, of course).Click titles to read and learn more about these unique creations, 4 of which are also available in Spanish.

 

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The JÁNOS BOOK
by Alex Appella

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