On Friday night, the players of the publishing industry escaped the sweltering heat of the BookExpo's home in the Javits Center and found their way to the annual New Yorker Book Party at the well-air-conditioned Chinatown Brasserie. Poet Paul Muldoon and David Remnick chatted in a corner, while Jeffrey Eugenides and Joshua Ferris took their conversation to a more central locale. Rebecca Mead made a few passes around the room and Larry Doyle took refuge in the downstairs lounge. As the night wore on and the drinks flowed more freely, the awkward milling gave way to a genuinely fun (and boozy!) party. Our photographer Brad Walsh documents the gentle debauchery.

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