It's not everyday former Daily News, Esquire, New York, and Newsweek editor Ed Kosner throws a book party. Well, actually, last night wast technically his second party for It's News to Me: The Making and Unmaking of an Editor — the first one was earlier this month in the Hamptons, next door to Mort Zuckerman. But this was his first and only party on the island (a fact we're basing on the "I'm only writing one book" comment he made to us), so of course we accepted an uber-exclusive invite to toast Kosner's editorial effort at the Adam Baumgold Gallery (read: small space, even smaller artworks) on the Upper East Side. What follows is our pictorial tale where Kosner's precocious daughter Lily pretends the event was more family reunion than book party.


Film critic Rex Reed suddenly realizes it's a book party, which means no moving pictures, or probably anyone to do with the high art of cinema.

Morley Safer could barely read the TelePrompTer. Now you want him to make sense of small print?

New York Daily Newsies Heidi Evans, Michael Goodwin, Bill Boyle, and Dick Belsky gear up for some Kosner bukkake.

Business Week editor-in-chief Steve Shepard and fellow former Newsweeker Lynn Povich join Kosner to debate Time's revamped closing sched. It really is about getting those weekend readers, isn't it?

It was fun counting how many black, Asian, and Hispanic guests there were in attendance. Interestingly, it was the same number as the how many finger sandwiches we consumed: one.

Avalon Publishing Group VP Philip Turner (left) almost didn't let flacks Lukas Volger or Betsy Steve attend their own party. Galleycat's Ron Hogan, meanwhile, wouldn't miss it for anything except a Joan Didion signing at the Union Square Barnes & Noble.

Peter Roth, Blake Stuchin, and Lilit Marcus (friend of Kosner offspring Lily and writer at Beliefnet) pretend the others are the real uninvited guests.

The next photo in this series demonstrated how well the book serves as a coaster.

Arthur and Rebecca Frommer. Of the Frommer's. You wouldn't know by this photo, but the missus brought crayons to color in the artwork behind her.

Kosner spawn Lily (of Penguin Publishing) and brother John (VP of new media for ESPN) have no opinion on whether their last name helped advance their career and social status.

Only one person in this group knows the difference between The O.C. and One Tree Hill. And it ain't Ed's wife Julie (far right).

Julie Kosner and Fran Kessler huddle around the most interesting gentleman in the room, photog Jordan Schaps. Evident from this photo: Ties don't need collars. Not evident from this photo: That Jordan takes X-rated photos.

Gallery owner Adam Baumgold and his wife Arlyne Bayer are curious when Diane Burstein, John Kosner, and the rest of us are going to get the hell out of their gallery.

Jerry Della Femina can barely stomach any wine not his restaurant's own wine list. What is this, $14 pinot?

Lilit Marcus and Lily Kosner are both active members in Jessica Mae Pavlas's (center) book group. Or was it literary circle? Same thing? Okay.

Bartender Yasmine came all the way from Colombia to pour vodka on the rocks.