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Reverse-Gentrification of the Literary World

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Addis Ababa Noir (Ethiopia)

Addis Ababa is a sprawling melting pot of cultures where rich and poor live side by side in relative harmony—until they don’t.

Sufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head

In this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed author Alex Wheatle details how reggae music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse, imprisonment, and police brutality

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Black History Digit

In celebration of the release of Black History Month, our Black History Digit includes excerpts from our two February Releases—Nowhere Is a Place by Bernice L. McFadden and The Gospel According to Cane by Courttia Newland—along with Chris Abani’s Becoming Abigail and Kola Boof’s The Sexy Part of the Bible.

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Upcoming Events

Marc Ribot — Iowa City Book Festival (Iowa City, IA)

10/19/24, 4:00pm

Marc Ribot presents Unstrung

Sascha Lange — Tailor Public House (New York, NY)

10/19/24, 8:00pm

Sascha Lange presents Depeche Mode: Live, followed by an 80s New Wave dance party Doors open 7:30pm *Ticketed event, details to come

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