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Little John Crow

After being abandoned by his animal friends, Little John Crow must come to terms with what it means to be part of a community when you are a vulture.

*While supplies last, books ordered through the Akashic Books website will include a bookplate SIGNED by Ziggy Marley!

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HNIC (limited edition signed package)

Prodigy, from the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, launches Akashic’s new Infamous Books imprint with a story of loyalty, vengeance, and greed.

Creatures of Passage

With echoes of Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Yejidé’s novel explores a forgotten quadrant of Washington, DC, and the ghosts that haunt it.

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4/5/25, 2:00pm

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4/6/25, 1:30pm

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