Tales of the Out & the Gone
Controversial literary legend Amiri Baraka’s new short story collection—an Essence Magazine best-seller—will shock and awe.
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The Thinning
What You Should Worry About
Fame: The Hijacking of Reality (Paperback edition)
Go the Fuck to College
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Party: A Mystery
A beautifully illustrated story of three girls caught up in the most curious of mysteries.
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Thicker Than Water: New Writing from the Caribbean
The latest release from Caribbean publisher Peekash Press celebrates some of the major new voices in Anglophone Caribbean literature
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Upcoming Events
Meryl Branch-McTiernan — Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA)
6/11/26, 7:00pm
Meryl Branch-McTiernan presents What You Should Worry About, in conversation with Kurtlan Massarsky.
Jesse Malin — Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club (London, UK)
6/14/26, 2:00pm
Jesse Malin presents Almost Grown, in conversation with Allan Jones.
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Exclusive David Duchovny Preorder Package
The new paperback edition of David Duchovny’s debut poetry collection, About Time, is now available for preorder.
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Ani DiFranco Preorder Package and Other Special Offers
Check out these exclusive limited edition packages by Ani DiFranco, Kenny Stills, Steve Schirripa, Jesse Malin, Rick Fröberg, and more.
- Listen to “Imaginary Composition” by Sonnenzimmer
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- Listen to “Catastrophe Will Never Let You Down” by Adam Gwon, performed by Margo Seibert
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Exclusive Robyn Hitchcock Preorder Package
The preorder package for Robyn Hitchcock’s memoir Stranded in the Future is now available for preorder!
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Exclusive Gina Gershon Preorder Package
Gina Gershon’s preorder package for her new memoir AlphaPussy is now available!
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- Now Available: Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?
- Akashic Remembers Elizabeth Nunez
- Quarantine Q&A: David Duchovny