Loving Donovan
A long-awaited reissue of this deeply thoughtful novel about hope, forgiveness, and the cost of loving Donovan, a complex man with a shattered history.
Tuff Gnarl Limited Edition Preorder
The Angel at the Gates
Grandma, What’s That? Countdown to Christmas: A Nine Mile Babies Adventure
The Royal We
Day One: 2024 Was 1984 FAFO
Quiet City Limited Edition Preorder
Featured: Black Interest
Kumi Na Mbili: New-Generation African Poets, A Chapbook Box Set
This 13 piece, limited-edition box set—an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project—features the work of twelve new African poets.
Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before April 6, 2027.
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They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood
In unflinchingly honest prose, Sugar Rodgers shares her inspiring story of overcoming tremendous odds to become an all-star in the WNBA.
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*While supplies last, books ordered through the website will include a bookplate SIGNED by Sugar Rodgers
Upcoming Events
Carol Mitchell — Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)
10/29/26, 7:30pm
Carol Mitchell presents A Good Haunting, in conversation with Marsha Massiah; cosponsored by Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival.
Making Music — Grimey’s Records (Nashville, TN)
10/29/26, 4:00pm
Presenting Making Music, contributors TBD.
News & Features
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Exclusive Chuck D Preorder
Now available for preorder: the latest “naphic grovel” by rap legend Chuck D
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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
- Listen to “Beginnings, Endings, and Other Musical Figures” by Joseph Fuller
- Listen to “Catastrophe Will Never Let You Down” by Adam Gwon, performed by Margo Seibert
- Listen to “Leave it Alone” by Jason Kaminski
Akashic Insider
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SCAM ALERT!!!
This year we’ve gotten hundreds (thousands?) of reports that scammers are impersonating (or inventing) Akashic Books staff . . .
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Exclusive Natasha Howard Preorder Package
Our exclusive preorder package for Natasha Howard’s new WNBA memoir 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!
- Exclusive Robyn Hitchcock Preorder Package
- Now Available: Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?
- Akashic Remembers Elizabeth Nunez
- Quarantine Q&A: David Duchovny