A Simple Distance
A provocative debut that masterfully fuses issues of culture, race, sexuality, and family.
“About Time” Paperback Limited Edition Preorder
The Thinning
What You Should Worry About
Fame: The Hijacking of Reality (Paperback edition)
Go the Fuck to College
Exclusive Tape Op Preorder
Featured: Black Interest
The Game Don’t Change
The posthumous novel from legendary Queens rapper Mazaradi Fox, who was once a member of 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew.
Prospero’s Daughter
The reissue of Elizabeth Nunez’s captivating novel Prospero’s Daughter, a brilliantly conceived retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
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.
News & Features
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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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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!
- Exclusive Justine Bateman Preorder Package
- Now Available: Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?
- Akashic Remembers Elizabeth Nunez
- Quarantine Q&A: David Duchovny