You Throw Like a Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity
Former NFL quarterback McPherson examines the roots of masculinity gone awry and how it promotes violence against women.
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
May Digit
Excerpts from our three May releases: Every Boy Should Have a Man by Preston L. Allen, The Family Mansion by Anthony C. Winkler, and the second installment in the Open Lens imprint, The Roving Tree by Elsie Augustave.
Conduit
Chris Abani’s acclaimed Black Goat series presents the debut collection from one of America’s most promising young poets.
Upcoming Events
Justine Bateman — Book Soup (West Hollywood, CA)
6/4/26, 7:00pm
Justine Bateman presents Fame, in conversation with Steve Agee.
Adam Mansbach — Newtonville Books (Newton, MA)
6/8/26, 7:00pm
Adam Mansbach presents Go the Fuck to College, in conversation with Melissa Mohr, author of Holy Shit: A Brief History of Swearing.
News & Features
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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.
- Exclusive K’wan Preorder Package
- 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
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 Justine Bateman Preorder Package
Justine Bateman’s preorder package for the updated, paperback edition of Fame is now available!
- Exclusive Gina Gershon Preorder Package
- Now Available: Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?
- Akashic Remembers Elizabeth Nunez
- Quarantine Q&A: David Duchovny