Limbo
An African American man confronts a heart of darkness when his family moves from Los Angeles to a small town in Norway.
Virgin Islands Noir
Toulouse Noir (France)
Day One: 2024 Was 1984 FAFO
Stranded in the Future
Natasha Howard Limited Edition Preorder Package
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Featured: Black Interest
The Duppy
Oddball sexuality, acts of perversion, and out-of-order behavior from the acclaimed Jamaican author of The Lunatic and Dog War.
How funny is this social satire? Akashic Books’s pledge to our readers: Laugh out loud at least once or your money back. Seriously.
Pressure Makes Diamonds: Becoming the Woman I Pretended to Be
The powerful memoir of a female African American advertising executive’s unprecedented and unlikely success, which began in the Mad Men era.
Upcoming Events
Robyn Hitchcock — Exile in Bookville (Chicago, IL)
8/30/26, 5:00pm
Robyn Hitchcock presents Stranded in the Future, in conversation with Lior Phillips.
David Duchovny — Bookends Bookstore (Ridgewood, NJ)
9/9/26, 6:00pm
David Duchovny presents About Time.
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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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The new paperback edition of David Duchovny’s debut poetry collection, About Time, is now available for preorder.
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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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Gina Gershon’s preorder package for her new memoir AlphaPussy is now available!
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