Glorious
Award-winning novelist Bernice L. McFadden’s highly anticipated new historical novel set amidst the Harlem Renaissance.
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The Vision Through My Lens: My Life in Basketball and Beyond
Making Music: Conversations with Record Producers
About Time (Paperback)
Day One: 2024 Was 1984 FAFO
Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
The Lost Treasures of R&B: A D Hunter Mystery
D Hunter, bodyguard-turned-PI, is back, investigating a murder that lures him into the heart of rhythm-and-blues history.
The Duppy
Oddball sexuality, acts of perversion, and out-of-order behavior from the acclaimed Jamaican author of The Lunatic and Dog War.
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Upcoming Events
Larry Crane — Powell’s City of Books (Portland, OR)
10/9/26, 7:00pm
Larry Crane presents Making Music, in conversation with John McEntire.
Karen Lord — Black Rock Books (Bridgetown, Barbados)
10/10/26, 3:00pm
Karen Lord presents The Angel at the Gates.
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.
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Akashic Insider
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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
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