“A Sleight of Mouth” by Steve Loring

My brother looked at me. Looked right through me, in fact. An empty Klonopin bottle sat at his feet. Drugs—no big deal. I’d been here before . . .

Available Now: You Have to Fucking Eat!

You Have to Fucking Eat, the sequel to the #1 New York Times best-selling classic Go the Fuck to Sleep, is in stores now!

“Inspiration” by C. Mundie

“Will you stop swearing?” yelled the father . . .

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston records audiobook for You Have to Fucking Eat!

Emmy winner Bryan Cranston follows in Samuel L. Jackson’s footsteps as he narrates the sequel to the #1 New York Times best seller Go the Fuck to Sleep!

“Ain’t Living Long Like This” by Robert James Russell

“Do you understand?“ the man asked as he looked from the driver’s seat to the empty parking lot to the gas station at the other end. He couldn’t believe how quickly night had fallen. “Do you understand that this is a necessity?”

He waited for a response but got none. He looked at the large black duffel propped up in the passenger seat and sighed . . .

EVENT ALERT: Belfast Noir NYC Launch, featuring Stuart Neville and Lee Child!

In New York? Join us TONIGHT at 6:00 PM to celebrate the release of Belfast Noir!

“Intuitive” by Carolyn Smuts

Psychics are fake. They are lying bullshitters who make a buck conning the stupid and the naïve. I’m no psychic. He thinks I’m intuitive. I’m not; he’s just a drunk . . .

Spotlight on AMSCAN and Scandinavia House

On Monday, March 14, Scandinavia House will host a launch event for Stockholm Noir featuring editor Nathan Larson. Today, Akashic is thrilled to spotlight AMSCAN and Scandinavia House with more information about their organization.