“Ten Simple Steps to a Playground Lobotomy” by Susan Buttenwieser
1. Enter filled-to-capacity, shade-deprived, concrete recreational area…
June 2018 News & Features
“The Fair Land” by Séamus Scanlon
Near dawn I wake. / The pale blue light cascades over me. / It drills and spills down through me…
“Triple Threat” by David Strickler
A bar of sunlight woke me up this morning and I told my husband that I wanted to watch one of those twenty-four-hour news channels.
“Acrobat Class” by Tamar Jacobs
Say you signed up for an acrobat class for your six-year-old…
“Breaking2: Technology and the African” by Amy Abugo Ongiri and Jason Brozek
The blockbuster success of Black Panther at least partly revolved around its fantastical representation of its imaginary kingdom of Wakanda as the most technologically advanced society in the world.
Etan Thomas in the WASHINGTON POST
Etan Thomas, author of We Matter: Athletes and Activism on our Edge of Sports imprint, was recently interviewed by Candace Buckner in the Washington Post on athletes using their platform to speak out on current political events. Read the full article here.
“Cross Training” by Michael Loniewski
My elementary school invited me in for an assembly before I was set to leave. Kids made banners and gave me good luck cards.
Akashic’s Publisher JOHNNY TEMPLE in the NEW YORK TIMES
Did you catch our indefatigable publisher Johnny Temple in the May 11, 2018 issue of the New York Times? Author Andrew Cotto described a day in the life of Johnny Temple, which begins with reading and coffee, in the Sunday Routine section: “How Johnny Temple, Book Publisher and Rocker, Spends His Sundays.”