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Akashic Books is a Brooklyn-based independent company dedicated to publishing urban literary fiction and political nonfiction by authors who are either ignored by the mainstream, or who have no interest in working within the ever-consolidating ranks of the major corporate publishers.
In honor of her 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year selection—and in anticipation of the just-released paperback edition of Nowhere Is a Place, our Bernice L. McFadden Digit features excerpts from all four of her Akashic titles: Gathering of Waters, The Warmest December, Glorious, and Nowhere Is a Place.
In celebration of the release of Black History Month, our Black History Digit includes excerpts from our two February Releases—Nowhere Is a Place by Bernice L. McFadden and The Gospel According to Cane by Courttia Newland—along with Chris Abani’s Becoming Abigail and Kola Boof’s The Sexy Part of the Bible.
In conjunction with the publication of Pills and Starships by Lydia Millet—the latest release from our Black Sheep imprint for Young Adults and Young Readers—we’ve created the Black Sheep Digit, comprising excerpts from Pills and Starships and our first two Black Sheep releases, Changers Book One: Drew by T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper and Game World by C. J. Farley.
The free Caribbean Debuts Digit features excerpts from four great debut works of fiction in our catalog: Drifting by Katia D. Ulysse, The Night of the Rambler by Montague Kobbé, The Roving Tree by Elsie Augustave (Haiti), and John Crow’s Devil by Marlon James.
Eight talented Caribbean poets are featured in this second publication from Peekash Press.
For a limited time, purchase a complete set of Akashic’s Noir Series for $900, and get a signed copy of USA Noir with your order!
In celebration of the release of Elizabeth Nunez’s new memoir, Not for Everyday Use, our Elizabeth Nunez Digit comprises excerpts from the memoir along with her two Akashic novels: Boundaries and Anna In-Between..
Excerpts from three new historical novels: When Johnny Came Marching Home by William Heffernan, Cervantes Street by Jaime Manrique, and God Carlos by Anthony C. Winkler.
Excerpts from The Baker’s Son by Lowell Hawthorne, Kingston Noir edited by Colin Channer, and God Carlos by Anthony C. Winkler.
Excerpts from all seven of Joe Meno’s titles: Marvel and a Wonder, Office Girl, Hairstyles of the Damned, The Boy Detective Fails, Demons in the Spring, Tender as Hellfire, and How the Hula Girl Sings.
The free The Kaylie Jones Books Digit features excerpts from our three Kaylie Jones Books releases.
For a limited time, purchase a set of the first 8 titles in our LyricPop series of children’s picture books for just $50 (plus shipping)!
For a limited time, purchase the full set of our LyricPop series of children’s picture books: 16 books for just $100 (plus shipping)!
For a limited time, purchase a set of the second 8 titles in our LyricPop series of children’s picture books for just $50 (plus shipping)!
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.
We know our catalog has a lot to choose from, so let us pick your next favorite read for you!
Take a chance with a mystery book from our list, chosen by us and sent to you, for over 50% off retail.
The Nina Revoyr Digit features excerpts from all four of her Akashic titles: Lost Canyon, Wingshooters, The Age of Dreaming, and Southland.
Celebrating the long-awaited release of Staten Island Noir—the fifth and final borough featured in the Akashic Noir Series, the NYC Digit includes the editors’ introducitons and contributions to Brooklyn Noir (Tim McLoughlin), Manhattan Noir (Lawrence Block), Bronx Noir (S.J. Rozan), Queens Noir (Robert Knightly), and Staten Island Noir (Patricia Smith)
A pan-Caribbean anthology of original short stories culled from the very best entries to the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
In celebration of the release of Ian F. Svenonius’s Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ‘n’ Roll Group, our latest Digit features excerpts from Ian’s book, along with the work of cult-rock authors Les Claypool (South of the Pumphouse), Lydia Lunch (Paradoxia), and Nick Zinner (Please Take Me Off the Guest List).
Excerpts from By the Balls: The Complete Collection by Jim Pascoe and Tom Fassbender, Heart of the Old Country by Tim McLoughlin, Southland by Nina Revoyr, and The Plot Against Hip Hop by Nelson George.
The Montague Kobbé Digit comprises excerpts from The Night of the Rambler and On the Way Back, two stunning literary achievements set in Anguilla by one of the freshest new voices in world literature.
Summer Games is a free e-book excerpt from Necropolis, the New Delhi crime novel by Avtar Singh.
