Bedrock Faith
A deeply engaging debut novel about a morality clash in an insular Chicago neighborhood.
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The Brothers’ Lot
A hilarious and satirical debut novel exploring religious hypocrisy in an Irish secondary school.
The Dewey Decimal System
Debut novelist Larson presents the first book in a literary-noir series featuring an obsessive-compulsive protagonist in a ravaged New York City.
The Fall of Heartless Horse
The fourth installment and first female author in Dennis Cooper’s groundbreaking Little House on the Bowery series.
Here Lies a Father
Fifteen-year-old Ian Daly’s moral universe is turned upside down when, at his father’s funeral, he discovers that his father had two secret families.
Inconvenient Daughter
A vibrant and provocative debut novel that dispels myths surrounding transracial adoption.
Knucklehead
A fierce, intelligent, and often hilarious novel about a young African American attorney who struggles to keep his cool in the personally and politically turbulent ’90s.
The Late Work of Margaret Kroftis
A phenomenal debut novella to further establish the literary excellence of Dennis Cooper’s Little House on the Bowery series.
Limbo
An African American man confronts a heart of darkness when his family moves from Los Angeles to a small town in Norway.
The Mechanics of Homosexual Intercourse
Dennis Cooper unveils a mesmerizing debut story collection for his Little House on the Bowery fiction series.
The Mercury Fountain
An enchanting first novel exploring a fractured utopian community on the Texas/Mexico border at the turn of the twentieth century.
The Night of the Rambler
A gorgeously written and highly entertaining debut novel about a small island’s struggle for independence from Britain.
The Perfume Burned His Eyes
Emmy-winning actor Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos, The White Lotus, etc.) brilliantly evokes 1970s New York in this Holden Caulfield–esque debut
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The Roving Tree
A powerful debut novel illuminating how adoptees struggle to recapture their personal histories and cultural legacy, part of Akashic’s Open Lens imprint.
Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don’t Have Bruises
An authentic and riveting hip-hop memoir in the Joan Didion tradition from Bronx native Lewis.
The Shark Curtain
In Scofield’s powerful debut, teenager Lily Asher takes her first steps toward a strange, loving journey to self-acceptance and belonging.
Since You Ask
Since You Ask is about the origins of sexual compulsion, and one young woman’s attempts to be free.
Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night
A page-turning debut novel set in Scranton, Pennsylvania, during the height of coal mining, vaudeville, and evangelism.
Some of the Parts
The novel that’s changing the way we define “family.” The Osbournes, Sopranos, and Eminem are only “some of the parts” that make up the whole story of the new American family.
South of the Pumphouse
A debut novel from the art-rock pioneer and frontman of Primus, Les Claypool.
Starve the Vulture: A Memoir
A stirring story of criminality, drug addiction, recovery, and unlikely fame.
Synthetic Bi Products
Sparrow L. Patterson’s debut novel follows a nineteen-year-old bisexual girl on her whirlwind journey of sexual escapades, drug-induced hallucinations, shoplifting sprees, and other criminal behavior.
The Third Mrs. Galway
Antislavery agitation is rocking Utica in 1835 when a young bride discovers an enslaved family hiding in her shed, setting in motion the exhumation of long-buried family secrets.
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An Unkindness of Ghosts
A breathtaking science fiction debut from a worthy successor to Octavia Butler.
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Unmentionables
A powerful debut historical novel to launch a new imprint, Kaylie Jones Books, curated by acclaimed author Kaylie Jones.