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Upcoming Events

Marianne Leone — JP Literary Salon (Jamaica Plain, MA)

1/14/25, 7:00pm

Marianne Leone presents Five-Dog Epiphany; also reading: Randy Susan Meyers, author of The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone The JP Literary Salon presented by Papercuts & the Loring-Greenough House Free RSVP: papercutsjp.com/events

Billy Childish & Ted Kessler — City Lights (VIRTUAL)

1/18/25, 11:00am

Billy Childish & Ted Kessler present To Ease My Troubled Mind, in conversation with Guy Picciotto of Fugazi (VIRTUAL event, 11:00am PT/2:00pm ET/7:00pm UK)

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Atlanta Noir

Edited by: Tayari Jones

This much-anticipated and long-overdue installment in Akashic’s Noir Series reveals many sides of Atlanta only known to its residents.

Bronx Biannual Issue No. 2: The Literary Journal of Urbane Urban Literature

Edited by: Miles Marshall Lewis

The second issue of the groundbreaking new literary journal.

Brooklyn Noir

Edited by: Tim McLoughlin

New York’s punchiest borough asserts its criminal legacy with all new stories from a magnificent set of today’s best writers.

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Cake

By: D

The highly anticipated second title from Akashic’s groundbreaking street-lit imprint, The Armory, curated by author Kenji Jasper.

DC Noir

Edited by: George Pelecanos

Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation’s capital.

Got

By: D

The first title from The Armory, a new high-quality urban noir imprint edited by Kenji Jasper.

The Speed Chronicles

Edited by: Joseph Mattson

Following the international success of the Noir Series, this volume marks the launch of a new drug-based sister series.