Review: Testo Junkie by Paul B. Preciado, Translated by Bruce Benderson
Akashic intern Rachel Santee reviews Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era by Paul B. Preciado (The Feminist Press).
Category: Akashic in Good Company
Welcome to Akashic in Good Company, a regular feature where Akashic spotlights the remarkable people and places in today’s publishing industry. This is where you’ll find managing editor Johanna Ingalls’s in-depth profiles of literary agents, bookstore owners, publishers, and many others; our Indie Bookstore Spotlight and photo tours; reviews of works from other small publishers; and additional posts highlighting our colleagues in other corners of the publishing world.
Spotlight on Outsports
To celebrate the release of Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports, we’re pleased to share a spotlight on Outsports, cofounded by author Cyd Zeigler.
Spotlight on booksBnimble
Learn more about New Orleans Noir: The Classics editor Julie Smith’s ebook publishing company, booksBnimble.
Spotlight on New Federal Theatre
To celebrate the release of The System of Dante’s Hell — the long-awaited reissue of Amiri Baraka’s remarkable 1965 novel, featuring a new introduction by Woodie King Jr. — we’re pleased to feature a spotlight on Woodie King Jr.’s New Federal Theatre.
Review: The Raging Skillet by Rossi
Akashic intern Rebecca Patis reviews The Raging Skillet: The True Life Story of Chef Rossi by Rossi (The Feminist Press).
Review: The Feminist Utopia Project, edited by Alexandra Brodsky & Rachel Kauder Nalebuff
Akashic intern Rebecca Patis reviews The Feminist Utopia Project: Fifty-Seven Visions of a Wildly Better Future, edited by Alexandra Brodsky & Rachel Kauder Nalebuff (The Feminist Press).
Simon’s Cat in Good Company: Meet the Akashic Cats!
To celebrate the release of Simon’s Cat Off to the Vet . . . and Other Cat-astrophes, Akashic is featuring some of our favorite bookstore and library cats. Today, meet the cats of Akashic employees: Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Cecil P.!
Simon’s Cat in Good Company: Trini Lopez, Booker T, and Walter Dean, Wild Rumpus (Minneapolis, MN)
To celebrate the release of Simon’s Cat Off to the Vet . . . and Other Cat-astrophes, Akashic is featuring some of our favorite bookstore and library cats. Today, meet a cuddly clowder from Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis, MN: rini Lopez, Booker T, and Walter Dean.