Review: Mundo Cruel: Stories by Luis Negrón
Akashic intern Melissa Bean reviews Mundo Cruel by Luis Negrón (Seven Stories Press).
News & Features
Thomas Glave: On the US Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling
For today’s Akashic Insider, we asked Thomas Glave—author of the newly-released Among the Bloodpeople: Politics and Flesh—to write about the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
“Living Fossil” by Ben Nadler
Shy and his cousin Adam stood thigh-deep in Jamaica Bay, grabbing horseshoe crabs by their long tails and throwing them into the boat. Shy tossed them gently; Adam swung them down hard. The moon was round and bright like a police searchlight, which scared Shy, but Adam had explained that horseshoe crabs came up on the shore to spawn during summer full moons, and this was the time to make their score . . .
Weekly Roundup for 7/19/13
Every Friday, the Akashic team highlights industry news, reviews, and features from around the web. This week’s roundup comes to you from Akashic interns Melissa Bean and Gabriella Balza.
“Luxury” by Louise Wareham Leonard
And in all the feeding of fine foods . . .
Archipelago Books Launches New Website!
Our neighbors at Archipelago Books have launched a new design of their website!
Johnny Temple Interviews Steven Savile, coauthor of H.N.I.C.
Steven Savile is the coauthor—with Prodigy of Mobb Deep—of H.N.I.C., the debut title in the Infamous Books imprint. Johnny Temple asks Steven about his music tastes, his writing habits, and what three films are scarier than The Exorcist.
Listen (free!) to the first chapter of the Audiobook for H.N.I.C. at Complex Magazine
Following features in the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and the Village Voice, Complex Magazine is offering a free audio excerpt of the first chapter or H.N.I.C.!