“Yuh Must Always Christen d Children” by Xavier Barzey
Miss Meela wailed underneath her broad-brimmed hat as the pallbearers lowered the casket, carrying her young kin.
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“Family Health, Day One” by Myna Chang
“Mom, I don’t understand tampons.”
“A Good Day for Redheads” by Patricia Abbott
She sat on the bench and watched the sun drip into the ocean. Barefoot couples stood on the beach and clicked their wine glasses in a toast to another beautiful day . . .
“The Piss of My Dreams” by Vashti Anderson
I have a serious bathroom phobia, and when I say this I mean that there is actually nothing wrong with me at all.
“Dear Ralphie” by Ledia Xhoga
Just a few months ago you were a pink-faced, crying infant.
Akashic Authors Nominated for Lambda Literary Awards!
We are thrilled that two of our debut titles from 2017 are finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards! Patricia A. Smith’s The Year of Needy Girls on our Kaylie Jones Books imprint has been named a finalist in the category of Lesbian Fiction, and Rivers Solomon’s An Unkindness of Ghosts is a finalist in LGBTQ SF/F/Horror. Congratulations […]
Cardi B reads GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP on Jimmy Fallon!
On the April 9 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, mom-to-be and chart-topping artist Cardi B read a verse of our best-selling gift book Go the Fuck to Sleep! Check out the video below, and click on the button to buy a copy of Go the Fuck to Sleep through our website (signed by both the author, Adam […]
“Fifth: You Shall Not Waste” by Piero Schiavo Campo, translated from Italian by Sarah Jane Webb
The year is 2078. Rampant consumption has succeeded in burning a hole through the ozone layer.