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Reverse-Gentrification of the Literary World

Akashic Books

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Subject: Forthcoming

Fearless Vampire Killers: The Bad Brains Photographs

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Forthcoming: 4/1/25

This collection includes Glen E. Friedman’s most iconic images of Bad Brains, as well as many never-before-seen photographs and endsheet art by Shepard Fairey.

For a SIGNED copy of the book, please select “SIGNED BY GLEN E. FRIEDMAN” in the drop-down menu below and click “ADD TO CART.” Or, for a 25% discount off the list price, please select “Unsigned.”

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Felony Juggler

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Forthcoming: 5/6/25

From Penn Jillette of the legendary magic duo Penn & Teller: a street performer finds himself enmeshed in a crime and must outwit his fellow conspirators in his greatest juggling act yet.

This page is for the standard edition of this book. For the LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE, which includes a signed Glicee print and custom imprinted juggling balls, please follow this link.

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before May 6, 2025.

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Paradise Once

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Forthcoming: 6/3/25

A historical novel that brings to life the resiliency of the indigenous Taíno people in the Caribbean whose culture was virtually destroyed within two generations of their “discovery” by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

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Hamburg Noir

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Forthcoming: 8/5/25

The historic northern port city Hamburg joins Berlin as the Akashic Noir Series continues its foray into one of Western Europe’s most storied nations

About Time: Poems

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Forthcoming: 9/2/25

From acclaimed author, actor, and singer-songwriter David Duchovny, a deeply personal, existential, and insightful debut poetry collection.

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Swiz

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Forthcoming: 10/7/25

The unapologetic and mischievous band autobiography of seminal Washington, D.C. punk group Swiz.

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The Road

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Forthcoming: 11/4/25

Seminal punk guitarist Brian Baker reveals his fixations and fascinations in a beautiful collection of photographs from the road.

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before November 4, 2025.

This page is for the regular edition of the book. To order the limited edition preorder package with a signed-and-numbered Giclée print, follow this link.

For a SIGNED copy of the book, please select “signed by Brian Baker” in the drop-down menu below and click “ADD TO CART.” Or, for a 25% discount off the list price, please select “Unsigned.”

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The Royal We

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Forthcoming: 11/4/25

A founder of the iconic band Faith No More shares his coming-of-age and out-of-the-closet story in pre–tech boom San Francisco.

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A Sun Behind Us / Un sol caído avanza

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Forthcoming: 12/2/25

An illuminating new collection from the latest winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry, selected by Germán Guerra and granted by the National Poetry Series; published in both English and Spanish.

A Sun Behind Us/Un sol caído avanza representa el iluminado poemario ganador del Premio Paz de Poesía otorgado por la Serie Nacional de Poesía. El libro premiado en el año 2024 ha sido seleccionado por Germán Guerra y será publicado en edición bilingüe (español-inglés).

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before December 2, 2025.

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82nd Division

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Forthcoming: 12/2/25

Selected by acclaimed poet/novelist Colin Channer for the National Poetry Series, 82nd Division is a lustrous love song to the author’s native Nigeria

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before December 2, 2025.

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Christina the Astonishing

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Forthcoming: 9/2/25

A coming-of-age novel told from the perspective of the irrepressible Christina, whose encounters with Catholic school nuns, Italian mothers, and small-town Massachusetts will have readers laughing out loud, even when Christina isn’t . . .

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before September 2, 2025.

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