50% Holiday Sale: Changers Book Three: Kim
Changers Book Three: Kim by T Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper is now available.
Tag: YA
Carrie Howland on The Shark Curtain
To celebrate the release of The Shark Curtain — a powerful and unique look into a young creative mind by debut novelist Chris Scofield and the latest release from Akashic’s Black Sheep imprint for young readers — we’re very pleased to bring you a guest post by Carrie Howland, literary agent at Donadio & Olson, on what makes The Shark Curtain such a special book.
“From the Crossroads of Crack and Rap” by Jason Reynolds
To celebrate the release of our two new Black Sheep titles — Changers Book Two: Oryon by T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper and The Shark Curtain by Chris Scofield — we’re thrilled to present a guest post from Jason Reynolds, award-winning author of When I Was the Greatest and The Boy in the Black Suit, on the need for diversity in young people’s literature.
Join Us at the Brooklyn Book Festival!
Join us and our Akashic authors at the Brooklyn Book Festival!
Lydia Millet Talks Pills and Starships on NPR’s Weekend Edition!
Pills and Starships author Lydia Millet talked with NPR’s Scott Simon on Saturday to discuss her new book. Click for more!
Indie Bookstore Spotlight: Addendum Books (St. Paul, MN)
Welcome to Akashic in Good Company! This week, take a walk through Addendum Books, the great new bookstore in St. Paul, MN with a young adult focus!
C.J. Farley Talks Game World and the New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Game World author C.J. Farley penned a blog post earlier today in response to the appointment of author Kate DiCamillo (Because of Winn-Dixie, Flora & Ulysses) as the new national ambassador for young people’s literature.
Changers Book One: Drew Receives Starred Review from Publishers Weekly!
Changers Book One: Drew has received a STARRED review from Publishers Weekly!