Kingston Noir (Jamaica)
Following in the Caribbean footsteps of Haiti Noir and Trinidad Noir, now come dark stories from Jamaica’s capital city.
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Now Available: The Tower of the Antilles by Achy Obejas
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“Off Brattle” by Roland Sharrillo
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“Concealed Cash Stash” by William S. Hubbartt
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Now Available: This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake by Garbage
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“The Vegetarian” by Andreia Dumitru
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Garbage: Limited Edition Preorder with Exclusive 12″ Vinyl!
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Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
Game World
Launching Akashic’s new Black Sheep YA imprint, an adventure novel in a video game turned reality, with giant spiders, malevolent hummingbirds, a not-quite-yellow-brick road, and preteen children learning how to be heroes!
Haiti Noir
Akashic recruits Danticat, one of the truly great contemporary writers, to edit this timely volume featuring stories set both before and after the devastating 2010 earthquake.
Upcoming Events
Eric Morose — South Orange Summer Nights at Floods Hill at Meadowland Park, South Orange, NJ
7/26/17, 6:00pm
Full details TBA.
Garbage featuring Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig — Type Books, Toronto, ONT
7/27/17, 7:00pm
This will be a book signing only.
News & Features
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Akashic Remembers Albert “Prodigy” Johnson
Akashic remembers Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, who passed away on June 20, 2017.
- “Off Brattle” by Roland Sharrillo
- “Concealed Cash Stash” by William S. Hubbartt
- “The Vegetarian” by Andreia Dumitru
- “Case Closed” by James Glass
Akashic Insider
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Shani Mootoo wins Lambda Literary’s Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize
Congratulations to Shani Mootoo on winning Lambda Literary’s Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize!
- Now Available: The Tower of the Antilles by Achy Obejas
- Now Available: This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake by Garbage
- Now Available: ME: A Novel by Tomoyuki Hoshino
- Now Available: Getting It Right by Karen E. Osborne