Dance of the Jakaranda
Kimani reimagines the rise and fall of colonialism in Africa by telling the story of the birth of Kenya’s railroad.
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“Pancake Month” and “A Parenting Street Scene” by Minna Dubin
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Santa Cruz Noir
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Flying Jenny
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Beautiful Music
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The Perfume Burned His Eyes
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New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Tano)
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Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
Tales
This reissue of a 1967 story collection shows a mind in motion, featuring writing that is provocative, witty, bitter, and aggressive.
Even in Paradise
A modern-day King Lear, a novel of greed, resentment, jealousy, betrayal, and romance set in Trinidad, Jamaica, and Barbados.
Upcoming Events
Santa Cruz Noir — Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
6/19/18, 7:00pm
Join editor Susie Bright with contributors Jon Bailiff, Jessica Breheny, Vinnie Hansen, Dillon Kaiser, Beth Lisick, Lou Mathews, Elizabeth McKenzie, Liza Monroy, Tommy Moore, Peggy Townsend, and Jill Wolfson for the hometown launch of Santa Cruz Noir.
Theasa Tuohy — Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Hammondsport, NY
6/23/18, 2:00pm
Theasa Tuohy presents Flying Jenny at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of aviation in Hammondsport.
News & Features
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BEAUTIFUL MUSIC Playlist + Praise Round-Up!
To celebrate the Italian edition of Michael Zadoorian’s latest novel, Beautiful Music, publisher Marcos y Marcos has created a Spotify playlist of music inspired by the book: We’ve received fantastic praise for this 1970s coming-of-age novel set in Detroit, including a recent review in the Wall Street Journal by Sam Sacks, which reads in part: “Beautiful Music is a sweet […]
- “The Silk-Cotton Tree” by Jean Wolfersteig
- “Notes of an Undead Son” by John Vercher
- “Trans Bully” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
- “Pancake Month” and “A Parenting Street Scene” by Minna Dubin
Akashic Insider
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Akashic’s Publisher JOHNNY TEMPLE in the NEW YORK TIMES
Did you catch our indefatigable publisher Johnny Temple in the May 11, 2018 issue of the New York Times? Author Andrew Cotto described a day in the life of Johnny Temple, which begins with reading and coffee, in the Sunday Routine section: “How Johnny Temple, Book Publisher and Rocker, Spends His Sundays.”
- Anthony Ervin and Constantine Markides Honored for CHASING WATER
- Akashic Authors Nominated for Lambda Literary Awards!
- ATLANTA NOIR Editor Tayari Jones Pens Oprah Book Club Pick!
- Noir Series E-Books Only $2.99 Each!