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Upcoming Events

6/23/18, 2:00pm

Theasa Tuohy presents Flying Jenny at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of aviation in Hammondsport.

6/23/18, 10:00am

Ricardo Cortés will be at Edamama Cute Cuts & More for a storytime event for Sea Creatures from the Sky.

Featured: Black Interest

This nine-piece box set, an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project, features the work of eight African poets.

The second issue of the groundbreaking new literary journal.

For a limited time, purchase both The Lost Treasures of R&B and The Plot Against Hip Hop together for only $15!

6/23/18, 2:00pm

Theasa Tuohy presents Flying Jenny at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of aviation in Hammondsport.

6/23/18, 10:00am

Ricardo Cortés will be at Edamama Cute Cuts & More for a storytime event for Sea Creatures from the Sky.

Etan Thomas in the WASHINGTON POST

Etan Thomas, author of We Matter: Athletes and Activism on our Edge of Sports imprint, was recently interviewed by Candace Buckner in the Washington Post on athletes using their platform to speak out on current political events. Read the full article here.
“Cross Training” by Michael Loniewski
“The Silk-Cotton Tree” by Jean Wolfersteig
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC Playlist + Praise Round-Up!
“Notes of an Undead Son” by John Vercher

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!