On the Way Back
Kobbé’s hilarious social novel centers on a comically failed business venture on the island of Anguilla, brilliantly echoing A Confederacy of Dunces and Herman Wouk’s Don’t Stop the Carnival.
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“The Silver City by the Golden Sands” by Jennifer Swain
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“Roppongi Noir” by Barry Bergmann
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“The Hong Kong Deal” by June Lorraine Roberts
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Garbage: Limited Edition Preorder with Exclusive 12″ Vinyl!
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Twenty-Year Anniversary Notebooks
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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.
Caught Up
Author of the mega–best seller B-More Careful (350,000 sales) is back with an irresistible hard-boiled crime story.
Upcoming Events
Atlanta Noir — AJC Decatur Book Festival
9/2/17, 11:15am
Featuring Atlanta Noir contributors Anthony Grooms, Jim Grimsley, John Holman, Alesia Parker, and Sheri Joseph. Panel will take place in Decatur City Hall; presented by City of Decatur.
Danny Goldberg — AJC Decatur Book Festival, Decatur, GA
9/3/17, 5:00pm
“A Bookish Ode to Classic Rock” featuring: Danny Goldberg, Peter McDade, and Walter Biggins. Panel will take place in Marriott Conference Center C.
News & Features
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Akashic Remembers Albert “Prodigy” Johnson
Akashic remembers Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, who passed away on June 20, 2017.
- “The Silver City by the Golden Sands” by Jennifer Swain
- “The Hong Kong Deal” by June Lorraine Roberts
- “Roppongi Noir” by Barry Bergmann
- “Hide Out” by Jeremy Ford
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: Atlanta Noir, edited by Tayari Jones
- Twenty-Year Anniversary Notebooks
- Now Available: The Tower of the Antilles by Achy Obejas
- Now Available: This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake by Garbage