The Girl with the Golden Shoes
A dazzling coming-of-age novella, now an Essence Magazine best seller, by Jamaica’s top-selling writer.
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“Cross Training” by Michael Loniewski
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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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“Pancake Month” and “A Parenting Street Scene” by Minna Dubin
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Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
Nearly forty years after breaking his way into public consciousness, the indefatigable godfather of indie features and African American cinema presents a graphic novel that serves as the inspiration for his latest film.
New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Tatu)
This limited-edition nine-piece box set, an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project, features the work of new African poets.
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 […]
- “Cross Training” by Michael Loniewski
- “The Silk-Cotton Tree” by Jean Wolfersteig
- “Notes of an Undead Son” by John Vercher
- “Trans Bully” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
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!