The Baker’s Son: My Life in Business
An inspirational rags-to-riches memoir by the founder of the most successful Caribbean business ever established in the US.
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“Fuckitty-Fuck-Fuck-Fuck Part 2: Shit-Shit-Shit-Shit-Shit” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
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“The King of Concupiscence” by Stephen Ross
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“The Hatching” by Robert Arellano
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The Book of Love and Hate
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An Unkindness of Ghosts
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Broken Circle
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Twenty-Year Anniversary Notebooks
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Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
The Roving Tree
A powerful debut novel illuminating how adoptees struggle to recapture their personal histories and cultural legacy, part of Akashic’s Open Lens imprint.
Eight New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set
This nine-piece box set, an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project, features the work of eight African poets.
Upcoming Events
J.L. Powers – Northern California Childrens Booksellers Alliance Reception, South San Francisco, CA
10/19/17, 2:45pm
Join J.L. Powers at the Childrens Author Reception at the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association 2017 Fall Discovery Show.
Nelson George – Barnes & Noble, Howard University
10/21/17, 12:00pm
Nelson George will be at the Howard University Barnes & Noble.
News & Features
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The Rumpus Interview with Rivers Solomon – “An Unkindness of Ghosts”
Rivers Solomon’s An Unkindness of Ghosts featured in The Rumpus including an exclusive excerpt and an interview with Rivers!
- “Fuckitty-Fuck-Fuck-Fuck Part 2: Shit-Shit-Shit-Shit-Shit” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
- “The Hatching” by Robert Arellano
- “Baby Frankenstein” by Maria DePaul
- FREE E-BOOK: Download Adios Muchachos for free through Sunday, Oct 15!
Akashic Insider
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One Year Later — “Unsportsmanlike Conduct”
Listen to an interview on KUT with Unsportsmanlike Conduct‘s Jessica Luther, one year about the publication of this acclaimed, hard-hitting exposé.
- D Hunter’s Playlist – “To Funk and Die in LA”
- Event: Eric Morse Launches What Is Hip-Hop?
- Now Available: What Is Hip-Hop? by Eric Morse and Anny Yi
- Hirsh Sawhney Longlisted for DSC Prize and Shortlisted for Shakti Bhatt Prize!