The Half That’s Never Been Told: The Real-Life Reggae Adventures of Doctor Dread
A passionate memoir and fearless behind-the-scenes look at the personal lives of the biggest reggae stars in the world.
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Event: Eric Morse Launches What Is Hip-Hop?
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Now Available: Montana Noir, edited by James Grady and Keir Graff
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Now Available: To Funk and Die in LA by Nelson George
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Now Available: What Is Hip-Hop? by Eric Morse and Anny Yi
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“The Terrible Twos” by Ben White
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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
Home: Social Essays
A seminal Jones/Baraka literary land mine that launches AkashiClassics: Renegade Reprint Series.
Cake
The highly anticipated second title from Akashic’s groundbreaking street-lit imprint, The Armory, curated by author Kenji Jasper.
Upcoming Events
Eric Morse Launches What is Hip-Hop? — Bluestockings
9/23/17, 12:00pm
Join Eric Morse for the New York launch of What is Hip-Hop? at Bluestockings Bookstore.
News & Features
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The Book of Harlan Wins 2017 American Book Award!
A huge congratulations to Bernice L. McFadden for winning the 2017 American Book Award for her latest novel The Book of Harlan! This is in addition to winning the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction), and being named a Washington Post Notable Book of 2016.
- “The Terrible Twos” by Ben White
- “Smoked” by Brandon Dutton
- “Papa Jumbie” by Joanne C. Hillhouse
- “A Summer Underwater” by Evelyn Sharenov
Akashic Insider
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Hirsh Sawhney Longlisted for DSC Prize and Shortlisted for Shakti Bhatt Prize!
Congratulations to Hirsh Sawhney on being longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and shortlisted for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his debut novel, South Haven!
- Event: Eric Morse Launches What Is Hip-Hop?
- Now Available: What Is Hip-Hop? by Eric Morse and Anny Yi
- Now Available: To Funk and Die in LA by Nelson George
- Now Available: Montana Noir, edited by James Grady and Keir Graff