Abstraktion und Einfühlung
Percival Everett enriches the ranks of Chris Abani’s acclaimed Black Goat poetry series.
The Go the Fuck to Sleep Box Set: Go the Fuck to Sleep, You Have to Fucking Eat & Fuck, Now There Are Two of You
Good Times Roll: A Children’s Picture Book
The Reluctant King
Zero O’Clock
Grand Isle
Unstrung: Rants and Stories of a Noise Guitarist
Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
Bernice L. McFadden Digit
In honor of her 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year selection—and in anticipation of the just-released paperback edition of Nowhere Is a Place, our Bernice L. McFadden Digit features excerpts from all four of her Akashic titles: Gathering of Waters, The Warmest December, Glorious, and Nowhere Is a Place.
Bivouac
The death of a Jamaican man’s father raises questions about the father’s political endeavors, and about the plight of 1980s Jamaica.
Upcoming Events
VIRTUAL EVENT – K’wan, Kizzy’s Books and More (Winter Garden, FL)
10/21/21, 8:00pm
Please note: all our virtual events are listed in Eastern time. K’wan discusses his latest book, The Reluctant King, in this virtual event hosted by Kizzy’s Books and More. This event is free to attend but registration is required; please visit Eventbrite to learn more or to register.
Deirdre Sinnott – Catskill Arts Society at the Laundry King (Livingston Manor, NY)
10/23/21, 4:00pm
Join Deirdre Sinnott for a reading from and discussion of The Third Mrs. Galway. This event will be held in-person.
News & Features
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Another great week for FACE!
Justine Bateman’s Face: One Square Foot of Skin has had another great week!
- CREATURES OF PASSAGE Receives High Praise in New York Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and more!
- “Dominant Hand” by Susan Hammerman
- “Jackson’s Bad Choice” by Kristen Petry
- “Does the President Poop?” by Kristin Markovich and Laura Moore
Akashic Insider
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Quarantine Q&A: Jim Saah
Jim Saah answers over 20 questions from Sohrab Habibion in under 4 minutes: photography, punk rock, zines, his cat and more!
- Quarantine Q&A: Tiphanie Yanique
- Quarantine Q&A: Black Francis
- Quarantine Q&A: David Yow, Parts I & II
- Quarantine Q&A: Alexandra Jacobs