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A seminal Jones/Baraka literary land mine that launches AkashiClassics: Renegade Reprint Series.
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131 Different Things – signed, limited edition package w/exclusive 7″ vinyl
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Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story
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Changers Book Four: Forever
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In Search of the Lost Chord (Paperback Edition)
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Praise Song for the Butterflies
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The Kaleidoscope Sisters
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“A Day’s Work” by John Bosworth
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“Ten Simple Steps to a Playground Lobotomy” by Susan Buttenwieser
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“Lost At Sea” by John Mancini
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Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
Dog War
The highly anticipated new novel and debut US publication from the legendary Jamaican author of The Lunatic and The Duppy.
Glorious
Award-winning novelist Bernice L. McFadden’s highly anticipated new historical novel set amidst the Harlem Renaissance.
Upcoming Events
Wyomia Tyus, Dave Zirin — CSU-East Bay Center for Sport & Justice, Hayward, CA
9/27/18, 11:30am
Wyomia Tyus in conversation with Dave Zirin about her memoir, Tigerbelle.
Wyomia Tyus & Elizabeth Terzakis — Book Passage, San Francisco, CA
9/29/18, 3:00pm
Wyomia Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis’s San Francisco launch event for Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story.
News & Features
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Heatin’ Up: PRAISE SONG FOR THE BUTTERFLIES
Entertainment Weekly, Refinery29, the Millions, and more agree: PRAISE SONG FOR THE BUTTERFLIES is a top August pick!
- “Lost At Sea” by John Mancini
- “A Game of Faces” by Carrie A. Brown
- “That Time I Almost Lost My Sh*t” by Kimberly Crow
- WE ARE THE CLASH: Praise Roundup + Events!
Akashic Insider
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“How to Build Your Own Small Press in Brooklyn”
Akashic Books and Johnny Temple featured in ELECTRIC LIT article about Brooklyn indies!
- A Day in the Life at Akashic Books
- Akashic’s Publisher JOHNNY TEMPLE in the NEW YORK TIMES
- Anthony Ervin and Constantine Markides Honored for CHASING WATER
- Akashic Authors Nominated for Lambda Literary Awards!