What Is Hip-Hop?
A beautifully illustrated children’s history of hip-hop, from a progressive/idealistic perspective.
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“Dear Ralphie” by Ledia Xhoga
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Sea Creatures from the Sky (SIGNED COPY)
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“Fifth: You Shall Not Waste” by Piero Schiavo Campo, translated from Italian by Sarah Jane Webb
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“The Salty Dog and the Sea Maiden” by Linda M. Scott
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“For the Birds” by Bruce Harris
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“When Luck Runs Out” by Zane Castillo
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We Matter: Athletes and Activism
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“Last Stop, Greystone Park” by SA Solomon
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Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
Hadriana in All My Dreams
Legendary Haitian author Depestre combines magic, fantasy, eroticism, and delirious humor to explore universal questions of race and sexuality.
Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don’t Have Bruises
An authentic and riveting hip-hop memoir in the Joan Didion tradition from Bronx native Lewis.
Upcoming Events
Theasa Tuohy — Jefferson Market Library, New York, NY
4/28/18, 3:00pm
Join author Theasa Tuohy and Kaylie Jones Books for the New York hometown launch event for Flying Jenny at the historic Jefferson Market Library (Willa Cather Community Reading Room).
Ricardo Cortés — Newtonville Books, Newton, MA
4/29/18, 3:00pm
Ricardo Cortés presents Sea Creatures from the Sky at a storytime event at Newtonville Books.
News & Features
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Cardi B reads GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP on Jimmy Fallon!
On the April 9 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, mom-to-be and chart-topping artist Cardi B read a verse of our best-selling gift book Go the Fuck to Sleep! Check out the video below, and click on the button to buy a copy of Go the Fuck to Sleep through our website (signed by both the author, Adam […]
- “Fifth: You Shall Not Waste” by Piero Schiavo Campo, translated from Italian by Sarah Jane Webb
- CITY MOUSE is a Kindle Daily Deal!
- “For the Birds” by Bruce Harris
- “Dear Ralphie” by Ledia Xhoga
Akashic Insider
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Akashic Authors Nominated for Lambda Literary Awards!
We are thrilled that two of our debut titles from 2017 are finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards! Patricia A. Smith’s The Year of Needy Girls on our Kaylie Jones Books imprint has been named a finalist in the category of Lesbian Fiction, and Rivers Solomon’s An Unkindness of Ghosts is a finalist in LGBTQ SF/F/Horror. Congratulations […]
- ATLANTA NOIR Editor Tayari Jones Pens Oprah Book Club Pick!
- Noir Series E-Books Only $2.99 Each!
- DANCE OF THE JAKARANDA is a New York Times Notable Book of 2017!
- Akashic Insider Exclusive: The Making of the Wu-Tang Clan from WHAT IS HIP-HOP?