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Long Island Noir
* Forthcoming: May 2012 -- order now! 		edited by Kaylie Jones
The Mercury Fountain
* Forthcoming: March 2012 -- order now! 		by Eliza Factor
Mumbai Noir
* Forthcoming: March 2012 -- order now! 		Edited by Altaf Tyrewala
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness
* Forthcoming: March 2012 -- order now! 		the memoirs of Ralph Temple
Gathering of Waters
* New release! 		by Bernice L. McFadden
The Warmest December
* New release! 		by Bernice L. McFadden
Curse the Names
* New release! 		by Robert Arellano
The Cocaine Chronicles
* New release! 		by Gary Phillips and Jervey Tervalon
The Speed Chronicles
* New release! 		Edited by Joseph Mattson
New Jersey Noir
Edited by Joyce Carol Oates
The Plot Against Hip Hop
by Nelson George
Boundaries
by Elizabeth Nunez
Two Times Intro: On the Road
with Patti Smith
a photo diary by Michael Stipe
Makeda
by Randall Robinson
Fighting in the Shade
by Sterling Watson
Go Fish
Political cartoons and essays
by Mr. Fish
The Sexy Part of the Bible
by Kola Boof
Go the Fuck to Sleep
by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortes
San Diego Noir
Edited by Maryelizabeth Hart
Pittsburgh Noir
Edited by Kathleen George
Cape Cod Noir
Edited by David L. Ulin
Barcelona Noir
Edited by Adriana V. Lopez & Carmen Ospina
The Price of Escape
by David Unger
The Dewey Decimal System
by Nathan Larson
The Brothers' Lot
by Kevin Holohan
Black Orchid Blues
by Persia Walker
Wingshooters
by Nina Revoyr
The Mechanics of Homosexual Intercourse
by Lonely Christopher
Cows
by Matthew Stokoe
Copenhagen Noir
Edited by Bo Tao Michaelis
Haiti Noir
Edited by Edwidge Danticat
100 Posters, 134 Squirrels
by Jay Ryan
From a Basement in Seattle
by Brad Klausen
Lone Star Noir
Edited by Bobby Byrd and Johnny Byrd
Philadelphia Noir
Edited by Carlin Romano
Please Don't Bomb the Suburbs
William Upski Wimsatt
Please Take Me Off the Guest List
Zachary Lipez, Stacy Wakefield, and Nick Zinner
The Dead Detective
by William Heffernan
Anna In-Between (paperback)
by Elizabeth Nunez
No Space for Further Burials
by Feryal Ali Gauhar
Demons in the Spring (paperback)
by Joe Meno
John Crow's Devil (paperback)
by Marlon James
So Much Things to Say
Edited by Kwame Dawes and Colin Channer
Mesopotamia
by Arthur Nersesian
Empty Mile
by Matthew Stokoe
Moscow Noir
Edited by Natalia Smirnova & Julia Goumen
Indian Country Noir
Edited by Sarah Cortez & Liz Martinez
The Lesser Tragedy of Death
by Cristina Garcia
Glorious
by Bernice L. McFadden
Jesus Boy by Preston L. Allen
Orange County Noir Edited by Gary Phillips
Los Angeles Noir 2 Edited by Denise Hamilton
Richmond Noir
edited by Andrew Blossom, Brian Castleberry and Tom De Haven
The Failure
by James Greer
The Uncomfortable Dead
by Paco Ignacio Taibo II and Subcomandante Marcos
Mexico City Noir
Edited by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
The Late Work of Margaret Kroftis
By Mark Gluth
Hello Sunshine
By Ryan Adams
Black Music
By Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones)
Dance of Days (Revised Edition with New Material)
By Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins
Animals & Objects In & Out of Water
by Jay Ryan
Phoenix Noir
Edited by Patrick Millikin
Boston Noir
Edited by Dennis Lehane
Israel vs. Utopia
Joel Schalit
The Ravenous Audience
Kate Durbin
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus ItchyFooted Mutha
Melvin Van Peebles
Anna In-Between
Elizabeth Nunez
Delhi Noir
Edited by Hirsh Sawhney
Better
John O'Brien
globetrotter & hitler's children
Amatoritsero Ede
Will Work for Drugs
Lydia Lunch
Show that Smells
Derek McCormack
Portland Noir
Edited by
Kevin Sampsell
Seattle Noir
Edited by
Curt Colbert
Of Mule and Man
Mike Farrell
Alice Fantastic
Maggie Estep
to be hung from the ceiling by
strings of varying length
Rick Reid
Andean Express
Juan de Recacoechea
Infinity Blues
Ryan Adams
Ruins
Achy Obejas
Havana Lunar
Robert Arellano
San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics
Edited by
Peter Maravelis
Rome Noir
Edited by
Chiara Stangalino & Maxim Jakubowski
Home: Social Essays
Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones)
The Hungered One
Ed Bullins
Correspondences
Ben Greenman
Abstraktion und Einfuhlung
Percival Everett
Istanbul Noir
Edited by
Mustafa Ziyalan & Amy Spangler
Paris Noir
Edited by
Aurelien Masson
Demons in the Spring
Joe Meno
The Swing Voter of Staten Island
(paperback edition)
Arthur Nersesian
The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx
Arthur Nersesian
Abortion & Life
Jennifer Baumgardner
D.C. Noir 2: The Classics
Edited by
George Pelecanos
Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics
Edited by
Lawrence Block
Trinidad Noir
Edited by
Lisa Allen-Agostini & Jeanne Mason
Cake
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High Life
Matthew Stokoe
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth
Edited by
Tim McLoughlin & Thomas Adcock
Controlled Decay
Gabriela Jauregui
Conduit
Khadijah Queen
Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist (Paperback Edition)
Mike Farrell
Las Vegas Noir
Edited by
Jarret Keene & Todd James Pierce
Toronto Noir
Edited by
Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore
South by South Bronx
Abraham Rodriguez
Bicycle
Paul Fattaruso
The Age of Dreaming
Nina Revoyr
The Duppy
Anthony C. Winkler
You Must Be This Happy to Enter
Elizabeth Crane
Queens Noir
Edited by
Robert Knightly
We Owe You Nothing, Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews -- Expanded Edition
Edited by
Daniel Sinker
Detroit Noir
Edited by
E.J. Olsen & John C. Hocking
All or Nothing
Preston L. Allen
The Swing Voter of Staten Island
Arthur Nersesian
Havana Noir
Edited by
Achy Obejas
Paradoxia: A Predator's Diary
Lydia Lunch
Silent Pictures
Photographs by Pat Graham
The Musical Illusionist and Other Tales
Alex Rose
Gomer's Song
Kwame Dawes
eel on reef
Uche Nduka
Auto Mechanic's Daughter
Karen Harryman
Song for Night
Chris Abani
Tender As Hellfire
Joe Meno
Bronx Noir
Edited by
S.J. Rozan
Ending the War in Iraq
Tom Hayden
Bronx Biannual
Issue No. 2
Edited by
Miles Marshall Lewis
Wall Street Noir
Edited by
Peter Spiegelman
Dog War
Anthony C. Winkler
The Lunatic
Anthony C. Winkler
The Girl with the Golden Shoes
Colin Channer
Tango for a Torturer
Daniel Chavarria
Los Angeles Noir
Edited by
Denise Hamilton
The Session
Aaron Petrovich
Like Son
Felicia Luna Lemus
New Orleans Noir
Edited by
Julie Smith
American Visa
Juan de Recacoechea
Just Call Me Mike:
A Journey to Actor and Activist
Mike Farrell
She's Gone
Kwame Dawes
Got
*The debut title from The Armory, an urban noir imprint edited by Kenji Jasper
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Userlands:
New Fiction from the Blogging Underground
*A selection of the Little House
on the Bowery series
 Edited by
Dennis Cooper
Tales of the Out & the Gone
Amiri Baraka
Miami Noir
Edited by
Les Standiford
A Simple Distance
 K.E. Silva
The Uncomfortable Dead
(What's Missing Is Missing)
Paco Ignacio Taibo II &
Subcomandante Marcos
The Boy Detective Fails
Joe Meno
A Fictional History of the United States
with Huge Chunks Missing

 Edited by T Cooper & Adam Mansbach
London Noir

 Edited by Cathi Unsworth
South of the Pumphouse

 Les Claypool
Artificial Light
*A selection of the Little House
on the Bowery series
 James Greer
Iron Balloons
Edited by
Colin Channer
Bronx Biannual Edited by
Miles Marshall Lewis
Twin Cities Noir Edited by
Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz
Baltimore Noir Edited by
Laura Lippman
Playing President
Robert Scheer
Becoming Abigail
Chris Abani
Manhattan Noir
Edited by
Lawrence Block
Dublin Noir
Edited by
Ken Bruen
Black Marks
Kirsten Dinnall Hoyte
DC Noir
Edited by
George Pelecanos
100 Posters, 134 Squirrels
Jay Ryan
East Village Tetralogy
Arthur Nersesian
Devil's Midnight
Yuri Kapralov
Speak Now
Kaylie Jones
San Francisco Noir
Edited by
Peter Maravelis
Wide Eyed
*A selection of the Little House
on the Bowery series

 Trinie Dalton
John Crow's Devil
Marlon James
R&B (Rhythm & Business): The Political Economy of Black Music
(Paperback Edition)
 Edited by
Norman Kelley
Chicago Noir
 Edited by
Neal Pollack
How the Hula Girl Sings
 Joe Meno
Godlike
*A selection of the Little House
on the Bowery series
 Richard Hell
Spy's Fate (Paperback edition)
 Arnaldo Correa
Born On The Fourth Of July Ron Kovic
Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics Edited by
Tim McLoughlin
Lessons in Taxidermy by Bee Lavender
How the Left Lost Teen Spirit by Danny Goldberg
The Cocaine Chronicles Edited by
Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon
A Time Gone By
William Heffernan
With or Without You
Lauren Sanders
The Eye of Cybele (Paperback edition)
Daniel Chavarria
Suicide Casanova (Paperback edition)
Arthur Nersesian
Misstating the State of the Union:
Right-Wing Media Distortions About the Clinton and Bush Presidencies 		MediaMatters.org
David Brock
The Fall of Heartless Horse

*a selection of the Little House on the Bowery series 		Martha Kinney
Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear
Bandages When They Don't Have Bruises
 		Miles Marshall Lewis
Of Grunge and Government:
Let's Fix This Broken Democracy!
Krist Novoselic
"The Jefferson Bible" by Thomas Jefferson
with an introduction by Percival Everett
Akashic U.S. Presidents series
Thomas Jefferson
Percival Everett
John Adams's "A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the
United States of America"
with an introduction by Neal Pollack
Akashic U.S. Presidents series
John Adams
Neal Pollack
George Washington's "Rules of Civility"
with an introduction and annotations by Adam Haslett
Akashic U.S. Presidents series
George Washington
Adam Haslett
All the Power:
Revolution Without Illusion
*A title on our Punk Planet Books imprint
 Mark Andersen
Hairstyles of the Damned
*The debut title on our Punk Planet Books imprint
 Joe Meno
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