Literary Lions: 15 Questions with Edwidge Danticat
Publisher Johnny Temple interviews Edwidge Danticat as part of Akashic Books’ “Literary Lions” interview series!
February 2013 News & Features
Courttia Newland Asks, Are We Related?
Each month, Akashic invites contributions to our featured blog from our roster of fabulous authors. This February, in celebration of Black History Month and in conjunction with the long-awaited paperback reissue of Nowhere Is a Place, Bernice L. McFadden inaugurated our feature with the wonderful conclusion to her book. This week, Courttia Newland similarly asks, Are We Related?
Future Akashic Author Allison Glock Featured in the New York Times Book Review
Allison Glock reviews Jess Walter in the New York Times Book Review…
“Redneck Riviera” by Julie Smith
They were at the Gulfport Shaggy’s, about to celebrate a decent haul on a pot deal with a late-morning bloody and there stood The Treat, looking less Dutch than usual, a little more redneck, talking to some senior stoner with ass-length white hair in a sectioned-off ponytail . . .
American Honor Killings Featured in LA Weekly
David McConnell talks with LA Weekly
The Gospel According to Cane Reviewed in the Toronto Star
You won’t want to miss this wonderful review of Courttia Newland’s The Gospel According to Canein the Toronto Star!
Is Fred Armisen the BOY in Joe Meno’s OFFICE GIRL?
Fred Armisen gives a tongue-and-check reading from Joe Meno’s Office Girl at Bluestockings.
Randall Robinson on C-SPAN’s Book TV
Randall Robinson, the renowned author of Makeda, conducted a wide-ranging three-hour interview about his life’s work on C-SPAN2’s In Depth program over the weekend . . .