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Upcoming Events

VIRTUAL EVENT: Speculative Los Angeles with Denise Hamilton, Stephen Blackmoore, S. Qiouyi Lu, and Ben H. Winters – Book Soup

2/3/21, 9:00pm

PLEASE NOTE: All of our virtual events are listed in Eastern Time (ET). Denise Hamilton presents Speculative Los Angeles with Stephen Blackmoore, S. Qiouyi Lu, and Ben H. Winters. Please visit Book Soup to learn more or to register.

VIRTUAL EVENT: Ben Okri, Greenlight Bookstore

2/4/21, 5:00pm

Ben Okri appears in conversation with Porochista Khakpour (The Brown Album: Essays on Exile and Identity) to discuss his new book Prayer for the Living. This event will be hosted via Zoom; please visit Greenlight Bookstore for more information or to register. PLEASE NOTE: All of our virtual events are listed in Eastern Time (ET).

Catalog Tag: Sale

Adam Mansbach Bundle!

By: Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortés and Owen Brozman

For a limited time, buy Go the F**k to Sleep, You Have to F**king Eat, and F**k, Now There Are Two of You for $30 total, plus shipping!

Amiri Baraka 3-for-1 Sale!

By: Amiri Baraka

For a limited time, purchase three of Amiri Baraka’s titles (Tales of the Out & the Gone, Black Music, and Home: Social Essays) together for only $16.95!

Complete Noir Series Set for $900

By: Akashic Books

For a limited time, purchase a complete set of Akashic’s Noir Series for $900, and get a signed copy of USA Noir with your order!

Drug Chronicles (Complete Set)

Edited by: Jonathan Santlofer, Jerry Stahl, Joseph Mattson, Gary Phillips and Jervey Tervalon

For a limited time, purchase all four Akashic Drug Chronicles titles (Marijuana, Heroin, Speed, and Cocaine) for only $30!

Gina B. Nahai Two Book Set

By: Gina B. Nahai

For a limited time, purchase both The Luminous Heart of Jonah S. and Tehran Noir together for only $15!

GTFTS/YHTFE Bundle

By: Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortés and Owen Brozman

For a limited time, purchase both Go the Fuck to Sleep and You Have to Fucking Eat for only $20!

Joe Meno Collection (Four Book Set)

For a limited time, purchase four of Joe Meno’s titles (Hairstyles of the Damned, Office Girl, How the Hula Girl Sings, and Tender as Hellfire) for only $25!

Kaylie Jones Books (Four Book Set)

By: Barbara J. Taylor, Laurie Loewenstein, Nina Solomon and Jason Carney

For a limited time, purchase Unmentionables, Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night, The Love Book, and Starve the Vulture together for only $25!

LyricPop 8-Book Bundle

By: Akashic Books

For a limited time, purchase a set of all 8 titles in our LyricPop series of children’s picture books for just $50 (plus shipping)!

Midwest Noir (four book set)

Edited by: Julie Schaper, Steven Horwitz, Steve Paul, Neal Pollack, E.J. Olsen and John C. Hocking

For a limited time, purchase four Midwest Noir Series titles (Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, and Twin Cities) for only $35!

Nelson George Two Book Set

By: Nelson George

For a limited time, purchase both The Lost Treasures of R&B and The Plot Against Hip Hop together for only $15!

New York City Noir (five book set)

Edited by: Tim McLoughlin, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Block, Robert Knightly and Patricia Smith

For a limited time, we’re pleased to offer a complete set of all five New York City Noir Series titles (one book for each of the five boroughs: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island) for only $50, plus shipping! Click the [ADD TO CART] button above to place an order.

Nina Revoyr Three Book Set

By: Nina Revoyr

For a limited time, purchase three of Nina Revoyr’s titles (Wingshooters, Southland, and The Age of Dreaming) together for only $20!

Simon’s Cat Bundle

By: Simon Tofield

For a limited time, purchase both Simon’s Cat in Kitten Chaos and Simon’s Cat vs. the World for only $20!

Texas Noir Combo Set

By: David Hale Smith, Bobby Byrd and Johnny Byrd

For a limited time, purchase both Dallas Noir and Lone Star Noir together for only $20!