City Mouse
City Mouse is an irresistible debut that examines what it means to find your place, revealing unspoken truths about motherhood, friendship, and the thorny pursuit to have it all.
Catalog Tag: women's issues
Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers
Joyce Carol Oates pulls out all the stops in this chilling female-centric noir collection featuring brand-new writing from Margaret Atwood, Aimee Bender, Edwidge Danticat, and more.
Face: One Square Foot of Skin
Writer/director/producer Justine Bateman examines the aggressive ways that society reacts to the aging of women’s faces.
*While supplies last, books ordered through the Akashic Books website will include a bookplate SIGNED by Justine Bateman!
Getting It Right
Half-sisters Kara and Alex—one the biracial product of foster care, the other of dysfunctional privilege—struggle for redemption and forgiveness.
Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the World’s First Female Sports Superstar
A groundbreaking biography of the world’s first female sports superstar, the pioneering and uncompromising Lottie Dod.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape
A meticulously researched and powerful exposé on the epidemic of cover-up that surrounds sexual assault and college football players.
Forthcoming Titles
Face: One Square Foot of Skin (Paperback Edition)
Forthcoming: 9/13/22
Writer/director/producer Justine Bateman examines the aggressive ways that society reacts to the aging of women’s faces.
This page is for the September 2022 paperback edition of Face: One Square Foot of Skin, which is now available for preorder. For the April 2021 hardcover edition, click here.
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