The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx
The highly anticipated second novel in Nersesian’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES series.
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San Diego Noir
San Diego may be known as “America’s finest city,” but its deadly alter ego is hereby exposed.
San Francisco Noir
San Francisco Noir lashes out with hard-biting tales exploring the shadowy nether regions of scenic “Baghdad by the Bay.”
San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics
Dashiell Hammett and William Vollmann are just two treats in this stellar sequel to the smash-hit original volume of San Francisco Noir, which captures the dark mythology of a world-class locale.
San Juan Noir (Puerto Rico)
Puerto Rico’s capital city enters the Noir Series arena, meticulously edited by one of San Juan’s best-known authors.
San Juan Noir (Spanish-language edition)
La capital de Puerto Rico entra la arena de la serie noir, editado meticulosamente por una de las autoras más conocidas de San Juan.
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.
The Scientology Murders: A Dead Detective Novel
The second installment in the Dead Detective series finds protagonist Harry Doyle embroiled in a multiple-murder investigation involving Scientology executives.
A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola
From the illustrator of Go the F*** to Sleep comes a history of coffee, Coca-Cola, caffeine, cocaine, secret formulas, special flavors, special favors, Harry J. Anslinger, and Prohibition.
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: Turning Our Grief into Action for Peace
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows presents a powerful collection of essays, photos, and heartfelt stories about their deeply personal responses to their very public tragedies.
Seriously, You Have to Eat
The 100% kid-friendly, G-rated version of the New York Times best-selling parents’ book, You Have to F**king Eat.
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Romance and political intrigue cloud the many lives of a diabolical African supermodel harboring a shocking secret.
The Shark Curtain
In Scofield’s powerful debut, teenager Lily Asher takes her first steps toward a strange, loving journey to self-acceptance and belonging.
The Show that Smells
Derek McCormack’s most compelling work yet is his second selection in Dennis Cooper’s groundbreaking Little House on the Bowery fiction series.
Simon’s Cat Bundle
For a limited time, purchase both Simon’s Cat in Kitten Chaos and Simon’s Cat vs. the World for only $20!
Simon’s Cat in Kitten Chaos
Half the size, double the trouble. Simon’s cat has a new little friend who may be even more accident prone.
Simon’s Cat Off to the Vet . . . and Other Cat-astrophes
In this brand-new book we see Simon’s Cat face any feline’s most dreaded scenario: heading to the vet.
Simon’s Cat vs. the World
This year, the world’s favorite cat faces his biggest series of challenges yet, as he takes on the whole globe!
A Simple Distance
A provocative debut that masterfully fuses issues of culture, race, sexuality, and family.
Since You Ask
Since You Ask is about the origins of sexual compulsion, and one young woman’s attempts to be free.
Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night
A page-turning debut novel set in Scranton, Pennsylvania, during the height of coal mining, vaudeville, and evangelism.
Singapore Noir
Singapore is exposed in all of its noir glory with scintillating stories from the very best of the city’s authors.
So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival
Robert Pinsky and Derek Walcott anchor this groundbreaking, soulful poetry collection.
A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries
The novel that inspired the Merchant Ivory film is back in print! With a new author’s introduction and a previously unpublished chapter.
Some Go Hungry
A gripping portrait of a rural Indiana town still reeling from the unsolved 1980s murder of a gay teen.
Some of the Parts
The novel that’s changing the way we define “family.” The Osbournes, Sopranos, and Eminem are only “some of the parts” that make up the whole story of the new American family.
Song for Night
Chris Abani’s new novella furthers his reputation as the most acclaimed young African writer today.
South by South Bronx
Undistilled noir in the much-anticipated third novel from the American Book Award–winning Bronx native.
South Haven
Grief, violence, and history collide to offer a radical look at childhood and migration in suburban New England.
South of the Pumphouse
A debut novel from the art-rock pioneer and frontman of Primus, Les Claypool.
The Speed Chronicles
Following the international success of the Noir Series, this volume marks the launch of a new drug-based sister series.
Spoke: Images and Stories from the 1980s Washington, DC Punk Scene
An oral and photographic history of the Washington, DC, punk rock scene, including Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fugazi, and more.
The Spring Thrills Digit
Excerpts from By the Balls: The Complete Collection by Jim Pascoe and Tom Fassbender, Heart of the Old Country by Tim McLoughlin, Southland by Nina Revoyr, and The Plot Against Hip Hop by Nelson George.
St. Louis Noir
Edited by the best-selling author of The Ice Harvest, St. Louis Noir thickens the Midwest quotient for Akashic’s Noir Series.
St. Petersburg Noir (Russia)
Following Akashic’s success with Moscow Noir, this new volume explores the dark beating heart of Russia’s cultural mecca.
Starve the Vulture: A Memoir
A stirring story of criminality, drug addiction, recovery, and unlikely fame.
Staten Island Noir
New York’s fifth borough finally enters the Noir Series arena, completing the series tour of the world’s noirest city.
Stockholm Noir (Sweden)
Stockholm Noir joins Copenhagen Noir and Helsinki Noir in powerfully representing the Akashic Noir Series in Scandinavia.
Strays
Book II in The Primal Age Chronicles will leave you questioning everything you know about surviving in the modern world.
Suicide Casanova
The critically acclaimed psychological drama from the author of the cult classic The Fuck-Up and Manhattan Loverboy.
Summer Games
Summer Games is a free e-book excerpt from Necropolis, the New Delhi crime novel by Avtar Singh.
The Sunshine Crust Baking Factory
A riveting coming-of-age story that follows a young woman who squats abandoned buildings with comrades in 1990s New York City.
Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ‘n’ Roll Group
Washington, DC–based rock ‘n’ roll antihero Ian F. Svenonius provides an unparalleled and exquisitely provocative how-to guide for rock bands.
Swing
An erotic drama about four sexy couples and one swingers’ club where their fantasies and nightmares collide.
The Swing Voter of Staten Island
Nersesian’s exalted novel, the first installment in THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES series.
Synthetic Bi Products
Sparrow L. Patterson’s debut novel follows a nineteen-year-old bisexual girl on her whirlwind journey of sexual escapades, drug-induced hallucinations, shoplifting sprees, and other criminal behavior.
The System of Dante’s Hell
A reissue of a 1965 novel, a remarkable narrative of childhood and youth, spiraling out of Dante’s Inferno.