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Upcoming Events

Wyomia Tyus — Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

10/23/18, 6:30pm

Wyomia Tyus presents Tigerbelle at an event sponsored by the Global Sport Institute and the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Arizona State University—”Raising a Fist to Taking a Knee.” Full program details [here].

131 Different Things — The Bindery, San Francisco, CA

10/23/18, 7:30pm

The San Francisco launch event for 131 Different Things with Nick Zinner, Zachary Lipez, and Stacy Wakefield. The Bindery is the offsite events space for The Booksmith, located at 1727 Haight Street.

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Katia D. Ulysse: Hello 2017

Drifting author Katia D. Ulysse welcomes us to 2017 with a touching look back at who we lost in 2016, and a moving call to face the new year with love and thanks.

The Book of Harlan wins the 2017 NAACP Image Award

Congratulations to Bernice L. McFadden, winner of the 2017 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction) for The Book of Harlan!

HOLIDAY SALE: 50% off all titles!

Get 50% off all our books—including Depeche Mode: Monument and An Unkindness of Ghosts— through 11:59pm Sunday, 12/31/2017, using code BF2017 at checkout!

Changers Book Three: Kim Launch Event Recap at Charis Books

Celebrating the release of Changers Book Three: Kim, authors T Cooper and Allison Glock-Cooper, plus special musical guest Laurie Ray, discussed their latest in the Changers series at Charis Books and More in Atlanta, Georgia.

EVENT ALERT: Ziggy Marley book signing in LA

Ziggy Marley will be signing copies of the Ziggy Marley and Family Cookbook at the Barnes & Noble at the Grove in Los Angeles.

EVENT ALERT: San Juan Noir

Festival de la Palabra and the Loisaida Center present: San Juan Noir —A Reading and Book Signing Celebration.

Akashic Books named Best Indie Publisher 2016 by the Village Voice!

Thank you, Village Voice, for naming Akashic Books the Best Indie Publisher for 2016!

National Hispanic Heritage Month Sale!

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

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