Upcoming Events

VIRTUAL EVENT: Accra Noir – Elliott Bay Book Company

12/5/20, 2:00pm

Accra Noir editor Nana-Ama Danquah appears in conversation with contributors Anne Sackey and Patrick Smith. Full details TBA; please visit Elliott Bay Book Company to learn more. PLEASE NOTE: All of our virtual events are listed in Eastern Time (ET).

VIRTUAL EVENT: Jeff Porter – Prairie Lights

12/10/20, 8:00pm

Jeff Porter launches Planet Claire in conversation with Ann Hood, imprint curator of Gracie Belle Books. Full details TBA; please visit Prairie Lights for additional information. PLEASE NOTE: All of our virtual events are listed in Eastern Time (ET).

News & Features

Courttia Newland & Bernice L. McFadden on Tour

Bernice L. McFadden and Courttia Newland appear in conversation together across the Mid-Atlantic. A celebrated author in England, this is Newland’s first-ever US book tour!

Weekly Roundup for 2/1/13

Every Friday, the Akashic team highlights industry news, reviews, and features from around the web. This week’s roundup comes to you from Akashic Publicist Kate Bogden and Production Manager Aaron Petrovich.

A Conversation with Julie Schaper, President of Consortium Book Sales & Distribution

Kicking off a new feature spotlighting our colleagues in other corners of the publishing world, Akashic Books Managing Editor Johanna Ingalls speaks with Julie Schaper, president of Consortium Book Sales & Distribution.

“Pink Houses” by Tim McLoughlin

You will probably bleed out in the next ten minutes. The totality of every bad decision that brought you here has become a laser, cauterizing the hole in your chest. You can tell that nothing inside you will work properly anymore. You’re just an engine now, pumping fluid through a ruptured hose . . .

Bernice L. McFadden Asks, Are We Related?

Nowhere Is a Place was first published in 2006. The story was inspired by my own genealogical research, which I started back in 1995. I’ve had a lot of help along the way and so would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Antoinette McFadden, Valerie Beaudrault, and the members of AfriGeneas.com—without their kind assistance, I would be years behind in my research.

Akashic Publisher Johnny Temple Welcomes You!

It is with great pleasure and a little bit of relief that I welcome you to our new website . . .

Literary Lions: 15 Questions with Dennis Lehane

Akashic publisher Johnny Temple introduces a brand-new “Literary Lions” interview series, kicking things off with 15 questions with Dennis Lehane!

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