“Woman at the Gate” by Vashti Anderson
We all sneezed. Or maybe I just sneezed, but we all looked away at exactly the same time and, at exactly the same time, looked back . . .
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Read an excerpt from Censorship Now!! by Ian F. Svenonius
To celebrate the release ofCensorship Now!!, an uproarious new essay collection from cult music hero Ian F. Svenonius, we’re pleased to feature an excerpt from the book on how yuppies and NPR gentrified punk music.
Ivan Sršen’s Introduction to Zagreb Noir
To celebrate the release of Zagreb Noir, the latest in Akashic’s Noir Series, we’re pleased to give you a look at Zagreb’s dark history with editor Ivan Sršen’s introduction, “Surviving to Tell the Story.”
“You Will Be Punished By Your Anger” by Cecilia Fulton
Laure always believed she would die young, a murder victim. At 40, she had assumed time for the killing had run out. Yet here she was, kneeling on gravel in the middle of the night, about to die in the high-altitude plains of Ladakh . . .
“Photographs” by Darryl Graff
Whenever I start a restoration project, I take before-photos, and when I finish, I take after-shots . . .
“Love, Breath, and Salt” by Caroline de Verteuil
The long wooden pirogue knocked lazily against the concrete pillars of the jetty . . .
“The Tale of the Soucouyants” by Crystal Medina
It was almost dawn when a loud shriek of anguish and pain could be heard at the end of Guayaguayare village . . .
Simon’s Cat in Good Company: Meet the Akashic Cats!
To celebrate the release of Simon’s Cat Off to the Vet . . . and Other Cat-astrophes, Akashic is featuring some of our favorite bookstore and library cats. Today, meet the cats of Akashic employees: Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Cecil P.!