100 Posters/134 Squirrels
A 2010 reissue of Jay Ryan’s underground hit book, with new material added, and essays by Steve Albini, Art Chantry, Greg Kot, and Debra Parr.
A 2010 reissue of Jay Ryan’s underground hit book, with new material added, and essays by Steve Albini, Art Chantry, Greg Kot, and Debra Parr.
An intimate novella of love and loss wrought from the cultural underground, perfectly expressed in an inventive object that rediscovers the magical possibilities of the book. Note: This page is for the regular edition of 131 Different Things. For the limited edition preorder with an exclusive 7" vinyl, please follow this link.
NICK ZINNER (YEAH YEAH YEAHS), ZACHARY LIPEZ, and STACY WAKEFIELD’s beautiful new book 131 Different Things is available here as part of a signed, limited edition package, featuring an EXCLUSIVE 7″ record and a signed copy of the book. For Black Friday, this package is available for only $35 plus shipping! No Discount code required.
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Adam Mansbach printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
Stuff this 15″ x 15″ organic cotton tote full of your favorite reads and carry them all around town! Need some books to help you fill this out? No problem — we’ve got you covered.
The second book from the iconic Chicago underground poster artist, with a foreword by Andrew Bird and an essay by Joe Meno.
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Arthur Nersesian printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
A magical, lyrical picture book debut from acclaimed composer and playwright Oren Lavie, illustrated by beloved German illustrator Wolf Erlbruch.
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Bernice L. McFadden printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
The latest release from Hotel St. George Press, following The Session and The Musical Illusionist.
Boston Noir & Boston Noir 2: The Complete Set combines all twenty-five stories from Lehane’s two Boston Noir volumes into a single digital edition.
**All orders placed directly from our website are for paperback editions of the books.**
15th anniversary edition of the Bowling Alley Murder mystery.
An uproarious new essay collection from Washington, DC’s, infamous cult music hero and satirist.
An uproarious new essay collection from Washington, DC’s, infamous cult music hero and satirist.
The best fiction anthology of cocaine-themed tales to blow through in years, featuring all-new stories from Susan Straight, Lee Child, Jerry Stahl, Ken Bruen, Laura Lippman, Bill Moody, Nina Revoyr, and many more.
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Colin Channer printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
For a limited time, purchase a complete set of Akashic’s Noir Series for $700, and get a signed copy of USA Noir with your order!
Nearly forty years after breaking his way into public consciousness, the indefatigable godfather of indie features and African American cinema presents a graphic novel that serves as the inspiration for his latest film.
An irresistible and hilarious book of cat cartoon portraits for all cat lovers, old, young, and in between.
An irresistible and hilarious book of cat cartoon portraits for all cat lovers, old, young, and in between.
Updated 2009 edition of this evergreen punk classic—with a new chapter, additional photos, and other original material!
New paperback edition; twenty artists illustrate twenty stories from the best-selling author of Hairstyles of the Damned.
Autism spectrum disorder is found in one of every eighty-eight children—this gorgeous book offers powerful insight into the disorder.
For a limited time, purchase all four Akashic Drug Chronicles titles (Marijuana, Heroin, Speed, and Cocaine) for only $30!
This nine-piece box set, an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project, features the work of eight African poets.
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Elizabeth Nunez printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
Cooper & Mansbach team with some of today’s most talented writers to vitalize American history.
Pearl Jam’s longtime in-house designer, Brad Klausen, presents his first book of visually stunning poster art. With introductions by Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam.
National Book Award/Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Haslett tackles George Washington’s Rules of Civility, which will be printed in its entirety. In addition to an introductory essay, Haslett annotates the text.
A Jamaican patois translation of the New York Times, Amazon.com, and Wall Street Journal number one best seller and worldwide phenomenon.
The debut collection of Mr. Fish’s searing and hilarious political cartoons, featured in Harper’s, Truthdig, and elsewhere.
For a limited time, purchase both Go the Fuck to Sleep and You Have to Fucking Eat for only $20!
The debut novel from Akashic’s new imprint, Punk Planet Books. Also check out the smash hits How the Hula Girl Sings, Tender as Hellfire, and The Boy Detective Fails.
Pulitzer prize–winning photographer Lucian Perkins captures four electrifying punk shows in Washington, DC, in 1979, with narrative by Alec MacKaye and an essay by Henry Rollins.
The latest entry in the Akashic Drug Chronicles Series. Heroin has long been understood as the most “literary” of narcotics, and this collection will, for better and worse, have tremendous pop cultural appeal.
Prodigy, from the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, launches Akashic’s new Infamous Books imprint with a story of loyalty, vengeance, and greed.
Prodigy, from the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, launches Akashic’s new Infamous Books imprint with a story of loyalty, vengeance, and greed.
Bob Marley’s first and most famous son, Ziggy, extends his devotion to youth with his debut children’s book.
World-famous singer-songwriter Ryan Adams reveals his prodigious talents as a poetry and fiction writer.
An illustrated children’s book about marijuana so that parents can discuss the complexities of pot in a fact-oriented manner.
Legendary indie rockers the Jesus Lizard present an idiosyncratic, impassioned document of their rock and roll conquests.
For a limited time, purchase four of Joe Meno’s titles (Hairstyles of the Damned, Office Girl, How the Hula Girl Sings, and Tender as Hellfire) for only $25!
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Joe Meno printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
The paperback reissue of the national best-selling memoir from the M*A*S*H star, with a brand-new introduction by Martin Sheen.
For a limited time, purchase Unmentionables, Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night, The Love Book, and Starve the Vulture together for only $25!
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Kaylie Jones printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Kwame Dawes printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
A poetic elegy for Kurt Cobain from the man who created the band Hole with Cobain’s wife, Courtney Love.
Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, Linda Yablonsky, and others take short fiction to a higher level (though they don’t inhale).
For a limited time, purchase four Midwest Noir Series titles (Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, and Twin Cities) for only $35!
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Nelson George printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
For a limited time, purchase both The Lost Treasures of R&B and The Plot Against Hip Hop together for only $15!
For a limited time, we’re pleased to offer a complete set of all five New York City Noir Series titles (one book for each of the five boroughs: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island) for only $50, plus shipping! Click the [ADD TO CART] button above to place an order.
This eleven-piece, limited-edition box set—an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project—features the work of ten new African poets.
This limited-edition nine-piece box set, an African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) project, features the work of new African poets.
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Nina Revoyr printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
Mike Farrell’s gripping and often hilarious book tour memoir provides a framework for grassroots civic engagement.
The unspeakable sexual confessions of underground legend Lydia Lunch.
Please Take Me Off the Guest List is the latest in a series of creative collaborations by New York City artists and friends Zachary Lipez, Nick Zinner, and Stacy Wakefield.
A bad-ass noir novel set in hip hop culture, by best-selling and critically-acclaimed author Nelson George.
An oral history of the legendary band Primus, with a star-studded cast of interviewees (Tom Waits, Phish front man Trey Anastasio, etc.)
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Ricardo Cortés printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
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.
The 100% kid-friendly, G-rated version of the New York Times best-selling parents’ book, You Have to F**king Eat.
For a limited time, purchase both Simon’s Cat in Kitten Chaos and Simon’s Cat vs. the World for only $20!
Half the size, double the trouble. Simon’s cat has a new little friend who may be even more accident prone.
In this brand-new book we see Simon’s Cat face any feline’s most dreaded scenario: heading to the vet.
This year, the world’s favorite cat faces his biggest series of challenges yet, as he takes on the whole globe!
A debut novel from the art-rock pioneer and frontman of Primus, Les Claypool.
Following the international success of the Noir Series, this volume marks the launch of a new drug-based sister series.
An oral and photographic history of the Washington, DC, punk rock scene, including Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fugazi, and more.
Washington, DC–based rock ‘n’ roll antihero Ian F. Svenonius provides an unparalleled and exquisitely provocative how-to guide for rock bands.
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of T Cooper printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
For a limited time, purchase both Dallas Noir and Lone Star Noir together for only $20!
International best-selling rock band Garbage presents its own autobiography, a gorgeous, full-color coffee-table book with text and images galore. Note: This page is for the regular edition of This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake. For the limited edition preorder with an exclusive 12" vinyl, please follow this link.
International best-selling rock band Garbage’s gorgeous new coffee-table book chronicling the span of their twenty-two-year career, This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake, is available here as part of a limited edition package, featuring an EXCLUSIVE 12" record and a copy of the book. Please make sure you select the appropriate domestic or international shipping option to prevent delays processing your order. Your order may be cancelled and your money refunded if you do not select the correct destination.
Note that as of 18:30 ET on 1/18/17, we have sold out of the 1,000 signed copies of the limited edition, but don’t despair, the collectible book and record bundle remains available while supplies last by clicking the ADD TO CART button below.
A 5.4″ x 7.5″, 48-page custom notebook featuring the visage of Tim McLoughlin printed on a Kraft Paper cover.
Two Times Intro is Michael Stipe’s intimate and evocative visual diary of Patti Smith’s return to live performance.
Two Times Intro is Michael Stipe’s intimate and evocative visual diary of Patti Smith’s return to live performance.
**This is the page for the limited-edition package, including a signed print.
A stylized reissue of the acclaimed, surreal noir collaboration between Mexico’s greatest writer and its most courageous revolutionary.
The best USA-based stories in the Akashic noir series, compiled into one volume and edited by Johnny Temple!
An impassioned history of the final, turbulent years of The Clash under the dark shadow of Reagan and Thatcher.
Cherished former Vermont governor Kunin teams up with Baumgardner to tell the inspiring story of American politicians’ growing acceptance of gay marriage.
Revised and expanded edition of the punk classic (more than 15,000 copies sold), with six new interviews.
An outrageous and provocative photograph book of cult music hero Peaches, with text from Peaches, Yoko Ono, Ellen Page, and Michael Stipe.
Price for limited edition package: $40
INCLUDES:
*One copy of the book
*A Holger Talinski print signed by Peaches
An outrageous and provocative photograph book of cult music hero Peaches, with text from Peaches, Yoko Ono, Ellen Page, and Michael Stipe.
A beautifully illustrated children’s history of hip-hop, from a progressive/idealistic perspective.
A wonderfully illustrated children’s history of punk rock, from a progressive/idealistic perspective.
A gorgeous and hilarious picture book about the most unusual breakfast two sisters ever ate.
The long-awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times best-selling classic Go the Fuck to Sleep.
A cookbook inspired by the food of Ziggy’s upbringing in the household of Bob and Rita Marley.
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, BOOKS ORDERED DIRECTLY FROM THIS PAGE WILL BE SIGNED BY ZIGGY MARLEY!
Forthcoming: 6/4/19
A long-overdue female-centric perspective on underground rock music, featuring photos by Tricarico and essays by Joan Jett, Amy Farina, Allison Wolfe, Donita Sparks, and more!
Forthcoming: 6/4/19
A beautifully illustrated story of three girls caught up in the most curious of mysteries.
Forthcoming: 7/1/19
The bigger, newly designed edition of an iconic skateboarding book, including additional never-before-seen Glen E. Friedman photos and a new C.R. Stecyk III postscript.
Forthcoming: 7/1/19
A second edition of the definitive photo book of one of the most influential rock bands of the past forty years, including brand-new, exclusive material.
Forthcoming: 10/1/19
The third installment in Adam Mansbach’s international best-selling Go the Fuck to Sleep series addresses, with radical honesty, the family implosion that occurs when a second child arrives.
Forthcoming: 11/5/19
A reissue of Ian F. Svenonius’s cult-classic debut essay collection, including brand-new writing in this expanded edition.
Forthcoming: TBA
The first book collecting the transcendent photographs by Grammy Award–winning music icon Omar Rodriguez Lopez.