Abortion & Life
Baumgardner’s groundbreaking new book includes abortion testimonials by Ani DiFranco, Barbara Ehrenreich, Gloria Steinem, and others.
Subject: GLBT Interest
The Age of Dreaming
The Age of Dreaming explores the history of Los Angeles, the heady beginnings of the movie industry, and the interplay of race and celebrity.
American Honor Killings: Desire and Rage Among Men
An exposé of an America no one is comfortable talking about: the volatile ground where male violence and sexuality overlap.
Black Marks
A powerful tale of a young woman’s quest to unearth her identity, lost between cultures and families.
Black Orchid Blues
Front Page meets Harlem Nights: a riveting and racy historical mystery set in 1920s Harlem.
Cervantes Street
A mesmerizing fictional account of the life of Miguel de Cervantes and the controversial anonymous “sequel” to Don Quixote.
A Fictional History of the United States with Huge Chunks Missing
Cooper & Mansbach team with some of today’s most talented writers to vitalize American history.
Grab Bag
Cult novelist Dennis Cooper launches the third title of Little House on the Bowery, the Akashic series he is editing and promoting.
Havana Noir (Cuba)
In the stories of Havana Noir current and former residents of the city uncover crimes of violence and loveless sex, of mental cruelty and greed, of self-preservation and collective hysteria.
Kamikaze Lust
Kamikaze Lust takes the reader on an electrifying ride through the spectacle of life and death in millennial America.
The Mechanics of Homosexual Intercourse
Dennis Cooper unveils a mesmerizing debut story collection for his Little House on the Bowery fiction series.
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.
A Simple Distance
A provocative debut that masterfully fuses issues of culture, race, sexuality, and family.
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.
Southland
Nina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles.
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.
Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith
Two Times Intro is Michael Stipe’s intimate and evocative visual diary of Patti Smith’s return to live performance.
Userlands: New Fiction from the Blogging Underground
An anthology of new fiction writers who are using the Internet to develop their work; part of Dennis Cooper’s Little House on the Bowery series.
Wingshooters
Revoyr’s novel examines the effects of change on a small, isolated town, the strengths and limits of community, and the sometimes conflicting loyalties of family and justice.
Forthcoming Titles
Among the Bloodpeople: Politics & Flesh
Forthcoming: 7/2/13
Concerns with human rights, political oppression, sexuality, race, and Jamaican culture thematically connect these essays.
We Do!: American Leaders Who Believe in Marriage Equality
Forthcoming: 10/1/13
Cherished former Vermont governor Kunin teams up with Baumgardner to tell the inspiring story of American politicians’ growing acceptance of gay marriage.
Changers Book One: Drew
Forthcoming: 2/4/14
Akashic’s new Black Sheep YA imprint launches with a spectacular novel in the tradition of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Zombieland.
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