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.
Subject: New Releases
Every Boy Should Have a Man
Echoing Jonathan Swift, Preston L. Allen breaks new ground with a novel that is part allegory, part fantasy.
The Family Mansion
An illuminating and unflinching novel exploring England’s 19th-century colonization of Jamaica.
The Gospel According to Cane
After her infant son is kidnapped, Beverley Cottrell’s marriage fails. Years later, could a mysterious, lurking young man be her long-lost son?
May Digit
Excerpts from our three May releases: Every Boy Should Have a Man by Preston L. Allen, The Family Mansion by Anthony C. Winkler, and the second installment in the Open Lens imprint, The Roving Tree by Elsie Augustave.
Nowhere Is a Place
The long-awaited reissue of McFadden’s classic novel about a young woman on a journey of self-discovery.
The Roving Tree
A powerful debut novel illuminating how adoptees struggle to recapture their personal histories and cultural legacy, part of Akashic’s Open Lens imprint.
Simon’s Cat in Kitten Chaos
Half the size, double the trouble. Simon’s cat has a new little friend who may be even more accident prone.
The Spring Thrills Digit
Excerpts from By the Balls: The Complete Collection by Jim Pascoe and Tom Fassbender, Heart of the Old Country by Tim McLoughlin, Southland by Nina Revoyr, and The Plot Against Hip Hop by Nelson George.
Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ‘n’ Roll Group
Washington, DC–based rock ‘n’ roll antihero Ian F. Svenonius provides an unparalleled and exquisitely provocative how-to guide for rock bands.
Forthcoming Titles
Hard Art, DC 1979
Forthcoming: 6/4/13
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.
Manila Noir (Philippines)
Forthcoming: 6/4/13
Fresh noir from one of the most intense, congested, and overpopulated cities in the world.
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