The Girl with the Golden Shoes
A dazzling coming-of-age novella, now an Essence Magazine best seller, by Jamaica’s top-selling writer.
Paradise Once
Swiz Limited Edition Preorder
Felony Juggler
Simon’s Cat vs. the World (Paperback Edition)
About Time Limited Edition Preorder
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Party: A Mystery
A beautifully illustrated story of three girls caught up in the most curious of mysteries.
*While supplies last, books ordered through the website will be SIGNED by Ricardo Cortés.
The Duppy
Oddball sexuality, acts of perversion, and out-of-order behavior from the acclaimed Jamaican author of The Lunatic and Dog War.
How funny is this social satire? Akashic Books’s pledge to our readers: Laugh out loud at least once or your money back. Seriously.
Upcoming Events
Penn Jillette — Book Passage (Corte Madera, CA)
6/18/25, 6:00pm
Penn Jillette presents Felony Juggler
Bobbito’s Book of B-Ball Bong Bong! Book Release Party — Block and Drum (Chamblee, GA)
6/27/25, 7:30pm
Smokin Shells Sessions – Bobbito’s Book of B-Ball Bong Bong! Book Release Party, plus special screening of “Rock Rubber 45s”
News & Features
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Limited Edition Preorders and Special Offers
Check out these exclusive limited edition packages by David Duchovny, Brian Baker, Jon King, Penn Jillette, glen E. friedman., and more.
- Listen to “Imaginary Composition” by Sonnenzimmer
- Listen to “Beginnings, Endings, and Other Musical Figures” by Joseph Fuller
- Listen to “Catastrophe Will Never Let You Down” by Adam Gwon, performed by Margo Seibert
- Listen to “Leave it Alone” by Jason Kaminski
Akashic Insider
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Akashic Remembers Elizabeth Nunez
The World of Letters lost a true lion when Elizabeth Nunez passed away on November 11, 2024 at the age of eighty . . .
- Quarantine Q&A: David Duchovny
- TJJT Book Club: S.A. Cosby
- Quarantine Q&A: Jim Saah
- Quarantine Q&A: Tiphanie Yanique