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.
Tender Headed, selected by Camille Rankine as a winner of the 2022 National Poetry Series, is a musical and formally playful meditation on Black identity and masculinity
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The posthumous novel from legendary Queens rapper Mazaradi Fox, who was once a member of 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew.
10/19/26, 7:00pm
Roddy Bottum presents The Royal We, in conversation with Sam Miller.
10/29/26, 4:00pm
Presenting Making Music, contributors TBD.
Now available for preorder: the latest “naphic grovel” by rap legend Chuck D
The new paperback edition of David Duchovny’s debut poetry collection, About Time, is now available for preorder.
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This year we’ve gotten hundreds (thousands?) of reports that scammers are impersonating (or inventing) Akashic Books staff . . .
Our exclusive preorder package for Natasha Howard’s new WNBA memoir is now available for preorder
Gina Gershon’s preorder package for her new memoir AlphaPussy is now available!
