Makeda
The debut title from Akashic’s Open Lens imprint: a universal tale of family, heritage, and the ties that bind, from the nationally best-selling author Randall Robinson.
How Did Humans Go Extinct?
The Go the Fuck to Sleep Box Set: Go the Fuck to Sleep, You Have to Fucking Eat & Fuck, Now There Are Two of You
Good Times Roll: A Children’s Picture Book
The Reluctant King
Zero O’Clock
Grand Isle
Featured: Black Interest
Trinidad Noir
The Caribbean provides no shelter from the delicious terror of the Akashic Noir Series.
The Warmest December
The long-awaited reissue of McFadden’s best-selling second novel praised by Toni Morrison, USA Today, Washington Post, and others—published simultaneously with McFadden’s new novel Gathering of Waters.
Upcoming Events
VIRTUAL EVENT: Morowa Yejidé – The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival
10/29/21, 7:00pm
Please note: all our virtual events are listed in Eastern time. The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Inc. and The Writer’s Center present a virtual reading in tribute to John Edgar Wideman, addressing the Festival’s theme of “Are All Stories True?” Featuring poet E. Ethelbert Miller, nonfiction writer and novelist Kyoko Mori, and novelist Morowa Yejidé, with […]
Danny Goldberg – POWERHOUSE @ the Archway (Brooklyn, NY)
11/4/21, 7:00pm
In-person launch event for Bloody Crossroads 2020: Art, Entertainment, and Resistance to Trump. Danny Goldberg will appear in conversation with Mark Jacobson. This event is free to attend but RSVP is required, and RSVP does not guarantee entry. For full information or to reserve your spot, please visit the powerHOUSE website.
News & Features
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Another great week for FACE!
Justine Bateman’s Face: One Square Foot of Skin has had another great week!
- CREATURES OF PASSAGE Receives High Praise in New York Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and more!
- “Dominant Hand” by Susan Hammerman
- “Jackson’s Bad Choice” by Kristen Petry
- “Does the President Poop?” by Kristin Markovich and Laura Moore
Akashic Insider
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Quarantine Q&A: Jim Saah
Jim Saah answers over 20 questions from Sohrab Habibion in under 4 minutes: photography, punk rock, zines, his cat and more!
- Quarantine Q&A: Tiphanie Yanique
- Quarantine Q&A: Black Francis
- Quarantine Q&A: David Yow, Parts I & II
- Quarantine Q&A: Alexandra Jacobs