The Angels’ Share
A Jamaican father and his adult son travel across the island together in a touching and humorous novel that explores family reconciliation.
The Vision Through My Lens: My Life in Basketball and Beyond
Making Music: Conversations with Record Producers
About Time (Paperback)
Day One: 2024 Was 1984 FAFO
Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
So Many Islands: Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans
Brand-new fiction, essays, and poems from seventeen island countries around the world.
Nairobi Noir (Kenya)
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o anchors this truly fascinating first East African installment in the Akashic Noir Series.
Upcoming Events
Virgin Islands Noir — Bajo el Sol Gallery (St. John, VI)
10/17/26, 5:00pm
Richard Georges presents Virgin Islands Noir with contributors Raven Phillips and Hadiya Sewer.
Steve Schirripa — ReRead Books & More (Cheshire, CT)
10/17/26, 3:00pm
Steve Schirripa presents WillieBoy Eats the World.
News & Features
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Exclusive Chuck D Preorder
Now available for preorder: the latest “naphic grovel” by rap legend Chuck D
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Exclusive David Duchovny Preorder Package
The new paperback edition of David Duchovny’s debut poetry collection, About Time, is now available for preorder.
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Ani DiFranco Preorder Package and Other Special Offers
Check out these exclusive limited edition packages by Ani DiFranco, Kenny Stills, Steve Schirripa, Jesse Malin, Rick Fröberg, 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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SCAM ALERT!!!
This year we’ve gotten hundreds (thousands?) of reports that scammers are impersonating (or inventing) Akashic Books staff . . .
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Exclusive Natasha Howard Preorder Package
Our exclusive preorder package for Natasha Howard’s new WNBA memoir is now available for preorder
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Exclusive Gina Gershon Preorder Package
Gina Gershon’s preorder package for her new memoir AlphaPussy is now available!
- Exclusive Robyn Hitchcock Preorder Package
- Now Available: Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?
- Akashic Remembers Elizabeth Nunez
- Quarantine Q&A: David Duchovny