Even in Paradise
A modern-day King Lear, a novel of greed, resentment, jealousy, betrayal, and romance set in Trinidad, Jamaica, and Barbados.
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Bloody Crossroads 2020: Art, Entertainment, and Resistance to Trump
Little John Crow
Cosmogramma
New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Nane)
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
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A Tall History of Sugar
A haunting, epic Caribbean love story, reminiscent of García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera.
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Cake
The highly anticipated second title from Akashic’s groundbreaking street-lit imprint, The Armory, curated by author Kenji Jasper.
Upcoming Events
Joshua Coombes – Boulder Book Store (Boulder, CO)
11/30/21, 6:30pm
Joshua Coombes will speak about and sign his new book, Do Something for Nothing: Seeing Beneath the Surface of Homelessness, Through the Simple Act of a Haircut, on Tuesday, November 30th at 6:30pm at Boulder Book Store. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite HERE. This event will be held […]
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett – Palm Springs Writers Guild (Palm Springs, CA)
12/4/21, 1:00pm
Presentation: “Polishing Your Short Story to A Publishable Shine” by guest speaker Barbara DeMarco-Barrett (editor of Palm Springs Noir). Masks and vaccination required to attend in-person, but all registrants will receive a video replay of this presentation. Books will be available for purchase. This event begins at 1:00 pm Pacific time and is hosted by […]
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