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South Central Noir

The Akashic Noir Series’ forensic study of Southern California sharpens its focus on one of Los Angeles’s most recognized neighborhoods.

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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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On the Way Back

Kobbé’s hilarious social novel centers on a comically failed business venture on the island of Anguilla, brilliantly echoing A Confederacy of Dunces and Herman Wouk’s Don’t Stop the Carnival.

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Meryl Branch-McTiernan — Book Club Bar (New York, NY)

6/2/26, 8:00pm

Meryl Branch-McTiernan presents What You Should Worry About, in conversation with Jennifer Belle.

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6/4/26, 7:00pm

Justine Bateman presents Fame, in conversation with Steve Agee.

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Go the Fuck to College

House of the Rising Sun

Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ‘N’ Roll Group: Second Edition

WillieBoy Eats the World

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The Kevin Powell Reader: Essential Writings and Conversations

A hopeful and insightful collection by one of the great voices of our time

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Haiti Noir

Akashic recruits Danticat, one of the truly great contemporary writers, to edit this timely volume featuring stories set both before and after the devastating 2010 earthquake.