For a limited time, purchase the “My First Five Books” Ricardo Cortés bundle—Go the Fuck to Sleep, It’s Just a Plant, Party: A Mystery, Sea Creatures from the Sky, and A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola—for 30% off list price.
Chris Abani’s new novella furthers his reputation as the most acclaimed young African writer today.
A hopeful and insightful collection by one of the great voices of our time
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10/3/26, 10:45am
John Baccigaluppi presents Making Music, in conversation with SASAMI.
10/9/26, 7:00pm
Larry Crane presents Making Music, in conversation with John McEntire.
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.
Check out these exclusive limited edition packages by Ani DiFranco, Kenny Stills, Steve Schirripa, Jesse Malin, Rick Fröberg, and more.
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!
