fbpx
Reverse-Gentrification of the Literary World

Akashic Books

||| |||

Browse by Title


Las Cucarachas

By:

Award-winning author Yongsoo Park presents a powerful coming-of-age story of a young boy on the edges of New York City.

The Last Election

By: and

A gripping, intricately plotted political thriller set on the campaign trail of the USA’s next—and because of crucial flaws in the electoral system—its last election; from former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and author Stephen Marche

*While supplies last, books ordered through the website will include a bookplate SIGNED by Andrew Yang!

Order on Bookshop
Order on Amazon
Order on Barnes & Noble

Lessons in Taxidermy

By:

A riveting tale of sickness and survival from the first female author on the Punk Planet Books imprint that brought you the indie hit Hairstyles of the Damned.

Like Son

By:

A post-punk story of outsiders, family, inherited drama, and love set in downtown New York, Los Angeles, and Mexico City.

Limbo

By:

An African American man confronts a heart of darkness when his family moves from Los Angeles to a small town in Norway.

Little Beasts

By:

In this evocative debut, the accidental murder of an eight-year-old forces a working-class community to face its demons.

Long Island Noir

Edited by:

Between these covers, Long Island emerges as a region far more complex and sinister than merely a playground for the rich and famous.

Los Angeles Noir

Edited by:

Los Angeles Noir brings you tales of crime and passion and betrayal from some of the most innovative and celebrated writers working today.

Lost Canyon

By:

In Revoyr’s most thrilling novel to date, four backpackers embark on a trip in the Sierra Nevada that quickly becomes a disaster.

Love Maps

By:

Violence and loss shatter Sarah Marker’s domestic life, causing her to reexamine the roots of creativity and art in New York City.

Loving Donovan

By:

A long-awaited reissue of this deeply thoughtful novel about hope, forgiveness, and the cost of loving Donovan, a complex man with a shattered history.