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Upcoming Events

VIRTUAL EVENT: Marc Ribot – City Lights (San Francisco, CA)

8/7/21, 3:00pm

PLEASE NOTE: All of our virtual events are listed in Eastern Time (ET). Marc Ribot presents his new book, Unstrung, in conversation with Elliott Sharp. This virtual event will be hosted on Zoom and is free to attend, but registration is required; please visit City Lights to register or learn more.

VIRTUAL EVENT: Marc Ribot – Word Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)

8/8/21, 4:00pm

PLEASE NOTE: All of our virtual events are listed in Eastern Time (ET). Marc Ribot discusses his new book, Unstrung, in conversation with journalist Greg Tate. Full details TBA; please visit Word Bookstore to learn more.

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Category: News

Another great week for FACE!

Justine Bateman’s Face: One Square Foot of Skin has had another great week!

CREATURES OF PASSAGE Receives High Praise in New York Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and more!

Morowa Yejidé’s fantastic new novel, Creatures of Passage, has been getting lots of well-deserved attention, which you can check out here…

Available Now: Four LyricPop Picture Books That Will Make Your Kids Sing

LyricPop presents your favorite song lyrics by renowned songwriters as illustrated picture books, instilling a love of music and song among young readers. The series continues today with four new titles! Follow the links below to order now. And for a limited time, you can get all 8 books for just $50 by purchasing our bundled […]

Now Available—LyricPop: A New Picture Book Series!

Akashic Books is pleased to announce LyricPop, A New Picture Book Series Presenting Your Favorite Song Lyrics, Launching today.

A TALL HISTORY OF SUGAR Is One of Vanity Fair‘s Best of 2019!

Curdella Forbes’s A Tall History of Sugar, released in October 2019, was selected as an Editors’ Pick for Vanity Fair‘s Best Books of 2019 by Copy Production Director Anderson Tepper. His recommendation reads: “Curdella Forbes’s A Tall History of Sugar is the most recent in an impressive new wave of novels by Jamaican writers—from Marlon James‘s Booker […]