Review: Eleven Days by Stav Sherez
Akashic intern Maria Whelan reviews Eleven Days by Stav Sherez (Faber & Faber).
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“The Christening” by Paul Renault
I heard footsteps on the stairs and looked up. It wasn’t the librarian . . .
Seminar Series @ the Old American Can Factory!
Akashic is pleased to welcome the Signature Writers’ Services and Gary Heidt to the Old American Can Factory April 11 through April 25 for their seminar series, Insights into Book Publishing: A Literary Agent’s Insider Tips for Writer.
“The Friendly Skies” by Linda Lenhoff
I was fine when I got on the road that morning—a little nervous, but I’d taken two Ativans. The pills were supposed to be strong enough to get me on the plane and all the way across the Midwest to LA. Not like last time . . .
Sterling Watson: On Writing Suitcase City
To celebrate the release of Suitcase City, we’re pleased to feature a statement from author Sterling Watson reflecting on how people have received his latest novel.
EVENT ALERT: Loving Donovan launch event, featuring Bernice L. McFadden and Terry McMillan!
In New York? Join us Wed., 3/4 at 7:00 PM to celebrate the release of The Half That’s Never Been Told!
Akashic Remembers Danny Schechter
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Danny Schechter, author of News Dissector: Passions, Pieces, and Polemics, 1960–2000 and Falun Gong’s Challenge to China.
“Death on the Border” by Tonya Monteer
It was a Friday night when it all began. I was sitting in my living room enjoying a tall Bud Light and listening to music playing on my laptop. I’d only been in IB—Imperial Beach for the nonnatives—for three weeks, but Cali was a taste of freedom I never wanted to let go of. I had moved into a house only fifty feet from the beach and found a job in Coronado that people would envy me for. It felt too damn good to be true. Turns out it was . . .