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Reverse-Gentrification of the Literary World

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“Live for Today” by S.A. Solomon (from New Jersey Noir)

En route to her job at the morgue, Jinx walked on JFK Boulevard to the PATH station at Journal Square. It was hot for June, the evening cloud cover an airless ceiling pressing on the street. A grimy storefront diorama displayed mannequins behind plate glass, girls with bald heads and painted-on lashes, clad in cheap, thin dresses. They stood frail against the hard gray light. Commuters hustled by, indifferent to the girls’ orphaned gazes . . .

Akashic Noir Series – Miami Book Fair

Date: November, 18 2017 – November, 19 2017

Editors and contributors from the Akashic Noir Series will attend the Miami Book Fair, including Achy Obejas (Havana Noir) and others. Full program details TBA.

Santa Cruz Noir — Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA

Date: October, 28 2018

Have you ever played the board game Clue? Come to the Museum of Art and History and play a live action version for a thrilling and riddle-packed Murder Mystery Game Day. Unravel who murdered notorious Santa Cruz private investigator Harlow Lindsay, through a series of clues and activities. The clues will lead you to the […]