Reverse-Gentrification of the Literary World

Akashic Books

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Subject: New Releases

The Schrödinger Girl

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When a young woman appears to split into four different versions of herself, protagonist and behavioral psychologist Garrett Adams must decide what is vision, what is science, and what is delusion.

Berkeley Noir

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Berkeley brings its own unique blend of Bay Area noir, complementing the grit and grime that preceded it in San Francisco Noir and Oakland Noir.

The Committee

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Professor Tom Stall’s career and life are threatened when a nefarious government-affiliated group of men begin investigating the private acts of innocent people in late 1950s Florida.

The Darkest Hearts

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Trap music, human trafficking, malt liquor, and the tyranny of President Trump collide in the fifth installment of Nelson George’s D Hunter mystery series.

*Please note, if you’re using Nelson’s friends and family discount code, the discount applies to paperback books only.

Exclusive K’wan Limited Edition Preorder

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This exclusive preorder package includes an autographed hardcover copy of House of the Rising Sun, along with a limited-edition, custom “More Black Robes/Who Is K’wan?” Gildan 5000 T-shirt.

This page is for the exclusive preorder package. To order a regular paperback or hardcover copy of the book, follow this link.

All preorders will ship on or before the book’s publication date of May 5, 2026

Please be sure to select your T-shirt size in the drop-down menu below before selecting ADD TO CART. The default T-shirt option is small. If you don’t select an option from the drop-down menu below, you will get a small T-shirt!

The Freedom Artist

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An impassioned plea for freedom and justice, set in a world uncomfortably like our own, by the Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri.

The Perfume Burned His Eyes—Signed with Limited Edition Hardcover ZOPA WORDS

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This LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE for the paperback edition of Michael Imperioli’s novel The Perfume Burned His Eyes includes a signed book and the limited edition signed hardcover ZOPA WORDS, by Imperioli and his bandmates Elijah Amitin and Olmo Tighe of ZOPA.

THIS PAGE IS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE OF THE PERFUME BURNED HIS EYES. Click [HERE] for details on the regular edition of the book.

The Psychic Soviet

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A reissue of Ian F. Svenonius’s cult-classic debut essay collection, including brand-new writing in this expanded edition.

*While supplies last, books ordered through the website will include a bookplate SIGNED by Ian F. Svenonius!

Forthcoming Titles

We’ve Got a Bigger Problem Now: The Dead Kennedys Photographs

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Forthcoming: 9/1/26

Glen E. Friedman’s most iconic images of Dead Kennedys, as well as many never-before-seen photographs; with words from Shepard Fairey and Jello Biafra

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before September 1, 2026.

For a SIGNED copy of the book, please select “SIGNED BY GLEN E. FRIEDMAN” in the drop-down menu below and click “ADD TO CART.” Or, for a 25% discount off the list price, please select “Unsigned.”

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The Angel at the Gates

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Forthcoming: 10/6/26

A man’s quest to resolve an inherited family trauma leads him to an enigmatic priory in a war-ravaged region, from which he’s not sure he will be able to flee

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before October 6, 2026.

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A Good Haunting: Stories

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Forthcoming: 11/3/26

A beautifully written and often speculative story collection infused with Caribbean and African myths and cultures, exploring love, betrayal, motherhood, death, and home

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before November 3, 2026.

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Wildest: Poems

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Forthcoming: 12/1/26

This National Poetry Series–winning debut collection asks how we can make meaning in our lives during a time of ecological crisis and rampant social injustice

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before December 1, 2026.

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