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Exclusive David Duchovny Preorder Package
The new paperback edition of David Duchovny’s debut poetry collection, About Time, is now available for preorder.
The limited edition preorder package is available exclusively from Akashic Books and includes:
–A copy of the forthcoming paperback edition of About Time autographed by David Duchovny. The paperback includes new poems not included in the 2025 hardcover.
–A limited edition custom Gildan 5000 “One Door Opens” T-shirt. The t-shirt is printed with the book’s playful closing (opening?) poem and a reproduction of Duchovny’s autograph, available exclusively as part of this limited edition preorder.
All preorders will ship before the official publication date of September 1, 2026. You can also preorder just the book (without the full preorder package) from Akashic’s website, or wherever books are sold.
About About Time
David Duchovny’s debut book of poetry covers a range of intimate themes, in particular his relationship with his father, who looms large throughout the work. Here, Duchovny’s typically clever wordplay distills to an emotionally impactful portrayal of what the author holds most dear.
His approach to poetry is beautifully encapsulated in his introduction:
Poetry is not useful. And that is exactly why we need it. It reminds us of two important things: our ultimate lack of agency (unpopular to say, I know) and our inability to say anything plain, our inability to capture what it means to be human with the imperfect tool of words; we come face-to-face with our shadow selves, for in the end we will all die and be forgotten, and come away with nothing, nothing in the way of utility anyway, no talking points, no bullet points, no propaganda, no resolutions, no policy, no knowledge. If anything, maybe we remember a few lines . . . something like a pop song from the collective unconscious, something like wisdom . . . You see, I wanted to say it plain, but out comes that torrent of modifiers and adjustments, denials, double negatives, shading, stabs at wit, backpedaling, playing at capturing the lightning. Maybe this time. Maybe that’s what a poem is—that glorious feeling of Maybe this time I’ll get it right. If that’s the case, it seems a worthy enterprise to me.
With About Time—perhaps his most personal work to date—Duchovny (author, actor, singer-songwriter, filmmaker, podcaster) continues his journey as one of our most prolific creators.
Posted: Feb 2, 2026
Category: News