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Akashic Books

Reverse-gentrification of the literary world.

About Me

Akashic Books is a Brooklyn-based independent company dedicated to publishing urban literary fiction and political nonfiction by authors who are either ignored by the mainstream, or who have no interest in working within the ever-consolidating ranks of the major corporate publishers.

Akashic Books
P.O. Box 1456
New York, NY 10009
www.akashicbooks.com

My Interests

Music:

Girls Against Boys, New Wet Kojak, Distortion Felix, Sevens, King Face

My Blog

Akashic Books Turns 10, Celebrates!

Ten years. 150 books. Two parties: This month, Akashic Books celebrates ten years of publishing with two very special events: At 7pm on Wednesday, October 17, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum (108 ...
Posted by Akashic Books on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:49:00 PST

Chris Abanis SONG FOR NIGHT!

On the heels of stellar reviews in the Los Angeles Times Book Review and Washington Post Book World, see what the New York Times Book Review has to say about the "extraordinary ferocity and vulnerable...
Posted by Akashic Books on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:44:00 PST

PAT GRAHAM w/GUEST MUSICIANS!

Pat Graham on the east coast, with special guest appearances! Following a string of successful west coast dates in support of his debut book of photography, Silent Pictures, acclaimed underground musi...
Posted by Akashic Books on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:36:00 PST

3 New Books!

Three new books are available exclusively through the Akashic website! Be the first on your block to own the following titles, fresh from the printer this week: The Girl with the Golden Shoes by Colin...
Posted by Akashic Books on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:25:00 PST

Akashic in the News!

The Glenlivet Salutes Akashic Publisher Johnny Temple! Take a look at this full-page profile of Johnny in the winter fiction issue of The New Yorker.And the International Herald Tribune also recently ...
Posted by Akashic Books on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:14:00 PST

Noir Awards!

Two stories from Manhattan Noir are finalists for the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Awards! "Rain" by Thomas H. Cook and "Building" by S.J. Rozan comprise two of the five nominations in the Best Short Story ca...
Posted by Akashic Books on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:05:00 PST

Five New Books!

Five new books available exclusively from our website! Be the first on your block to own the following titles: Just Call Me Mike by Mike Farrell, The Session by Aaron Petrovich, American Visa by Juan ...
Posted by Akashic Books on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:59:00 PST

Winter/Spring Akashic Internships

Winter internship positions at Akashic Books have now been filled. Please check our website (www.akashicbooks.com) in late spring for information on how to apply for the summer session.
Posted by Akashic Books on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:27:00 PST

Amiri Baraka's

Amiri Baraka's new collection of short stories, Tales of the Out & the Gone, continues to receive glowing press from across the country. A full-page feature in the New York Times Book Review hails Bar...
Posted by Akashic Books on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:48:00 PST