Getting It Right
Half-sisters Kara and Alex—one the biracial product of foster care, the other of dysfunctional privilege—struggle for redemption and forgiveness.
I Disappeared Them
Nein, Nein, Nein! One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust (Paperback Edition)
Stay Positive Limited Edition Preorder Package
Joyce Carol Oates: Letters to a Biographer
So You Wanna Run a Country?
Featured: Black Interest
Prospero’s Daughter
The reissue of Elizabeth Nunez’s captivating novel Prospero’s Daughter, a brilliantly conceived retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories (Paperback Edition)
Now in paperback, this blockbuster story collection further cements Tananarive Due’s status as a leading innovator in Black horror and Afrofuturism; featuring the 2023 World Fantasy Award–winning story, “Incident at Bear Creek Lodge,” and two new stories!
*While supplies last, books ordered through the website will include a bookplate SIGNED by Tananarive Due!
The paperback edition is now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before August 6, 2024.
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Upcoming Events
George Pelecanos — Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Washington, DC)
5/1/24, 7:00pm
George Pelecanos presents Buster: A Dog
Kevin Holohan — Irish Arts Center (New York, NY)
5/2/24, 7:00pm
Kevin Holohan presents So You Wanna Run a Country? in conversation with Joseph O’Neill
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Limited Edition Preorders and Special Offers
Check out these exclusive limited edition packages by The Hold Steady, David Duchovny and Penn Jillette.
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Quarantine Q&A: David Duchovny
Akashic publisher Johnny Temple about basketball, music, literature, and more—in under 5 minutes!
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