Akashic Books: 356 books

“The encouraging story of American acceptance of gay marriage and the roles that politicians—gay and straight—have played in that history” (The Philadelphia Tribune).   Through speeches, interviews, and commentary, this book chronicles the road toward marriage equality in the United States,...

“Offbeat, disturbing, and sometimes darkly comical” crime stories set in upstate New York by Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, S.J. Rozan, and more (Kirkus Reviews).   Buffalo is still the second-largest metropolis in New York State, but in recent years its designation as the Queen City has...

“Drifter” by Emily Mandel was selected for inclusion in The Best American Mystery Stories 2013, edited by Otto Penzler and Lisa Scottoline Original stories by: Peter James, Emily St. John Mandel, Barbara Baraldi, Mike Hodges, Mary Hoffman, Maria Tronca, Matteo Righetto, Tony Cartano, Francesco...

One of the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Top 10 Books of 2014 A NewPages Book Stand Editor's Pick "Darkly spellbinding...With a keen eye for splendor amid the grotesque, Gamalinda writes with a poet's heart and a philosopher's mind, while enthralling readers with emotional, gritty...

"Jaunty, frank, and compelling, Carney shares his instructive story with generosity and insight." --Booklist "Carney will easily win sympathy for his life, in which he has persevered to show others the hard work of his salvation." --Kirkus Reviews "Thanks to...

“The Age of Dreaming is a masterpiece of the sort that doesn’t just seduce the reader-it leaves you transformed. Nina Revoyr deserves to be counted among the top ranks of novelists at work today.”-Jerry Stahl, author of I, Fatty “This is a riveting, wise, and gorgeous novel.”-Mary Yukari...

“Renaissance Spain and the Mediterranean [are] made vivid . . . brings to life the real world behind the fantastic exploits of the knight of La Mancha.” —The Wall Street Journal   The actual facts of Miguel de Cervantes’s life seem to be snatched from an epic tale: An impoverished and...

This tale of a book-loving tough guy in a decimated Manhattan is “like Motherless Brooklyn dosed with Charlie Huston . . . Delirious and haunting” (Megan Abbott, author of Give Me Your Hand). After a flu pandemic, a large-scale terrorist attack, and the total collapse of Wall Street, New...

Spanning from Victorian England to the West Indies, this is a prize-winning novel of adventure, love, comedy, and tragedy.   In 1845 London, engineer, philosopher, philanthropist, and bold-faced charlatan John Adolphus Etzler, has invented machines that he thinks will transform the division of labor...

A novel of a young man’s adventures in New York City by an author who is “part Lewis Carroll, part Franz Kafka” (Library Journal).   This tale introduces us to Joey, a New York City graduate student. Brought up by emotionally—and physically—distant adoptive parents, he has no idea what...

A Reader's Digest "25 Funniest Books of All Time" "Nothing has driven home a certain truth about my generation, which is approaching the apex of its childbearing years, quite like this." --The New Yorker "A parenting zeitgeist" --Washington Post "A...

"Parents and children alike will surely welcome a pause to bond over a shared recognition that their endless battles are not theirs alone--before they get back to them." --New York Journal of Books "Everything you hoped for and more....Adam Mansbach, the author and Owen Brozman,...

The children’s version of the #1 New York Times bestselling classic Seriously, Just Go to Sleep is the G-rated, child-friendly version of the book every parent has been talking about. Go the F*** to Sleep, the picture book for adults, became a cultural sensation by striking a universal chord...

“American crime fiction fans will welcome the opportunity to sample the short fiction of some worthy Canadian authors.” —Publishers Weekly Following the success of Toronto Noir, the Noir Series explores new Canadian terrain, featuring both English and Francophone authors. Like the city...