Akashic Books: 356 books

“Collects some of [Punk Planet’s] best interviews from the past half-decade . . . serves as a reminder that punk is not just music but a movement.” —The A.V. Club Updated with six more interviews and a new introduction, the expanded edition of We Owe You Nothing is the definitive book...

"Impassioned and engaging." --Booklist "A heartfelt tribute to Caribbean roots music and those who keep it alive." --Kirkus Reviews "In 1972, Gary Himelfarb...heard reggae music for the first time and fell in love. He embraced the music...with a passion that...

The contributor list is groundbreaking in terms of star power and stylistic diversity. Publicize to major dailies, weeklies, literary publications, alternative publications. Major radio and television push.

Poetry from “one of America’s most consistently interesting singer/songwriters” (Stephen King).   Fans who have enjoyed the lyrics and music on such albums as Cardinology, Easy Tiger, and Prisoner, or hit songs including “When the Stars Go Blue,” know that Ryan Adams is a poet at heart....

Ziggy is the best-known and most successful of Bob Marley's children. The approximately 50 recipes included in the book are from Ziggy, Bob Marley, Rita Marley, Karen Marley, Orly Marley, as well as celebrity chefs Bruce Sherman, Ben Ford, and Douglas Rodriguez. The book will be full-color,...

A gritty mystery set against the backdrop of New York’s hip-hop music culture: “A real page-turner.” —PopMatters   A security specialist who thrives off of Manhattan’s nightlife, D Hunter is the man people turn to when they need help without drawing the attention of the NYPD.   When a...

Brand-new stories by: Desmond Barry, Ken Bruen, Stewart Home, Barry Adamson, Michael Ward, Sylvie Simmons, Daniel Bennett, Cathi Unsworth, Max Décharné, Martyn Waites, Joolz Denby, John Williams, Jerry Sykes, Mark Pilkington, Joe McNally, Patrick McCabe, and Ken Hollings. Cathi Unsworth moved...

In the 1990s, The Jesus Lizard were the reigning kinds of indie rock, heralded by Nirvana and all other rock musicians. The band's reunion shows in the past year have been phenomenally successful. Possible band reunification to help promote the book. Major review/profile coverage...

"Dennis Lehane advises us not to judge the genre by its Hollywood images of sharp men in fedoras lighting cigarettes for femmes fatales standing in the dark alleys…[Lehane] writes persuasively of the gentrification that has…left people feeling crushed." --New York Times, on Boston Noir "The...

“A fevered and impressionistic riff on the struggles of blacks in the urban North and rural South, as told through the prism of The Inferno**.” —Kirkus Reviews** This 1965 novel is a remarkable narrative of childhood and youth, structured on the themes of Dante’s Inferno: violence,...

“Not only is this book the best sort of true-crime writing, but it is also a stunning exploration of the concept of manhood in America” (Sebastian Junger, New York Times–bestselling author of War).   Through six detailed accounts of murders involving gay men, American Honor Killings examines...

"Ex-bodyguard D Hunter travels from Brooklyn to Los Angeles to investigate the circumstances surrounding his grandfather's murder in the fourth entry in this series by critic and journalist George...read this for its passionate and unresolved argument about the still-beating heart of R&B." --Kirkus...

The author explores her mother’s marriage—and fourteen pregnancies—in this “powerful memoir” (Ebony). One of Oprah.com’s Best Memoirs of the Year Winner of the 2015 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Nonfiction Tracing the four days between the moment she gets the dreaded call...

Brand new stories by: George Pelecanos, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Jabari Asim, Ruben Castaneda, James Patton, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Richard Currey, Lester Irby, and others. Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories...