Akashic Books: 356 books

“Brussels, Belgium’s cosmopolitan, multilingual capital, has it[s] criminal underside, as shown in the 13 dark—and sometimes darkly humorous—stories” (Publishers Weekly).   From the historic city center to the Palais de Justice to the pubs, this collection contains crime fiction tales,...

Akashic has been successful with Ryan's two previous art books. In fact, we published an updated version of his first book, so we have succeeded with three different launches for Jay Ryan. Book's introduction written by renowned illustrator Aaron Horkey. Ryan is one of the leading underground...

--A selection of the award-winning Akashic Books Noir Series. --The original "DC Noir," edited by Pelecanos as well, is the second best selling title to date in the Akashic Books Noir Series.

“Wonderfully, in Akashic’s Oakland Noir, the stereotypes about the city suffer the fate of your average noir character—they die brutally.” —San Francisco Chronicle In the wake of San Francisco Noir, Los Angeles Noir, and Orange County Noir—all popular volumes in the Akashic Noir...

"A volume of short stories that revolve around the history, geography and literary traditions of Berlin." --New York Times Book Review, "Globetrotting," April 2019 "This collection is very modern, the stories are set now and reflect on contemporary concerns. They demonstrate...

QUESTION FOR CBSD: at pre-sales, can we discuss the price of this? Akashic continues its BLACK SHEEP YA imprint with this very strong and moving debut novel. CBSD is submitting the novel to the ABA New Voices Committee. Akashic will submit to B&N Discover Program. The...

"Santos-Febres and 13 other contributors of Puerto Rican heritage take full advantage of San Juan's wide range of disparities between rich and poor, weak and powerful, tourists and residents, in this fine addition to Akashic's noir anthology series." --Publishers Weekly "A welcomed...

QUESTIONS FOR CBSD: 1.to what extent should we be selling this book as a children's book vs. as a general adult book? It has great appeal to both markets. It's definitely primarly an ADULT book, but I'm wondering if there's any crossover. 2. Please check BISAC & shelving categories. 3. The format...

The photos and oral history the legendary punk bands Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi, and others will immediately catch the attention of punk fans worldwide. The documentary film Salad Days, produced by Scott Crawford, inspired this book. Salad Days has been one of the most successful films...

“Navigates the seedy side of Marseille with 14 stories that range from the creepily introspective to the downright brutal.” —Publishers Weekly The Akashic Noir series first ventured into France with Paris Noir—and now moves one step deeper . . . A crossroads for the people of...

Frederick Douglass never lived in Brooklyn, but from the early 1850s onward, his frequent visits to the fast-growing city invariably attracted considerable attention. Brooklyn was home to several leading abolitionists who were key allies of Douglass, a roster led by Henry Ward Beecher, Theodore Tilton,...

Channer's debut poetry collection is highly accessible, and it tackles issues of policing and justice from a highly unique perspective (Channer's father was a policeman). It is also timely since police violence against black men is a major news story in 2015. Channer is Jamaica's best-selling...

"Hamill is better known as one of our greatest chroniclers of New York City. In this, his first novel, rereleased on its 50th anniversary, he goes all hard-boiled noir, telling the story of a disaffected American priest and a plot to kill the pope." --The New York Times Book Review, included...

Dawes is very well-known and respected in literary (and academic) circles. Dawes is a mentor of Marlon James's and also works closely on various collaborations with Colin Channer, Chris Abani, etc. Though stylistically different, Bivouac shares themes with Marlon James's Man Booker Prize...