Akashic Books

John Crow’s Devil

The incredible debut novel from 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James”A powerful first novel . . . Writing with assurance and control, James uses his small-town drama to suggest the larger anguish of a postcolonial society struggling for its own identity.”–New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)”Elements coalesce in a Jamaican stew spicier than jerk chicken. First …

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Tel Aviv Noir (Akashic Noir)

Gon Ben Ari’s story “Clear Recent History” has been named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story!”This consistently strong collection showcases a group of Israeli writers who are not well known in the U.S. Definitely one of the highlights in the long-running Akashic series.”–Booklist, Starred review”May be the very …

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Beirut Noir (Akashic Noir)

“Humaydan writes in her introduction to this haunting anthology that ‘all of the stories are somehow framed by the Lebanese civil war, which lasted from approximately 1974 until 1990….’ The crimes in this Akashic noir volume are often submerged in the greater tragedy of a beautiful city constantly torn within and without by violence.”–Publishers WeeklyTranslated by Michelle Hartman.Akashic …

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Copycat: and a Litter of Other Cats

“Each page is delightful. These are premium cat drawings, quite worthy of this handsome hardcover book.”–Newcity Lit”David Yow is part punk, part cat lady.”–Brooklyn Paper”Fortunately, if you’ve been looking for a less embarrassing thing than Cat Fancy to adorn your coffee table, I’ve got good news: David Yow has just the book for you.”–Verbicide Magazine”You could say Yow’s …

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Simon’s Cat Off to the Vet . . . and Other Cat-astrophes

“Simon’s Cat Off to the Vet and Other Cat-astrophes is a sweet, humorous look at feline behavior from an author with a thorough understanding of this subject matter….An excellent holiday gift for any cat fancier.”–Phyllis O’Beollain, Examiner.com”Simon’s Cat: Off to the Vet has dozens of hilarious cartoons of varying lengths….The cartoons are about more than just taking a …

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Go the F**k to Sleep

“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 hilarious take on that age-old problem: getting the beloved child to go to sleep.”–National Public Radio”A new Bible for weary parents”–New York Times”Resonates powerfully with almost everyone”–Boston Globe”Go the F*** to …

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You Have to F*****g Eat

A New York Times Best SellerOne of BookRiot’s Must-Read Books from Indie Presses for 2014One of Flavorwire’s 50 Best Independent Fiction and Poetry Books of 2014″You Have to F***ing Eat makes parents of picky eaters smile.”–TODAY Parents”Adam Mansbach…will delight exhausted and exasperated parents everywhere for a second time with You Have to F**king Eat–another children’s book that is …

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