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False Idols: A Reluctant King Novel

In this gripping follow-up to The Reluctant King, the “Monarchy” of New York City’s Five Points is in total disarray, giving way to a bloody battle for the crown

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Haiti Noir

Akashic recruits Danticat, one of the truly great contemporary writers, to edit this timely volume featuring stories set both before and after the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Sufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head

In this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed author Alex Wheatle details how reggae music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse, imprisonment, and police brutality

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5/28/24, 7:00pm

Drunken! Careening! Writers! featuring Kevin Holohan, author of So You Wanna Run a Country?, and others

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