What Is Hip-Hop?
A beautifully illustrated children’s history of hip-hop, from a progressive/idealistic perspective.
I Disappeared Them
Nein, Nein, Nein! One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust (Paperback Edition)
Stay Positive Limited Edition Preorder Package
Joyce Carol Oates: Letters to a Biographer
So You Wanna Run a Country?
Featured: Black Interest
The Baker’s Son: My Life in Business
An inspirational rags-to-riches memoir by the founder of the most successful Caribbean business ever established in the US.
Addis Ababa Noir (Ethiopia)
Addis Ababa is a sprawling melting pot of cultures where rich and poor live side by side in relative harmony—until they don’t.
Upcoming Events
Tananarive Due — LitFest in the Dena (Altadena, CA)
5/4/24, 5:00pm
For the Love of Horror featuring Tananarive Due in conversation with Jervey Tervalon: Tananarive Due and Jervey Tervalon share their views about the rise of the black horror sub-genre into mainstream media. Is it a modern-day reinvention? Although contributions to horror have been largely ignored, Black writers have been pioneers of the genre since the […]
Jerry Stahl — LitFest in the Dena (Altadena, CA)
5/4/24, 2:00pm
Jerry Stahl presents Nein, Nein, Nein! in conversation with Julie Parker, author of The Yoke, A Memoir of Love and Psychosis; moderated by Dick Rubin
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Limited Edition Preorders and Special Offers
Check out these exclusive limited edition packages by The Hold Steady, David Duchovny and Penn Jillette.
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Quarantine Q&A: David Duchovny
Akashic publisher Johnny Temple about basketball, music, literature, and more—in under 5 minutes!
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