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  1. A Darker Shade of Noir : New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers (Akashic Noir)

    Akashic Books, Ltd. 2023

    Joyce Carol Oates assembles an outstanding cast of authors—including Margaret Atwood, Tananarive Due, and Megan Abbott—to explore, subvert, and reinvent one of the most vital subge...

  2. An Unkindness of Ghosts

    Solomon, Rivers
    Akashic Books, Ltd. 2017

    A breathtaking science fiction debut from a worthy successor to Octavia Butler. —One of Esquire magazine's 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time "Solomon debuts with a raw distillation...

  3. The Mastermind

    Unger, David
    Akashic Books 2016

    Set in Guatemala and based on a true story, "this intriguing literary thriller will appeal to lovers of international crime fiction" (Booklist). Guillermo Rosensweig is a member...

  4. Censorship Now!!

    Svenonius, Ian F.
    Akashic Books, Ltd. 2015

    An uproarious new essay collection from Washington, DC's, infamous cult music hero and satirist. "While putting a copy of this book on your nightstand would be a sign of good taste...

  5. What Is Punk? : (Fixed Layout Edition)

    Morse, Eric
    Akashic Books 2015

    One of The Globe and Mail's Best Books of 2015"A punk primer for the youngest set....Yi's incredibly detailed clay figures are a kinetic and inspired art choice. Their crazy creati...

  6. Helsinki Noir

    Hiltunen, Pekka; Lehtolainen, Leena; Ala-Harja, Riikka
    Akashic Books 2014

    “The 14 stories in this Akashic noir anthology provide a bizarre and gruesome window into this outwardly tranquil and snow-covered city of Helsinki.”—Publishers Weekly   In Akashi...

  7. Tel Aviv Noir

    Taub, Gadi
    Akashic Books 2014

    Israeli crime fiction that “sets the bar high for subsequent Noir offerings. The genre is hot, Tel Aviv is exotic, and this volume is outstanding” (Library Journal, starred review)...

  8. Prison Noir

    Akashic Books 2014

    “A sobering experience . . . The power of this collection comes from the voices of these authors, voices suffused with rage, despair, and madness.” —The New York Times Book Review...

  9. Black Lotus

    K'wan
    Akashic Books 2014

    Selected for the Library Services for Youth in Custody 2015 In The Margins List One of Library Journal's Best African American Fiction Books of 2014"[A] heart-thumping thriller...K...

  10. As Flies to Whatless Boys : A Novel

    Antoni, Robert
    Akashic Books 2013

    Spanning from Victorian England to the West Indies, this is a prize-winning novel of adventure, love, comedy, and tragedy.   In 1845 London, engineer, philosopher, philanthropist,...

  11. Every Boy Should Have a Man : A Novel

    Allen, Preston L.
    Akashic Books 2013

    “James Baldwin meets Aldous Huxley” in this “highly original” speculative fable (Chicago Tribune).  Nominated for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction   In a post-human wor...

  12. God Carlos

    Winkler, Anthony C.
    Akashic Books 2012

    This tragicomic novel set in sixteenth-century Jamaica is a "gusty, boisterous, [and] entertaining . . . slice of historical fiction" (Alan Cheuse, NPR, All Things Considered). Wi...

  13. Havana Noir

    Akashic Books 2007

    "[A] superb collection . . . The 18 stories by current and former residents of Havana are gritty, heartbreaking and capture the city." —Orlando Sentinel To most outsiders, Havana...

  14. Manhattan Noir

    Akashic Books 2006

    "A pleasing variety of Manhattan neighborhoods come to life in Block's solid anthology. . . . The writing is of a high order and a nice mix of styles." —Publishers Weekly New Yor...