Akashic Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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An award-winning indie publisher dedicated to reverse-gentrification of the literary world. https://t.co/57ZICHn2my

Egyptian Art
G. (Gaston) 1846-1916 Maspero
PLEASE NOTE: New location for this #BKBF event... 4pm Character Studies: featuring Don Lee, Elizabeth Nunez, and Claire Messud; moderated by Carolyn Kellogg https://t.co/RycK5umu3y Center for Brooklyn History 128 Pierrepont Street
Paperback, 2016
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Will Survive: A Children's Picture Book
Frederick J. Perren
On this day in 1978... Gloria Gaynor released #IWillSurvive! In June we put out a children's picture book based on the lyrics to Dino Fekaris & Frederick J. Perren’s disco hit with beautiful illustrations by Kaitlyn Shea O'Connor! https://t.co/LhNxIXKGN9 #LyricPop https://t.co/2Z9vfd7gyZ
Hardcover, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Matter: Athletes and Activism
Etan Thomas
CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY We Matter: Athletes and Activism by Etan Thomas “A necessary read.” —@LibraryJournal, A Best Book of 2018 https://t.co/dZDj9cO7sG @etanthomas36 @EdgeofSports https://t.co/y05Kcna1m7
Paperback, 2018
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A River Called Time
Courttia Newland
A River Called Time by @courttianewland “A dystopian multiverse imagined at thrilling scale . . . Extraordinary . . . The excitement lies largely in its ideas about power and personal responsibility.” —@TheTLS http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/a-river-called-time/ 📸: Brooklyn Caribbean Lit Fest https://t.co/FOY8BYgizc
Hardcover, 2021
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dubliners: New Edition
Nahmy Publisher
30% OFF holiday discount? YES! NEW EDITION of Pulitzer prize–winning photographer Lucian Perkins's #HardArt!! http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/hard-art-dc-1979/ Our site offers a 25% discount — use code “Holiday30” at checkout for an additional 5% off! #LucianPerkins #AlecMacKaye #HenryRollins https://t.co/mPqKRD3BiT
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Nane: New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set
Kwame Dawes
TOMORROW! Tue, 10/5 at 6:30PM ET @SchomburgCenter for Research in Black Culture present: @kwamedawes, Chris Abani & contributors discuss #NANE, the newest @AfricanPoetryBF project—a 14-piece, limited-edition box set! Event: http://ow.ly/VeMh50GlwCC Book: http://ow.ly/H2TS50GlwCD https://t.co/f9Taiqrygv
Hardcover, 2021
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Planet Claire: Suite for Cello and Sad-Eyed Lovers
Jeff Porter
Our very own Planet Claire by Jeff Porter is on this list and we couldn’t agree more! https://t.co/BFn3XgS8lA https://t.co/nL1tDBSj0y
Hardcover, 2021
$37.95$18.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Minor Characters: Stories
Jaime Clarke
Boston Noir 2: The Classics Edited by Dennis Lehane, Mary Cotton and Jaime Clarke Dennis Lehane returns to coedit, with Cotton & Clarke, the sequel to the best-selling evergreen anthology Boston Noir, culling classic stories from the city’s dark literary legacy. https://t.co/8fSToqXbAq
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I Love You Too
Ziggy Marley
Happy Valentine's Day! I Love You Too by Ziggy Marley “A sweetly affectionate ode to togetherness and love.” —@PublishersWkly https://t.co/ggNTiz21bs #valentine #valentinesday #happyvalentinesday #childrensbook #ILoveYouToo #reggae @ziggymarley @tuffgongww https://t.co/bfVmikCVJo
Hardcover, 2014
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Persuasive
Jordan Hartshorne
#HBD to Frederick Douglass! CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn Edited by Theodore Hamm “Persuasively and passionately makes the case that the borough became a powerful forum for Douglass’s abolitionist agenda.” —@nytimesbooks http://akashicbooks.com/catalog/frederick-douglass-in-brooklyn/ https://t.co/LjnmQX7qHB
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