Akashic Books
@akashicbooks.bsky.social
Independent publisher in Brooklyn dedicated to reverse-gentrification of the literary world.
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we don’t make bicycles
BUT WE DO MAKE BOOKS
BLACK FRIDAY SALE
50% OFF ALL BOOKS 📚
FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY
Use the code BF2025 at checkout
Some exclusions apply
BUT WE DO MAKE BOOKS
BLACK FRIDAY SALE
50% OFF ALL BOOKS 📚
FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY
Use the code BF2025 at checkout
Some exclusions apply
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
we don’t make bicycles
BUT WE DO MAKE BOOKS
BLACK FRIDAY SALE
50% OFF ALL BOOKS 📚
FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY
Use the code BF2025 at checkout
Some exclusions apply
BUT WE DO MAKE BOOKS
BLACK FRIDAY SALE
50% OFF ALL BOOKS 📚
FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY
Use the code BF2025 at checkout
Some exclusions apply
DC Hardcore band Swiz has a new book out along with their beautiful box set on Dischord Records.
They will be doing a book signing on Dec. 6 at Lost Origins Gallery in Washington DC!
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You can order their book at
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/swiz/
They will be doing a book signing on Dec. 6 at Lost Origins Gallery in Washington DC!
@dischord.com
You can order their book at
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/swiz/
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
DC Hardcore band Swiz has a new book out along with their beautiful box set on Dischord Records.
They will be doing a book signing on Dec. 6 at Lost Origins Gallery in Washington DC!
@dischord.com
You can order their book at
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/swiz/
They will be doing a book signing on Dec. 6 at Lost Origins Gallery in Washington DC!
@dischord.com
You can order their book at
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/swiz/
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"We wanted something that was alive...will survive...and flourish under the curation of a fresh set of poets." Read the full #interview about the New-Generation African Poets #Chapbook series. @akashicbooks.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/a-conversati...
A Conversation with Chris Abani and Kwame Dawes
"We wanted something that was alive, highlighted an ever-expanding list of books by these poets, and that will hopefully survive the both of us and flourish under the curation of a fresh set of poets....
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November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"We wanted something that was alive...will survive...and flourish under the curation of a fresh set of poets." Read the full #interview about the New-Generation African Poets #Chapbook series. @akashicbooks.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/a-conversati...
María Auxiliadora Álvarez will be at the Miami Book Fair Nov. 22 3:25pm
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DESPLEGANDO EL VERSO: NOVEDADES DE POESÍA – POESÍA - Miami Book Fair
Un sol caído avanza, de la venezolana María Auxiliadora Álvarez, es un recuento de la memoria y los mundos perdidos a consecuencia de la inmigración, como la familia, los amigos y la lengua. En Aguas ...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
María Auxiliadora Álvarez will be at the Miami Book Fair Nov. 22 3:25pm
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Saturday, November 22 at 3pm, join Danny Goldberg, in conversation with Sam Hollander, discussing “Liberals With Attitude”. Free and open to the public. Books will be available for sale and signing. #bookstore #coffeeshop #katonah @katonahreadingroom.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Saturday, November 22 at 3pm, join Danny Goldberg, in conversation with Sam Hollander, discussing “Liberals With Attitude”. Free and open to the public. Books will be available for sale and signing. #bookstore #coffeeshop #katonah @katonahreadingroom.bsky.social
With his new memoir “The Royal We” out now, @floodmagazine spoke to Roddy Bottum (Faith No More, Imperial Teen, MAN ON MAN) about coming out in the early ’90s, provoking MAGA, and more.
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5 Questions with Roddy Bottum
With his new memoir The Royal We out now, we spoke to the member of Faith No More, Imperial Teen, and Man on Man about coming out in the early ’90s, provoking MAGA, and more.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
With his new memoir “The Royal We” out now, @floodmagazine spoke to Roddy Bottum (Faith No More, Imperial Teen, MAN ON MAN) about coming out in the early ’90s, provoking MAGA, and more.
@floodmagazine.bsky.social
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@floodmagazine.bsky.social
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Sunday coffee with African poets
August 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Sunday coffee with African poets
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Finished reading "Kumi: New-Generation African Poets."
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Dare Tunmise's "A Failed Attempt At Undoing Memories" was an excellent way to end this really, really good collection of #poetry chapbooks.
#books #reading #poems
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Dare Tunmise's "A Failed Attempt At Undoing Memories" was an excellent way to end this really, really good collection of #poetry chapbooks.
#books #reading #poems
KUMI: New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set
Amazon.com: KUMI: New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set: 9781636141886: Dawes, Kwame, Abani, Chris: Books
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December 21, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Finished reading "Kumi: New-Generation African Poets."
amzn.to/4g4vekm
📖🌍
Dare Tunmise's "A Failed Attempt At Undoing Memories" was an excellent way to end this really, really good collection of #poetry chapbooks.
#books #reading #poems
amzn.to/4g4vekm
📖🌍
Dare Tunmise's "A Failed Attempt At Undoing Memories" was an excellent way to end this really, really good collection of #poetry chapbooks.
#books #reading #poems
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And so #RoddyBottum speaks at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social with #BrontezPurnell — a fine night out! And also an early evening night out, which frankly I very much appreciate.
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
And so #RoddyBottum speaks at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social with #BrontezPurnell — a fine night out! And also an early evening night out, which frankly I very much appreciate.
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‘I was the only out queer guy in rock’: Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum
‘I was the only out queer guy in rock’: Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum
The keyboard player on his heroin overdose, how Kurt Cobain wanted to be gay and why his memoir will ruin his Christian relatives’ Thanksgiving dinner
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
‘I was the only out queer guy in rock’: Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum
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I interviewed the awesome Roddy Bottum www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘I was the only out queer guy in rock’: Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum
The keyboard player on his heroin overdose, how Kurt Cobain wanted to be gay and why his memoir will ruin his Christian relatives’ Thanksgiving dinner
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I interviewed the awesome Roddy Bottum www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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How Guns N’ Roses “Suffocating” Bravado Helped Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum Accept His Own Identity
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How Guns N’ Roses “Suffocating” Bravado Helped Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum Accept His Own Identity
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November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How Guns N’ Roses “Suffocating” Bravado Helped Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum Accept His Own Identity
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The Royal We, Roddy Bottum
A raw, lyrical memoir from Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum, charting his path from closeted teen to queer icon in the punk-fueled San Francisco of the 1980s. A candid, electric story of music, identity, and survival.
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#RoddyBottum #FaithNoMore
A raw, lyrical memoir from Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum, charting his path from closeted teen to queer icon in the punk-fueled San Francisco of the 1980s. A candid, electric story of music, identity, and survival.
queerazon.com/product/the-...
#RoddyBottum #FaithNoMore
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Royal We, Roddy Bottum
A raw, lyrical memoir from Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum, charting his path from closeted teen to queer icon in the punk-fueled San Francisco of the 1980s. A candid, electric story of music, identity, and survival.
queerazon.com/product/the-...
#RoddyBottum #FaithNoMore
A raw, lyrical memoir from Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum, charting his path from closeted teen to queer icon in the punk-fueled San Francisco of the 1980s. A candid, electric story of music, identity, and survival.
queerazon.com/product/the-...
#RoddyBottum #FaithNoMore
Danny Goldberg discusses his book, “Liberals with Attitude,” on @legalafmtn.bsky.social
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Trump WREAKS HAVOC on LA as He DECLARES WAR on American Cities
YouTube video by Legal AF
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November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Danny Goldberg discusses his book, “Liberals with Attitude,” on @legalafmtn.bsky.social
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Katrina Brownlee is featured in the Guardian for her book, “And Then Came the Blues”
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#domesticviolence
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#domesticviolence
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My ex shot me 10 times – and after the coma, I became an undercover cop
When Katrina Brownlee tried to leave her fiance, he aimed a gun at her pregnant stomach. The 22-year-old wasn’t expected to survive, let alone walk again. But she soon began her fight for other victim...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Katrina Brownlee is featured in the Guardian for her book, “And Then Came the Blues”
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#domesticviolence
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#domesticviolence
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Roddy Bottum is on Queer the Music podcast with Jake Shears to discuss his new memoir, “The Royal We!”
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'Epic' by Faith No More with Roddy Bottum
Podcast Episode · Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives · 11/18/2025 · 51m
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November 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Roddy Bottum is on Queer the Music podcast with Jake Shears to discuss his new memoir, “The Royal We!”
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Edwidge Danticat will be reading from her book, "Watch for Falling Iguanas," at the Miami Book Fair on Saturday, November 22 @ 2:00 pm @miamibookfair.bsky.social
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Author Storytime! Edwidge Danticat Reads Watch Out for Falling Iguanas - Miami Book Fair
In Watch Out for Falling Iguanas, young Leila sets off for school on a rare chilly day in Miami. Her walk is filled with curious encounters, like roaming peacocks and chickens crossing the road, but s...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Edwidge Danticat will be reading from her book, "Watch for Falling Iguanas," at the Miami Book Fair on Saturday, November 22 @ 2:00 pm @miamibookfair.bsky.social
www.miamibookfair.com/event/author...
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Roddy Bottum will be in San Luis Obispo at A Satellite of Love on Nov. 19 to discuss his new memoir, “The Royal We.”
1335 Walker St, San Luis Obispo, CA
1335 Walker St, San Luis Obispo, CA
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Roddy Bottum will be in San Luis Obispo at A Satellite of Love on Nov. 19 to discuss his new memoir, “The Royal We.”
1335 Walker St, San Luis Obispo, CA
1335 Walker St, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sacramento Noir is a best Moody Page-Turner!!
Check out Sacramento Noir at
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#noir #noirfiction
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Check out Sacramento Noir at
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#noir #noirfiction
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Best of the City 2025 - Food, books, venues & more in Sacramento
Here's our list of the best local restaurants, books, new venues and more across Sacramento that made us balloon with hometown pride in 2025.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Sacramento Noir is a best Moody Page-Turner!!
Check out Sacramento Noir at
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/sacr...
#noir #noirfiction
@sactownmagazine.bsky.social
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Check out Sacramento Noir at
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/sacr...
#noir #noirfiction
@sactownmagazine.bsky.social
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Andrew Yang has a new book coming out on February 3rd called, “Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth.”
It’s a humorous inside account of his personal journey!
Preorder:
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/hey-...
It’s a humorous inside account of his personal journey!
Preorder:
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/hey-...
Hey Yang, Where's My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth - Akashic Books
From former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, a candid and humorous blueprint for finding optimism in troubling times Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before the February 3...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Andrew Yang has a new book coming out on February 3rd called, “Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth.”
It’s a humorous inside account of his personal journey!
Preorder:
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/hey-...
It’s a humorous inside account of his personal journey!
Preorder:
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/hey-...
Roddy Bottum is interviewed on California Sun for his new memoir, "The Royal We!"
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Roddy Bottum: A queer rock pioneer remembers San Francisco's lost era
Roddy Bottum, a founder of the alternative metal band Faith No More, chronicles 1980s and '90s San Francisco — a dark, overlooked era between the Summer
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November 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Roddy Bottum is interviewed on California Sun for his new memoir, "The Royal We!"
@califsun.bsky.social
www.californiasun.co/podcast/rodd...
@califsun.bsky.social
www.californiasun.co/podcast/rodd...
Brian Baker’s new book of photos is reviewed in the LA Times!
You can order a copy here:
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/the-...
#punkrock #punk #badreligion
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You can order a copy here:
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#punkrock #punk #badreligion
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How Bad Religion guitarist Brian Baker's iPhone photos became a visual punk rock diary
Punk legend Brian Baker, who helped define hardcore with Minor Threat and later joined Bad Religion, recently published his first photography book, 'The Road.'
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November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Brian Baker’s new book of photos is reviewed in the LA Times!
You can order a copy here:
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/the-...
#punkrock #punk #badreligion
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You can order a copy here:
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/the-...
#punkrock #punk #badreligion
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We are excited to announce Gina Gershon’s new book, "AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley & Learned to Love My Boobs," preorder!
includes:
—An autographed copy of "AlphaPussy"
—A Gildan 5000 blk "AlphaPussy" T-Shirt designed by Gina
akashicbooks.com/catalog/gina-gershon-preorder/
includes:
—An autographed copy of "AlphaPussy"
—A Gildan 5000 blk "AlphaPussy" T-Shirt designed by Gina
akashicbooks.com/catalog/gina-gershon-preorder/
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We are excited to announce Gina Gershon’s new book, "AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley & Learned to Love My Boobs," preorder!
includes:
—An autographed copy of "AlphaPussy"
—A Gildan 5000 blk "AlphaPussy" T-Shirt designed by Gina
akashicbooks.com/catalog/gina-gershon-preorder/
includes:
—An autographed copy of "AlphaPussy"
—A Gildan 5000 blk "AlphaPussy" T-Shirt designed by Gina
akashicbooks.com/catalog/gina-gershon-preorder/
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NEW! Ep. 541 - Roddy Bottum, Faith No More
Roddy Bottum, Faith No More founding member and keyboardist, has penned his memoir. We get candid about "The Royal We," fear of coming out in the 80s, the infamous Guns N' Roses tour, and much more.
youtu.be/iFHcAdxGtso @akashicbooks.bsky.social
Roddy Bottum, Faith No More founding member and keyboardist, has penned his memoir. We get candid about "The Royal We," fear of coming out in the 80s, the infamous Guns N' Roses tour, and much more.
youtu.be/iFHcAdxGtso @akashicbooks.bsky.social
Roddy Bottum, Faith No More: "The Royal We" is "One in a Million" | Ep. 541
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November 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
NEW! Ep. 541 - Roddy Bottum, Faith No More
Roddy Bottum, Faith No More founding member and keyboardist, has penned his memoir. We get candid about "The Royal We," fear of coming out in the 80s, the infamous Guns N' Roses tour, and much more.
youtu.be/iFHcAdxGtso @akashicbooks.bsky.social
Roddy Bottum, Faith No More founding member and keyboardist, has penned his memoir. We get candid about "The Royal We," fear of coming out in the 80s, the infamous Guns N' Roses tour, and much more.
youtu.be/iFHcAdxGtso @akashicbooks.bsky.social