Usnavy has always been a true believer. When the Cuban Revolution triumphed in 1959, he was just a young man and eagerly signed on for all of its promises. But as the years have passed, the sacrifice
Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book is comprised of all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood
Collects the poster art of Brad Klausen, who grew up in southern California and moved to Seattle in 1999 to begin a nine-year career as the in-house graphic designer for the world-famous rock band Pea
Here's what the critics have to say about William Upski Wimsatt's previous work:"Spiritual heir to Norman Mailer."?The Atlantic"Wimsatt's charisma stems from his courage."?Cornel West"Bomb the Suburbs
An exciting collection of poetry and prose from NY Writers Coalition's workshops for formerly voiceless New Yorkers. The real NYC, bursting with funny, engaging and haunting stories.
From the early days of the secret Oslo talks through the recent crises and new developments in Israel and Palestine, Yossi Beilin has been at the center of it all. This book highlights his intensive a
“Sick, depraved, and heartbreaking—in other words, a great read, a great book. Suicide Casanova is erotic noir and Nersesian’s hard-boiled prose comes at you like a jailhouse confession.”—Jonathan Ame
Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don't Have Bruises is a confessional, stylistic account (in the Joan Didion tradition) of coming of age in the Bronx alongside the birth and evol
No simple tale of psychopathic yuppie greed, The Fuck-Up is a thriller with a literary soul set in the pre-chic lower east side. The narrative follows a nameless hero from the girlfriend who kicks him
“Hot stuff for politically and economically astute pop-music collections.”—Booklist“A great primer on how poorly the music industry tends to treat its artists.”—New York PressCourtney Love and Public
“A great, courageous fellow, a man of deep moral convictions and an uncompromising disposition.”—John Kerry on Ron Kovic“As relevant as ever, this book is an education. Ron is a true American, and his
The Swing Voter of Staten Island takes place over the course of one week in 1980. Nersesian's protagonist Uli, suffering from amnesia, finds himself on a mission, but he isn't quite sure what that mis
“Nersesian’s extravagantly imagined dystopia relies—as did those in Philip Roth’s Plot Against America and Michael Chabon’s Yiddish Policemen’s Union—on an alternate, counterfactual history.”—The New
