PersonaNonData (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
I first learned about Akashic books by picking up a copy of their DC Noir anthology many years ago and only then because it was edited by George Pelecanos one of my favorite authors. Since then they have released several more in the series but I also started reading some of their crime novels set in Cuba. I've read several and had a few more sitting on the 'to be read' shelf These books are thoroughly...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
This Sunday's free Brooklyn Book Festival is a one-day-only explosion of authors, publishers, poets and scholars, all gathering for discussions on four stages about anything and everything related to books, which are those heavy things people drag around for times when they can't read blogs. Check out some of the bold face names who'll be participating: Joan Didion, Jonathan Lethem, Dorothy Jonathan...
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
KANSAS CITY - Dustin Pedroia has hit in 25 straight road games, which is the longest road hitting streak by a Red Sox player since Tris Speaker in 1913. Since 1956, the top road hitting streaks: Johnny Temple, Cleveland, 33 games, Aug. 21-June 9, 1961; Luis Castillo, Florida, 27, May 5-July 16, 2002; and now Pedroia.
Secret Dead Blog (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
Prepare your children! Warn your spouses! From the laboratory of mad noir genius Dr. Louis Boxer comes the official word... NoirCon 2010 – International Noir November 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Johnny Temple – Recipient of the Jay and Deen Kogan Award for Excellence in Publishing George Pelecanos – Recipient of the David L. Goodis Award NoirCon 2010 Headquarters: Society Hill Playhouse 507 South 8th Street...
The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
This is slicing it pretty thin, but ... Dustin Pedroia has hit safely in 23 consecutive road games , tying Pete Rose and Joey Cora for the 4th-longest streak by a second baseman since 1956. Johnny Temple 1960-08-21 - 1961-06-09 - 33 Luis Castillo 2002-05-05 - 2002-07-16 - 27 Steve Sax 1985-06-27 - 1985-08-24 - 24 Pete Rose 1965-07-01 - 1965-08-23 - 23 Joey Cora 1997-04-17 - 1997-06-10 - 23 Dustin Pedroia...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Borough president Marty Markowitz greeted a throng of New York literati who came out to Brooklyn Heights for a reception last Friday afternoon where he and Akashic Books publisher Johnny Temple (in the red shirt) announced some of the sponsors and celebrity guests for the third annual Brooklyn Book Festival , which will be held on September 14. PEN American Center and Words Without Borders are signing...
The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 12/22/2007
Although its name sounds like a sneeze, Akashic is really a marvelously inventive paperback house run by musician Johnny Temple, the bassist of the rock group Girls Against Boys. Akashic is a Brooklyn-based independent company dedicated to "publishing urban literary fiction and political nonfiction by authors who are either ignored by the mainstream, or who have no interest in working within the
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 11/14/2007
Brooklyn Book Festival organizers are not happy: New York Is Book Country, on hiatus for the past three years, has been revived—and while it was initially planned to run in July 2008, it has changed its date and will now run the very same day as the Brooklyn fest next year: September 14, according to Publisher's Weekly . Akashic Books publisher Johnny Temple, one of the Brooklyn fair’s lead organizers,...
Community Press (Free subscription) | 11/09/2007
The Thanksgiving football rivalry between Mount Airy Little Flower and Groesbeck St. Ann may see its final Gravy Bowl game this year.
Maud Newton (Free subscription) | 10/17/2007
This Thursday night at the Brooklyn Public Library, Akashic Books celebrates ten years of reverse-gentrifying the literary world. “I think that literature should be consumed by more than just the [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/04/2007
Akashic Books, an indie New York City publisher founded by a punk rocker, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a West Coast tour by three of its best writers (Chris Abani, Joe Meno, Felicia Luna Lemus). They stop Monday in Seattle.
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 09/20/2007
When St. Martin's published Tender As Hellfire back in 1999, Joe Meno met with strong critical reception, and the...
The Gowanus Lounge (Free subscription) | 09/14/2007
It's already been blogged about extensively, but it's always worth posting a reminder that the Brooklyn Book Festival will take place on Sunday (9/16) at Borough Hall and other close-by locations from 10AM to 6PM. There are a lot of publishers and book sellers that set up shop at the fest, but the real draw are the presentations, readings and panel discussions. You can find the full program here by...
