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Independent publisher in Brooklyn dedicated to reverse-gentrification of the literary world. https://linktr.ee/AkashicBooks

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Ep. #1072: Ani DiFranco - Kreative Kontrol Ani DiFranco returns to discuss her new book, 'The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music & Freedom,' her involvement in establishing the Buffalo, New York arts hub known as Babev...

@anidifranco.bsky.social is on the new episode of @vishkhanna.bsky.social Kreative Kontrol discussing her new book, "The Spirit of Ani."
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Listen at vishkhanna.com/2026/03/03/e...

03.03.2026 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gina Gershon discusses her new book, "AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs," with Cat Woods at the LA Times.
Read the entire article at www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Available through Akashic Books at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/alph... or at your local bookstore

03.03.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The Spirit of Ani" is out now!
β€” In this powerful collaborative work, @anidifranco is in conversation with cultural anthropologist @laurencoylerosen, offering an unprecedented window into her fiercely prolific journeys.

Available through Akashic Books at
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/the-...

03.03.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gina Gershon’s book, β€œAlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley & Learned to Love My Boobs,” is OUT TODAY!! Gina Gershon offers cautionary (& often hilarious) tales of surviving the San Fernando Valley & Hollywood, revealing how she learned to become an AlphaPussy.

www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/alph...

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1072!

Ani DiFranco

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03.03.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review: β€œThis Ain’t Rock β€˜n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich” by Daniel Rachel Proto-edgelords and problematic faves, assemble

At Zona Motel, I wrote about Daniel Rachel's This Ain’t Rock β€˜n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich (on @akashicbooks.bsky.social). zonamotel.substack.com/p/review-thi...

03.03.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read An Exclusive Excerpt From Ani DiFranco's New Book 'The Spirit Of Ani' Tomorrow, Ani DiFranco’s new book The Spirit Of Ani hits the shelves. Following her 2019 memoir No Walls And The Recurring Dream, The Spirit Of Ani finds the legendary musician and activist in convers...

Read an exclusive excerpt from @anidifranco.bsky.social's new book 'The Spirit Of Ani'

02.03.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Yang calls out Silicon Valley, Democratic leaders over AI, 2024 election in SF conversation Former 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang sat down for a conversation with ABC7 Eyewitness News anchor Kristen Sze in San Francisco. During his presidential run, Yang campaigned on being tuned in...

Kristen Sze discusses Andrew Yang's new book, "Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?" along with Silicon Valley and our current political situation. @kristensze.bsky.social

You can watch the interview here:
abc7news.com/post/andrew-...

Available at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/hey-...

03.03.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3rd March | Gina Gershon in Conversation with Bowen Yang Gina Gershon and Bowen Yang come together as the acclaimed actress, musician, and cultural icon shares outrageous, heartfelt, and hard-won stories from her life on and off screen, from the San Fernand...

Dont' miss Gina Gershon with Bowen Yang discussing her new book, "AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs" at How To Academy on March 3 at 7PM!

howtoacademy.com/north-americ...

03.03.2026 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive Gina Gershon Preorder - Akashic Books This exclusive preorder package includes an autographed copy of AlphaPussy, along with a custom Gildan 5000 T-shirt designed by Gina Gershon. This page is for the exclusive preorder package. To order...

Gina Gershon gets a shoutout from CutureWag for her upcoming book, "AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs!" You can get the exclusive preorder of book through Akashic Books at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/gina-gershon-preorder/

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28.02.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gina Gershon reflects on Hollywood challenges, Tom Cruise and meeting JFK Jr.
YouTube video by FOX 5 New York Gina Gershon reflects on Hollywood challenges, Tom Cruise and meeting JFK Jr.

Gina Gershon discusses her upcoming book, "AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs," on Good Day NY
youtu.be/pmyI6niyDig?...

28.02.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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D.M. Aderibigbe's new collection of poems, "82nd Division," is reviewed by World Literature Today Magazine.
@worldlittoday.bsky.social

worldliteraturetoday.org/2026/march/8...

Available through Akashic Books at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/82nd...

27.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THURSDAY MARCH 12 7PM
Join Gina Gershon in discussion with Linda Perry at Barnes and Noble at the Grove presenting Gina's upcoming book, "
AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs."

www.eventbrite.com/e/gina-gersh...

27.02.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover for Prayer for the Living by Ben Okri (Akashic Books): Topical and timely, Booker Prize–winning author Ben Okri’s new collection of short stories blurs parallel realities and walks the line between darkness and magic. https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/prayer-for-the-living/

Book cover for Prayer for the Living by Ben Okri (Akashic Books): Topical and timely, Booker Prize–winning author Ben Okri’s new collection of short stories blurs parallel realities and walks the line between darkness and magic. https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/prayer-for-the-living/

Book cover forΒ Delphinium GospelΒ by Denzel Scott (ELJ Editions): A triptych-structured poetry collection that explores the blessing of creation as a manifesting interplay between horrific grief and desperate longing in the aftermath of murder. https://elj-editions.com/delphinium-gospel/

Book cover forΒ Delphinium GospelΒ by Denzel Scott (ELJ Editions): A triptych-structured poetry collection that explores the blessing of creation as a manifesting interplay between horrific grief and desperate longing in the aftermath of murder. https://elj-editions.com/delphinium-gospel/

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Delphinium GospelΒ (by @denzelscott.bsky.social, ELJ Editions) & Prayer for the Living (by Ben Okri, @akashicbooks.bsky.social). See alt-text.

#DSPBposts @emergejournal.bsky.social πŸ’™πŸ“š #BookSky #bookstodon #BlackHistoryMonth #bookish #booklovers #BooksWorthReading #read

27.02.2026 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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THE READING ROOM: Ani DiFranco and Lauren Coyle Rosen’s β€˜The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music, and Freedom’ In her riveting memoir No Walls and the Recurring Dream, Ani DiFranco shared the ways that music brought her β€œdeeper and deeper into the world.” For the singer and songwriter, music and poetry created...

Ani DiFranco's upcoming book, "The Spirit of Ani," is reviewed by No Depression @anidifranco.bsky.social @nodepression.bsky.social

nodepression.org/the-reading-...

27.02.2026 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Daniel Rachel's book about pop music’s fascination with the swastika and Nazism, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll" is reviewed in the Wall Street Journal at
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

@danielrachel.bsky.social @wsj.com

You can order his book through Akashic Books at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/this...

27.02.2026 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs - Akashic Books Gina Gershon offers cautionary (and often hilarious) tales of surviving the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, revealing how she learned to become an AlphaPussy This page is for the regular edition o...

Gina Gershon discuss her new book, "AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs," on TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle

youtu.be/Rx9zKuFo59E?...

Available for pre-order from Akashic Books at
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/alphapussy/

27.02.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dwight Thompson's "My Own Dear People" makes no. 9 on PopMatters 10 Writers Remaking African Literature in 2026!!
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www.popmatters.com/african-lite...

26.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Yang on tariff ruling: β€˜People should be furious at this mismanagement of the economy on the part of the president.’ | CNN Politics Andrew Yang joins CNN’s Boris Sanchez to react to the Supreme Court ruling that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe. Yang also of...

Andrew Yang was on CNN to discuss tariffs and his new book, "Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth" with Boris Sanchez.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/p...

His book is available through Akashic Books at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/hey-...

25.02.2026 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Book Soup event with AndrewYang tonight has been postponed due to weather/travel
@booksoupofficial.bsky.social

24.02.2026 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red Hook Library welcomes author Tim McLoughlin, Akashic Books publisher & editor-in-chief Johnny Temple, & EveryLibrary Exec. Director John Chrastka to discuss the making of Brooklyn Noir
@bklynlibrary.bsky.social

Wed, March 4th | 6:30-8PM

Red Hook Interim Library
362 Van Brunt St
Brooklyn, NY

24.02.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Andrew Yang FEBRUARY 27 in Seattle, WA in conversation with Jonathan Sposato at Town Hall at 1119 8th Ave. at 7:300PM
@jonathansposato.bsky.social @townhallseattle.bsky.social

townhallseattle.org/event/andrew...

#andrewyang #jonathansposato

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Meet Andrew Yang FEBRUARY 26 in San Francisco, CA in conversation with Kristen Sze with Manny's Books at 3092 16th St. at 6:00PM
@kristensze.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...

#andrewyang #rainnwilson

24.02.2026 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Folk Punk Icon Ani DiFranco Announces 'The Spirit Of Ani' With Lauren Coyle Rosen - That Eric Alper New York, NY – Today, prolific singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco announces herupcoming book,Β The Spirit of Ani, with coauthor Lauren Coyle Rosen, out March 3rd onAkashic Books.Β The Spirit of AniΒ is a cap...

Ani DiFranco discusses her upcoming book, "The Spirit of Ani," on That Eric Alper @thatericalper.com @anidifranco.bsky.social

www.thatericalper.com/2026/02/22/f...

24.02.2026 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How To Grow And Use Your Authentic Voice with Kenny Stills! Podcast Episode Β· Get Authentic with Marques Ogden Β· January 26 Β· 29m

Check out Get Authentic w/ Marques Ogden as he discusses Kenny Stills new book, "Still Growing, Still Learning, Still Me: A Journey of Protest, Healing, and Personal Transformation."

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Find Kenny's book at Akashic Books at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/stil...

21.02.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Extended interview: Andrew Yang reflects on 2020 campaign and warns of looming AI consequences During the 2020 presidential race, Andrew Yang warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence long before it was on Washington, D.C.'s radar. He's out with a new book about his experience running fo...

Andrew Yang is on The Takeout with Major Garrett on CBS to discuss his new book, "Hey Yang, Where's My Thousand Bucks?"
www.cbsnews.com/video/extend...

His new book is available through Akashic Books at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/hey-...

21.02.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please Refer To Roddy Bottum As The Royal We Roddy BottumΒ is one of the founders and keyboardist of the iconic band Faith No More. In his memoir, The Royal We, Roddy shares his coming-of-age and out-of-the-closet stories in a pre-tech-boom San F...

Roddy Bottum has lived quite a life, shared in his memoir, The Royal We, AND on our podcast. From LA to SF to NYC, #FaithNoMore to #ImperialTeen, coming of age and coming out of the closet, it’s all here! @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @akashicbooks.bsky.social
@hwpr-la.bsky.social #80s

20.02.2026 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join Gina Gershon in discussion with Bowen Yang at How To Academy on MARCH 3RD 7PM at Cooper Union in NYC. They will be discussing Gina’s new book, β€œAlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs.”
Tickets available here:
www.strandbooks.com/offsite-at-c...

20.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gina Gershon discusses her new book, "AlphaPussy," with @vinyldistrict.bsky.social
Pre-order it from Akashic Books at
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/gina...

20.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover for Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada by Gabriel Allahdua, with Edward Dunsworth (Between the Lines): In this singular firsthand account, a former migrant worker reveals a disturbing system of exploitation at the heart of Canada’s farm labour system. https://btlbooks.com/book/harvesting-freedom

Book cover for Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada by Gabriel Allahdua, with Edward Dunsworth (Between the Lines): In this singular firsthand account, a former migrant worker reveals a disturbing system of exploitation at the heart of Canada’s farm labour system. https://btlbooks.com/book/harvesting-freedom

Book cover for Cosmogramma by Courttia Newland (Akashic Books): A dark and incisive collection of speculative short stories set in an alternate future of interstellar space travel, robots, mythical creatures, and the uncanny. https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/cosmogramma/

Book cover for Cosmogramma by Courttia Newland (Akashic Books): A dark and incisive collection of speculative short stories set in an alternate future of interstellar space travel, robots, mythical creatures, and the uncanny. https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/cosmogramma/

Book cover for Redundancies and Potentials by Dominique Dickey (Neon Hemlock Press): Science fiction/fantasy featured in 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 (https://lithub.com/100-notable-small-press-books-of-2025/): "Two sisters are given an important mission: stop an insurrection from happening decades in the future to save the world… a defiant story about sisterhood and justice…" https://www.neonhemlock.com/books/redundancies-and-potentials

Book cover for Redundancies and Potentials by Dominique Dickey (Neon Hemlock Press): Science fiction/fantasy featured in 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 (https://lithub.com/100-notable-small-press-books-of-2025/): "Two sisters are given an important mission: stop an insurrection from happening decades in the future to save the world… a defiant story about sisterhood and justice…" https://www.neonhemlock.com/books/redundancies-and-potentials

Book cover for A River Called Time by Courttia Newland (Akashic Books): A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics, and conscience, set in parallel Londons. https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/a-river-called-time/

Book cover for A River Called Time by Courttia Newland (Akashic Books): A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics, and conscience, set in parallel Londons. https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/a-river-called-time/

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