Sneak Peek: THE MECHANICS OF HOMOSEXUAL INTERCOURSE by Lonely Christopher

Akashic Books presents a preview of Lonely Christopher's debut

short-story collection, THE MECHANICS OF HOMOSEXUAL

INTERCOURSE, the newest addition to Dennis Cooper's

Little House on the Bowery series.

click images to enlarge text of the story "Milk" (in its entirety below)

"Praise seems superfluous for a book as accomplished, cohesive,

and devastating as Lonely Christopher's debut collection, so consider

these words admiration instead, and admonishment: if you still think

fiction counts for anything, then you should buy this book right now."

--Dale Peck

HOLIDAY BOOK SALE

Happy Holidays

from Akashic Books!

We're offering two sales this season:

*** 3 books from the Noir Series for the price of 2 ***

- Order 2 books with credit card from our website

- After you've placed the order, send an email

to Akashic7@aol.com with the title of your third book

- We'll send all 3 books together within 1 - 2 days

- Free shipping/handling! Offer lasts until December 31!

*** 4 books for the price of 3 ***

- Order any 3 Akashic books from our website

- After you've placed the order, send an email

to Akashic7@aol.com with the title of your fourth book

(value must be equal to or lesser than each of the first 3 books)

- We'll send all 4 books together within 1 - 2 days

- Free shipping/handling! Offer lasts until December 31!

Sneak Peek: COWS, by Matthew Stokoe

Akashic Books is proud to present a preview of the forthcoming

reissue of Matthew Stokoe's debut novel, COWS,

selected by Dennis Cooper for his Little House on the Bowery series.

"[A] phantasmagoria of extreme violence, death, sex, bestiality, self-surgery, torture, and a really, really, really bad mother-son relationship, all of which takes what the marquis de Sade did and pushes it down the road a little farther. Stokoe is an able craftsman, which makes the content all the more horrifying as he blasts through boundaries and finds increasingly twisted ways of making readers squirm." --Publishers Weekly

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* COWS is available from AkashicBooks.com --

not available in bookstores until February! *

CLICK HERE TO ORDER

Sneak Peek: 100 POSTERS, 134 SQUIRRELS

Akashic Books presents a preview of the forthcoming 100 Posters, 134 Squirrels,

an updated, revised collection of Jay Ryan's first decade of compelling posters,

framed by essays from luminaries in the music, design, and poster worlds --

including Steve Albini, Art Chantry, Greg Kot, and Debra Parr.

Please click here to order -- not available in bookstores until December!

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Akashic Books at the Miami Book Fair

The Miami Book Fair comes to Miami Dade College this weekend!

Here's where and when to find Akashic authors:

--Fri., Nov. 19, 3:00pm

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus

300 N.E. Second Ave.

*writing workshop featuring Christina Garcia, registration required, please see here for details

--Sat., Nov. 20, 12:00pm

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Room 3410

300 N.E. Second Ave.

*featuring William Heffernan with authors Michael Koryta and Marin Solares

--Sun., Nov. 21, 10:00am

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Prometeo

300 N.E. Second Ave.

*featuring Preston L Allen with authors T Cooper and Vicki Hendricks

--Sun., Nov. 21, 12:00pm

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Pavilion A

300 N.E. Second Ave.

*featuring Edwidge Danticat with Haiti Noir contributors M.J. Fiervre and Mark Kurlansky, Josaphat-Robert Large, Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel, and Les Standiford, editor of Miami Noir

--Sun., Nov. 21, 12:30pm

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Room 3208-09

300 N.E. Second Ave.

*featuring Bernice L McFadden with authors Glenn Taylor and Michael Knight

--Sun., Nov. 21, 4:00 pm

Miami Dade College, Auditorium

300 N.E. Second Ave.

*featuring Nick Zinner (of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Stacy Wakefield, and Zachary Lipez; they will perform, present a slide show and read from Please Take Me Off the Guest List

Please visit the Miami Book Fair website for complete details.

Sneak Peek: FROM A BASEMENT IN SEATTLE, The Poster Art of Brad Klausen

FROM A BASEMENT IN SEATTLE is an extensive look into the creative process through which artist Brad Klausen generates imagery for rock posters for Pearl Jam, Built to Spill, Queens of the Stone Age, and others. Beginning chronologically with the first poster he made and ending with the most recent, this stunning book covers more than seventy-five different works. Sketches and detailed commentary of the story appear alongside the image of each finished poster, to give readers a rare look over the artist's shoulder to see the execution and concept of the individual designs.

"Brad's sensitivity to our planet and the corrupt ways in which it has been desecrated by those who have accepted greed into their hearts is a driving force behind his art and way of thinking... for nearly ten years, most every piece of art connected to our group had his stamp on it... he is certainly one of my favorite artists."

--Eddie Vedder, vocalist/guitarist, Pearl Jam

See below for a special preview of FROM A BASEMENT IN SEATTLE,

available for order here (not available in bookstores until December)!

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August 17, 2009: PEARL JAM/GOMEZ

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February 4, 5 and 6, 2009: ALICE IN CHAINS

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August 31, 2007: "IMMAGINE IN CORNICE"

PEARL JAM MOVIE POSTER

NoirCon 2010

AKASHIC BOOKS at NOIRCON!

Fri., Nov. 5 at Society Hill Playhouse, 507 South 8th St.

PHILADELPHIA, PA

-- 10:15 - 11:15am: Philadelphia Noir editor Carlin Romano, with contributors Keith Gilman, Duane Swierczynski, Meredith Anthony, Dennis Tafoya, and Jim Zervanos

-- 12:30–1:45pm: IACW Luncheon honoring William Heffernan, author of Dead Detective

-- 4:30–5:30pm: Writers on Noir panel discussion with William Heffernan, Reed Farrel Coleman, Cameron Ashley, Lorenzo Carcattera, Vicki Hendricks, and Daniel Woodrell

...and our very own Johnny Temple will receive the Jay and Deen Kogan award for Excellence in Publishing!

Click here for more information.