Fiction
Prospero's Daughter
"The very title of Elizabeth Nunez's gripping and richly imagined sixth novel, Prospero's Daughter, distances her work from both the original Tempest (in which the daughter, Miranda, is perhaps the least developed of all Shakespearean heroines) and from the many postcolonial reactions to the...
$20.95
Prospero's Daughter
"The very title of Elizabeth Nunez's gripping and richly imagined sixth novel, Prospero's Daughter, distances her work from both the original Tempest (in which the daughter, Miranda, is perhaps the least developed of all Shakespearean heroines) and from the many postcolonial reactions to the...
$20.95
Prayer for the Living
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. "No matter how different each story is in context or story line, Prayer for the Living is not...
$24.95
Philadelphia Noir (Akashic Noir)
"It's a collection enhanced by an unerring sense of place . . . that will please the most discriminating lovers of the dark side."--Kirkus Reviews"It took long enough for Akashic's noir series to get to Philly. Now that it has,...
$15.95
Nowhere Is a Place
“Nowhere Is a Place is a powerful portrait of family secrets, damage, and healing, probing deep below the surface of an African American family’s history to mend present day relationships . . . Ms. McFadden has a beautiful writing style that...
$20.95
New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean
"The Caribbean has a powerful, modern tradition of fantastic literature that's on full display in this anthology of original fiction by writers from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Bermuda...None of these writers is likely to be familiar to American audiences,...
$17.95
Nairobi Noir (Akashic Noir Series)
"Nairobi Noir takes readers into the enigmas that haunt Kenya’s most populous city through the deft storytelling of a stellar cast of writers, which includes Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Stanley Gazemba, Makena Onjerika, Troy Onyango, and others.”--Brittle Paper, One of 50 Notable...
$15.95
Mumbai Noir (Akashic Noir)
<DIV>"Tyrewala s insightful introduction greatly enhances the reading experience, and the glossary helps, too . . . The collection is astonishingly diverse . . . Tyrewala s anthology [offers] a sampling of brand-new authors and [a] superb introduction. It might...
$23.50
Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics (Akashic Noir)
Classic reprints from: Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, O. Henry, Irwin Shaw, Jerome Weidman, Damon Runyon, Evan Hunter, Jerrold Mundis, Edgar Allan Poe, Horace Gregory, Geoffrey Bartholomew, Cornell Woolrich, Barry N. Malzberg, Clark Howard, Jerome Charyn, Donald E. Westlake, Joyce Carol...
$15.95
Manhattan Noir (Akashic Noir Anthologies)
Brand-new stories by: Jeffery Deaver, Lawrence Block, Charles Ardai, Carol Lea Benjamin, Thomas H. Cook, Jim Fusilli, Robert Knightly, John Lutz, Liz Martínez, Maan Meyers, Martin Meyers, S.J. Rozan, Justin Scott, C.J. Sullivan, and Xu Xi.Lawrence Block has won most of...
$15.91
Loving Donovan
"Bernice L. McFadden is one of the best contemporary literary writers out there today...Her brilliance, her talent as a novelist, is the very life she breathes into all of her characters."--Terry McMillan, from the Introduction"Bernice L. McFadden was one of...
$15.95
Lagos Noir
"In the introduction to this excellent anthology, Abani welcomes readers to Lagos, Nigeria, a city of more than 21 million and an amazing amalgam of wealth, poverty, corruption, humor, bravery, and tragedy. Abani and a dozen other contributors tell stories...
$15.34
Knucklehead
Knucklehead is the only title shortlisted for the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence! "By setting his novel in the '90s, Smyer, who lives in Oakland, has crafted some brutal deja vu. As [protagonist] Marcus reflects on Rodney King, the...
$15.95
Kingston Noir (Akashic Noir)
"Thoroughly well-written stories...fans of noir will enjoy this batch of sordid tales set in the sweltering heat of the tropics."--Publishers Weekly "Kingston Noir subverts the simplistic sunshine/reggae/spliff-smoking image of Jamaica at almost every turn...The collection amply rewards the reader with a...
$18.95
John Crow’s Devil
John Crows Devil
Product details
Publisher : Oneworld Publications, London, England; First Edition (January 1, 2015)
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 1780748493
ISBN-13 : 978-1780748498
Item Weight : 8.5 ounces
Dimensions : 5.1 x 0.65 x 7.8 inches
$14.90
Home Girl (HB)
"Wheatle has delivered a definitive narrative steeped in cultural philosophy and human sensibilities. Despite the foibles of his tragic characters, a redemptive quality is present--persevering--a testament of the human will to survive against all odds...Highly recommended."--Kaieteur News (Guyana) "With a tough...
$38.95
Home Girl
'Alex Wheatle is the real deal; he writes with heart and authenticity, books that make you laugh and worry and cry and hold your breath. It's a pity there's only one of him' Kit de Waal'I love Alex and all...
$13.53
Haiti Noir 2: The Classics (Akashic Noir)
Edwidge Danticat's short story from Haiti Noir 2: The Classics, "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special," was included in Ms. Magazine's Fall 2013 issue."A worthy sequel that skillfully uses a popular genre to help us better understand an often frustratingly complex and indecipherable society."--Miami...
$15.95
Haiti Noir (Akashic Noir)
"A wide-ranging collection from the beloved but besieged Caribbean island...The 36th entry in Akashic's Noir series (which ranges from Bronx to Delhi to Twin Cities) is beautifully edited, with a spectrum of voices."--Kirkus Reviews"This anthology will give American readers a complex and nuanced portrait of...
$15.95
Hairstyles of the Damned (Punk Planet Books)
Included in MTV.com's "These 17 Music-Themed YA Books Could Be Your Life"A selection of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program."Meno gives his proverbial coming-of-age tale a punk-rock edge, as seventeen-year-old Chicagoan Brian Oswald tries to land his first...
$14.95