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    Akashic Books

    Brooklyn, NY

    Brooklyn-based independent press publishing urban literary fiction and political nonfiction by authors of color, founded by Johnny Temple in 1997.

    232 3rd St

    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    (718) 643-9193
    info@akashicbooks.com
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