Kaylie Jones Books imprint: 17 books

This title will be listed in the CBSD Summer 2018 catalog as Already Available, with the actual publication date coming on January 2, 2018, and will be sold on a POD/NON-RETURNABLE BASIS. Akashic will promote the book to the trades, to media and bookstores in the author's region, and to media...

"Powerful...Every page is saturated with the 1930s milieu as the sisters navigate the adversities of their reality on a sea rough with the unrealistic expectations of well-intended idealists both religious and secular. As if to highlight those expectations, Taylor periodically interrupts her...

"Jaunty, frank, and compelling, Carney shares his instructive story with generosity and insight." --Booklist "Carney will easily win sympathy for his life, in which he has persevered to show others the hard work of his salvation." --Kirkus Reviews "Thanks to...

Imprint curator Kaylie Jones, a successful writer, will help in the promotion. So the book essentially has two authors working full-time to promote alongside Akashic. This book has great MIDWEST potential, and we're hoping to get CBSD and the sales reps invested to help spark interest, as with...

This title will be listed in the CBSD frontlist catalog as Already Available, with the actual publication date coming on May 3, 2016, and will be sold on a POD/NON-RETURNABLE BASIS Akashic will promote the book to the trades, to media and bookstores in the author's region, and to media concerned...

Nominated for a 2014 Lime Award for Excellence in Fiction Named a Best Book of Summer 2014 by Publishers Weekly Named a Pick of the Week for the week of June 30th by Publishers Weekly "An earnest, well-done historical novel that skillfully blends fact and fiction." --Publishers...

After a flu pandemic, a man with a terminal illness becomes one of the few survivors in a transformed world: “Fast-moving, violent, and vividly imagined.” —David Poyer, USA Today–bestselling author of Hunter Killer Diagnosed with Huntington’s disease as a child, Kade never expected...

"A hilarious book about the city vs. suburb divide." --New York Post, a Must-Read Book "City Mouse is a sharp and sophisticated novel of suburban life with a narrative voice that is equal parts witty, observant, and vulnerable. A wonderful debut! --Susan Isaacs, New York Times...

“A Huck Finn for our environmentally damaged age, lost on a river, and moving downstream with humane monsters and monstrous humans.” —Marlon James, Man Booker Prize–winning author Two fourteen-year-old runaways hell-bent on reaching California end up aboard the Tamzene, a mysterious...

The author of Foamers returns to a postapocalyptic world where a band of survivors must dodge humans transformed into monsters . . . After surviving a devastating pandemic and a disastrous attempt to halt it with a vaccine, Kade has found out the hard way that the world is more populated than...

Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, Lesbian Fiction! "Recalls both Hellman's The Children's Hour and Lehane's Mystic River in a story about murder and false accusations." --Bay Area Reporter "A tense story about a small town swept up in bigotry and paranoia after the...

"[Protagonist] Peter...is appealing, and readers will applaud his small triumphs." --Booklist “A treasure for readers of any age, The Underdog Parade promises to be an instant classic reminiscent of works like To Kill a Mockingbird. Crack open this book, and you will not put it...

Tragedy upends a Long Island town in a crime novel that “captures the familiar rhythms of summertime, following young people on the edge of violence” (Kirkus Reviews).** Turnbull is a working-class town full of weary people who struggle to make ends meet. Evictions, alcoholism, and random...

“Fans of Sarah Dessen and Mary Kay Andrews will enjoy this grown-up Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, a story of risk, reward, loss, and love” (Booklist). A Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week and a New York Post Required Reading Pick It all starts when four unsuspecting women, on...