AK Press
Publication types | Books |
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Nonfiction topics | Radical left and anarchist literature |
Official website | www |
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AK Press is a
History
AK was founded in
After operating out of the Bay Area for decades, in March 2015, a deadly fire at a warehouse complex in
In 2020, AK Press joined as a founding member of the Radical Publishers' Alliance, a group of politically oriented book and magazine publishers around the world.[7]
Operations
AK Press is organized as a collective, akin to a
Works published by AK Press include
AK Press regularly publishes in collaboration with the Institute for Anarchist Studies, the Kate Sharpley Library, and World War 3 Illustrated. They also publish the Emergent Strategy Series, edited by adrienne maree brown and inspired by her book of the same name. Their Black Dawn series is noted for releasing speculative fiction with anarchist and political themes.[10]
In both the US and UK, the business tables at
See also
- Anarchism and the arts
- Anarchist book fairs
- List of book distributors
- List of English-language small presses
- List of books about anarchism
References
- ^ "Consortium Book Sales & Distribution | Our Publishers". Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Publishers Representatives | Publishers Distributors". Turnaround Publisher Services. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Kanaan, Ramsey (28 February 2005). "Part 1: What's Wrong With the American Anarchist Movement?". Melbourne Indymedia. Archived from the original on 27 April 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Carroll, Tobias (26 August 2008). "I've Got a Name: Music, Radical Politics, and AK Press". yourbestguess.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (24 March 2015). "Oakland's AK Press sustains fire damage". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ BondGraham, Darwin (13 December 2016). "Former AK Press Warehouse Sold to 'Tech Co-Op' Developer Who Demolished 1919 Market". East Bay Express. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Milliot, Jim (29 April 2020). "Left-Wing Indie Publishers Form Coalition". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ About – AK Press, akpress.org, retrieved 20 November 2023
- ^ "Published by AK Press". akpress.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Eds (9 June 2024). "Interview: Radon and the new wave of anarchist sci-fi". Freedom News. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
Further reading
- Biel, Joe (2012). "AK Press". Beyond the Music: How Punks Are Saving the World with DIY Ethics, Skills, and Values. Portland, Oregon: Cantankerous Titles. pp. 129–133. OCLC 793573868.
- Lefebvre, Sam (April 22, 2015). "AK Press Defies Expectations—Again". East Bay Express. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- Rosen, Judith (April 28, 2008). "Anarchy Reigns at AK Press". EBSCOhost 31951472.
- Shaw, Megan. Interview with Craig Gilmore, Ramsey Kanaan, and Craig O'Hara of AK Press. Punk Planet March/April 2000, 59.
External links
- AK Press
- Revolution by the Book, AK Press blog
- AK Press UK
- Author Ward Churchill
- "Anarchy Reigns at AK Press", Publishers Weekly