Havana Noir editor will read at Detroit Noir events

We are pleased to announce that Achy Obejas will join us at two Detroit Noir events to read from Havana Noir:
+ Thurs., November 15, 7:30pm at The Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI
+ Fri., November 16, 7pm at Borders Birmingham, 34300 Woodward, Birmingham, MI
Here’s brief bio of of Achy and her work:
Achy Obejas is the […]

Q&A with Detroit Noir contributor Desiree Cooper

Desiree Cooper is a columnist for the Detroit Free Press, a frequent contributor to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, and cohost of American Public Media’s Weekend America. She lives in Detroit with her husband and two children.
Nikki added more hot water to her bath and closed her eyes. She remembered her first Halloween in […]

Q&A with Detroit Noir contributor Joe Boland

Joe Boland was born in Detroit, and has lived and worked in the area his entire life. He is currently writing a crime novel.
Stoner had a bad feeling: He knew exactly what Hawkins was getting at.
“I’m serious. You look like a cop to me.”
“That’s just the uniforms, in the dark.”
“That’s what I’m saying.” Hawkins dragged […]

Detroit Noir mentioned on The Rap Sheet

Detroit Noir got another plug over on The Rap Sheet:
http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2007/09/war-and-police.html
(about 2/3 down the page)
Here’s the text:
… Akashic Books’ growing series of “Noir” short-story anthologies continues to demonstrate its strength, with Glenn Harper of the nicely redesigned blog International Noir Fiction, celebrating the new publication of Havana Noir, edited by Achy Obejas, “the first [book in […]

Publishers Weekly review

Detroit Noir got a nice review at Publishers Weekly (wk. of 9/24/07):
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6480269.html?
(about halfway down the page)
As link URLs are sometimes temporary, here’s the text of the review:
Detroit Noir
Edited by E.J. Olsen and John C. Hocking.
Akashic, $14.95 paper (300p) ISBN 978-1-933354-39-2
While the many fans of Akashic’s consistently high-quality series might have expected the Motor City […]

Welcome to Detroit Noir

We, the editors of Detroit Noir, welcome you to our site.
Detroit Noir is the latest in the Akashic Books Noir Series and is due to hit bookstores in late October/early November.
Launched by the summer ‘04 award-winning, best-seller, Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new […]