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Pinnacle: The Lost Paradise of Rasta

A fascinating first-person origin story of Rastafari ideology, culture, and philosophy, capturing a crucial and little-known chapter in Jamaican history

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before August 6, 2024.

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May Digit

Excerpts from our three May releases: Every Boy Should Have a Man by Preston L. Allen, The Family Mansion by Anthony C. Winkler, and the second installment in the Open Lens imprint, The Roving Tree by Elsie Augustave.

Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn

A fascinating collection of Frederick Douglass’s always-controversial speeches in Brooklyn, New York.

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Upcoming Events

John Densmore — Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (Los Angeles, CA)

4/21/24, 3:00pm

John Densmore presents The Doors Unhinged, in conversation with Stephen Perkins

Ron Kovic — Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (Los Angeles, CA)

4/21/24, 12:00pm

Memoir on Vietnam: Make Art, Not War, featuring Ron Kovic, author of A Dangerous Country: An American Elegy and Ben Caldwell, moderated by Robeson Taj Frazier

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