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Johnny Temple
Author · 1 book
Johnny Temple was publisher and editor-in-chief of the New York–based publishing house Akashic Books, where he launched its Noir Series. The press publishes urban literature and political nonfiction. Temple received the American Association of Publishers’ Miriam Bass Award for Creativity in Independent Publishing (2005), the Jay and Deen Kogan Award for Excellence in Noir Literature (2010), and the Ellery Queen Award (2013). He also played bass in the band Girls Against Boys and wrote articles and political essays for various prominent publications.