Johnny Temple

Publisher of Akashic Books, Johnny Temple, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about how he went from touring with Rage Against The Machine to launching a socially conscious publishing company; why it took a “constellation of fortunate events” to form Akashic; why Johnny doesn’t like the idea of “mandatory gatekeepers” between artists and companies; and, how Go The F*ck To Sleep went from an almost-rejected proposal to a game-changing phenomenon.

Johnny talked about Samuel L. Jackson’s reading of Stay the F**k at Home on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. Here’s the clip on Youtube.

To learn more about Johnny and Akashic Books, visit akashicbooks.com.

Akashic’s new LyricPop series was discussed in this episode. Here’s more on them.

Johnny mentioned that he’s always looking for illustrators. The best way to reach him is to email him at [email protected].

A few of the writers and artists mentioned in this episode include: Marlon James, Kaylie Jones, Adam Mansbach, and Ricardo Cortés.

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