Lola Olufemi is a black feminist writer, organiser and researcher from London. Her work focuses on the uses of the feminist imagination and its relationship with futurity. She is co-author of A FLY Girl’s Guide to University (2019), author of Feminism Interrupted: Disrupting Power (2020) and a member of ‘bare minimum’, an interdisciplinary anti-work arts collective. […]
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Two Twitter accounts we are involved in facilitating have been suspended, those for the Alliance of Radical Booksellers and for the Anarchist Festival. There was no warning, and no explanation given. Certainly there was nothing posted on those accounts that violated Twitter’s codes of conduct. Complaints, or even requests for information as to what has happened, are utterly […]
Housmans has temporarily suspended its online shop in solidarity with warehouse and delivery workers. You can still support Housmans by creating a wishlist on our website. Create an account here and make up your wishlist from our online shop. You can share it with family and friends and encourage them to create their own wishlists […]
Yesterday, and in consultation with our board of directors and trustees, we took the decision to close Housmans Bookshop to the public until further notice. This is to comply with social distancing safety measures to protect our staff, volunteers and customers. Staff will be working remotely on some of the bookshop’s longer term projects and […]
We’re thrilled to find ourselves on the London shortlist for Indie Bookshop of the Year at the British Book Awards – check the full list here > https://www.thebookseller.com/awards/indies And it’s really nice to see some of our fellow Alliance of Radical Booksellers members on the regional shortlists too – Five Leaves in Nottingham, Gay’s the […]