Housmans and the London Bookshop Crawl are delighted to welcome Ellen Jones to King’s Cross to celebrate the launch of OUTRAGE: Why The Fight For LGBTQ+ Equality Is Not Yet Won And What We Can Do About It, published by Bluebird Pan Macmillan.

Already named a Foyles Top 10 Recommended Read for 2025, this groundbreaking and essential book sheds light on the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people worldwide. Despite greater visibility in mainstream culture, LGBTQ+ communities continue to encounter unacceptable levels of prejudice and danger—from rising homophobic and transphobic violence to the rollback of rights across the globe. In Outrage, author and activist Ellen Jones explores these issues in depth, examining their impact across education, sports, religion, marriage, mental health, and more.

In searing prose, punctuated with personal accounts from LGBTQ+ people from across the globe, Jones sets out not only the issues but also practical actions, both big and small, that all of us can take to help create a more equal society. What’s more, she shines a spotlight on the amazing individuals already working hard to change things.

Whether you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community, an ally, or simply care about human rights and equality, Outrage is essential, and illuminating, reading.

Joining Ellen in conversation will be Jodie Lancet-Grant, Editor and Associate Publisher at Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird and the author of LGBTQ+-inclusive picture books published by Oxford University Press. Her book The Pirate Mums made history when it became the first book featuring a two-mum family to be read as a Cbeebies Bedtime Story, by Sue Perkins.

As always, tickets are priced on a sliding scale. If you are unable to pay for a ticket please do not hesitate to contact us at shop@housmans.com, and a free ticket will be made available.

If you choose ‘book + event entry’ or ‘special bundle’, your copies of the book will be available to collect on the evening. If you would like to collect it earlier, or arrange for delivery, please contact us (postage is £2.95). Telephone 020 7837 4473 or email shop@housmans.com.

Doors Open at 6:45pm, Event Starts 7:00