Book Launch
Events
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The War on Drugs and the Global Colour Line
Tickets available here Join Kojo Haram and Ash Sarkar for a very special “celebratory bookshop takeover” by Pluto Press to mark its 50th anniversary. Join Kojo and Ash to discuss this collection which reveals the racist impact of the War on Drugs across multiple continents and in numerous situations. An essential collection for all […]
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To Exist is to Resist: Black Feminism in Europe
Join us for a discussion on how Black feminism and Afrofeminism are being practiced in Europe today. Speakers Akwugo Emejulu and Dr Francesca Sobande will explore the differing social positions of black feminism in various countries and the ways in which Black feminists organize and mobilize to imagine a Black feminist Europe. This event is […]
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Waiting for the Revolution: The British Far Left from 1956
An attempt to understand and document the traditions and issues that have preoccupied leftist groups, activists and struggles in the UK since 1956. Waiting for the revolution is a volume of essays examining the diverse currents of British left-wing politics from 1956 to the present day. The book is designed to complement the previous volume, […]
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Robert Lundquist: After Mozart (Heroin On 5th Street)
Housmans and New River Press are extremely proud to present the London launch of Robert Lundquist's After Mozart (Heroin On 5th Street) - a collection comprising of five decades of work, previously only available in magazine archives, anthologies, and out-of-print chapbooks. A lost genius, come and see Lundquist give a very rare London performance. Speakers […]
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Book launch of ‘Xystus’ My Life Story: A Child Of The Windrush Generation’ with Anne M Jones
What happened to the children of the WIndrush men and women who came here in the fifties, the children who were left behind in the Caribbean then joined their parents later, as teenagers? This small book gives the first-hand account of one of these children - Xystus Sestus Marcell - in his own words, who […]
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‘Different Class: Football, Fashion and Funk – The Story of Laurie Cunningham’ with Dermot Kavanagh
Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, LondonBook launch for ‘Different Class: The Story of Laurie Cunningham’. Author Dermot Kavanagh hosts an illustrated talk on the life of Laurie Cunningham : footballer, dancer and dandy. Cunningham blazed a trail for black footballers at a time when racism was rife on the terraces and won over hostile crowds with his mercurial style. A […]
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Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto by Aaron Bastani (SOLD OUT)
Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, LondonA different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity and capitalism In the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value […]
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FREE EVENT: Friday 27th September – Exhibition/Book Launch – Queer Heroes
Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, LondonJoin us for an evening of art, books and drinks to celebrate the release of Arabelle Sicardi and Sarah Tanat-Jones' new book Queer Heroes, a beautifully illustrated collection featuring 52 LGBTQ+ artists, writers, innovators, athletes and activists who have changed the world from ancient times to present day. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of […]
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‘Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown And Social Collapse’ with Andrew Medhurst
Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, LondonRoger Hallam is co-founder of Extinction Rebellion and has written a booklet called “Common Sense for the 21st Century: Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown and Social Collapse”, the print copy of which we will be launching at this event. The booklet outlines how the environmental and climate movements around the world need […]
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‘Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined’ with JJ Bola
Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, LondonWhat is masculinity? Dominating the world around us, from Trump's twitter outbursts to deadly gun violence, from male suicide rates to incels on Reddit and 4chan, masculinity is perceived to be 'toxic', 'fragile' and 'in crisis'. In Mask Off, JJ Bola exposes masculinity as a performance that men are socially conditioned into. Using examples of non-Western […]
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Autonomy Now presents: ‘Advertising Shits in Your Head’ & ‘Protest Stencil’ launch
Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, LondonJoin us for an evening to celebrate the launch of Advertising Shits in Your Head (PM Press) and Protest Stencil (Dog Section Press). Find out more about subverting advertising, including how to hack advertising spaces and run your own subvertising campaigns. Advertising Shits in Your Head “Advertising Shits in Your Head provides a history of […]
