Book Talk
Events
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BOOK LAUNCH: ‘The Picture of Contented New Wealth’ – Tariq Godard in conversation with Alex Niven
FeaturedIt's spooky season! Help us celebrate All Hallows Eve by welcoming Tariq Godard to the shop for the (re)launch of his acclaimed work of political horror: The Picture of Contented New Wealth. One of the most important and era defining satires on Neoliberal Britain written during the dying days of New Labour, and anticipating, in […]
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An evening with Richard Seymour
FeaturedHousmans are thrilled to be welcoming Richard Seymour to the shop for a double book launch! Richard is one of the country's pre-eminent leftist thinkers and writers and we are extremely lucky to help celebrate his latest polemic, from Verso, Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization as well as the new paperback re-issue of […]
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BOOK LAUNCH How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road by Gareth Dennis
FeaturedPlease join us for what is promising to be a really engaging and informative talk with railway engineer and transport policy specialist Gareth Dennis. His new book How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road shows why the railways are key to the fight for a better world […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: ‘Cities Made Differently’ by DAVID GRAEBER & NIKA DUBROVSKY
FeaturedWe are honored to be welcoming Nika Dubrovsky to Housmans on December 6th to celebrate the publication of a marvelous new text, co-written with the late David Graeber, called Cities Made Differently. Joining Nika in conversation will the inimitable organiser and writer James Schneider. Full of playful graphics, provocative questions, and curious facts, this book […]
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BOOK TALK: Reasons to Rebel by Sheila Rowbotham
FeaturedPlease join us for a evening with celebrated socialist-feminist Sheila Rowbotham We are thrilled to welcome Sheila Rowbotham back to Housmans and to celebrate the latest volume of her memoirs, Reasons to Rebel: My Memories of the 1980s, a defiant, thrilling, at times greatly moving, reflection on the the Thatcher era. It was the worst […]
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Celebrating David Graeber
FeaturedOn February 12, 2025 — his birthday — we will be celebrating the life and thought of the much missed David Graeber. Joining us will be David's friend, the writer, activist, and organizer James Schneider and the philosopher Sophie Scott Brown, who has recently written a new foreword for the 20th-anniversary reissue of Fragments of an […]
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BOOK TALK: Neuroqueer: A Neurodivergent Guide to Love, Sex, and Everything in Between by Cj Debarra
We are delighted to be welcoming the wonderful journalist and public speaker CJ DeBarra to talk about their essential guide to love, sex and dating while neurodivergent. Hitting their mid-thirties and still uncertain about relationships, sex, and love, CJ DeBarra launched into a quest for understanding. Growing up in West Cork, Ireland, CJ knew they […]
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Book Launch: PINK-PILLED: Women and The Far Right
FeaturedHousmans are very excited to be hosting the London launch for this daring investigation into how women are recruited by the far right online. As the far right has gained popularity and acceptance around the world, its ranks have swelled with an unlikely category of members: women. Women play significant roles in far-right movements, acting […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: Christopher Hill:The Life of a Radical Historian by Michael Braddick
Featured"A splendid biography. Even those who know Hill’s work will learn a great deal. Braddick reveals Hill as a profound historical thinker and a vital voice in contemporary discussions of the English Revolution." John Rees, author of The Fiery Spirits We are delighted to welcome Professor Michel Braddick to Housmans to discuss his brilliant, facinating and […]
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Book Talk: Celebrating 35 years of ‘The Sexual Politics of Meat’ With Carol J. Adams
FeaturedThe inimitable Carol J Adams will be returning to Housmans this Spring to join us in celebrating 35 years since the publication of her seminal work of Feminist-Vegan critical theory The Sexual Politics of Meat. First published in 1990, Carol J. Adams' revolutionary work has engaged, enraged, inspired and challenged readers with its exploration of […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: The Psychic Lives of Statues by Rahul Rao
FeaturedThe Psychic Lives of Statues Reckoning with the Rubble of Empire From Cape Town to Bristol and Richmond, statues have become sites of resistance and contestation of our imperial past and postcolonial present. We are very excited to be launching The Psychic Lives of Statues by Rahul Rao which offers an insightful exploration of these global controversies, […]
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BOOK TALK: Alt Reich by Nafeez Ahmed
FeaturedAn evening with Dr Nafeez Ahmed, discussing his latest work of essential investigative journalism, ALT REICH: The Network War To Destroy The WestFrom Within Why does Elon Musk suddenly care about what’s happening in Britain? Over the last 100 years, a shadowy network of American, British and European extremistsinspired by Nazi eugenics has worked feverishly […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: Renters Unite by Jacob Stringer
FeaturedJoin us for an evening with Jacob Stringer as he discusses his vital new book Renters Unite: How Tenant Unions Are Fighting the Housing Crisis 'Eye-opening, practical, thoughtful and revolutionary' - Danny Dorling, author of Peak Injustice: Solving Britain's Inequality Crisis 'A birds-eye view of tenant organizing across the global north that touches down in […]
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Book Talk: THE WAGES OF DREAM WORK: Class Composition & the Social Reproduction of Cultural Labor
FeaturedHousmans are absolutely delighted to be welcoming Stevphen Shukaitis and Joanna Figiel to the shop to discuss their essential new book from Minor Compositions:The Wages of Dreamwork. Class Composition & the Social Reproduction of Cultural Labor. Surviving as a cultural or artistic worker in the city has never been easy. Creative workers find themselves celebrated […]
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CANCELLED: the87press & Housmans Bookshop present: Hummingbirds 5.0, a literary salon
FeaturedSADLY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
