In Store
Events
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How Long Can the Moon Be Caged? Voices of Indian Political Prisoners. Book talk with Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia in conversation with Isabel Buchanan
A powerful look at authoritarian India through the experiences of political prisoners Join Suchitra Vijayan, Francesca Recchia and Isabel Buchanan to discuss HOW LONG CAN THE MOON BE CAGED? VOICES […]
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The Shoulders We Stand On: Preeti Dhillon and Sheela Banerjee
Our right to protest is in jeopardy and it's more important than ever to understand the history that lies behind our current era of activism. Join authors Preeti Dhillon and […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: We Hear Only Ourselves by Bill Cashmore
We are delighted to welcome Bill Cashmore to Housmans to celebrate the publication of her exciting new book 'We Hear Only Ourselves'. As Étienne Balibar says, this book is a […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: Be Brave to Things: The Uncollected Poetry and Plays of Jack Spicer
FeaturedHousmans is celebrating the paper-back release of the uncollected poetry and plays of the seminal American poet Jack Spicer, edited, and with a brilliant introduction, by Daniel Katz. We are […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: Anti-Oculus: A Philosophy of Escape
CONSPIRE. GO ASTRAY. BURN YOUR WAY OUT. We're very happy to be welcome the ACID HORIZON crew to Housmans to celebrate the launch of their new work of conceptual espionage: […]
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VAGUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ANARCHO-PUNK FANZINES: with Tom Vague and Tony D (Ripped And Torn/Kill Your Pet Puppy) hosted by MayDay Rooms
To celebrate the publication, by PC-Press (www.pc-press.co.uk) of a brand new compendium 'Vague Fanzines Book, Vol. 1: 1979-1984: Issues 1-15', which lovingly reproduces the first 15 issues of Vague in […]
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LAUNCH: ‘Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture & Criminalisation of UK Drill’ by Adèle Oliver
We are very excited to welcome Adèle Oliver to celebrate the London launch of her vital, erudite and exacting book 'Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture & Criminalisation of UK Drill'. Adèle will be joined by fellow members of the Art Not Evidence group, a brand new charity launching this month. Art Not Evidence is a new […]
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The Pocket Guide to the Patriarchy: Maya Oppenheim in conversation with Nadia Whittome MP
Housmans are absolutely delighted to welcome writer and journalist Maya Oppenheim to the shop alongside the brilliant Nadia Whittome MP to celebrate the publication of Maya's new book, 'The Pocket Guide to Patriarchy'. Across the world, women are still denied opportunities and rights. The home remains the most dangerous place for women to be worldwide; […]
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Book Launch: Dear Lettera 32 by Cat Chong
Please join us to celebrate the publication of Cat Chong’s ‘Dear Lettera 32’, the first physical publication by PermeableBarrier, an online journal of art and poetry. Cat Chong, one of our most exciting young up and coming poets, will be joined by special guest readers: Nisha Ramayya, JD Howse, Briony Hughes and Kat Sinclair. Dear […]
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Book Launch: Of Talons and Teeth: A Novel by Niall Griffiths
We are very excited to welcome the novelist Niall Griffiths to Housmans on February 23rd to celebrate the publication of his new novel Of Talons and Teeth: an historical novel set Wales before the Industrial Revolution, as human love tries to flower amidst squalor and serfdom. Niall will be in conversation with the brilliant Gary […]
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Book Launch: “Mick Lynch: The making of a working-class hero” by Gregor Gall
We are very excited to welcome Professor Gregor Gall to the bookshop to celebrate the publication of his new book about Mick Lynch, the celebrated trade unionist and General Secretary of the RMT. In the summer of 2022, the little-known leader of a small union became a 'working-class hero'. Facing down media pundits who thought […]
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Caliban Shrieks Launch with Jack Chadwick and Ian Patterson
Join Jack Chadwick as he speaks about rediscovering Caliban Shrieks, Jack Hilton's semi-autobiographical account of northern, working-class life at the turn of the 20th century. Hilton, born in Oldham (Lancashire) in 1900, served in the army during the First World War before experiencing a period of homelessness in which he worked odd jobs and became involved in the […]
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Book Talk: The Infinite City by Niall Kishtainy
‘Glorious’ GUARIDAN 'Vigorous, rigorous and eminently readable’ Thomas W. Hodgkinson London is a city of dreamers. A city of possibility and experiment. A city of fervent imaginings and courageous aspirations. For centuries, it has been the capital of utopian thought. The Infinite City tells this history for the first time. Housmans are extremely excited to welcome Niall Kishtainy for […]
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Poetry: Lalah-Simone Springer
Housmans are delighted to be serving as the Central London stop on Lalah-Simone Springer's UK tour in promotion of her brilliant new collection of poems, An Aviary of Common Birds. An Aviary of Common Birds is Lalah-Simone Springer’s first collection of poetry. It is an emotionally raw work built on the poet’s deep wells of […]
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Book Launch: Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution by Amin Ghaziani
We are incredibly excited to welcome the seminal author and academic Amin Ghaziani over from Canada for a special talk at Housmans centering on his latest book Long Live Queer […]
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