Literary Event
Events
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Housmans x London Bookshop Crawl: Ellen Jones launches OUTRAGE
FeaturedHousmans 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 […]
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[CANCELLED] Book Launch: MINING MEN by Emily Webber
FeaturedWE APOLOGISE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES - IF YOU BOOKED A TICKET YOU WILL BE CONTACTED SHORTLY We are thrilled to be welcoming Emily P. Webber to the shop to launch her facinating, and often deeply moving story of the last generation of British miners; told through the lives […]
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POETRY READING: Francis Jones launches STORM DRAIN
FeaturedWe are excited to announce our first poetry reading of the year! We welcome the brilliant Francis Jones, alongside a cohort of extraordinary young writers, to launch their new chapbook from Veer2, STORM DRAIN! Reading alongside Francis will be: Hesse K, Shola von Reinhold, Maya Uppal, Robert Kiely. Francis Jones is a poet and writer […]
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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 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.
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POETRY READING: KYLE LOVELL & ALEX MARSH DOUBLE BOOK LAUNCH
FeaturedWE ARE BACK with another absolutely stellar poetry reading. Our friends over at The Poet's Hardship Fund have been busy with one of their fantastic imprints Chaff. We will be launching two new titles: Kyle Lovell's equisite God Bless All Petty Thieves and Alex Marsh's ingenius Holding Pattern. Alongside Kyle and Alex we are blessed […]
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ON TONY BENN: Andy Beckett and Melissa Benn in Conversation
To celebrate the long-awaited publication of Tony Benn's political writings, as well as the paperback edition of The Searchers, we welcome Andy Beckett and Melissa Benn to the shop for a conversation on Benn, his fellow Labour renegades and the future of the Labour left. We are delighted to be welcoming Melissa Benn to the […]
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Book talk: Drax of Drax Hall with Paul Lashmar
FeaturedHow One British Family Got Rich (and Stayed Rich) from Sugar and Slavery We are delighted that celebrated journalist Paul Lashmar will be joining us for an evening at Housmans to discuss his latest book, Drax of Drax Hall: How One British Family Got Rich (and Stayed Rich) from Sugar and Slavery. A brilliantly detailed […]
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POETRY READING: Briony Hughes launches SPECULATIVE FREQUENCIES
We are excited to welcome the daring and innovative poetry press Permeable Barrier back to Housmans and help them launch their sophomore publication: Speculative Frequencies by Briony Hughes. In this invigorating new collection, Briony Hughes uses her experiences tracking bats through the Surrey Hills as a means to expand 'communication' beyond the human body. The bat […]
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BOOK TALK: YOUR LIFE IS NOT A (FUCKING) STORY with Simon Critchley
FeaturedHousmans are delighted to welcome Simon Critchley to the shop to discuss a new volume of essays, 'Your Life Is Not a (Fucking) Story' published by everyday analysis. In this collection of his recent articles, Critchley - one of the most important living philosophers - takes us through his reflections on death, questions of doubt […]
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Book Launch: THREE REVOLUTIONS: Simon Hall in conversation with Owen Hatherley
FeaturedSimon Hall and Owen Hatherley will be joining us to discuss Simon's fascinating new book, THREE REVOLUTIONS: Russia, China, Cuba and the Epic Journeys That Changed The World. From the streets of Petrograd during the heady autumn of 1917, to Mao’s stunning victory in October 1949, and Fidel’s triumphant arrival in Havana, in January 1959, […]
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Book Talk: THE MERCY STEP: Marcia Hutchinson in conversation with Mel Pennant
FeaturedGosh this is an exciting one! Join us for a wonderful evening with two incredible authors from the Windrush generation: Marcia Hutchinson and Mel Pennant. The two will be discussing Marcia's fantastic recent novel, The Mercy Step. Bradford, December 1962. A precocious Mercy makes her reluctant entrance into the world, torn from the warm embrace […]
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ACTIVIST TALK: ‘ALL HANDS ON DECK’ with Jan Goodey
FeaturedWe welcome legendary activist Jan Goodey to the shop to help celebrate the launch of his essential new book All Hands On Deck: Climate Activism and the way ahead, out now from PM Press. A member of Just Stop Oil, and among those imprisoned for his climate actions, Jan is a seasoned and courageous activist. […]
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DOUBLE LAUNCH: Danny Hayward AND Matthew Goulish
FeaturedHousmans and both are worse are delighted to be launching two new excellent essay collections, Training Exercises by Danny Hayward and Kingfisher by Matthew Goulish. 'both are worse' publish short prose books that make an engaging comment on the state of poetry and/or poetics, stretches some horizons, pushes out beyond an impasse, heaps up obstructions, […]
Free – £20.00
