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FeaturedBOOK LAUNCH: BRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY by Benjamin Barson
This is gonna be a good one...Jazz! Theory! LIVE MUSIC!! Housmans will be hosting the wonderful scholar and musician Benjamin Barson for the official UK launch of his seminal new book, Brassroots Democracy: Maroon Ecologies and the Jazz Commons. A new understanding of the birth of jazz through a fine-grained social history of early African […]
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FeaturedBOOK LAUNCH: ‘The Picture of Contented New Wealth’ – Tariq Godard in conversation with Alex Niven
It'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 […]
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FeaturedBOOK LAUNCH: ‘Cities Made Differently’ by DAVID GRAEBER & NIKA DUBROVSKY
We 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 […]
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FeaturedCelebrating David Graeber
On 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, […]
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FeaturedHousmans x London Bookshop Crawl: Ellen Jones launches OUTRAGE
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 […]
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Featured[CANCELLED] Book Launch: MINING MEN by Emily Webber
WE 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 […]
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FeaturedPOETRY READING: Francis Jones launches STORM DRAIN
We 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 […]
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FeaturedBOOK TALK: Alt Reich by Nafeez Ahmed
An 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 […]
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FeaturedBook Talk: THE WAGES OF DREAM WORK: Class Composition & the Social Reproduction of Cultural Labor
Housmans 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 & […]
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FeaturedCANCELLED: the87press & Housmans Bookshop present: Hummingbirds 5.0, a literary salon
SADLY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
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FeaturedPOETRY READING: KYLE LOVELL & ALEX MARSH DOUBLE BOOK LAUNCH
WE 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 […]
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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 […]
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FeaturedBook talk: Drax of Drax Hall with Paul Lashmar
How 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 […]
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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 […]
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FeaturedBOOK TALK: YOUR LIFE IS NOT A (FUCKING) STORY with Simon Critchley
Housmans 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 […]
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