Literary Event
Events
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Ill Feelings: Stories of Unexplained Illness, with Alice Hattrick in conversation with Abi Palmer [online event]
A moving and defiant exploration of life with a medically unexplained illness. In 1995 Alice’s mother collapsed with pneumonia. She never fully recovered and was eventually diagnosed with ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Then Alice got ill. Their symptoms mirrored their mother’s and appeared to have no physical cause; they received the same diagnosis a few years later. Ill Feelings blends memoir, medical […]
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A Normal Life with Freedom Press [online event]
A Normal Life is the autobiography of Vassilis Palaiokostas, known to the public as the “Greek Robin Hood,” to police as “The Uncatchable.” His is an illegalist existence lived in defiance of the police and of the state, and for decades, it has been a life lived as a fugitive. In Greece he has become […]
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The Rise of Ecofascism with 12 Rules for WHAT [online event]
The world faces a climate crisis and an ascendant far right. Are these trends related? How does the far right think about the environment, and what openings does the coming crisis present for them? This incisive new book traces the long history of far-right environmentalism and explores how it is adapting to the contemporary world. […]
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Doreen Massey: Selected Political Writings
In collaboration with Lawrence Wishart Books Doreen Massey was one of the most influential human geographers of the post-war period. A key feminist and socialist thinker, she brought geographical inequality to the fore of left politics. Through her activism, she combined a focus on class with a prescient awareness of its intersections with gender, race […]
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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 delighted to have Daniel with us in the shop to help celebrate Spicer's work. Be Brave to Things shows legendary San Francisco Renaissance poet Jack Spicer […]
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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: ANTI-OCULUS: A Philosophy of Escape. Through the concept of “Ocularity”, the writers trace the political, medical, and historical ways power sees us through its categories of […]
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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 A4-sized full colour, we welcome to Housmans Tom Vague in discussion with Tony D, to talk about the impact Vague had, and also on anarcho-punk […]
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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 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 Nightlife: how the closing of gar bars sparked a revolution. A brilliant sociological intervention into the history of the 'gay bar' and its subsequent evolution […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: GREASEPAINT by Hannah Levene
We are thrilled to be hosting the UK launch for Hannah Levene's thrilling new work of experimental lesbian fiction, GREASEPAINT! Drawing from her research into Butch Dyke culture and the Yiddish Anarchist tradition Levene's novel is like nothing else you'll ever read: in one of many bars, Frankie Gold sings while Sammy Silver plays piano […]
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