Literary Event
Events
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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the87press & Housmans Bookshop present: Hummingbirds 7.0, a literary salon
FeaturedJoin the87press for a very special Hummingbirds event featuring Alia Al Ghussain and Rayya El Zein to celebrate the launch of Filling the Head: Listening to Rap in Arabic (Indiana University Press, 2025). […]
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POETRY Imogen Cassels & Fintan Calpin
FeaturedWe're extremely excited for the next Housmans poetry series featuring a double launch for two brilliant poets. We will have the frighteningly sharp, inimitable Imogen Cassels launching her latest pamphlet, […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: WE ARE STILL HERE: STUDENT VOICES FROM GAZA
FeaturedHousmans are honored to be hosting the launch event for this courageous book. We Are Still Here is an anthology of raw, unfiltered, and courageous voices featuring short and long […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature with Alyssa Battistoni (in conversation with Helen Hester)
FeaturedHousmans are very excited to welcome Dr Alyssa Battistoni to the shop to discuss her vital work of political theory, Free Gifts: Capitalism and The Politics of Nature. Capitalism is […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: Bourgeois Coldness: Henrike Kohpeiß in conversation with Lilly Markaki
FeaturedForegrounding affect, this timely book provides an inestimable philosophical argument for the centrality of Blackness in critical examinations of capitalism’s violence. Denise Ferreira da Silva Elegant and erudite in equal […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: FERAL CLASS with Marc Garrett
FeaturedUntamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission Feral Class is Marc Garrett’s deeply personal and thought-provoking exploration of his early […]
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SOLD OUT! The First Jasmines by Saima Begum
FeaturedPLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO A WAITING LIST PLEASE EMAIL SHOP@HOUSMANS.COM Housmans and Hajar Press are delighted to celebrate […]
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Housmans Poetry Series: Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain launches ‘Grief is a Thing in Pleather’
FeaturedJoin us for another poetry evening, this time in collaboration with our great friends Osmosis Press, launching a new collection, ‘Grief is a Thing in Pleather’, from Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain. Prudence will […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: SEA NOW: Eva Meijer in conversation with Lucy Mercer
Featuredevent for an exciting Dutch writer supported by Arts Council England and New Dutch Writing. 'Sea Now joins Meijer's rich oeuvre of novels and philosophical meditations on multispecies coexistence. One […]
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