Events
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Autonomy Now present ‘Architecture and Anarchism: Building Without Authority’ with Paul Dobraszczyk
Autonomy Now host 'Architecture and Anarchism: Building Without Authority' with Paul DobraszczykWe welcome Paul Dobraszczyk to discuss anarchist architecture, that is, forms of design and building that embrace the core values of traditional anarchist political theory since its divergence from the mainstream of socialist politics in the 19th century. These are autonomy, voluntary association, mutual aid, and self-organisation […]
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Book launch + Exhibition: ‘WE REFUSE: SAYING NO TO THE ARMY IN ISRAEL’ with Martin Barzilai
Housmans warmly welcomes Martin Barzilai, who will be coming from Paris especially for this launch event, to discuss his book of interviews with refuzeniks, conscientious objectors and dissidents, who have refused to join Israel's conscription army, the Israel Defence Force (IDF).It takes some courage to refuse to serve in an army, when people all around […]
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Autonomy Now present ‘Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London 1977-1988′ with David Insurrection and Tony Drayton
Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London 1977-1988 with David Insurrection and Tony Drayton We welcome David Insurrection to tell the story of an oft overlooked scene. Anarcho-punk in the 1980s truly rocked the boat. Much more than music it set out to change the world and in a not insignificant way did just that. It inspired […]
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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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BOOK TALK: ENGLAND’S MILITARY HEARTLAND
Featured'A thoughtful and human account of the enmeshment of the military into the landscapes of everyday life As we enter a renewed phase of militarised geo-politics, this work becomes more urgent than ever.'— Gargi Bhattacharyya, Director of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism and Racialisation In association with King's College […]
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MAGAZINE LAUNCH: DEATH KIT ISSUE 2
Death Kit celebrates the launch of their second issue with a party at Housmans on 26th September. Readings from Gabrielle Sicam, Josh Abbey, Michael Hampton, and more! TICKETS: This is an externall organised event, tickets are free and can be book here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/death-kit-issue-2-launch-tickets-1548375886959?aff=oddtdtcreator
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SOLD OUT: ‘The Feminist Art of Walking’, Rose Morag in discussion with Anna Minton
FeaturedWe are delighted to welcome feminist writer and academic Morag Rose to the shop to discuss her brilliant and essential new book The Feminist Art of Walking; a vital intervention in the growing field of 'literature about walking.' The allure of the city is powerful, but not universally accessible. For many women, it can be […]
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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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Autonomy Now present ‘Mutant Ecologies: how capitalism is reconfiguring the very texture of life’ with Erica Borg and Amedeo Policante
Autonomy Now present 'Mutant Ecologies: how capitalism is reconfiguring the very texture of life' with Erica Borg and Amedeo Policante Mutant Ecologies: Manufacturing Life in the Age of Genomic Capital Ecologies (Pluto Press) traces the spinning of new synthetic threads into the web of life. It is a critical cartography of the shifting landscapes of […]
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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, […]
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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). Based on ethnographic research in Ramallah (Palestine), Amman (Jordan), and Beirut (Lebanon), Filling the Head reveals how youths in these cities have maneuvered the challenges of making […]
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HOUSMANS x FESTIVAL OF URBAN LIBERATION
FeaturedReclaiming The Public Space: Community Centres as Hubs of Solidarity & Action As part of the FESTIVAL OF URBAN LIBERATION (F.O.U.L) we welcome a series of thinkers and activists whose praxis is rooted community organising. Time is incorporated in a consumerist manner putting life in a private bubble shaped in the next viral trend. Public […]
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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, Peach Machine (from The Last Books) and the terrifyingly brilliant, irreplaceable Fintan Calpin launching his Terminal City (recently published by Veer2). THIS IS A FREE […]
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An Evening with Richard Norton-Taylor
FeaturedRichard Norton-Taylor is a living legend: on staff at The Guardian since the early 70s, and now working at Declassified UK, he is most known as one of the finest, and uncompromising, journalists working today. Housmans are delighted that he has agreed to join for an evening to reflect on his career, on the state […]
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Poetry: A Celebration of Jack Spicer
FeaturedFor the second installment of our October poery series we once again celebrate the much underappreciated 20th century American poet Jack Spicer, after our sold out event for the uncollected poems last year. This time we launch two books: the collected letters and lectures,which will be either read from, or responded to by, a host […]
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