Events
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BOOK LAUNCH: THE NEXT FIX by KOJO KORAM
FeaturedThe question is no longer if we should legalise drugs. It's: what happens when we do? The future of drugs is here, and it's dangerously unequal. Over the last decade, the status quo around drugs has collapsed. Drugs once sold as safe cures have been revealed as ineffective or dangerous, while substances criminalised for generations […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: TURNING AWAY by BENJAMIN A. SALTZMAN
A sweeping account of how we are at our most human when we turn away from the pains of the world. This is a work of breathtaking scholarship. We are delighted to welcome its author, Benjamin A Saltzman, to Housmans for its UK launch. He will be in conversation with Revd Dr Ayla Lepine. Why […]
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MAGAZINE LAUNCH: WEEKEND
FeaturedCOME AND CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF A BOLD NEW POETRY MAGAZINE AT HOUSMANS. FEATURING LUKE ROBERTS, HARRIET ROSE AND OTHERS. This is a free event, please book your tickets below. Feel free to BYOB. :)
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DREAMS AND GHOSTS WITH DOMINIC PETTMAN & EVERYDAY ANALYSIS
FeaturedJoin us for a conversation between two of the most exciting theorists of the digital realm, Dominic Pettman and Alfie Bown We are delighted to welcome our friends Everyday Analysis back to Housmans for what promises to be another stimulating reflection on the agonies and aporias of contemporary culture. This time we have Dominic Pettman […]
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HOUSMANS READING SERIES: LUKE ROBERTS PRESENTS ‘BAD OMENS’
FeaturedPOET'S PROSE #2 For the next instalment of Poet's Prose sequence (a series of events celebrating cross-disciplinary efforts by radical anglophone poets experimenting outside of the traditional lyric form) we welcome to Housmans the inimitable Luke Roberts, who will be reading from his new book of essays, aphorisms, contemplations, Bad Omens. Drawn from a decade’s […]
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CANCELLED: KILL BILLIONAIRE with ANDERS LUSTGARTEN
Kill Billionaire: The Riotous Revenge Caper You've Been Waiting for Kill Billionaire is the best sort of political thriller: gripping, revenge fueled and unapologetically radical in its politics, discussing climate change and the elite. When her home is destroyed in wildfires, fourteen-year-old Australian outback genius Kayla Connolly decides to hunt down the culprits of climate […]
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POSTPONED!
FeaturedSADLY THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED. TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE NOTIFIED. KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR A NEW DATE We regret to announce this event with Huw Lemmey and Juliet Jacques has been postponed. This is due to unforeseen circumstances that have prevented the author from travelling to the UK.We will be rescheduling this event for […]
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HOUSMANS POETRY SERIES: JD HOWSE
FeaturedIt starts with the Buggery Act of 1533. Or perhaps the arrest of Eleanor Rykener. Or perhaps the execution of James Pratt and John Smith. The truism goes that queer people have always been here, but for as long as there have been written records of us those records have dealt with our suppression, criminalisation, […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: FLOYDS GONE by Jacob A. Smith
FeaturedCome celebrate the launch of a brilliant and daring new short story collection published by eidolon ink Jacob A. Smith is launching his debut story collection, Floyds Gone, at Housmans Bookshop! Please join us on July 22nd to celebrate the release of his book. All author and publisher profits from the evening go to Medical […]
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HOUSMANS POETRY SERIES: JAMES BYRNE
FeaturedJoin us for another evening of cutting edge poetry. For this instalment, we are delighted to welcome the legendary James Byrne to the shop to launch his latest collection The Banality of Power (Broken Sleep Books, 2026) Joining him we have the incredible Ziba Karbassi and are delight to welcome back long time friend of […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: INTERNATIONAL FREAK ROBIN FARQUHARSON AND THE DREAM OF PSYCHEDELIC REVOLT
M. SYD ROSEN AND OWEN HATHERLEY DISCUSS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF COUNTERCULTURAL ICON ROBIN FARQUHARSON 'Rosen is an intergenerational talent. That is, he seems to move effortlessly across decades, from dark matter to illumination; gleaning, recovering, challenging, making new.' Iain Sinclair Born in 1930 into a privileged South African family, Robin Farquharson was part […]
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HOUSMANS READING SERIES: Valerie Hsiung with Verity Spott, Andrea Brady and others
We are delighted to welcome the incredible Valerie Hsiung to Housmans, visiting us from the mountains of Colorado in USA. Joining her we have some of the finest poets working in Britain today. We will be celebrating Valerie's latest book, The pedestrian: a poet’s novel, a body, a house, where childhood ungrieved meets the horror […]
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POETRY READING: ELLEN RENTON LAUNCHES ‘YOU AND YOURS’
FeaturedJoin us for an evening of poetry to mark the launch of Ellen Renton's new pamphlet. You and Yours: Swinging across timelines and from the mundane to the surreal, You and Yours is a study in grief: how it exists beyond seismic losses in the stories we inherit, in shifting friendships, and in uncertain landscapes. […]
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Circadian Radio
FeaturedCircadian Radio is a night of performances by poets and writers ★ The night features performances by: Hesse K, Francis Jones, Sara Mostafa, Oisín Roberts, Jordan Minga, Phoebe Eccles, Maya Uppal, Will Aghoghogbe and open mic slots ★ During the evening, the performances are offered in solidarity with our dear friend, a writer who is […]
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POETRY SERIES: JOEY FRANCES
FeaturedFor our next poetry evening we welcome to London (the really very special poet) Joey Frances, for the London launch of his new chapbook, many beautiful acquaintances. Joining him we welcome back Imogen Cassels, Robert Kiely and Danny Hayward. OUR POETS: Biography: Joey Frances is a poet, musician, poetry organiser & teacher based in Manchester. […]
Free – £9.72
