Events
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Poetry for the Many : 9th December Jeremy Corbyn In-Store Signing
Jeremy Corbyn will be at Housmans Bookshop on Saturday 9th December 2023 between 4 and 6pm, signing copies of Poetry for the Many: An Anthology. To book your place and get […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Book Launch: “Mick Lynch: The making of a working-class hero” by Gregor Gall
We are very excited to welcome Professor Gregor Gall to the bookshop to celebrate the publication of his new book about Mick Lynch, the celebrated trade unionist and General Secretary […]
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‘Eaten By The Internet’ with Corinne Cath and Fieke Jansen [at Space4, Finsbury Park]
‘Eaten By The Internet’ with Corinne Cath and Fieke Jansen Housmans has proudly teamed up with Space4 and the FUTURES Podcast to present a series of live events regarding the impacts of capitalism […]
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Caliban Shrieks Launch with Jack Chadwick and Ian Patterson
Join Jack Chadwick as he speaks about rediscovering Caliban Shrieks, Jack Hilton's semi-autobiographical account of northern, working-class life at the turn of the 20th century. Hilton, born in Oldham (Lancashire) in 1900, served […]
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Launch of The Anthology of Mischievous Literature
This event is organised by the publisher. Please visit their Eventbrite page for tickets and more information.
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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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‘How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It’ with Joshua Dávila [at Space4, Finsbury Park]
'How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It' with Joshua Dávila Housmans has proudly teamed up with Space4 and the FUTURES Podcast to present a series of live events regarding the impacts of […]
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A Thousand Little Machines: Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi, A/Traverso and the Movement of ’77
In 1977 youth revolts spectacular in their intensity, creativity and violence would send shockwaves throughout Italian society. These rebellions, belonging to the autonomia movement, were characterised by a mass refusal […]
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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 […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: A Primer on Utopian Philosophy
How Ernst Bloch's work can provide new hope for utopian thinking today. Housmans are delighted to welcome John Greenaway back to the shop after he so brilliantly helped us launch Bill Cashmore's fantastic 'We Hear Only Ourselves' last year. Billie will also be returning, this time to serve as John's interlocuter, as he launches A […]
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