Events
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BOOK LAUNCH: Democratic Delusions: How the Media Hollows Out Democracy and What We Can Do About It by Natalie Fenton
Join us in celebrating the launch of Natalie Fenton's urgent new book: Democratic Delusions: How the Media Hollows Out Democracy and What We Can Do About It. A free media is inextricably linked to a healthy democracy, but in many parts of the world liberal democracies are deemed to be dying or on the demise […]
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BOOK LAUNCH How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road by Gareth Dennis
FeaturedPlease join us for what is promising to be a really engaging and informative talk with railway engineer and transport policy specialist Gareth Dennis. His new book How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road shows why the railways are key to the fight for a better world […]
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CANCELLED: A Man With No Title by Xavier Le Clerc
DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED
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‘Reclaiming the Future: A Beginner’s Guide to Planning the Economy’ with Simon Hannah
'Reclaiming the Future: A Beginner's Guide to Planning the Economy' with Simon Hannah In a world gripped by endless crisis and climate breakdown, the demand to reshape our economic system has never been more urgent. Reclaiming the Future by Simon Hannah is a beginner's guide to planning the economy, taking readers on a transformative journey towards a […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: The New Flesh: Life and Death In The Data Economy by Adam C. Jones
Just over a year on from last year's brilliant live podcast recording with Acid Horizon we're thrilled to welcome back one part of that infamous triumvirate! Adam C. Jones will be returning to Housmans to discuss his alert, and horrifying, new work of cybertheory: The New Flesh: Life and Death In The Data Economy. From […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: ‘Cities Made Differently’ by DAVID GRAEBER & NIKA DUBROVSKY
FeaturedWe are honored to be welcoming Nika Dubrovsky to Housmans on December 6th to celebrate the publication of a marvelous new text, co-written with the late David Graeber, called Cities Made Differently. Joining Nika in conversation will the inimitable organiser and writer James Schneider. Full of playful graphics, provocative questions, and curious facts, this book […]
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Poetry for the Many : Jeremy Corbyn In-Store Signing 2-4pm, Sunday 22nd December 2024
For full information on this event, and to book your place at the signing please follow this link.Only those who have pre-ordered the book via the link will be able to attend. No additional copies of the book will be availble on the day.
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BOOK TALK: Reasons to Rebel by Sheila Rowbotham
FeaturedPlease join us for a evening with celebrated socialist-feminist Sheila Rowbotham We are thrilled to welcome Sheila Rowbotham back to Housmans and to celebrate the latest volume of her memoirs, Reasons to Rebel: My Memories of the 1980s, a defiant, thrilling, at times greatly moving, reflection on the the Thatcher era. It was the worst […]
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2016 by Sarah Hesketh: Publication Party
Please note that this is an externally organised event. Please RSVP info@cbeditions.com to attend.
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the87press & Housmans Bookshop present: Hummingbirds 4.0, a literary salon
the87press presents Hummingbirds 4.0, a literary salon at Housemans Bookshop 7 - 9pm at the Housmans Bookshop, London, N1 9DY For our first 2025 literary salon we will welcome Waithera Sebatindira and Azad Ashim Sharma who will read from their recent works, Through an Addict's Looking Glass (Hajar Press, 2023) and Boiled Owls(Out Spoken Press, […]
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Celebrating David Graeber
FeaturedOn February 12, 2025 — his birthday — we will be celebrating the life and thought of the much missed David Graeber. Joining us will be David's friend, the writer, activist, and organizer James Schneider and the philosopher Sophie Scott Brown, who has recently written a new foreword for the 20th-anniversary reissue of Fragments of an […]
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Housmans x London Bookshop Crawl: Ellen Jones launches OUTRAGE
FeaturedHousmans and the London Bookshop Crawl are delighted to welcome Ellen Jones to King's Cross to celebrate the launch of OUTRAGE: Why The Fight For LGBTQ+ Equality Is Not Yet Won And What We Can Do About It, published by Bluebird Pan Macmillan. Already named a Foyles Top 10 Recommended Read for 2025, this groundbreaking […]
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BOOK TALK: Neuroqueer: A Neurodivergent Guide to Love, Sex, and Everything in Between by Cj Debarra
We are delighted to be welcoming the wonderful journalist and public speaker CJ DeBarra to talk about their essential guide to love, sex and dating while neurodivergent. Hitting their mid-thirties and still uncertain about relationships, sex, and love, CJ DeBarra launched into a quest for understanding. Growing up in West Cork, Ireland, CJ knew they […]
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[CANCELLED] Book Launch: MINING MEN by Emily Webber
FeaturedWE APOLOGISE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES - IF YOU BOOKED A TICKET YOU WILL BE CONTACTED SHORTLY We are thrilled to be welcoming Emily P. Webber to the shop to launch her facinating, and often deeply moving story of the last generation of British miners; told through the lives […]
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Book Launch: PINK-PILLED: Women and The Far Right
FeaturedHousmans are very excited to be hosting the London launch for this daring investigation into how women are recruited by the far right online. As the far right has gained popularity and acceptance around the world, its ranks have swelled with an unlikely category of members: women. Women play significant roles in far-right movements, acting […]
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