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  • Book Launch – Postcapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures of Mark Fisher with Matt Colquhoun and James Butler [online event]

    Join Matt Colquhoun and James Butler as they examine the crucial legacy of Mark Fisher, to celebrate the publication of Postcapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures of Mark Fisher, edited by Colquhoun. When we lost Mark Fisher in 2017, we lost one of our most exciting and vital critics of contemporary politics and culture. Providing lucid […]

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  • The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution with Dan Hicks [online event]

    Housmans welcomes Dan Hicks to discuss his book The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution at this free online event. Simply register below to attend. Alternatively, if you wish to support Housmans, please choose the solidarity ticket option. Brutish Museums is a call for western museums to wash their hands of […]

    Free – £3.00

  • **RESCHEDULED** In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life with Jamie Windust in conversation with Gina Martin [online event]

    'There is no one way to be non-binary, and that's truthfully one of the best things about it. It's an identity that is yours to shape.' **Please note the new date of this event is Friday 29th of January at 7pm** Housmans and JKP are delighted to present Jamie Windust, award-winning non-binary writer, public speaker […]

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  • We Played With Fire Book Launch with Catherine Barter and Fen Coles

    Thursday 4th February 2021, 7pm-8pm Join us for the launch of We Played With Fire by Housmans co-manager Catherine Barter. Catherine will be in conversation with Fen Coles, co-director of radical children's bookseller Letterbox Library. The event will take place over Zoom.   Catherine Barter grew up in Warwickshire, and then lived in Norwich for […]

  • Protest: Stories of Resistance with Christopher Eccleston, Martyn Bedford and David Waddington

    Housmans Bookshop and Comma Press are delighted to host two online events with renowned British actors Christopher Eccleston and Maxine Peake reading from protest-inspired stories published in Comma’s History-into-Fiction series, Protest. The two events will take place on two consecutive dates, with Christopher reading on the 9th of February and Maxine on the 10th. Both […]

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  • Protest: Stories of Resistance with Maxine Peake, Maggie Gee and Sally Alexander [online event]

    Housmans Bookshop and Comma Press are delighted to host two online events with renowned British actors Christopher Eccleston and Maxine Peake reading from protest-inspired stories published in Comma’s History-into-Fiction series, Protest and Resist. The two events will take place on two consecutive dates, with Christopher reading on the 9th of February and Maxine on the […]

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  • Introduction to Degrowth with Vincent Liegey, Anitra Nelson and Derek Wall [online event]

    Vincent Liegey, Anitra Nelson and Derek Wall join us online at Housmans to provide an accessible introduction to the degrowth movement. This is a free event. To attend simply RSVP below. Alternatively, if you would like to support Housmans you can buy a solidarity ticket. A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth […]

    Free – £3.00

  • The Care Crisis: Emma Dowling in conversation with Helen Hester [online event]

    Valuing care and care work does not simply mean attributing care work more monetary value. To really achieve change, we must go so much further. We are pleased to welcome author Emma Dowling to Housmans to discuss her new book, The Care Crisis, in which she analyses the multi-faceted nature of care in the modern […]

    Free – £3.00

  • Bread and Roses: Gender and Class Under Capitalism, with Andrea D’Atri [online event]

    Is it possible to develop a radical socialist feminism that fights for the emancipation of women and of all humankind? Housmans is proud to welcome Andrea D'Atri to discuss her new publication with Pluto Press, Bread and Roses: Gender and Class Under Capitalism. Join us for a passionate journey through the history of feminism. Using […]

    Free – £3.00

  • Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech under Surveillance Capitalism, with Jillian C. Yorke in conversation with Adam Greenfield [online event]

    How do Google, Facebook and Amazon threaten our democracy? What is the impact of surveillance capitalism on our right to free speech? Join leading campaigner Jillian C. Yorke for an exploration of how corporations and platforms exercise more control over our ability to access information and share knowledge than any state. Jillian will show how […]

    Free – £3.00

  • BOOK LAUNCH: Disturbing the Body, with Abi Hynes and Irenosen Okojie

    Three feminist bookshops have joined forces with Boudicca Press to celebrate ​Disturbing The Body​, a subversive collection of speculative memoir about misbehaving bodies. Disturbing The Body Body ​will launch across three nights, with​ Lighthouse, Five Leaves ​and Housmans​ bookshops each hosting a new pairing of writers. The ambitious three-part launch reflects the creativity and character […]

    Free – £3.00

  • Come Join Our Disease: Sam Byers in conversation with Juliet Jacques [online event]

    We are very pleased to announce Sam Byers will be joining Juliet Jacques at this Housmans online event to discuss Sam's latest novel, Come join Our Disease (published March 18, Faber). This darkly comic story follows Maya, a homeless radical who's given an opportunity to re-enter society through raising a tech-company's philanthropic profile. Marred by […]

    Free – £3.00

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