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Housmans look forward to welcoming teacher, and former member of the Social Mobility Commission, Sammy Wright. Sammy will be discussing his latest book Exam Nation: a first hand account of the struggles student and teachers face in the relentless pursuit of performance table ranking. In Exam Nation, Sammy asks the fundamental question; what is school […]
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Housmans are extremely excited to welcome the inimitable scholar, sociologist and criminologist Dr Calvin John Smiley to the shop to discuss his work. Calvin's brilliant writing concerns prison abolition, race, inequality, and social justice and these will be the primary themes of discussion on the evening. He will be focusing especially on his two most […]
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‘The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs The American Empire’ with Matt Kennard (SOLD OUT) Housmans welcome back investigative journalist Matt Kennard to discuss the new edition of this vital and staggering book, which exposes the dark nature of modern geopolitics and neo-imperialism. While working for the Financial Times, Matt Kennard had unbridled access to the crème […]
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It's not easy being made redundant. It's an act of violent separation. Over the past decade, thousands of lecturers and researchers have experienced this attack on their income, autonomy and dignity; thousands more, at around 70 universities, are currently at risk of losing their jobs. Universities are in crisis – and 40% of institutions are […]
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the87press & Housmans Bookshop present Hummingbirds 3.0: a literary salon with Karenjit Sandhu and Kiran Bath Hummingbirds is a new literary salon series from the87press, designed to celebrate poetry and place different poets in discussion. The hummingbird is a surrealist motif that symbolises love and dialogue, something which we wish to foster further within poetry and […] |
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We are very, very excited to be welcoming the legendary poet Nat Raha to Housmans for the official UK launch of her new book, apparitions (nines). A vital figure in UK, and wider Anglophone, vanguardist poetry for many years Raha's newest experiment in lyric writing promises to be characteristically invigorating. Reading alongside Nat we'll have […]
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We are very happy to welcome Nicole Louie and Rose Diell to the shop to discuss their brilliant work. Nicole's wonderful recent book Others Like Me is the story of fourteen women around the world, from different walks of life, who don’t have children. It’s also the story of why Nicole Louie had to find […]
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Housmans are very excited to be welcoming Christian Weaver to shop to celebrate the official launch of his vital new book Your Right To Protest. Christian is a human rights barrister, social justice campaigner. His first book The Law In 60 Seconds: A Pocket Guide To Your Rights, has been a long time staple of […]
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Housmans are thrilled to be welcoming Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee to the shop to discuss their American Book Award winning, and The American Library in Paris Book Award longlisted, adaption of C.L.R. James's celebrate play Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History. PERHAPS THE GREATEST VICTORY OF THE OPPRESSED […]
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