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CANCELED: CARCERAL APARTHEID: Brittany Friedman in conversation with Ali Meghji
FeaturedPlease note this has event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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BOOK LAUNCH: FASCIST YOGA with STEWART HOME
FeaturedWe are very, very, very exited to be welcoming the dazzling provocateur, artist and all-round London legend STEWART HOME back to Housmans to talk about his latest book, Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order In Wellness, a dazzling exposé on the violent politics and occultic fascism that underpins much of the […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: A Social History of Analytic Philosophy with Christoph Schuringa
Featured'Christoph Schuringa’s A Social History of Analytic Philosophy achieves the impossible: while it follows a clear line of interpretation – analytic philosophy is not politically neutral, it is deeply rooted in capitalist liberalism and its struggle against Leftist engagement -, it develops this line in a vast and complex narrative full of fascinating historical and […]
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SOLD OUT: ‘The Feminist Art of Walking’, Rose Morag in discussion with Anna Minton
FeaturedWe are delighted to welcome feminist writer and academic Morag Rose to the shop to discuss her brilliant and essential new book The Feminist Art of Walking; a vital intervention in the growing field of 'literature about walking.' The allure of the city is powerful, but not universally accessible. For many women, it can be […]
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ACTIVIST TALK: ‘ALL HANDS ON DECK’ with Jan Goodey
FeaturedWe welcome legendary activist Jan Goodey to the shop to help celebrate the launch of his essential new book All Hands On Deck: Climate Activism and the way ahead, out now from PM Press. A member of Just Stop Oil, and among those imprisoned for his climate actions, Jan is a seasoned and courageous activist. […]
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DOUBLE LAUNCH: Danny Hayward AND Matthew Goulish
FeaturedHousmans and both are worse are delighted to be launching two new excellent essay collections, Training Exercises by Danny Hayward and Kingfisher by Matthew Goulish. 'both are worse' publish short prose books that make an engaging comment on the state of poetry and/or poetics, stretches some horizons, pushes out beyond an impasse, heaps up obstructions, […]
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POETRY Imogen Cassels & Fintan Calpin
FeaturedWe're extremely excited for the next Housmans poetry series featuring a double launch for two brilliant poets. We will have the frighteningly sharp, inimitable Imogen Cassels launching her latest pamphlet, Peach Machine (from The Last Books) and the terrifyingly brilliant, irreplaceable Fintan Calpin launching his Terminal City (recently published by Veer2). THIS IS A FREE […]
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Poetry: A Celebration of Jack Spicer
FeaturedFor the second installment of our October poery series we once again celebrate the much underappreciated 20th century American poet Jack Spicer, after our sold out event for the uncollected poems last year. This time we launch two books: the collected letters and lectures,which will be either read from, or responded to by, a host […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: WE ARE STILL HERE: STUDENT VOICES FROM GAZA
FeaturedHousmans are honored to be hosting the launch event for this courageous book. We Are Still Here is an anthology of raw, unfiltered, and courageous voices featuring short and long stories, poems, essays, and testimonies written by students from Gaza's universities, edited by Prof. Zahid Pranjol and Dr. Jacob Norris published by Daraja Press. Throughout […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature with Alyssa Battistoni (in conversation with Helen Hester)
FeaturedHousmans are very excited to welcome Dr Alyssa Battistoni to the shop to discuss her vital work of political theory, Free Gifts: Capitalism and The Politics of Nature. Capitalism is typically treated as a force for relentless commodification. Yet it consistently fails to place value on vital aspects of the nonhuman world, whether carbon emissions […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: Bourgeois Coldness: Henrike Kohpeiß in conversation with Lilly Markaki
FeaturedForegrounding affect, this timely book provides an inestimable philosophical argument for the centrality of Blackness in critical examinations of capitalism’s violence. Denise Ferreira da Silva Elegant and erudite in equal measure, this book will stand as a landmark diagnosis of the practices of denial in our time. Andreas Malm We are delighted to welcome an […]
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Book Lauch: THE SPECTRAL WOMAN with Ciara Cremin
‘A radical feminisation of the world’ – McKenzie Wark Housmans is delighted to welcome Ciara Cremin all the way from New Zealand to discuss her mind-blowing book The Spectral Woman. What if the feminine holds the power to undo domination itself? In The Spectral Woman, Ciara Cremin reveals the feminine as the force which can abolish […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: FERAL CLASS with Marc Garrett
FeaturedUntamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission Feral Class is Marc Garrett’s deeply personal and thought-provoking exploration of his early years, chronicling his journey as a working-class artist navigating a world that often rejects them. Through humorous, vivid storytelling and incisive critique, Garrett explores how […]
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SOLD OUT! The First Jasmines by Saima Begum
FeaturedPLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO A WAITING LIST PLEASE EMAIL SHOP@HOUSMANS.COM Housmans and Hajar Press are delighted to celebrate the launch of this important, magnificent novel. Saima Begum's The First Jasmines follows two sisters, Lucky and Jamila, after they are captured by the military […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: JAW FILLER: Maz Murray & Charlie Markbreiter in conversation with So Mayer
FeaturedExperimental trans neonoir fiction. 'Jaw Filler instantly joins the canon of outlier literature: jaw-dropper, more like.’ - Isabel Waidner, author of Sterling Karat Gold Housmans and Montez Press invites you to a conversation around the new neonoir novel Jaw Filler by Maz Murray & Charlie Markbreiter, hosted by writer So Mayer. Tickets are free but booking is essential. 'You […]
