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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 […]

    £1 – £12.99

  • 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

  • Bi the Way: The Bisexual Guide to Life, with Lois Shearing [online event]

    We are very pleased to welcome Lois Shearing to Housmans to discuss bisexuality in celebration of Bi Visibility Day. Whether you are openly bisexual, still figuring things out or just interested in learning more about bisexuality, Bi the Way is your essential guide to understanding and embracing bisexuality. With first-hand accounts from bi advocates, it […]

  • No Matter How Many Skies Have Fallen: Back to the Land in Wartime Britain, with Ken Worpole [online event]

    Social historian Ken Worpole uncovers the lost story of Frating Hall Farm, documenting the passionate religious and political ideals of this back-to-the-land community in wartime and postwar Britain. On 'Lady Day', March 1943 a group of Christian pacifists took possession of a vacant farm in Frating, a hamlet on the Essex Tendring Peninsula. There they […]

  • Burnt: Fighting for Climate Justice, with Chris Saltmarsh [online event]

    Saving the world is not enough; we must build a better one in the process. We are delighted to welcome Chris Saltmarsh to virtual Housmans to discuss Burnt: Fighting for Climate Justice, a new addition to the brilliant Outspoken series by radical publishers Pluto Press. Time is up. The climate crisis is no longer a […]

  • In and Against the State: Discussion Notes for Socialists, with Seth Wheeler [online event]

    Originally published as a pamphlet in 1979 and again by Pluto in 1980, In and Against the State brought together questions of working-class struggle and state power, exploring how revolutionary socialists might reconcile working in the public sector with their radical politics. Informed by autonomist political ideas and practices that were central to the protests of 1968, […]

  • Dystopian Horrors For Survival, with Alice Sparkly Kat and Don’t Tell The Village Elders collective [online event]

    Join author and astrologer Alice Sparkly Kat and Don't Tell The Village Elders collective in a Halloween themed workshop about processing dystopia through horror, poetry, and spellwork.  Together we'll explore fear, grief and transition, how horror as a genre can act as an ally for processing the dystopian realities we found ourselves in collectively and […]

  • The American Way: Stories of Invasion, with Fariba Nawa and Bina Shah [online event]

    75 years of US-led invasions, CIA-sponsored coups, election interference, stay-behind networks, rendition, and weapons testing… all in the name of Pax America, the world’s police. Housmans is pleased to announce another "History-into-Fiction" event in collaboration with indie publisher Comma Press. The American Way: Stories of Invasion re-examines US foreign policy with stories that explore the […]

  • Abolishing the Police, with Koshka Duff and contributors [online event]

    Join the editor and contributors of the essay collection "Abolishing the Police" for an exploration of anti-police theory and practice. We're very pleased to host this event on behalf of Dog Section Press, the publishers of Abolishing the Police, one of Housmans' biggest selling titles of 2021 so far. We'll be joined by Koshka Duff, the […]

  • Daring to Hope: My Life in the 1970s, with Sheila Rowbotham [online event]

    In this powerful memoir Sheila Rowbotham looks back at her life as a participant in the women’s liberation movement, left politics and the creative radical culture of a decade in which freedom and equality seemed possible. She reveals the tremendous efforts that were made to transform attitudes and feelings, as well as daily life. After […]

  • Claudia Jones: A Life in Exile, with Jade Bentil, Lola Olufemi and Jumanah Younis [online event]

    Housmans is delighted to announce this special event in partnership with publishers Lawrence Wishart to celebrate the publication of Claudia Jones: A Life in Exile by Marika Sherwood. Lawrence Wishart editor Jumanah Younis will be chatting to Jade Bentil and Lola Olufemi about the life of visionary and pioneer Claudia Jones. Born in Trinidad, Claudia's […]

  • Mixed Narratives

    Laila Woozeer, Natasha Devon and Jackson Bliss on creating a narrative framework to discuss mixed stories About this event In this conversation, we will discuss our various approaches to telling mixed stories, consider some of the existing frameworks for understanding the experiences of mixed people, and weigh up how useful those have been and if […]

  • A Black Feminist Book Club

    A (monthly) book club for Black women, femmes and non-binary people to focus on self care, empowerment and community connections. This month we're back at Housmans Bookshop. Our July pick is Women Talk Money: Breaking the Taboo by Rebecca Walker. Feel free to bring snacks. We'll hang around after the event for a bit of […]

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