Housmans is London's premier radical bookshop
We are a not-for-profit bookshop, specialising in books, zines, and periodicals of radical interest and progressive politics. We stock the largest range of radical newsletters, newspapers and magazines of any shop in Britain.
Ordering books from Housmans online
Use the button on the right to go straight to our online bookshop - the ethical alternative to Amazon, with over 500,000 titles - or click on one of the buttons below, which relate directly to the stock we hold in the shop.
Booklists at Housmans Housmans Specials
| Helps you browse some of our key areas of interest, showing a selection of the books we have in-store or which are available online. |
Housmans Top 5
1. Spirit Level - Richard Wilkinson
2. Couch Fiction - Phillipa Perry
3. Anarchism - Colin Ward
4. One Dimensional Woman - Nina Power
5. Enigma Of Capital - David Harvey
Next In-Store Event
‘Roughler’s London’ with Ray Roughler-Jones
Wednesday 8th September, 7pm
Very few people have seen life from as many angles as Ray Jones. After a regular upbringing in a working-class area of Swansea, Ray veered off the rails into a life of shoplifting and small-time drug dealing fuelled by alcohol and driven by gambling. Inevitably, Ray was sent to prison and eventually left Swansea for London such was his growing notoriety with the police....
Latest Blog Post
Documentary about climate activists needs your help
Left Field Films is producing an exciting new documentary film on climate change and is asking for your help to get it completed. Just Do It looks into the mischievous and risky world of UK climate activists. The story follows Climate Camp, Plane Stupid and Climate Rush through 2009 as they take on the combined [...]
Peace Diary 2011
Every year we publish the world renowned Housmans Peace Diary. As ever, this 58th edition includes a World Peace Directory listing almost 2,000 national and international peace, environment and human rights organisations in 150 countries.
This year's special pre-publication offer: if your order and payment is received by Housmans before the end of September 2010, you will receive a free White Peace Poppy with each Diary ordered. Read More...
£1 Book Basement
Throughout the shop, and in the Housmans basement, we have a vast, diverse, and ever-changing selection of second-hand books at the truly bargain price of £1.
There are lots of great titles, including plenty of politics and fiction, but also a lot more besides. There's always new stock coming in, so do drop in regularly to get the best of the bunch.
Please donate your old books
Please support one of Britain’s last radical bookshops by donating your books to Housmans. Not only will you be keeping your books alive and in circulation, but also helping to support the shop.
Cash will be paid for uncommon and unusual titles, and we shall endeavour to collect from anywhere in the country.
Please contact Nik on 020 7837 4473 or at nik@housmans.com for more information.Thank you for your support.