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The Word in Others’ Mouths: Susan Rudy and Shelly Harder in conversation
The Word in Others' Mouths: Susan Rudy and Shelly Harder in conversation Susan Rudy and Shelly Harder come together to launch new chapbooks from Ottawa's above/ground press. Rudy's Consequences gathers a thousand sentences — from feminist theorists, queer poets, songs, private conversations, and decades of notebooks — stripping them of hierarchy and ownership, letting Brossard […]
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BOOK TALK: Absolute Ethical Life: Michael Lazarus in conversation with Bruno Leipold
FeaturedAristotle, Hegel and Marx: Michael Lazarus In Conversation with Bruno Leipold Karl Marx gave us not just a critique of the political economy of capital but a way of confronting the impoverished ethical quality of life we face under capitalism. Interpreting Marx anew as an ethical thinker, Absolute Ethical Life provides crucial resources for understanding […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: THE NEXT FIX by KOJO KORAM
FeaturedThe question is no longer if we should legalise drugs. It's: what happens when we do? The future of drugs is here, and it's dangerously unequal. Over the last decade, the status quo around drugs has collapsed. Drugs once sold as safe cures have been revealed as ineffective or dangerous, while substances criminalised for generations […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: TURNING AWAY by BENJAMIN A. SALTZMAN
A sweeping account of how we are at our most human when we turn away from the pains of the world. This is a work of breathtaking scholarship. We are delighted to welcome its author, Benjamin A Saltzman, to Housmans for its UK launch. He will be in conversation with Revd Dr Ayla Lepine. Why […]
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HOUSMANS POETRY SERIES: JAMES BYRNE
FeaturedJoin us for another evening of cutting edge poetry. For this instalment, we are delighted to welcome the legendary James Byrne to the shop to launch his latest collection The Banality of Power (Broken Sleep Books, 2026) Joining him we have the incredible Ziba Karbassi and are delight to welcome back long time friend of […]
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MAGAZINE LAUNCH: WEEKEND
FeaturedCOME AND CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF A BOLD NEW POETRY MAGAZINE AT HOUSMANS. FEATURING LUKE ROBERTS, HARRIET ROSE AND OTHERS. This is a free event, please book your tickets below. Feel free to BYOB. :)
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POETRY READING: ELLEN RENTON LAUNCHES ‘YOU AND YOURS’
FeaturedJoin us for an evening of poetry to mark the launch of Ellen Renton's new pamphlet. You and Yours: Swinging across timelines and from the mundane to the surreal, You and Yours is a study in grief: how it exists beyond seismic losses in the stories we inherit, in shifting friendships, and in uncertain landscapes. […]
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DREAMS AND GHOSTS WITH DOMINIC PETTMAN & EVERYDAY ANALYSIS
FeaturedJoin us for a conversation between two of the most exciting theorists of the digital realm, Dominic Pettman and Alfie Bown We are delighted to welcome our friends Everyday Analysis back to Housmans for what promises to be another stimulating reflection on the agonies and aporias of contemporary culture. This time we have Dominic Pettman […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: KILL BILLIONAIRE with ANDERS LUSTGARTEN
Kill Billionaire: The Riotous Revenge Caper You've Been Waiting for Kill Billionaire is the best sort of political thriller: gripping, revenge fueled and unapologetically radical in its politics, discussing climate change and the elite. When her home is destroyed in wildfires, fourteen-year-old Australian outback genius Kayla Connolly decides to hunt down the culprits of climate […]
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HOUSING READING SERIES: HUW LEMMEY IN CONVERSATION WITH JULIET JACQUES
FeaturedAren't you just SICK of gay fiction about nice boys just trying their best? BOREDof the sort of cosy political satire that makes Alistair Campbell chuckle? FINALLY! After years of waiting, Huw Lemmey's cult classics are back in print::CHUBZ: The Demonization of My Working Arse and RED TORY: My Corbyn Chemsex Hell,two novels of terrifying […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: FLOYDS GONE by Jacob A. Smith
FeaturedCome celebrate the launch of a brilliant and daring new short story collection published by eidolon ink Jacob A. Smith is launching his debut story collection, Floyds Gone, at Housmans Bookshop! Please join us on July 22nd to celebrate the release of his book. All author and publisher profits from the evening go to Medical […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: INTERNATIONAL FREAK ROBIN FARQUHARSON AND THE DREAM OF PSYCHEDELIC REVOLT
M. SYD ROSEN AND OWEN HATHERLEY DISCUSS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF COUNTERCULTURAL ICON ROBIN FARQUHARSON 'Rosen is an intergenerational talent. That is, he seems to move effortlessly across decades, from dark matter to illumination; gleaning, recovering, challenging, making new.' Iain Sinclair Born in 1930 into a privileged South African family, Robin Farquharson was part […]
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‘FLAMBOYANCE’ WITH JACK PARLETT IN CONVERSATION WITH PETER SCALPELLO
JACK PARLETT AND CELEBRATED POET PETER SCALPELLO DISCUSS 'FLAMBOYANCE' AND HOW IT IGNITES EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES, FROM ART AND ENTERTAINMENT TO RITUAL AND PROTEST. Flamboyance is Jack Parlett's follow up to his acclaimed Fire Island (A Housmans bestseller of 2022). This new book has all the qualities one has come to expect of […]
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Book Launch: Liquid Reflections with Liliane Lijn
FeaturedWe are profoundly honored to be hosting the paperback launch for a memoir by one the world's greatest living artists, the sculptor Liliane Lijn, who will be joined in conversation by leading art writer Jennifer Higgie. Liliane Lijn is an artist who needs little introduction. Her stirring, often ostentatious and always poetic works are dotted […]
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