🕊️ The 73rd Housmans Peace Diary is here! ForcesWatch is proud to share that our own Emma Sangster has written this year’s introductory article. Start a monthly donation to ForcesWatch and receive a free copy of the diary!! 👉 www.forceswatch.net/support-our-... @housmansbookshop.bsky.social

Autumn is looking eventful! 🍁 Join us for a workshop and a cabaret to launch The Hajar Book of Rage; a conversation about political literature in the @lighthousebks.bsky.social Radical Book Fair; and another celebration of The First Jasmines at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥 hajarpress.com/events

Student discount night next week! Tuesday 21st October, 7-9pm - 20% off everything plus a free beer or soft drink and a Housmans tote bag 🤝

THE Rad. Children’s Book Party of 2025😉 For those of you who were there- and those of you who weren’t, you can now see an album of happy faces from the recent #LittleRebelsAward Award Ceremony here: littlerebels.org/2025/10/10/p... @housmansbookshop.bsky.social #KidLitUK

Happy Bookshop Day! Last week I visited my book Cottonopolis at radical booksellers Housmans nr Kings Cross London. If only I could stretch big enough to hug the whole shop. If you're after a historical LGBTQ novel for readers young and old, find it here ❤️🏳️‍🌈 housmans.com/product/cott...

Hi #LittleRebelsAward Folk! 10 days on and we’re still absolutely buzzing 🐝from our award evening. A huge thank you to @theclpe.bsky.social for allowing us to host in their glorious Literacy Library. For your weekend, we leave you with this JOYFUL moment below… #KidsLitUK #UKKidsLit

🥳🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉🥳 We are delighted to announce that the Winner of the 2025 Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction is @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social for The Fights That Make Us, published by Usborne. Congratulations, Sarah! Our first ever double champion!! #KidLitUK

Students 👋 Save the date. Our annual student discount night returns, 21st October, 7-9pm. 🤝

Really looking forward to visiting @housmansbookshop.bsky.social its always been one of my London touchstones. I will be in conversation with the always excellent @annaminton.bsky.social and looking forward to seeing loiterers old and new x

THIS WEDNESDAY!! 9pm-ish The winner of the edgiest children’s book award comes out to play! Run by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social & @housmansbookshop.bsky.social on behalf of the Alliance of Radical booksellers. #LittleRebelsAward #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

Eek! Next Wednesday for the reveal of the 2025 Little Rebels Award winner! 🎉 The children’s book prize celebrating radical fiction for young readers 🫶

📚 BOOK TALK: England’s Military Heartland 🎙️ Khem Rogaly, Saskia Papadakis, Antonia Dawes & Rachael Milliner ⏰ 7.00PM — 8.30PM 🗓️ Weds 24 Sept 📍 @housmansbookshop.bsky.social, 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX 🔗 Sign up for a ticket now! housmans.com/event/book-t...

Great night at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social Huge thanks to Mel Pennant for being in conversation with me. I'm so glad that so many old friends were able to join us. #debutauthor #TheMercyStep #booktok

Wonderful author talk tomorrow evening 📚 (Weds 17th) Marcia Hutchinson and Mel Hortense are chatting about Marcia's new novel THE MERCY STEP - expect conversations around the Black British Experience, women’s writing and Britain in the 60s! ⏰ 7pm Tickets here: housmans.com/event/book-t...

London! Join us in King’s X tonight at 7pm for a FREE event 🤝 Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London 1977-1988 More info ➡️ housmans.com/event/autono...

Yesterday was Judges Day! A good chunk of hours mulling over, discussing & ideas-ping-ponging the #LittleRebelsAward 2025 Shortlist. With a side serving of cake. @housmansbookshop.bsky.social L➡️R @chrishaughton.bsky.social @alomshaha.bsky.social @soofiya.bsky.social Phoebe (@theclpe.bsky.social)

📣UK Primary Schools! There’s a 6-book giveaway over on the #LittleRebelsAward Insta account. **CLOSES 10am TOMORROW!** A glorious mini library of KS1/2 Social Justice titles. a.k.a.: #LittleRebelsAward2025Shortlist Share the book love folk!😃 instagram.com/littlerebelsaw…

Wonderful to see you here! The #LittleRebelsAward is an award for UK radical children’s fiction, run by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social & @housmansbookshop.bsky.social on behalf of the Alliance of Radical Booksellers. And we’ve just announced our: 2025 Little Rebels Award Shortlist!

Demonstrating my headstand reading stunt during last night's Q&A with @akhtarsascha.bsky.social about my book Fascist Yoga at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social - similar upcoming events in Glasgow, Edinburgh & London listed here: www.stewarthome.co.uk/news.html

Do you read rebelliously? How many of the #LittleRebels shortlist have you read? @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social @housmansbookshop.bsky.social

Congratulations to the authors and illustrators on the longlist for this year's Little Rebels Award! A prize celebrating radical fiction for children, which we're proud to help coordinate with @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social Browse the list: uk.bookshop.org/lists/little... #LittleRebelsAward

Two events this week and a few tickets left for both! 🎟️ Tonight (Tuesday) ➡️ Andy Beckett and Melissa Benn on Tony Benn, his fellow Labour renegades & the future of the Labour left Tomorrow (Weds) ➡️ Samuel Burgum on Squatting London Tickets here: housmans.com/events/

THE RAYMOND WILLIAMS FOUNDATION TARGETED GRANTS SCHEME 2025 The RWF invites applications for up to eight grants of max £1,500 to support self-organised adult learning activities to help realise social justice aims. Deadline: 29 June 2025. More info at:

Just Books are a great anarchist publisher flying the black flag in Belfast. They've got a little crowdfunder going for what will be the first in a series of titles dealing with anarchist anti-militarism. Your money gets you the book: buff.ly/43kHBFD

On Feb 9 Israeli police raided the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem, seizing books and arresting Palestinian owners Ahmed & Mahmoud Muna. We must rally to protect the freedom to read, everywhere. Follow #BooksellingIsNotACrime to see which bookshops around the world are participating.

This Saturday we're taking part in a day of solidarity with the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem, which was raided by Israeli police on 9th Feb. 50% of our profits on Saturday will go to the solidarity fundraiser. Come have a browse and celebrate the right to read. 📣 #BooksellingIsNotACrime

1. There's nothing better than going on a bit of a radical/ independent bookshop crawl and finding stuff you like. Here's my haul from today. Visited @londonreview.bsky.social and @housmansbookshop.bsky.social amongst others #booksky #books 🧵 thread

Join us to mark the launch of this important book, coming to a bookshop or venue near you! @housmansbookshop.bsky.social @blackwells.bsky.social @conwayhall.bsky.social @lighthousebks.bsky.social

I’m off to @housmansbookshop.bsky.social tomorrow to celebrate all things Neuroqueer! Still a last chance to grab a ticket and come chat about neurodiversity, ADHD, love and relationships. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍸 housmans.com/event/book-t...

Hooray! We're thrilled to find out we're a London finalist for Indie Bookshop of the Year! 🫶🥳 Alongside a fab lineup of fellow London indies 😍 full list here: www.thebookseller.com/british-book... #britishbookawards

Dr. Abeera Khan will be chairing the conversation at Hummingbirds 4.0 on February 7th at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social 7 - 9pm! @azad-ashim.bsky.social and Waithera Sebatindira will read, followed by a conversation. Tickets are free: https://buff.ly/40db4Or

Alareer Book Club for Solidarity with Palestine in collaboration with Maqam Books and @housmansbookshop.bsky.social

Azad Ashim Sharma @azad-ashim.bsky.social is joining us, this time on the other side of the conversation, for Hummingbirds this Friday Feb 7th at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social 7 - 9pm! Azad will be joined by Waithera Sebatindira followed by a discussion with Dr. Abeera Khan https://buff.ly/40db4Or

Paul Gilroy, one of the foremost theorists of race and racism, has very generously donated several hundred books from his university office library, for which we are very grateful. We will be selling these books, priced mostly from £1-5, from the 18th of January onwards. Come find a hidden treasure!

And you can also watch my book launch at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social here! youtu.be/M7BlxReHLv8?...

Just three events at Housmans left for this year! All very exciting so check them out below: 🧵