@HousmansBooks

Radical booksellers since 1945. Monday to Saturday 11am to 6.30pm. Sunday 12pm to 6pm. Order online at: https://xitter.cf/t.co/ofNez6E9tj

 King's Cross, London
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Joined June 2010
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and we're SOLD OUT! if you would like to be added to a waiting list please email [email protected]
Taj Ali@Taj_Ali1Oct 14
Tonight at @HousmansBooks
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Taj Ali@Taj_Ali1Oct 14
Tonight at @HousmansBooks
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Emile Chabal@emile_chabalOct 14
This was such a lovely event at @HousmansBooks, with a perfect host!
kate ✨@pulpy_fictionOct 14
great discussion with @emile_chabal about his excellent new book on eric hobsbawm last night!
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kate ✨@pulpy_fictionOct 2
btw everyone i will be speaking to Emile Chabal about this book at @HousmansBooks on October 13th! Really looking forward to it, tickets available here: housmans.com/event/book-laun…

SOLD OUT: THE AGE OF HOBSBAWM with Emile Chabal and Kate Bugos

Join Emile Chabal and Kate Bugos to discuss Chabal’s new intellectual biography of Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Hobsbawm: The Life of a Revolutionary Historian. Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012) was one…

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Jacobin
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Eric Hobsbawm was a master of what he self-deprecatingly called haute vulgarisation, Oxbridge-inflected confident generalization based on selectively chosen data. He combined this elite education with popular appeal in a way few had done before. jacobin.com/2026/10/hobsbawm…

Eric Hobsbawm Owed His Success to Mass Culture

Eric Hobsbawm was a master of what he self-deprecatingly called haute vulgarisation, Oxbridge-inflected confident generalization based on selectively chosen data. He combined this elite education...

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V excited for this exciting panel coming up at Housmans in Nov, feat: @AmeliaHorgan @JacobinBen @Oliver_Eagleton housmans.com/event/panel-how…

PANEL: How Can Socialism Work in the ‘Real’ World?

Housmans, with Tribune and Verso, are happy to present a pandel discussion feeaturing Oliver Eagleton, Amelia Horgan and Ben Burgis. Housmans and Verso are happy to present a panel discussion to he…

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Emile Chabal@emile_chabalSep 23
The Hobsbawm roadshow continues in October in St Andrews, London and Edinburgh! Links below. * 1 October, 19:30, @ToppingsStAs * 12 October, 17:30, @ihr_history * 13 October, 19:00, @HousmansBooks * 30 October at 19:00, @ToppingsEdin
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👀👀👀 housmans.com/event/taj-ali-i… 👀👀👀
Taj Ali@Taj_Ali1Sep 16
This event is now sold-out but will be doing lots more in London including Dominion Centre in Southall, @HousmansBooks, @_TheWhitechapel, @FourCornersE2 and with my friends at @_VashtiMedia!
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Taj Ali@Taj_Ali1Sep 7
BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT Delighted to confirm 18 events where I’ll be discussing the rich and proud tradition of political activism in the British South Asian community. Come along to an event near you!
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Russell Warfield@russellwarfieldSep 8
thanks to everyone who SOLD OUT the event in @Foyles later this month with @ZackPolanski and @AvaSantina there’s still some tickets for the event in @HousmansBooks on 23rd Sept with the amazing @m00dyjonas - but not many! get them quick!
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Next Tuesday: @CeciliaRikap launches The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud — in conversation with The Guardian's Aisha Down. How Amazon, Microsoft and Google came to plan the economy from the cloud. 📍 @HousmansBooks 🗓️ 15 Sept, 7pm housmans.com/event/book-laun…
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BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT British South Asians have a long tradition of radical political activism. In his debut book, @Taj_Ali1 tells the inspirational story of how the community organised against racism in the past and how it continues to fight in the present. Tickets on sale for select dates, keep an eye on our Events page for updates (link in bio).
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MNG - University Presses@MNGUP_BooksJun 8
In this normative interpretation of Marx, Lazarus integrates recent moral philosophy with a historically specific analysis of capitalism as a social form of life. 🔗 ow.ly/E0zs50Z652P 📍Housmans, London 🗓️ 15 June 2026, 7-8pm @HousmansBooks @stanfordpress @Mblaz39
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We are delighted to be hosting the official launch for 'Kill Billionaire' (The Riotous Revenge Caper You’ve Been Waiting for) by Anders Lustgarten, published by @ChattoBooks ! TICKETS: housmans.com/event/book-laun…
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Join us for the launch of 'Privatising humanity' by @kmbayliss at @HousmansBooks on 10th June, powerful exposé of how finance turns our basic human needs into assets. Kate will be in conversation with Adrienne Buller, author of The Value of a Whale. Tickets here: housmans.com/event/book-laun…
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Publishing today! Water 💧 Energy ⚡️ Housing 🏠 Virtually every aspect of our lives are now targeted by someone seeking to make a profit, our basic needs turned into assets. Kate Bayliss exposes the harmful consequences of this model in her new book, 'Privatising humanity'.
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Pluto Press@PlutoPressMay 21
Replying to @PlutoPress @adamjohnsonCHI @PilsenCommBooks @brightfest @FestOfDebate @plashmar @TheLdnArchives @prem_thakker @maximillian_alv @redemmas @stewarthome1 @CommonEcologies @maydayrooms
The Plot is on Fire | @commonecologies w/ @maxhaiven | London | May 27 | @HousmansBooks housmans.com/event/book-laun…
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Our event tomorrow night with D.K. Renton and @BarnabyRaine has now SOLD OUT. To be added to a waiting list please email [email protected] @haymarketbooks housmans.com/event/book-laun…
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We're honoured and grateful to have received the library of the radical historian and journalist Richard Gott. As with all our library sales, the books will be priced affordably, and we know they will find good homes. The sale begins from 11am, Saturday 18th April.
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Sabrestorm Stories@SabrestormStoryApr 16
We’re delighted to highlight an upcoming event featuring Christine Donovan, who will be discussing her new novel Deriveville at Housmans Bookshop on 22nd April 7.00pm - 8.30pm sabrestormstories.com/2026/0… #artandliterature #psychogeography #situationistinternational @HousmansBooks
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