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New member: Connolly’s Wee Bookshop in Carlisle

Posted on August 1, 2019 by housmans1945

A new member to the Alliance is Connolly’s Wee Bookshop, run by Christopher Connolly. Christopher used to jointly run The Besotted Wretch in Sheffield but the rent was too much to survive so he has started again inside Carlisle’s historic … Continue reading →

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Help repair the Cowley Club

Posted on July 4, 2019 by housmans1945

ARB member The Cowley Club in Brighton is a much-loved, long-established and well-used co-operatively run bookshop, cafe, social center and music venue. Their building is over a hundred years old, and is facing some costly and urgent repairs. They need … Continue reading →

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New ARB Member: Quaker Centre Bookshop

Posted on February 8, 2019 by housmans1945

The Quaker Centre Bookshop is based in Friends House, Euston Road. Our stock is informed by Quaker faith and work, with books on peace, social justice, anti-racism, politics, LGBT rights,  activism, ecology, feminism and religion and spirituality, as well as … Continue reading →

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Five Leaves Bookshop wins the Independent Bookshop of the Year Award 2018

Posted on June 11, 2018 by housmans1945

Ross Bradshaw who founded Five Leaves writes: “Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham became the first radical bookshop to have won the Independent Bookshop of the Year Award at the British Book Awards, the booktrade equivalent of the Oscars. The bookshop … Continue reading →

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New ARB member! Aye-Aye Books in Glasgow

Posted on June 10, 2018 by housmans1945

Aye-Aye Books is an independent bookshop based within the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow. We are an art bookshop with radical intent. We carry a range of books about art and by artists, particularly small-run and self-published titles, alongside … Continue reading →

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Help October Books to Buy a Bank!

Posted on May 13, 2018 by housmans1945

October Books, Southampton’s only independent bookshop, is buying a bank! We’re borrowing funds directly from the community to buy the Natwest building on Portswood Road in Southampton. The aim is to create not only a new home for the bookshop, … Continue reading →

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Anarchist Bookfairs in 2018

Posted on March 12, 2018 by housmans1945

Thanks to Freedom Press for putting this list together. As will become clear from reading the list, there are still more details to come on several of these fairs. April 7th: Liverpool Anarchist Bookfair 11am-6pm at The Black-E, 1 Great George … Continue reading →

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New alliance member: Printed Matter in Hastings

Posted on March 5, 2018 by housmans1945

New ARB member Printed Matter in Hastings. If you are in the area be sure to drop in….Great shop. Printed Matter is an Independent Bookshop in Hastings, East Sussex selling new books ranging from sociology, philosophy, psychology, political science, criminology, … Continue reading →

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Derry Radical Bookfair // 27th January 2018

Posted on November 12, 2017 by housmans1945

On Saturday 27th January 2018 Derry will host its, now annual, second Radical Bookfair at Pilots Row Community Centre in the city’s Bogside area. We are pleased to announce that following on from last years successful first ever Radical Bookfair … Continue reading →

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The Big Freedom Rebuild

Posted on February 21, 2017 by housmans1945

Freedom needs your help! Or at least the Freedom Building in Whitechapel does. One of East London’s last radical bastions, since we moved into 84b in 1968 the Freedom building has weathered firebombs, arrests, police infiltration, stalkers, threats of all … Continue reading →

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