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. Housmans Peace Diary - Housmans Bookshop
2. People's Manifesto - Mark Thomas
3. Debt: The First 5000 Years - David Graeber
4. A People's History of London - Lindsey German & John Rees
5. Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class - Owen Jones
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Job vacancy at Housmans
Job vacancy at Housmans
Housmans – London’s premier radical bookshop, based at King’s Cross – needs a member of staff to join the small team running the shop.
Applicants should preferably have both experience of the book trade and a background in some area of radical campaigning; at least one of these is essential. The [...]
'You Can't Evict an Idea:
What Can We Learn From Occupy?'
by Tim Gee
On 28 February 2013, the anniversary of the eviction of the Occupy Camp at the London Stock Exchange, Housmans published Tim Gee's 'You Can't Evict an Idea', available as a free PDF e-book and as a physical booklet.
Based on conversations with activists across the UK and US,'You Can't Evict an Idea' is a first-hand account of the Occupy movement, an assessment of the impacts, and an argument about what can be learnt.
For more information and to download your free copy please visit: http://www.housmans.com/occupy.php
Peace Diary 2013
Every year we publish the world-renowned Housmans Peace Diary. This 60th
edition is now available. To place and order, and for more information please visit http://www.housmans.com/diary.php
£1 Book Basement
Deep down 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, primarily 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.