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Shortlist for the The Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2013

Posted on March 5, 2013 by housmans1945

We are happy to announce the eight book shortlist for the ARB’s bookprize for non-fiction,  The Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2013. The shortlist will now be passed to our guest judges, Nina Power, Laura Oldfield-Ford and Ken … Continue reading →

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Freedom Bookshop re-opens after arson attack

Posted on February 4, 2013 by housmans1945

In the early hours of Friday morning, Freedom Bookshop was firebombed. Luckily no one was hurt and the fire was contained. This is not the first time Freedom has come under attack. As Britain’s oldest anarchist bookshop (founded in 1866), … Continue reading →

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ARB launches new book prize: The Little Rebels Children’s Book Award

Posted on November 27, 2012 by housmans1945

Last year the ARB set up the Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing, administered by Housmans Bookshop. This independent prize for adult non-fiction literature ran for the 1st time in 2011, with the prize awarded in May 2012. The … Continue reading →

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ARB London Radical Bookfair 2013

Posted on October 31, 2012 by housmans1945

On Saturday May 11th 2013, the ARB will be hosting a new radical bookfair, to take place in London’s Conway Hall. The idea behind the fair is to create an event which showcases the depth and breadth of radical publishing … Continue reading →

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Four new members join the ARB

Posted on October 18, 2012 by housmans1945

The ARB is happy to announce that four new booksellers have just joined the alliance, representing the four corners of the UK. Two of these shop are already well established: the Calder Bookshop in London is a beautiful shop in … Continue reading →

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David Graeber’s ‘Debt: The First 5,000 Years’ wins Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by housmans1945

In the centenary year of the infamous Bread and Roses strike, the Alliance of Radical Booksellers is proud to announce the winner of the first annual Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing. David Graeber’s ‘Debt: The First 5,000 Years’ … Continue reading →

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Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2012 Shortlist

Posted on March 5, 2012 by housmans1945

We are happy to announce the shortlist for the ARB’s first ever Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing. For more information, please visit the Bread and Roses website: http://www.bread-and-roses.co.uk/ The shortlist consists of seven books: ‘Counterpower: Making Change Happen’ … Continue reading →

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ARB Interactive Map

Posted on February 6, 2012 by housmans1945

The good people over at Book Nest have put together a handy map showing all the ARB member bookshops. Book Nest is the online community site for independent booksellers in the UK, and is well worth a visit: http://www.booknest.co.uk/  View … Continue reading →

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Latest member of the ARB open new bookshop in Bristol

Posted on November 28, 2011 by housmans1945

A group of people around the Bristol Radical History Group have opened up a new radical bookshop in Bristol called Hydra Books. Bristol has been without a good dissenting bookshop for a while now, and it’s great to see a … Continue reading →

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Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing

Posted on November 11, 2011 by housmans1945

The following is a piece about the Bread and Roses prize – which bookshops of the ARB will be awarding in the new year – originally published in the Morning Star. “As we come marching, marching in the beauty of … Continue reading →

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