{"id":6,"date":"2010-11-15T18:21:17","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T18:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housmans.com\/radicalbooksblog\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:15:53","slug":"member-booksellers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/?page_id=6","title":{"rendered":"Member Booksellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following booksellers are members of the Alliance:<\/p>\n<p><strong>56a in\u00a0London<\/strong> is a volunteer-run, 100% unfunded DIY-run bookshop and social centre in Walworth, South London. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.56a.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.56a.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Active Distribution<\/strong> is a well-known GB based, DIY\/grass-roots and not-for-profit punk and radical literature distributor.<strong><br \/><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.activedistribution.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.activedistribution.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>AK Press and Distribution based in Glasgow<\/strong> not only publishes anarchist texts under their own imprint, but also distributes and sells\u00a0a range of anarchist and related\u00a0books, magazines, pamphlets, journals, t-shirts and badges.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.akuk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.akuk.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Burgin<\/strong> <strong>based in London<\/strong> is an internet-based seller of political ephemera, providing an as wide as possible collection of graphic and ephemeral material from the political and social struggles of the last 50 years. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewburgin.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.andrewburgin.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Sceptic&#8217;s Bookshelf is an online shop<\/strong> which <span class=\"color_11\">aims to bring you a versatile selection of books which represents a wide range of cis-women, Trans men and women, LGBTQIA+, Non-binary persons, and<\/span><span class=\"color_11\">\u00a0Disabled persons, in many different genres. Especially genres which are over represented by cis-men.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbookshelf.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.asbookshelf.co.uk\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aye-Aye Books in Glasgow<\/strong>\u00a0is 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 books that look at the theoretical, social and political context. We have many books about radical thought and movements, left-wing and anarchist politics. We have magazines and journals, zines and pamphlets, experimental fiction and poetry, locally produced CDs, vinyl and cassettes, multicultural children\u2019s books.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aye-ayebooks.com\">http:\/\/www.aye-ayebooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Back To Books in Birmingham<\/strong> aims to provide a platform for diverse voices, with a focus on queer, feminist, anti-racist and Birmingham-centric titles. Currently run as a pop up <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/shop\/backtobooksbrum\">https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/shop\/backtobooksbrum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bookbuster in Hastings<\/strong> is a secondhand &amp; remainder bookshop, with a smattering of new books specialising in anarchist and left politics; race and gender politics; ecology; and wicca. I started in 2013, October 2023 being our 10th anniversary, a particularly tough decade for the book trade! I was going to trade as BlueGreenEarth Books, but the unit we found was a former Blockbuster, so&#8230; We have books, occult zines, cards, t-shirts, some CDs &amp; DVDs plus a box of vinyl. We have a bay dedicated to Verso and Pluto titles, both new and remaindered. We contribute a regular book review, aka rant, usually on political and ecological titles, in the local Hastings Independent newspaper.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allmylinks.com\/bookbusterbooks\">https:\/\/allmylinks.com\/bookbusterbooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bookhaus Bookship in Bristol<\/strong> is a general bookseller with a particularly strong radical edge, represented both in their sizeable book and magazine stock, and also in their events programming.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookhausbristol.com\">https:\/\/www.bookhausbristol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bookish Type <\/strong>an independent queer bookshop<strong> in Leeds <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thebookishtype.co.uk\">https:\/\/thebookishtype.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bookmarks<\/strong><strong> in London<\/strong> is an independent bookshop that specialises in Marxist theory, economics and socialist history. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookmarksbookshop.co.uk\/cgi\/store\/bookmark.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bookmarksbookshop.co.uk\/cgi\/store\/bookmark.cgi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Books on The Rise in London&#8217;s Richmond Hill<\/strong> offer a curated range of diverse contemporary fiction, drama and non-fiction. We have a long-term commitment to pluralistic publishing and widening the culture to include voices from the margins.\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/booksontherise.com\">https:\/\/booksontherise.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Calder Bookshop in London <\/strong>is a beautiful shop in the shadow of the Old Vic, with its own adjoining mini-theatre, and a specialism in political theory and theatre books. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calderbookshop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.calderbookshop.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Calton Books is Glasgow&#8217;s<\/strong> independent radical bookshop, wearing it&#8217;s politics on its sleeve. Stocking t-shirts, badges, books, hoodie&#8217;s, flags and much more. Shipping worldwide.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.calton-books.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.calton-books.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Caracol Books in Norwich<\/strong> is a volunteer-run and not-for-profit radical bookshop and meeting space. <a href=\"https:\/\/caracolbooks.co.uk\">https:\/\/caracolbooks.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Category Is Books<\/strong> are fiercely independent Queer and LGBT Bookshop<strong> in Glasgow <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.categoryisbooks.com\">https:\/\/www.categoryisbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cowley Club in Brighton<\/strong> is a collectively run libertarian centre, which houses a cafe and bookshop during the day, a members bar during the evenings. <a href=\"https:\/\/cowley.club\">https:\/\/cowley.club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dreadnought Books in Bristol <\/strong>is an independent second-hand bookshop specialising in history, with a particular focus on radical, social and labour history. Also carrying a broad general stock catering to most interests. <a href=\"http:\/\/dreadnoughtbooks.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/dreadnoughtbooks.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drop City Books in Stoke-On-Trent.<\/strong> &#8220;Every element of Drop City Books- the authors and titles we stock, the way we source and price our stock, our events, our social media, the way we interact with our customers and our local community, our own work-life balance, the partnerships we form or don&#8217;t form &#8211; reflects our abolitionist, feminist, socialist, anti-racist values.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>East Bristol Books (EBB)<\/strong> is an independent bookshop located in the Old Market area, embodying the radical, diverse, and community-driven spirit of East Bristol. EBB specializes in: Independent &amp; Small Press Publishing: Highlighting unique voices and overlooked stories. Translated Literature &amp; Borderless Stories, Radical Politics,Zines, Mags &amp; DIY Culture, Music, Art, &amp; (Too Much) Poetry, Exploratory Non-Fiction, and Folklore, Landscape, &amp; the Nonhuman World,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/eastbristolbooks.co.uk\">https:\/\/eastbristolbooks.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>eco-logicbooks.com<\/strong> is \u00a0an online retailer of environmental titles based in Bath, and can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eco-logicbooks.com\">eco-logicbooks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham <\/strong>is the bookshop of Five Leaves Publications specialising in history, politics, fiction, poetry, lesbian and gay, counterculture, psychology, weird and wonderful, international writing, magazines and journals\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Freedom Press<\/strong> <strong>in London<\/strong> is is a long-standing anarchist bookshop and publisher based in Whitechapel, East London. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedompress.org.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.freedompress.org.uk\/news\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gay&#8217;s The Word in London <\/strong>was founded in 1979 by a group of gay socialists and is the oldest LGBT+ bookshop in the UK. It stocks a huge range of books attracting people from all over the world. \u00a0Many campaigning\/social groups were formed or have met here including the Gay Black Group and Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners and we host a wide variety of events. \u00a0Current groups meeting at the bookshop include the Lesbian Discussion Group, Trans London, Black Lesbian Discussion Group, \u00a0Ace Reading Group and a Trans Masc Reading Group<strong>.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystheword.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.gaystheword.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Good Press in Glasgow<\/strong> is a workers cooperative dedicated to the promotion, distribution and production of independent, radical and self published printed matter, alongside co-projects Sunday\u2019s Print Service and Lunchtime Gallery. We are a bookshop, events and gallery space, risograph printer and bookmaking studio. <a href=\"https:\/\/goodpress.co.uk\">https:\/\/goodpress.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Greenhouse Records in Edinburgh<\/strong> is an anarchist bookshop, record store, and screen printers stocking a range of titles all focused on empowering ourselves and building a more just world. We also run the Edinburgh distribution for Dope Magazine and host a variety of intimate in store events.<a href=\"https:\/\/greenhouserecs.co.uk\"> https:\/\/greenhouserecs.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Housmans<\/strong><strong> in London <\/strong>is a long-running radical bookshop in the King&#8217;s Cross area. It is a not-for-profit and non-sectarian bookshop, specialising in books, zines, and periodicals of radical interest and progressive politics. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.housmans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.housmans.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hydra Books in Bristol <\/strong>are radical booksellers set up by a group formed around the Bristol Radical History Group &#8211; currently premises are downstairs at Cafe Kino, BS1 3RU <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hydrabooks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.hydrabooks.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Juno Books in Sheffield<\/strong> is your friendly local feminist and queer community bookshop. We are driven by a passion for amplifying marginalised voices, showcasing new work and highlighting independent presses.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.junobooks.co.uk\">www.junobooks.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Just Books in Belfast<\/strong> is an anarchist bookseller, currently between premises, but still selling online and at events as well as publishing <a href=\"https:\/\/organiseanarchistsireland.com\/shop\/\">https:\/\/organiseanarchistsireland.com\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>La Biblioteka<\/strong> is a progressive bookshop in <strong>Sheffield<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/labiblioteka.co\">https:\/\/labiblioteka.co<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Left on the Shelf in Kendal<\/strong> is a specialist second hand bookseller of material on all topics to do with Socialism. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leftontheshelfbooks.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.leftontheshelfbooks.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Letterbox Library in Stratford, London<\/strong> is a not-for-profit and a workers&#8217; cooperative. Since 1983, they have been a leading online supplier of inclusive and diverse children&#8217;s books (largely to schools). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.letterboxlibrary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.letterboxlibrary.com\/<\/a>\u00a0 [They also run the Little Rebels Award for Radical Children&#8217;s Fiction alongside Housmans Bookshop].<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lighthouse in\u00a0Edinburgh<\/strong> is a wonderful radical bookshop, a new incarnation of Word Power\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lighthousebookshop.com\">http:\/\/lighthousebookshop.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Beacon Books in Finsbury Park, North London<\/strong> are specialists in African and Caribbean literature since 1966 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newbeaconbooks.com\">https:\/\/www.newbeaconbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newham Bookshop<\/strong><strong> is East London&#8217;s<\/strong> leading independent bookseller. <a href=\"http:\/\/newhambooks.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/newhambooks.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News from Nowhere<\/strong><strong>\u00a0in Liverpool<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is a wide-ranging radical &amp; community bookshop established in 1974 and still going strong. They have books, magazines, pamphlets, journals, cards, t-shirts, hoodies, CDs, DVDs, flags and badges, as well as a few remainder &amp; 2nd-hand books. Alongside the more overtly political stock, there&#8217;s also plenty of fiction and children&#8217;s books that contribute to building respect,\u00a0<\/span>and to challenging negativity, educating about struggles etc. It is a not-for-profit worker&#8217;s co-operative committed to social change.\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: 400;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Northern Herald Books<\/strong> is a bookseller selling mostly secondhand books, specialising in most aspects of left-wing politics and history, particularly anarchism and marxism. I sell primarily via stalls at events and conferences, but also by mail order. In addition, I cover a wide range of other subjects, attending academic conferences; these include labour history, social and economic history, women&#8217;s history, economics and industrial relations. Based in West Yorkshire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbfa.org\/members\/northern-herald-books\">https:\/\/www.pbfa.org\/members\/northern-herald-books<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>October Books<\/strong><strong> in Southampton i<\/strong>s an independent community bookshop and not-for-profit cooperative based in the Portswood area of Southampton. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.octoberbooks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.octoberbooks.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PaperxClips in Belfast, Northern Ireland<\/strong>\u00a0is a queer bookshop, gender inclusive barbershop, cafe, and community space. The vision is to provide the queer community in Northern Ireland with access to radically inclusive literature, gender affirming services, as well as a meeting and hangout space which does not require spending money to exist in.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperxclips.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.paperxclips.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>People&#8217;s Bookshop in Durham<\/strong> specialising in radical politics, with primarily second-hand stock.<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/shop\/peoplesbookshopdurham\"> https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/shop\/peoplesbookshopdurham<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Portal Bookshop in York<\/strong> with a focus on Science Fiction, Fantasy and all of the LGBTQIA books we can source from the UK, the US and beyond. <a href=\"https:\/\/the-portal-bookshop.square.site\">https:\/\/the-portal-bookshop.square.site<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Printed Matter in Hastings<\/strong>, specialising in\u00a0sociology, philosophy, psychology, political science, criminology, social history, economics, art &amp; culture, music, nature and fiction.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.printedmatterhastings.co.uk\">http:\/\/www.printedmatterhastings.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quaker Centre Bookshop in London <\/strong>carries stock 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 a large selection of progressive and spiritual children\u2019s books.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quaker.org.uk\/bookshop\">www.quaker.org.uk\/bookshop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading International Solidarity Centre in Reading <\/strong>is a Development Education Centre based in Reading and the aim of the bookshop is to support and promote the key principles of global citizenship, including social justice and human rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.risc.org.uk\/world-shop\/books-and-teaching-resources\">https:\/\/www.risc.org.uk\/world-shop\/books-and-teaching-resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Round Table Books in Brixton, London<\/strong> exists to celebrate underrepresented children\u2019s books, writers and illustrators. We curate and stock books from the widest variety of UK and Irish publishers possible<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roundtablebooks.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.roundtablebooks.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rubicund in Falmouth<\/strong> is a radical bookshop, vegan cafe and lending library. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubicund.co.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.rubicund.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shelflife Books and Zines in Cardiff<\/strong> are not-for-profit booksellers focused on making space for marginalised voices, stocking books from independent, micro- and self- publishers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelflifebookshop.com\/\">https:\/\/www.shelflifebookshop.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shalimar Books in South London <\/strong>is an independent bookshop specialising in Indian books and fair trade crafts. <a href=\"https:\/\/indianbooksuk.com\/\">https:\/\/indianbooksuk.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Folkestone Bookshop<\/strong> is a non-profit stocking radical and general new and used books from small presses, activists and individuals, alongside larger publishers. Very much a community bookshop the goal has been to create a safe(r) third space where people can come to rest, dream or organise, with no pressure to spend money.\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefolkestonebookshop.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.thefolkestonebookshop.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Queery in Brighton<\/strong> is a radical bookstore, a small library, a small vegan caf\u00e9, and a wheelchair-accessible sober space available to hire for workshops, talks, classes, meetings, support groups, open mics, film nights and much more!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thequeery.co.uk\">https:\/\/thequeery.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Second Shelf in London<\/strong> is a snug independent bookstore focusing on works by women, including rare &amp; first editions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesecondshelf.com\">https:\/\/www.thesecondshelf.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Veggies <\/strong> is volunteer-led, a community-based, social enterprise based in Nottingham, who travel the country to provide\u00a0vegan catering and reading material at a range of social and political events.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following booksellers are members of the Alliance: 56a in\u00a0London is a volunteer-run, 100% unfunded DIY-run bookshop and social centre in Walworth, South London. http:\/\/www.56a.org.uk\/ Active Distribution is a well-known GB based, DIY\/grass-roots and not-for-profit punk and radical literature distributor.\u00a0http:\/\/www.activedistribution.org\/ &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/?page_id=6\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":803,"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}