25 July 2017 — Housmans Books

NEWS
1. Keith Armstrong
2. The Return of the Deep Gusset Housmans bag!
3. King’s Cross local cafe news
4. Transform: A Journal of the Radical Left

INSTORE EVENTS
  5. ‘Building Better Societies:  Promoting social justice in a world falling apart’ with Rowland Atkinson, Lisa Mckenzie and Simon Winlow – Cancelled!
6. Camden Fringe Comedy Night ‘If I Can’t Laugh, It’s Not My Revolution’ with Daphna Baram and friends
7. ‘The Promised Land: Poems from Itinerant Life’ with André Naffis-Sahely
8. ‘Pride – The Book’ with Lesbians & Gays Support The Miners
9. ‘Revenge of the Spoken – Gordon Lish in a Little Island Hotel’ with David Winters, David Hayden, and Will Eaves
10. ‘Is Monogamy Dead?’ with Rosie Wilby

We would like to pass on news of the death of disability rights campaigner, concrete poet, musician and local activist, Keith Armstrong. Keith had lived in the Kings Cross area for the last 40 years or so, and was involved in a string of campaigns over that time. A regular at Housmans he will be a familiar name to many.

Housmans would like to send our condolences to his family and friends.

Keith had an extensive library, which has been donated to several groups, however you will currently find many of his books in our £1 basement – especially lots of poetry and history titles, in amongst his wide-ranging collection.

By special request and popular demand we have new stock of the Deep Gusset Housmans bag! Unlike regular totes, this bag has a 4 inch gusset, which makes it that much more spacious. It has long-handle straps too, which allow it to be carried comfortably over the shoulder. Currently on sale from Housmans at £4 each. Regular totes are still available, at £2.

3. King’s Cross local cafe news
A little plug for two local cafes well worth a visit if you are around Kings Cross.

First up is New Roots Cafe; a vegetarian and vegan cafe, which give all profits to the charity Highway House, which has a women’s shelter in Islington and also a shelter in Tottenham. Highway House tries to be a stepping stone so people can stay with them as long as they need as opposed to just offering a bed for the night. Check them out at 346 Caledonian Road, N1 1DU  https://www.facebook.com/NewRootsCafe/

And secondly, another little community cafe in a leafy back street off the Caledonian Road, run single-handedly by the irrepressible Dee. Great food, good value, and set in a rare tree-lined oasis in King’s Cross.
You can sit inside, but its particularly nice outside on a sunny day. Mention Housmans and get a discount!
48 Collier St, London N1 9BE – https://www.facebook.com/TheSecretCafeIslington/

4. Transform: A Journal of the Radical Left
 
Landing at Housmans on Friday will be Issue#2 of ‘Transform’, a new journal “of the radical left”. Issue #1 sold out in a flash, and people have been asking for it ever since! Check out the contents here: http://www.prruk.org/transform-issue-2-july-2017/

IN-STORE EVENTS

5. ‘Building Better Societies:  Promoting social justice in a world falling apart’
with Rowland Atkinson, Lisa Mckenzie and Simon Winlow
CANCELLED!
This event has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.

6. Camden Fringe Comedy Night:
 ‘If I Can’t Laugh, It’s Not My Revolution’ with Daphna Baram and friends
Wednesday 9^th August,7pm – Ticketed event – Entry £5
Daphna Baram ( * * * * * “Masterful!”) hosts five further political comedians for some emergency laughs and a glass of wine in the haven of Housmans! Please book tickets in advance from www.housmans.com/events.php
click here for more info

7. ‘The Promised Land: Poems from Itinerant Life’ with André Naffis-Sahely
Wednesday 16^th August,7pm
André Naffis-Sahely’s reads from his bracingly plain-spoken collection, which gathers portraits of promised lands and those who go in search of them: labourers, travellers, dreamers; the hopeful and the dispossessed.
click here for more info

8. ‘Pride – The Book’ with Lesbians & Gays Support The Miners
Wednesday 23^rd August,7pm
Members of the original LGSM crew launch ‘Pride’ – the book of the hit film, which tells the true story of how in 1984 a group of gay men and lesbian women came to befriend and support a very traditional mining community in the remote valleys of South Wales.
click here for more info

9. LOCOMOTRIX EVENT
‘Revenge of the Spoken – Gordon Lish in a Little Island Hotel’
with David Winters, David Hayden, and Will Eaves
Thursday 24^th August,7pm – Ticketed event – Entry £3/£5
To celebrate the publication of Gordon Lish’s new fiction White Plains: Pieces & Witherlings (Little Island Press, 2017), Little Island Press and Hotel co-host an evening of readings on and around the works of Gordon Lish, with writers reading from their own works and from this new collection.
Please book tickets in advance from www.housmans.com/events.php
click here for more info

10. ‘Is Monogamy Dead?’ with Rosie Wilby
Wednesday 30^th August,7pm
Award-winning comedian Rosie Wilby presents her hilarious and thought-provoking mix of memoir, heartache and science that puts 21st century relationships under the microscope.
click here for more info

READING AND DISCUSSION GROUPS

11. The Fuse Book Club – forthcoming titles
Housmans has a monthly book club which usually meets on the second Thursday of the month, starting at 7pm in the shop. Forthcoming titles under discussion are:

Thursday 10th August
‘This Is How You Lose Her’ by Junot Díaz
A collection of interlinked short stories by the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.

Thursday 14th September
 ‘The Good Immigrant’ edited by Nikesh Shukla
The Good Immigrant brings together fifteen emerging British black, Asian and minority ethnic writers in a collection of essays about race, immigration, and the experience of being ‘other’ in the UK.
If you would like to find out more about the reading group, please email catherine@housmans.com. The Fuse has its own web page with more info here: http://www.housmans.com/fuse.php

12. Housmans Feminist Sci-fi Book Club
Genderless societies, anarchist planets, polyamorous aliens, parthenogenesis, feminist militias, reproductive dystopias, cyborg families, and more at the new Housmans Feminist Sci-Fi Book Club! Join us at the bookshop on the first Thursday of every month, 7pm-9pm. All genders welcome. Please bring drinks or snacks to share.
 
Thursday 3rd August: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood
Thursday 7th September: ‘Lagoon’ by Nnedi Okorafor
Thursday 5th October: ‘The Power’ by Naomi Alderman
Book Club books available at 20% discount from Housmans. Any questions please email Hannah on scifi@housmans.com

13. London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group
Housmans has a regular Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group, who meet on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome, but please be prepared to join in the discussion. Please try to turn up by 7pm sharp.

We sometimes take a break over the summer – this year we’ll be taking a break from the regular meetings for two months  – August and September. When we’re back in the autumn, our plans for OCTOBER and NOVEMBER are to discuss NONVIOLENCE AND SPORT, and to revisit NONVIOLENT ACTIVISM – CONSCIENCE, CONVENIENCE AND COMPROMISE. See you then!

For more information please visit: http://londonpacifismnonviolence.wordpress.com/

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