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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 22h

Hi #LittleRebelsAward Folk!
10 days on and we’re still absolutely buzzing 🐝from our award evening.

A huge thank you to @theclpe.bsky.social for allowing us to host in their glorious Literacy Library.

For your weekend, we leave you with this JOYFUL moment below…
#KidsLitUK
#UKKidsLit

A photo of a large group of people, standing. Most are mid-whooping! Smiles & laughter. At the centre is this years’s Little Rebels Award Winner, Sarah Hagger-Holt, holding a framed picture of 3 toddlers (one of whom is holding a ‘Take Action’ placard). To her left is Ken Wilson Max, the artist who created the picture. They stand in a space surrounded on all sides by bookshelves.

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 9d

🥳🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉🥳

We are delighted to announce that the Winner of the 2025 Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction is @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social for The Fights That Make Us, published by Usborne.

Congratulations, Sarah! Our first ever double champion!!
#KidLitUK

Photo right hand corner of author Sarah Hagger-Holt. Under which is written the title of her book “The Fights That Make Us” and then “WINNER”. Left side is the book cover and, above that, a confetti shower.

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · 11d

Students 👋

Save the date.

Our annual student discount night returns, 21st October, 7-9pm. 🤝

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Morag Rose @thelrm.bsky.social · 12d

Really looking forward to visiting @housmansbookshop.bsky.social its always been one of my London touchstones. I will be in conversation with the always excellent @annaminton.bsky.social and looking forward to seeing loiterers old and new x

Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 13d

📚BOOK EVENT📚

@thelrm.bsky.social, author of The Feminist Art of Walking visits @housmansbookshop.bsky.social for an author talk

🗓️ Wed, Oct 8
⏰ 7 pm
📍 @housmansbookshop.bsky.social
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BOOK LAUNCH: The Feminist Art of Walking by Rose Morag

We are delighted to welcome feminist writer and academic Morag Rose to the shop to discuss her brilliant and essential new book The Feminist Art of Walking; a vital intervention in the growing fiel…

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 11d

THIS WEDNESDAY!!
9pm-ish
The winner of the edgiest children’s book award comes out to play!
Run by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social & @housmansbookshop.bsky.social on behalf of the Alliance of Radical booksellers.

#LittleRebelsAward
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · 16d

Eek! Next Wednesday for the reveal of the 2025 Little Rebels Award winner! 🎉

The children’s book prize celebrating radical fiction for young readers 🫶

Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 16d

BIG NEW for all you big rebels out there:
#UKKidLit
#KidLitUK
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 18d

📚 BOOK TALK: England’s Military Heartland

🎙️ Khem Rogaly, Saskia Papadakis, Antonia Dawes & Rachael Milliner

⏰ 7.00PM — 8.30PM

🗓️ Weds 24 Sept

📍 @housmansbookshop.bsky.social, 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX

🔗 Sign up for a ticket now!

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Marcia Hutchinson @mhut25.bsky.social · 22d

Great night at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social Huge thanks to Mel Pennant for being in conversation with me. I'm so glad that so many old friends were able to join us.
#debutauthor
#TheMercyStep
#booktok

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · 24d

Wonderful author talk tomorrow evening 📚 (Weds 17th)

Marcia Hutchinson and Mel Hortense are chatting about Marcia's new novel THE MERCY STEP - expect conversations around the Black British Experience, women’s writing and Britain in the 60s!

⏰ 7pm

Tickets here: housmans.com/event/book-t...

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · 27d

London! Join us in King’s X tonight at 7pm for a FREE event 🤝

Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London 1977-1988

More info ➡️ housmans.com/event/autono...

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · 29d

Yesterday was Judges Day! A good chunk of hours mulling over, discussing & ideas-ping-ponging the #LittleRebelsAward 2025 Shortlist.

With a side serving of cake.

@housmansbookshop.bsky.social
L➡️R
@chrishaughton.bsky.social @alomshaha.bsky.social @soofiya.bsky.social Phoebe (@theclpe.bsky.social)

Shows the four judges for the award, together holding the six shortlisted books, standing outside Housmans Bookshop.

The window display of the award’s shortlisted books at Housmans Bookshop.

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · Sep 9

📣UK Primary Schools! There’s a 6-book giveaway over on the #LittleRebelsAward Insta account.

**CLOSES 10am TOMORROW!**

A glorious mini library of KS1/2 Social Justice titles. a.k.a.: #LittleRebelsAward2025Shortlist

Share the book love folk!😃

instagram.com/littlerebelsaw…

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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social · Jul 17

Wonderful to see you here!

The #LittleRebelsAward is an award for UK radical children’s fiction, run by @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social & @housmansbookshop.bsky.social on behalf of the Alliance of Radical Booksellers.

And we’ve just announced our:
2025 Little Rebels Award Shortlist!

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Stewart Home @stewarthome.bsky.social · Jul 27

Demonstrating my headstand reading stunt during last night's Q&A with @akhtarsascha.bsky.social about my book Fascist Yoga at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social - similar upcoming events in Glasgow, Edinburgh & London listed here: www.stewarthome.co.uk/news.html

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Professor Karen Sands-O’Connor @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Do you read rebelliously? How many of the #LittleRebels shortlist have you read? @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social @housmansbookshop.bsky.social

Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · Jul 17

The shortlist for the 2025 #LittleRebelsAward has been announced, one of our favourite awards. Congratulations to all the interrupters on this year's list! Winner announced in October @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social #BookSky #KidLitUK

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A graphic showing the covers of the six books on the shortlist for the Little Rebels Award 2025

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · May 12

Congratulations to the authors and illustrators on the longlist for this year's Little Rebels Award!

A prize celebrating radical fiction for children, which we're proud to help coordinate with @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social

Browse the list: uk.bookshop.org/lists/little...

#LittleRebelsAward

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · Apr 29

Two events this week and a few tickets left for both! 🎟️

Tonight (Tuesday) ➡️ Andy Beckett and Melissa Benn on Tony Benn, his fellow Labour renegades & the future of the Labour left

Tomorrow (Weds) ➡️ Samuel Burgum on Squatting London

Tickets here:

housmans.com/events/

Events from Wednesday May 22, 2019 – Wednesday June 12, 2019 – Housmans Bookshop

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · Mar 20

THE RAYMOND WILLIAMS FOUNDATION TARGETED GRANTS SCHEME 2025
The RWF invites applications for up to eight grants of max £1,500 to support self-organised adult learning activities to help realise social justice aims. Deadline: 29 June 2025. More info at:

Grants | Raymond Williams Foundation

Home

www.raymondwilliamsfoundation.org.uk

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · Feb 27

Just Books are a great anarchist publisher flying the black flag in Belfast. They've got a little crowdfunder going for what will be the first in a series of titles dealing with anarchist anti-militarism. Your money gets you the book:
buff.ly/43kHBFD

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · Feb 22

On Feb 9 Israeli police raided the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem, seizing books and arresting Palestinian owners Ahmed & Mahmoud Muna. We must rally to protect the freedom to read, everywhere.

Follow #BooksellingIsNotACrime to see which bookshops around the world are participating.

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · Feb 19

This Saturday we're taking part in a day of solidarity with the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem, which was raided by Israeli police on 9th Feb.

50% of our profits on Saturday will go to the solidarity fundraiser. Come have a browse and celebrate the right to read. 📣

#BooksellingIsNotACrime

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WhyAlice24 @whyalice24.bsky.social · Feb 11

1. There's nothing better than going on a bit of a radical/ independent bookshop crawl and finding stuff you like. Here's my haul from today. Visited @londonreview.bsky.social and @housmansbookshop.bsky.social amongst others #booksky #books 🧵 thread

Picture of front of London Review bookshop

Trolley of books outside Housmans bookshop

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Feb 18

Join us to mark the launch of this important book, coming to a bookshop or venue near you!
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social
@blackwells.bsky.social
@conwayhall.bsky.social
@lighthousebks.bsky.social

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👽☄️CJ De Barra 💀👻 @cjdebarra.bsky.social · Feb 18

I’m off to @housmansbookshop.bsky.social tomorrow to celebrate all things Neuroqueer!

Still a last chance to grab a ticket and come chat about neurodiversity, ADHD, love and relationships. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍸

housmans.com/event/book-t...

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Housmans Bookshop @housmansbookshop.bsky.social · Feb 18

Hooray! We're thrilled to find out we're a London finalist for Indie Bookshop of the Year! 🫶🥳

Alongside a fab lineup of fellow London indies 😍

full list here: www.thebookseller.com/british-book...

#britishbookawards

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