Iskra Books
@iskrabooks.bsky.social
An independent, nonprofit, scholarly publisher specializing in original works of revolutionary theory, practice, and art—serving peoples' movements since 2017.
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Did you know you can order Iskra Books titles direct from us? We can deliver to (almost) anywhere in the world. Send your request to [email protected]
Prices will be ~20% cheaper than standard, it supports our publishing work more, and you can avoid the big online retailers!
Prices will be ~20% cheaper than standard, it supports our publishing work more, and you can avoid the big online retailers!
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iskra books offers free copies of all their books via their website (which is so rad! i love it!!) and you should support iskra books if you can because they publish valuable and interesting revolutionary reading material ❤️🖤🔥
Release Day!
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women - Arlene Eisen
@Arlene519
A riveting memoir/social history of struggle over turbulent decades, with lessons for today’s liberation movements.
Iskra Books invites you to join The Worldwide Family of Militant Women!
Available now:
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women - Arlene Eisen
@Arlene519
A riveting memoir/social history of struggle over turbulent decades, with lessons for today’s liberation movements.
Iskra Books invites you to join The Worldwide Family of Militant Women!
Available now:
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women - Arlene Eisen
Arlene Eisen's memoir charts a personal and radical journey of resistance to empire, alongside a global community of women.
iskrabooks.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:37 PM
iskra books offers free copies of all their books via their website (which is so rad! i love it!!) and you should support iskra books if you can because they publish valuable and interesting revolutionary reading material ❤️🖤🔥
Release Day!
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women - Arlene Eisen
@Arlene519
A riveting memoir/social history of struggle over turbulent decades, with lessons for today’s liberation movements.
Iskra Books invites you to join The Worldwide Family of Militant Women!
Available now:
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women - Arlene Eisen
@Arlene519
A riveting memoir/social history of struggle over turbulent decades, with lessons for today’s liberation movements.
Iskra Books invites you to join The Worldwide Family of Militant Women!
Available now:
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women - Arlene Eisen
Arlene Eisen's memoir charts a personal and radical journey of resistance to empire, alongside a global community of women.
iskrabooks.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Release Day!
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women - Arlene Eisen
@Arlene519
A riveting memoir/social history of struggle over turbulent decades, with lessons for today’s liberation movements.
Iskra Books invites you to join The Worldwide Family of Militant Women!
Available now:
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women - Arlene Eisen
@Arlene519
A riveting memoir/social history of struggle over turbulent decades, with lessons for today’s liberation movements.
Iskra Books invites you to join The Worldwide Family of Militant Women!
Available now:
Selected Works of Jose Carlos Mariátegui
An innovator of Latin American Marxist thought, whose important writings on the revolutionary potential of the peasantry and Indigenous peoples (among other things) are collected here. FREE PDF, and print edition - www.iskrabooks.org/selected-wor...
An innovator of Latin American Marxist thought, whose important writings on the revolutionary potential of the peasantry and Indigenous peoples (among other things) are collected here. FREE PDF, and print edition - www.iskrabooks.org/selected-wor...
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Selected Works of Jose Carlos Mariátegui
An innovator of Latin American Marxist thought, whose important writings on the revolutionary potential of the peasantry and Indigenous peoples (among other things) are collected here. FREE PDF, and print edition - www.iskrabooks.org/selected-wor...
An innovator of Latin American Marxist thought, whose important writings on the revolutionary potential of the peasantry and Indigenous peoples (among other things) are collected here. FREE PDF, and print edition - www.iskrabooks.org/selected-wor...
One week today!
Our first book of the year !
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women by Arlene Eisen.
Free PDF, and print edition available Jan 23!
The book can be preordered here - www.iskrabooks.org/worldwide-family
Our first book of the year !
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women by Arlene Eisen.
Free PDF, and print edition available Jan 23!
The book can be preordered here - www.iskrabooks.org/worldwide-family
January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
One week today!
Our first book of the year !
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women by Arlene Eisen.
Free PDF, and print edition available Jan 23!
The book can be preordered here - www.iskrabooks.org/worldwide-family
Our first book of the year !
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women by Arlene Eisen.
Free PDF, and print edition available Jan 23!
The book can be preordered here - www.iskrabooks.org/worldwide-family
On Jan 29 - 31 we will be attending The Political Economy of Imperialism conference in Amsterdam, organised by
Arghiri Emmanuel Association and Anti-Imperialist.Net.
We will be selling books & Torkil Lauesen will be giving a talk on his new book,
Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future.
Arghiri Emmanuel Association and Anti-Imperialist.Net.
We will be selling books & Torkil Lauesen will be giving a talk on his new book,
Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future.
January 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
On Jan 29 - 31 we will be attending The Political Economy of Imperialism conference in Amsterdam, organised by
Arghiri Emmanuel Association and Anti-Imperialist.Net.
We will be selling books & Torkil Lauesen will be giving a talk on his new book,
Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future.
Arghiri Emmanuel Association and Anti-Imperialist.Net.
We will be selling books & Torkil Lauesen will be giving a talk on his new book,
Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future.
Reading in Al-Mushtarak
An exploration of revolutionary theory through a lens of Arab-Islamic history and socialist thought. An essential guide for those seeking to understand the intersections of Islamic philosophy and Marxist thought, advocating for a collaborative, democratic future.
An exploration of revolutionary theory through a lens of Arab-Islamic history and socialist thought. An essential guide for those seeking to understand the intersections of Islamic philosophy and Marxist thought, advocating for a collaborative, democratic future.
January 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Reading in Al-Mushtarak
An exploration of revolutionary theory through a lens of Arab-Islamic history and socialist thought. An essential guide for those seeking to understand the intersections of Islamic philosophy and Marxist thought, advocating for a collaborative, democratic future.
An exploration of revolutionary theory through a lens of Arab-Islamic history and socialist thought. An essential guide for those seeking to understand the intersections of Islamic philosophy and Marxist thought, advocating for a collaborative, democratic future.
🚨Book launch event!
To launch Arlene Eisen's new book:
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women
📍Eastside Arts Cultural Centre, Oakland, CA
📅 Jan 23, 8pm
🗣️ Arlene Eisen, Nadya Tannous, Kara Young, and more!
🔗The book can be preordered - iskrabooks.org/worldwide-fa...
To launch Arlene Eisen's new book:
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women
📍Eastside Arts Cultural Centre, Oakland, CA
📅 Jan 23, 8pm
🗣️ Arlene Eisen, Nadya Tannous, Kara Young, and more!
🔗The book can be preordered - iskrabooks.org/worldwide-fa...
January 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
🚨Book launch event!
To launch Arlene Eisen's new book:
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women
📍Eastside Arts Cultural Centre, Oakland, CA
📅 Jan 23, 8pm
🗣️ Arlene Eisen, Nadya Tannous, Kara Young, and more!
🔗The book can be preordered - iskrabooks.org/worldwide-fa...
To launch Arlene Eisen's new book:
In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women
📍Eastside Arts Cultural Centre, Oakland, CA
📅 Jan 23, 8pm
🗣️ Arlene Eisen, Nadya Tannous, Kara Young, and more!
🔗The book can be preordered - iskrabooks.org/worldwide-fa...
"The hallmark of a Marxist is to have an analysis, strategy, and praxis for the context in which one is situated. The communists in the Global North must include the anti-imperialist struggle, and thereby the struggle against their own states’ imperialism, as a centerpiece in their strategy."
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"The hallmark of a Marxist is to have an analysis, strategy, and praxis for the context in which one is situated. The communists in the Global North must include the anti-imperialist struggle, and thereby the struggle against their own states’ imperialism, as a centerpiece in their strategy."
🚨Release Day!🚨
📕Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future-Torkil Lauesen.
📖A sweeping and authoritative study of Arghiri Emmanuel’s theory of unequal exchange, tracing its origins, evolution, and contemporary relevance.
🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available: iskrabooks.org/ue-past-pres...
📕Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future-Torkil Lauesen.
📖A sweeping and authoritative study of Arghiri Emmanuel’s theory of unequal exchange, tracing its origins, evolution, and contemporary relevance.
🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available: iskrabooks.org/ue-past-pres...
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚨Release Day!🚨
📕Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future-Torkil Lauesen.
📖A sweeping and authoritative study of Arghiri Emmanuel’s theory of unequal exchange, tracing its origins, evolution, and contemporary relevance.
🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available: iskrabooks.org/ue-past-pres...
📕Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future-Torkil Lauesen.
📖A sweeping and authoritative study of Arghiri Emmanuel’s theory of unequal exchange, tracing its origins, evolution, and contemporary relevance.
🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available: iskrabooks.org/ue-past-pres...
📖From the latest Peace, Land, and Bread Journal.
🟥By reading the works of Marx, Engels, and Luxemburg, Nolan Long argues it becomes clear that revolutionary defeat is something from which to learn.
➡️ Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
🟥By reading the works of Marx, Engels, and Luxemburg, Nolan Long argues it becomes clear that revolutionary defeat is something from which to learn.
➡️ Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📖From the latest Peace, Land, and Bread Journal.
🟥By reading the works of Marx, Engels, and Luxemburg, Nolan Long argues it becomes clear that revolutionary defeat is something from which to learn.
➡️ Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
🟥By reading the works of Marx, Engels, and Luxemburg, Nolan Long argues it becomes clear that revolutionary defeat is something from which to learn.
➡️ Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
A review of our newest title by CAGE International:
'The Sword and the Neck' by Yanis Iqbal is "one of the most intellectually ambitious and morally charged responses yet written to the events of 7 October."
www.cage.ngo/articles/boo...
FREE PDF, print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/the-sword-an...
'The Sword and the Neck' by Yanis Iqbal is "one of the most intellectually ambitious and morally charged responses yet written to the events of 7 October."
www.cage.ngo/articles/boo...
FREE PDF, print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/the-sword-an...
Book Review: The Sword and the Neck – Reading the al-Aqsa Flood by Yanis Iqbal
In The Sword and the Neck, the young Indian Marxist writer Yanis Iqbal offers one of the most intellectually ambitious and morally charged responses yet written to the events of 7 October 2023 and the...
www.cage.ngo
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A review of our newest title by CAGE International:
'The Sword and the Neck' by Yanis Iqbal is "one of the most intellectually ambitious and morally charged responses yet written to the events of 7 October."
www.cage.ngo/articles/boo...
FREE PDF, print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/the-sword-an...
'The Sword and the Neck' by Yanis Iqbal is "one of the most intellectually ambitious and morally charged responses yet written to the events of 7 October."
www.cage.ngo/articles/boo...
FREE PDF, print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/the-sword-an...
🚨Our newest release!🚨
📙 'Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation' by João Romeiro Hermeto.
⏲️A critique of capitalism’s “perpetual present,” exposing how the system reproduces itself.
🔗FREE PDF, and print edition, available at: iskrabooks.org/capitalist-e...
📙 'Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation' by João Romeiro Hermeto.
⏲️A critique of capitalism’s “perpetual present,” exposing how the system reproduces itself.
🔗FREE PDF, and print edition, available at: iskrabooks.org/capitalist-e...
Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation
A critique of capitalism’s “perpetual present,” exposing how the system reproduces itself through historical amnesia, ideological control, and aesthetic illusion.
iskrabooks.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🚨Our newest release!🚨
📙 'Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation' by João Romeiro Hermeto.
⏲️A critique of capitalism’s “perpetual present,” exposing how the system reproduces itself.
🔗FREE PDF, and print edition, available at: iskrabooks.org/capitalist-e...
📙 'Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation' by João Romeiro Hermeto.
⏲️A critique of capitalism’s “perpetual present,” exposing how the system reproduces itself.
🔗FREE PDF, and print edition, available at: iskrabooks.org/capitalist-e...
🌎Out on Friday!
📘For Land - Capital as Extinction By @prolekult.bsky.social
🌴An annotated and expanded version of the script of Prolekult's essential documentary on land use and misuse in contemporary capitalism. Also includes practical study guides and more.
🔗Doc: youtube.com/watch?v=f-P4...
📘For Land - Capital as Extinction By @prolekult.bsky.social
🌴An annotated and expanded version of the script of Prolekult's essential documentary on land use and misuse in contemporary capitalism. Also includes practical study guides and more.
🔗Doc: youtube.com/watch?v=f-P4...
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🌎Out on Friday!
📘For Land - Capital as Extinction By @prolekult.bsky.social
🌴An annotated and expanded version of the script of Prolekult's essential documentary on land use and misuse in contemporary capitalism. Also includes practical study guides and more.
🔗Doc: youtube.com/watch?v=f-P4...
📘For Land - Capital as Extinction By @prolekult.bsky.social
🌴An annotated and expanded version of the script of Prolekult's essential documentary on land use and misuse in contemporary capitalism. Also includes practical study guides and more.
🔗Doc: youtube.com/watch?v=f-P4...
📖From the latest Peace, Land, & Bread.
🇨🇳A clear explanation of "three explanations and five characteristics" that have driven the success of the People's Republic of China, by @kyletrainemoji.bsky.social
➡️Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
🇨🇳A clear explanation of "three explanations and five characteristics" that have driven the success of the People's Republic of China, by @kyletrainemoji.bsky.social
➡️Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📖From the latest Peace, Land, & Bread.
🇨🇳A clear explanation of "three explanations and five characteristics" that have driven the success of the People's Republic of China, by @kyletrainemoji.bsky.social
➡️Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
🇨🇳A clear explanation of "three explanations and five characteristics" that have driven the success of the People's Republic of China, by @kyletrainemoji.bsky.social
➡️Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
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For the issue #6 of Peace, Land, & Bread, Gerald Horne and I wrote about "Ho Chi Minh and Black Liberation." We discuss Garveyism, Malcolm X, Robert F. Williams & more.
Check it out!
Thank you Ben, Taylor, Talia, and everyone @iskrabooks.bsky.social for their work on these beautiful editions.
Check it out!
Thank you Ben, Taylor, Talia, and everyone @iskrabooks.bsky.social for their work on these beautiful editions.
October 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For the issue #6 of Peace, Land, & Bread, Gerald Horne and I wrote about "Ho Chi Minh and Black Liberation." We discuss Garveyism, Malcolm X, Robert F. Williams & more.
Check it out!
Thank you Ben, Taylor, Talia, and everyone @iskrabooks.bsky.social for their work on these beautiful editions.
Check it out!
Thank you Ben, Taylor, Talia, and everyone @iskrabooks.bsky.social for their work on these beautiful editions.
📕Announcement!📕
We're excited to announce the release date for
Yanis Iqbal 's 'The Sword and the Neck: Reading the al-Aqsa Flood' will be November 21st!
We're excited to announce the release date for
Yanis Iqbal 's 'The Sword and the Neck: Reading the al-Aqsa Flood' will be November 21st!
October 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📕Announcement!📕
We're excited to announce the release date for
Yanis Iqbal 's 'The Sword and the Neck: Reading the al-Aqsa Flood' will be November 21st!
We're excited to announce the release date for
Yanis Iqbal 's 'The Sword and the Neck: Reading the al-Aqsa Flood' will be November 21st!
📕Our newest book!📕
🇵🇸Marking 2 years since the world-historic events of October 7th, we’re excited to release the Historical Documents of the Popular Front.
🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available - iskrabooks.org/popularfront
🍉All profits from sales go to
@mecaforpeace.bsky.social
🇵🇸Marking 2 years since the world-historic events of October 7th, we’re excited to release the Historical Documents of the Popular Front.
🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available - iskrabooks.org/popularfront
🍉All profits from sales go to
@mecaforpeace.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📕Our newest book!📕
🇵🇸Marking 2 years since the world-historic events of October 7th, we’re excited to release the Historical Documents of the Popular Front.
🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available - iskrabooks.org/popularfront
🍉All profits from sales go to
@mecaforpeace.bsky.social
🇵🇸Marking 2 years since the world-historic events of October 7th, we’re excited to release the Historical Documents of the Popular Front.
🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available - iskrabooks.org/popularfront
🍉All profits from sales go to
@mecaforpeace.bsky.social
📕1 week today!
"By virtue of our determination, struggle and sacrifices, the PFLP will be a contributing force in a glorious and historical revolutionary process aimed at liberat[ion]... Let the banner of liberation, democracy, socialism and unity be raised high."
FREE PDF, and print - Oct 7th!
"By virtue of our determination, struggle and sacrifices, the PFLP will be a contributing force in a glorious and historical revolutionary process aimed at liberat[ion]... Let the banner of liberation, democracy, socialism and unity be raised high."
FREE PDF, and print - Oct 7th!
September 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
📕1 week today!
"By virtue of our determination, struggle and sacrifices, the PFLP will be a contributing force in a glorious and historical revolutionary process aimed at liberat[ion]... Let the banner of liberation, democracy, socialism and unity be raised high."
FREE PDF, and print - Oct 7th!
"By virtue of our determination, struggle and sacrifices, the PFLP will be a contributing force in a glorious and historical revolutionary process aimed at liberat[ion]... Let the banner of liberation, democracy, socialism and unity be raised high."
FREE PDF, and print - Oct 7th!
A reminder that these events and others are covered in the upcoming Historical Documents of the Popular Front - due out on October 7th!
September 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A reminder that these events and others are covered in the upcoming Historical Documents of the Popular Front - due out on October 7th!
28th September marked the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Intifada (also known as the al-Aqsa Intifada). The Second Intifada represents ongoing resistance to the decades-long oppression of the Palestinian people and a continuing refusal to submit to the status quo.
September 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
28th September marked the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Intifada (also known as the al-Aqsa Intifada). The Second Intifada represents ongoing resistance to the decades-long oppression of the Palestinian people and a continuing refusal to submit to the status quo.
Educational Potentialities: Collected Talks on Revolutionary Education, Organizing, and Aesthetics!
This book is a must-read for workers, organizers, educators, and students working on the intersection of education and art.
FREE PDF, and print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/educational-...
This book is a must-read for workers, organizers, educators, and students working on the intersection of education and art.
FREE PDF, and print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/educational-...
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Educational Potentialities: Collected Talks on Revolutionary Education, Organizing, and Aesthetics!
This book is a must-read for workers, organizers, educators, and students working on the intersection of education and art.
FREE PDF, and print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/educational-...
This book is a must-read for workers, organizers, educators, and students working on the intersection of education and art.
FREE PDF, and print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/educational-...
"Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved,.. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution."
George Jackson, born on this day in 1941.
George Jackson, born on this day in 1941.
September 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved,.. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution."
George Jackson, born on this day in 1941.
George Jackson, born on this day in 1941.
At its very core, the United States is a white supremacist society. Its history rests on slavery & Indigenous genocide; its culture celebrates imperialist warfare and bloodshed; and its policies and legislations codify an insidious hyper-racism, a political chauvinism, & an ongoing social regression
September 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
At its very core, the United States is a white supremacist society. Its history rests on slavery & Indigenous genocide; its culture celebrates imperialist warfare and bloodshed; and its policies and legislations codify an insidious hyper-racism, a political chauvinism, & an ongoing social regression
📘Announcement!📘
We're excited to announce the upcoming release of
For Land - Capital as Extinction
By @Prolekult.bsky.social
📅Free PDF, and print edition out Nov 14th.
An annotated and expanded version of the script of the essential documentary on land (mis)use in contemporary capitalism.
We're excited to announce the upcoming release of
For Land - Capital as Extinction
By @Prolekult.bsky.social
📅Free PDF, and print edition out Nov 14th.
An annotated and expanded version of the script of the essential documentary on land (mis)use in contemporary capitalism.
September 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📘Announcement!📘
We're excited to announce the upcoming release of
For Land - Capital as Extinction
By @Prolekult.bsky.social
📅Free PDF, and print edition out Nov 14th.
An annotated and expanded version of the script of the essential documentary on land (mis)use in contemporary capitalism.
We're excited to announce the upcoming release of
For Land - Capital as Extinction
By @Prolekult.bsky.social
📅Free PDF, and print edition out Nov 14th.
An annotated and expanded version of the script of the essential documentary on land (mis)use in contemporary capitalism.
🚨REMINDER🚨
📝 Registration for the Inaugural Conference of the Society for Peace, Internationalism, and Ecology (SPINE) is OPEN! Use the link below to get tickets! Organised with
@CTW_ATC
October 18, 2025 at Villanova University.
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-confe...
📝 Registration for the Inaugural Conference of the Society for Peace, Internationalism, and Ecology (SPINE) is OPEN! Use the link below to get tickets! Organised with
@CTW_ATC
October 18, 2025 at Villanova University.
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-confe...
September 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🚨REMINDER🚨
📝 Registration for the Inaugural Conference of the Society for Peace, Internationalism, and Ecology (SPINE) is OPEN! Use the link below to get tickets! Organised with
@CTW_ATC
October 18, 2025 at Villanova University.
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-confe...
📝 Registration for the Inaugural Conference of the Society for Peace, Internationalism, and Ecology (SPINE) is OPEN! Use the link below to get tickets! Organised with
@CTW_ATC
October 18, 2025 at Villanova University.
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-confe...