Books
Our reviews, interviews and excerpts are chosen to platform small and independent presses as well as high-profile authors and publishers.
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Our reviews, interviews and excerpts are chosen to platform small and independent presses as well as high-profile authors and publishers.
We’re always looking for reviewers – click HERE to learn more.
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My Country: Africa – review
Andrée Blouin’s autobiography, whilst messy at points, charts a clear history of resistance to colonial oppression, writes Olivia Umuerwa Rutazibwa
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Can’t complain? An interview with Sara Ahmed
Paula Lacey talks to feminist scholar Sara Ahmed about institutional violence, complaint activism and the power of saying ‘no’
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Mutual aid – review
Darcy White explores the contours and applications of mutual aid, which for Dean Spade must be grounded in shared understandings of systemic injustice
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Mother Mary Comes to Me – review
In her first memoir, Arundhati Roy grapples with the complex forces, both global and close to home, which formed her – including her remarkable and often-abusive mother, writes Nandita Lal
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The Starmer Symptom – review
As anger and disillusionment with Labour increase, a new collection from Mark Perryman asks some bold and urgent questions about dialogue on the left, writes Kevin Davey
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Big Flame: Building Movements, New Politics – review
Max Farrar and Kevin McDonnell’s book demonstrates how much Big Flame has to teach the modern left, writes Kevin Davey
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Shelf life: The return of print media?
Jake Thompson details how physical media is once again integral to modern media operations – with a new purpose in the digital age
