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Reviews, interviews and excerpts chosen to platform small, independent presses alongside high-profile authors and publishers. Click HERE to see our list of books for review

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Reviews, interviews and excerpts chosen to platform small, independent presses alongside high-profile authors and publishers. Click HERE to see our list of books for review

Illustration of three people of colour inside a book with raised fist, smoke signal and loudhailer

  • Six book covers on a green and brown background

    Book previews: autumn 2026

    Botany, welfare, friendships, work and housing. David Matthews picks six of the best new books for leftists

  • A photograph of Carl Jung holding a pipe

    Radical Jung – review

    Rob Faure Walker’s book highlights how Jungian ideas can help us navigate capitalism, ecological crisis and the search for collective repair, writes Craig Snelgrove

  • A black and white archive photo of women at a rally

    Five ‘quiet’ women who shaped Britain’s politics

    Women who have driven social change are often sidelined in movement histories. Esther Freeman highlights five capital rebels you should know

  • Forgiveness is part of socialism

    Exploring past examples of ‘revolutionary forgiveness’, D K Renton considers the socialist value of striving to repair harm

  • A collage on a pink background showing the covers of the books listen in order in the article

    Book previews: summer 2026

    David Matthews shares his pick of the best books upcoming and hot off the press – perfect for holiday and sunny day reads

  • A b&w photo of a white man wearing glasses with a book cover (The Reverse Cenataur's Guide to Life After AI) against a computer chip background

    Cory Doctorow: AI bubbles, bosses and sci-fi

    As The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI hits shelves, author Cory Doctorow explains the widely destructive promise of the AI bubble

  • A black and white photo of hands holding aloft a cardboard sign that reads: 'planet over profit'

    Fires in the Night – review

    Gareth Thompson reviews a nail-biting history of environmentalist direct action

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