Books
It’s time to abolish the family
Sophie Lewis discusses her new book which critiques the nuclear family as a capitalist construct, and asks us to imagine a new world beyond it.
Written by: Brit Dawson
The answer to today’s crises lies in ownership
Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence discuss their new book, which offers a road map to transforming the landscape of property, politics and power today.
Written by: Amelia Horgan
How Sheffield became a centre for UK rave culture
Steel City is often overlooked when it comes to the country's cultural radar despite its role in shaping electronic music.
Written by: Jim Ottewill
Growing up behind the counter of a Chinese takeaway in Wales
Angela Hui discusses her new memoir, which offers a sobering reflection on the racism and otherness she’s experienced along with a joyful celebration of her culinary heritage.
Written by: Ian Wang
Reclaiming the anti-racist movement from capitalism
Authors Azfar Shafi and Ilyas Nagdee discuss their new book which calls for the recovering of radical histories of anti-racist struggle.
Written by: Adele Walton
‘I’m kind of craving for someone to break my heart’
To mark the release of her new book, Annie Lord discusses the all-consuming nature of heartbreak, and turning the experience into an incisive exploration of love and loss.
Written by: Patrick Sproull
‘Tenants’: how we can tackle Britain's housing emergency
In her new book, Vicky Spratt explores the country’s housing crisis in human terms and calls for radical action to address a broken system.
Written by: Diyora Shadijanova
The story of Ronnie Kray’s queer machismo
Based on the popular podcast, Bad Gays seeks to excavate the buried history of queer lives. In this exclusive extract authors Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller dive into the twists and turns of the life of notorious gangster and homosexual, Ronnie Kray.
Written by: Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller
We need socialism to fix our broken internet
Ben Tarnoff discusses his new book, which calls for a radical restructuring of the internet to address its harm to society.
Written by: Becca Inglis
Should the left embrace the idea of heroism?
The idea of the hero has long been viewed with suspicion. Now, the editors of a new collection of essays are asking: what if we recovered heroism from the hands of the fascists and right-wing populists?
Written by: Tariq Goddard