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Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we’re having to ❌ POSTPONE ❌ our third-year birthday party event next week (Weds 17 Sep)! If you have already bought tickets, please don’t worry, you will be automatically refunded. We will

We’re turning THREE and we want to celebrate with the community who make hothouse what it is! As part of the celebrations we will be hosting a potluck dinner, a discussion of our latest read (see last post), and a book swap to send you home wit

Hi everyone! Our next book will be ‘What is Mine’ by Jose Henrique Bortoluci.

Since we’re still planning our third birthday/next book meeting the date for this meet up is still tbd but we thought we’d give you a heads up on

From Claudia Rankine’s ‘Don’t let me be lonely’ the book where she first developed the American lyric form: a combination of poetry, lyrical essay, photography and visual art.

“Don't Let Me Be Lonely is Rankine's medit

Kept thinking about this tweet last night during our discussion of Babylon, Albion by @dalia.aldu!

Full book roundup to come soon but for now it was great to see all your lovely faces before the summer break 🫶🫶

Environmental Warfare in Gaza by Shourideh C. Molavi is an eye-opening exploration of how for decades, Israel has systematically destroyed Palestinian residential areas and farmlands through various settler-colonial practices. For example, stealing &

Hi everyone! Our next book will be Babylon, Albion : A Personal History of Myth and Migration by @dalia.aldu meeting at Housmans on the 8th July

🎟️ ticket link in bio!

“Whoever said nature is still has not borne witness to the migration o

Was lovely to see you all last week at our Reclaiming Tomorrow event where we spoke a lot about reclaiming political imagination.

Just a little reminder that next week we’re meeting on THURSDAY instead of a Tuesday and we will be discussing h

Hi everyone! Our next meeting is on the 22nd May, ticket link in bio.

This time the format will be a little different. We are going to be discussing how the genocide in Gaza intersects with environmental catastrophe and we have picked three books t

Thank you to all who came to discuss Radical Rest by Evie Muir last night!

It was refreshing to talk about the importance of community, healing and joy in the face of climate catastrophe, and why practising is essential for the longevity of our soc

Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday when we discuss Radical Rest by @xeviemuir, have a gorgeous restful weekend x

via @tepidpaper

@dazed has a point, especially if it’s climate justice ones x

We’ve already sold over half of the tickets to the Radical Rest Bookclub meeting on the 15th April at @housmans_books so make sure to get a ticket (link in bio) if you’re planning on coming along 🫶

Location

Housmans Bookshop

5 Caledonian Rd

London

N1 9DY

Contact

hothousebookclub@gmail.com