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This month we're excited to be publishing Bit Tyrants by Rob Larson, from the team at Haymarket Books.
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Featured book
We're delighted to be publishing Bit Tyrants by Rob Larson, from Haymarket, as our book for June.
'Highly informed, lively and readable' Noam Chomsky
Rob Larson's withering analysis will help readers crack the code of the economic dynamics that allowed the big tech companies like Apple and Google to become near-monopolies very early on, and, with a little bit of luck, his calls for digital socialism might just inspire a viral movement for online revolution.
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We hope you can join an online discussion soon. Check out our recent talk from authors Joe Kennedy and Alex Niven, on Youtube.
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Want to start your own group? We've created a guide to help you do this here.
A proud history
The original Left Book Club was started by pioneering British publisher Victor Gollancz in 1936. Mass membership of the club helped turn the tide of public opinion against fascism and bring the 1945 Labour government to power. That government founded the NHS and the welfare state.
Today, we need a Left Book Club for the twenty-first century.
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We're delighted to be part of #RadicalMay – a series of online events including teach-ins, book discussions and talks, organised by radical indy publishers from around the world. Left Book Club will be running some events, and you can see the full line-up here.
Check out our Partners page for some fantastic discounts from our radical publishing partners.
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The Left Book Club is a not-for-profit organisation. We are supported entirely by our membership and patrons. Our aim is to make the best writing on radical politics accessible to as wide an audience as possible. But we can only do this with your support.
To make a donation please use the following link. This is the website of our charitable patron the Pluto Educational Trust, and all payments can be made with Gift Aid:
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