A subscription book club for everyone on the Left
Become a member and we will send you the best books on radical and progressive politics, direct to your door. By reading and sharing ideas together, we can transform society.
The Left Book Club was originally founded in 1936, to popularise ideas from the left and counter the rise of fascism. Join us today.
Featured book
For May we're delighted to bring you Anarchism and Other Essays, by the inimitable Emma Goldman: polemicist of the highest caliber, a lightning rod for controversy, and perhaps the most prominent spokesperson of her day for freedom of speech, gender equality, the rights of labour, and anarchist beliefs generally.
We also have two beautiful Emma Goldman posters to give away. Sign up during May and your name will be entered into a draw at the end of the month!
How does it work?
We publish a book every month, in a unique special edition, which is sent direct to members.
Choose from our subscription offers. You will receive:
- The best books from a range of publishers, carefully selected by our expert panel
- Beautiful collectable paperback editions at an affordable price
- Access to reading groups and events. Share your ideas with other members and be part of a growing community
- An email newsletter with discussion points for each book, and related articles for further reading
Join a reading group.
Or start your own.
Our reading groups are open to all. You don’t have to be a member to attend. For details about a group near you, email us.
We can help introduce you to others who share your ideas – and turn these into action.
We want to encourage everyone to get involved in political debate and discussion, in a friendly and relaxed environment, where everyone is free to express their ideas. We welcome people from across all spectrums of the left, from experienced activists to those who are beginning to think about socialist politics for the first time.
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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The Left Book Club is a not-for-profit organisation. We are supported entirely by our membership and patrons. With monthly subscriptions starting at £4.99 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. Become a friend of the Left Book Club. With your help, we can publish more books, reach more people, and help spread the hope and the ideas that make a better society possible.