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The Left Book Club was founded in 1936 to oppose war, inequality and fascism. Join us today and help support political education.

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Protest

By Edited by Ra Page

For August we are celebrating the power of protest. As workers and trade unionists gather on the streets and the cost of living crisis escalates, this inspiring book brings to life twenty key moments of British protest, from the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 to the anti-Iraq War demo of 2003.

Featuring authors including Kit de Waal, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Kate Clanchy, Juliet Jacques, Alexei Sayle and others, these stories follow fictional characters caught up in real-life struggles, offering a street-level perspective on the power of collective action and resistance.

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Have you got your tickets for The World Transformed yet?

Check out this year's brilliant line-up for 24-27 September in Liverpool.

In the face of soaring living costs, attacks on workers & climate breakdown, we have to fight back against the bosses and the billionaires. We'll be going along to join thousands of others at the UK's leading festival of radical ideas. We'll be announcing details of our own event on the programme soon. Hope to see you there!

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Join our online member meet-up on Tuesday 16th August

Pour yourself a well-deserved drink and come and say hello to some other members at our monthly zoom meet-up on Tuesday 16th at 6pm. LBC staff Elif and Mel will be there, plus special guest Amber, the host of our reading group at the People's History Museum in Manchester. Amber will be passing on her tips about how to run a reading group and answering any questions you might have.

We'll be posting the link to join in our new community space. If you're a member, simply login by clicking below.

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We publish one book a month, alternating between contemporary writing (yellow books) and classics (black). Members can order anything they have missed.

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Left Book Club reading group: Saturday 6th August, 1.30-3pm

August's reading group will take place on Saturday 6th August. Drop by for a friendly chat and to discuss Bread and Roses by Andrea D'Atri, which is a journey through the history of feminism written from a socialist feminist perspective. Sign up for your free ticket by clicking below.

Members can order the book by logging in, or get it from Pluto Press. Everyone is welcome at our reading groups, so do feel free to bring a friend.

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Wednesday 14th September, 7.30pm BST / 2.30 EST

Everyone is welcome to join this reading group, wherever you're based. Originally started by members in Finsbury Park, it now has regular members from the UK and beyond.

At the September meeting we'll be discussing A Socialist History of the French Revolution – a true classic that belongs on every bookshelf, abridged here from the original six volumes into one paperback .

Email inge.hudson@virgin.net for the link.

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The Left Book Club was founded by Victor Gollancz in 1936 and soon had 57,000 members. Authors included George Orwell and Clement Attlee.

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