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An Illustrated Oral History of Queer & Trans ResistanceOver the past ten years, we have witnessed the rise of queer and trans communities that have defied and challenged those who...

In 21 short books, Penguin Classics brings you the new canon of great environmental worksOver the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living...

The Sex Lives of African Women uniquely amplifies individual women from across the African continent and its global diaspora, as they speak of their diverse experiences of sex, sexualities and...

A bold and uncompromising feminist manifesto that shows women and girls how to defy, disrupt, and destroy the patriarchy by embracing the qualities they’ve been trained to avoid. Seizing upon...

A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights. Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he...

In this landmark work, four of the world's leading scholar-activists set out a vital, urgent manifesto for a truly intersectional, internationalist, abolitionist feminism. A powerful work from four activist scholars...

With Jason Y. Ng, introduction by Ai WeiweiThe must read book for anyone who cares about Hong Kong and democracy. At what point do you stand up to power?When he...

From the author of Women, Race, and Class, this is a timely provocation that examines the concept of attaining freedom in light of our current world conflicts In these newly...

An Activist’s Life This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist's journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice, from the founder and director...

Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice A doctor and an economist explore the hidden links between health and structural injustices, and set out a radical vision for a fairer...

We leave base camp and start our trek across this vast country. We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future....

On November 14, 1960, at the age of six, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to integrate an all-white school in New Orleans. Escorted by federal marshals past angry...

The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid The remarkable story of Sins Invalid, a performance project that centres queer disability justice. In recent years, disability activism has come...

A timely story of two teenagers who discover the power of friendship, feminism, and standing up for what you believe in, no matter where you come from. A collaboration between...

A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders An empowering young readers edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders, the memoir by Women’s March...

The Power of Radical Self-Love This pioneering bestseller has become a rallying cry for a movement of radical self-love — the second edition shows readers how to grow the movement...

Why Everyone is Shouting and No One is TalkingA candid exploration of the state of outrage in our culture, and how we can channel it back into the fights that...

The Making of a Rogue BallerinaAward-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, aka the Rogue Ballerina, gives readers a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet –...

From the editor of This Bridge Called My Back, Cherríe Moraga charts her own coming-of-age alongside her mother's decline, and also tells the story of the Mexican American diasporaNative Country...

A guide through the balancing act of activist, advocate and ally, remembering that just because others are learning you don't need to be the teacher, from the dynamic and sharp...

A legendary transgender elder and activist reflects on a lifetime of struggle and the future of black, queer, and trans liberation. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a veteran of the infamous...

Reflections on Tiddaism, Identity and Reconciliation (New Edition)A new edition of Murri historian and activist Jackie Huggins' seminal Tiddaist classic, featuring timely and compelling speeches and essays.The pieces in this...

An Imprisoned Writer SpeaksIn Xinjiang, the large northwest region of China, the government has imprisoned more than a million Uyghurs in re-education camps. One of the incarcerated — whose sentence,...

Use your voice, change the world Power to the People addresses growing voter apathy and disenchantment worldwide - that familiar sense that governments have become decoupled from their constituencies, that votes no longer...

The rebellious life of a novelist, screenwriter and revolutionary activist Born in Poona, India, Farrukh Dhondy came to England in 1964 and immersed himself in radical politics and the counterculture....

A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest 'I'm here to tell you my story, which is also the story of my people and the story of this...

How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn In this age of social justice, those who don't necessarily want to lead a movement or join a...

LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE FIRST BOOK AWARD 2024WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023- POLITICS 'A riveting blend of memoir and manifesto ... I found myself dog-earing every page' Elizabeth Day...

A summoning cry to rid our lives of 'terrible men' and fight outdated patriarchal ideals by a young activist with more than 9 million followers The empowering, inspiring, patriarchy-smashing first...

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Begin Again, a politically astute, lyrical meditation on how ordinary people can shake off their reliance on a small group of...

How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World―and How You Can, Too NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About...

An incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Maori liberation movements 'Remarkable. At once heartbreaking and triumphant' Patricia Grace In the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered...

Why Women in Power Are Undermined - and How to Fight Back ‘The Glass Cliff is a conversation about what happens when women break the rules, and break through The...

A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator comes a powerful blueprint for healing by building a home within yourself. In her...

My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis A rousing manifesto and memoir from a leading young Ugandan activist that will change the way we way...

The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs A devastating account of China’s genocide of the Uyghurs, by a leading Uyghur activist and Time #100 nominee Nury Turkel was...

The Story of an American MasterpieceFrom a superstar academic and cultural critic, an exploration of Alice Walker's critically acclaimed and controversial novel The Color PurpleIn 1982, Alice Walker made history...

‘It has been over 100 years since our father was born, 80 years since Father enlisted in the AIF, and over 60 years since he died. How do we go...

Race, History and Changing the Money Game that's RiggedAn essential breakdown of the economic and social injustices faced by Black people, based on the viral video by writer, director and...

The tale of a woman transformed by a Black healing community in 1970s America, publishing for the first time in Penguin Modern ClassicsThe American Deep South, in the 1970s. Velma...

How we lose it and how we fight back This urgent manifesto from a Nobel Peace Prize nominee argues that until all of us are free, none of us are....

In a powerful exploration of recent racial history, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter — and one of the BBC's Women of 2020 — examines the moment we're in, how...

A memoir and manifesto of revolutionary loveRenowned activist, filmmaker and civil rights lawyer Valarie Kaur made headlines when her 'Breathe and Push' speech on how to survive in a time...

How To Be an Activist GET UP. SPEAK UP. DON'T GIVE UP. In the spring of 2017, 17-year-old Amika George founded the Free Periods movement on behalf of every schoolgirl...

Translated by Gesche IpsenHow Language Binds and Frees UsWhat happens when our language is no longer fit for purpose, and how we can change the discourse.Language opens up our world,...

Translated and edited by Mid Tofighian and Moones MansoubiThe collected prison writings of Behrouz Boochani, with essays by experts on a wide range of topics from refugees, imprisoned writers and...

A stunning, heart-breaking yet defiant memoir by activist, model and social media sensation Shaneel Lal. What would you do if you were told by the people you loved the most...

When her family had to flee Syria, 14-year-old Muzoon was told to pack only the most essential things — and so she packed her schoolbooks. This is the inspiring true...

An accessible, hopeful and galvanising book offering readers the tools to participate in the fight for climate justice For too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have...

A powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela Davis Edited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974, An Autobiography is a classic of the...