Book review of Assata by Assata Shakur—her memoir of activism, injustice, and resilience. A must-read on Black resistance.

From 04th to 06th April 2025, we’re launching our first pop-up bookshop of the year at 198 Hackney Road, London. Read more here!

Book review of Our Women on the Ground, by Zahra Hankir. An insightful collection of essays on women in journalism in the Middle East.

From 21st to 23rd March 2025, we’re launching our first pop-up bookshop of the year at 198 Hackney Road, London. Read more here!

Discover our book review of Against Technoableism which calls to action an inclusive approach to innovation, centering disabled persons.

Discover why British Sign Language should be taught in schools to promote inclusivity and bridge communication gaps in the UK.

Explore our thoughts on Deborah Potts book "Broken Cities" which focuses on the global housing crisis - how we got here and how things can c

What does radical mean to us as A S Bookshelf? We're breaking it down to the basics of what we stand for and how we want to impact people

Find out what we thought of "Confrontations" by Simone Atangana Bekono

Find out what we thought of "Crip Kinship" by Shayda Kafai

We have been awfully quiet lately and for good reason. Having been open for business for 2 years we have changed a lot, learnt a lot and...

We hosted our first pop pop up event this past weekend and we just wanted to thank everyone who made it to The Factory in Dalston and...

Being based online is great but nothing quite replaces the feeling of an actual bookshop where you can browse and look and touch. You...

We are so excited to launch our poster collection in store! Let us tell you more about this collection.

Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021) was an internationally renowned feminist writer and activist from Egypt. She founded and became president of...

We have recently reached 1000 followers on Instagram and we have decided to have a little giveaway to celebrate! The lucky winner will be...

Have you heard of Mary Seacole? One of the greatest nurses and humanitarians who was forgotten from history for 100 years.

This October we celebrate our first year of being open! We’re grateful to everyone who has found our little radical bookshop and to...