Welcome to the Sparrows' Nest Library and Archive

Based in Nottingham (UK), we look after tens of thousands of books, journals, pamphlets, zines, leaflets, posters and other items documenting the anarchist movement in the UK and beyond, as well as local radical history. Browse our catalogue, access digitised records in our free Digital Library and get in touch to arrange a visit.
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Bookshops and Publishers

Please note: this is of course by no means a comprehensive list of such places in the UK, let alone elsewhere. Please also see the Alliance of Radical Booksellers.

Active Distribution, London

AK Press, London and California

AK Press is a worker-managed independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical left and anarchist literature.

Housmans, London

One of the last remaining radical bookshops in London.

Past Tense

A publishing project based in South London, exploring London radical history.

PM Press

PM Press is an independent publisher that specializes in radical, Marxist and anarchist literature, as well as crime fiction, graphic novels, music CDs, and political documentaries.

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