Alliance of Radical Booksellers to launch in October

Independent booksellers are banding together to launch support network the Alliance of Radical Booksellers in October

So far, seventeen 'left-leaning' indies have joined the coalition, co-founded by Nik Gorecki of Housmans bookshop in London's Kings Cross.

'Today we are left with a fraction of the bookshops that once flourished, with both small independents and corporate chains struggling to stay afloat.  Radical booksellers have suffered the same fate as the mainstream shops, and many fine and wonderful shops have closed their doors,' blogged Nik. 'There are still some wonderful bookshops out there, working hard to keep progressive books on our highstreets. The Alliance of Radical Booksellers hopes to pick up where the Federation of Radical Booksellers left of: as an organisation which allows its member booksellers to support each other, promote one anothers work,  and sell books together. Plans are already in motion for the Alliance members to take part in bookfairs together, and to launch an ARB literary prize.'

The Alliance will launch officially on 6 October. Bookshops involved in the initiative include Housmans, Freedom, Gay's The Word and News From Nowhere.

Website: www.housemans.com/radicalbooksblog