History

The first London Bookfair was held at the autonomy centre in Wapping back in December 1981. Half a dozen anarchist publishers spread out their wares, and when hardly anyone turned up they played a pool tournament. It was a nice time and everyone said: “let’s do it again next year”. So they did.

It became a regular event, growing year on year and inspiring dozens of bookfairs across the UK and around the world. The London bookfair attracts thousands of attendees, with hundreds of stalls, workshops, discussions and countless conversations and connections.

In recent years the Anarchist Bookfair in London has been hosted at:

2023 - Richmix - Freedom - LARC - Whitechapel 41st Anarchist Bookfair. ARCHIVE
2022 - Bishopsgate Institute - Freedom - Whitechapel Gallery - Toynbee Hall
2021 - Conway Hall & Red Lion Square Gardens
2020 - Online (This was due to due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. This was world's largest Digital Bookfair.) STALLS LIST

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