Derry Radical Book Fair returns

The annual Derry Radical Book Fair is once again taking place in Pilots' Row Community Centre in the Bogside area of the city.

The Book Fair will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2023.

The event organisers have confirmed the venue will again host one of the largest gatherings of independent radical press, book sellers, publishers and distributors from across the country as part of the one day event.

Derry Radical Book Fair 2022

A spokesperson for the Derry Radical Book Fair said:  “We are delighted to confirm that we are now planning our 7th annual Radical Book Fair.

"The first international radical book fair of the year will once again be hosted in the heart of the Bogside as part of the week of events around Bloody Sunday commemorations. 

"This year comes with added book launches on 'Punk and Anarchism' as well as on 'James Connolly' both created by local authors. 

"Our speakers corner comes with talks on 'Mutual Aid in Practice' with a number of contributions from several activist groups.

Derry Radical Book Fair

"We also have some hot vegetarian and vegan food as well as a 'Pop up Gaeltacht' corner both of which adds a new dimension to the days events.  In all we hope this will make this year's radical book fair yet another successful event."

The spokesperson said the idea behind creating Derry's own radical book fair came following successful book fairs both in London and Dublin.

The added: "The initial concept had grown out of the first ever Anarchist Book Fair in London back in the early 1980’s as part of an effort to provide solidarity and support to both independent, radical booksellers and publishers at that time who produced and distributed important and vital political texts relating to feminist, anarchist, queer, Marxist and environmentalist thinking.

“Over the last number of years the Derry Radial Book Fair has been recognised as an important event in the anarchist and radical book fair calendar which forms part of the international Alliance of Radical Book Sellers.

"We believe that it’s important to include local booksellers as well as national and international book publishers and book distributors. A wide range of stalls help promote radical ideas from queer liberation, anarchism, republicanism and marxism, as well as locally produced books on Irish politics and labour history and local social history."

For more details please visit: http://www.derryradicalbookfair.wordpress.com.

To book a place as a stall holder, groups, publishers, distributors or independent traders/sellers, please email: radicalbookfair@gmail.com.  Please note spaces are limited.