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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 28/08/2026

2026 left. September 1 - One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad October 13 - Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler November 10 - The Last Drop: The Politics of Water by Marianella Yanes & Mike Gonzalez December 8 - The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 17/07/2026

August 11th, 7pm upstairs in Tiny Rebel. Behind Closed Doors: Sex Education Transformed by Natalie Fiennes

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

7 years ago today, CRIPPLED was published. This morning, a lecturer emailed me to say a student had written their dissertation inspired by it. I’m continually blown away by the impact this book has had and so grateful for how readers have responded - and are still discovering it.

A bookcase filled with copies of Crippled. The front cover - dark blue with white writing - is visible.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 11/06/2026

Our next meeting is on Tuesday the 14th of July at 7pm upstairs in Tiny Rebel. The book is 'Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation' by Sophie Lewis.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 31/05/2026

Monday, June 8th, 7pm, upstairs in Tiny Rebel. We've got Richard Wyn Jones himself chatting to us at the beginning of the next bookclub session. Read the book, bring questions.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 30/05/2026

Urgent update, we've got to switch from Tuesday the 9th to Monday the 8th due to venue availablity. Hope to still see you there

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 17/05/2026

Our next meeting is on the 9th of June at 7pm upstairs at Tiny Rebel. The book is 'The Fascist Party in Wales? Plaid Cymru, Welsh Nationalism and the Accusation of Fascism' by Richard Wyn Jones.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 28/04/2026

We've got an update on our timeline for this year, all discussions at 7pm upstairs in Tiny Rebel on the dates below* * Unless the date changes and then we'll let you know.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 27/04/2026

On Sunday the 10th of May at 7pm we will be discussing Pedagogy of the Oppressed upstairs in the Cardiff Tiny Rebel!

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 16/04/2026

Next month on Sunday the 10th of May at 7pm we're reading Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 18/03/2026

Speaker Announcement! At the next bookclub session author Joshua Jones will be coming along to speak and have a bit of a chat with us about his book Local Fires.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 13/03/2026

Joshua Jones' work is wide ranging and includes the album Three Months in the Zebra Room (2024) a 'diaristic poetry sequence'. helloamerica.bandcamp.com/album/three-...

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Three Months in the Zebra Room, by Joshua Jones

3 track album

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 11/03/2026

Our book for next month, April 14th, is Local Fires by Joshua Jones.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 09/03/2026

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 7PM, Feminism for the World, upstairs in the Cardiff Tiny Rebel.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 04/03/2026

It would be a bit of a lapse not to shed some light on the translators of Feminism for the World, of which there are two. The first is Fionn Petch and here's a brief interview with him from 2023. minorliteratures.com/2023/10/31/t...

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The Momus Questionnaire — Fionn Petch

Last week, we featured two pieces of writing in translation by the highly-acclaimed Fionn Petch: an excerpt from Mickaël Correia ‘s A People’s History of Football, and a teaser from Car…

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 25/02/2026

Dr. Rama Salla Dieng writing about land disputes in Senegal and the way in which they reveal the underlying political economy africasacountry.com/2023/12/whos...

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Whose land is it anyway?

What contestations over land in urban Senegal tell us about political economy in the post-colony.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 21/02/2026

Verónica Gago writing about Argentina's president, Javier Milei, in 2025. Translated by Liz Mason Deese. www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/the-...

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Veronica Gago · The fascistisation of social reproduction (2025)

RP 2.18 (Spring 2025) ~ Article

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 13/02/2026

A bit of behind the scenes, an earlier version of the graphic for this month had the sun visible! It's still there with an associated light source, it just got shoved out of the camera view but through the magic of changing the camera, you can catch a glimpse.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 12/02/2026

Feminism for the World has eight different contributors and two translators. Over the next month we'll be highlighting other works from each of those contributors starting with Lola Olufemi. www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

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Faces of feminism – from the 90s to tomorrow - Red Pepper

Prominent writers Lynne Segal and Lola Olufemi engage in an intergenerational discussion of the state of feminism and feminist organising

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 11/02/2026

Our 10th of March read is Feminism for the World at 7pm upstairs in Tiny Rebel!

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 02/02/2026

If you're looking for additional context of the book in its time, Edward Said reviewed Miami (and Going to Miami) for the London Review of Books. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...

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Edward Said · Miami Twice

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 31/01/2026

Sometimes the books we choose end up being too topical. Our thoughts are with the ordinary Cuban citizens, facing extraordinary strain right now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Text reads: The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is the son of Cubans who emigrated from the island to Miami before the Cuban revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power in 1959 and a fierce opponent of the regime he founded.

Cuba had already rationed gasoline and imposed limited daily electricity blackouts as it struggled with limited oil supplies. The island only has 15 to 20 days’ worth of oil in inventory, according to a report from the Financial Times.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 30/01/2026

History is a continuity, to understand the Miami of Joan Didion you should know the world that led up to it, and for us to talk about it now, having a grasp on the Florida of today is crucial. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upmw...

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How Republicans conquered Florida

Florida was once the iconic swing state. What happened? Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Help keep Vox free for everybody:…

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 23/01/2026

If you're looking for a good podcast to listen to for some context around the Cold War, Cuba and America, Blowback - Season 2 gets our absolute recommendation. blowback.show/Season-2

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Season 2 — Blowback

After a critically-acclaimed retelling of the Iraq War, season two of Blowback presents the unlikely story of the Cuban Revolution: America’s Cold...

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 17/01/2026

UPDATED TIMELINE FOR 2026! New additions are Miami by Joan Didion in February and Local Fires by Joshua Jones in April.

The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed - 13 January
Miami by Joan Didion - 10 February
Feminism for the World by Lola Olufemi, Françoise Vergès, Silvia Federici, Verónica Gago, Zahra Ali, Rama Salla Dieng, Sayak Valencia and Djamila Ribeiro - 10 March
Local Fires by Joshua Jones - 14 April
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire - 12 May
The Fascist Party in Wales?: Plaid Cymru, Welsh Nationalism and the Accusation of Fascism by Richard Wyn Jones - 9 June
Mystery Book - 14 July
Mystery Book - 11 August
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad - 8 September
Mystery Book - 13 October
The Last Drop: The Politics of Water by Mike Gonzalez, Marianella Yanes - 10 November
The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens - 8 December

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 15/01/2026

We're going to Miami for the next bookclub and by that we do mean Tiny Rebel. Join us upstairs on Tuesday at 7pm, February 10th to talk about about Joan Didion's Miami and the inescapable clawing beast of historical context reverberating to the present day. Should be cheery.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 13/01/2026

Next month's book for Tuesday the 10th of Feb, 7pm upstairs at Tiny Rebel. Miami by Joan Didion.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 16/12/2025

The first book of the year will be The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed, we will be upstairs in Tiny Rebel at 7pm on the 13th of January 2026.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 15/12/2025

Second Tuesday, 2026, upstairs in Tiny Rebel Cardiff. Please see alt text for book details. If you want a copy of The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed.

The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed - 13 January
Mystery Book - 10 February
Feminism for the World by Lola Olufemi, Françoise Vergès, Silvia Federici, Verónica Gago, Zahra Ali, Rama Salla Dieng, Sayak Valencia and Djamila Ribeiro - 10 March
Mystery Book - 14 April
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire - 12 May
The Fascist Party in Wales?: Plaid Cymru, Welsh Nationalism and the Accusation of Fascism by Richard Wyn Jones - 9 June
Mystery Book - 14 July
Mystery Book - 11 August
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad - 8 September
Mystery Book - 13 October
The Last Drop: The Politics of Water by Mike Gonzalez, Marianella Yanes - 10 November
The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens - 8 December

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 06/12/2025

This Tuesday. Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth at 7pm. We're in the little O'Neill's on Trinity Street.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 10/09/2025

Our next session on the 14th of October at 19:00 is Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary ' upstairs in Tiny Rebel.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 16/08/2025

Our next session on the 9th of September at 19:00 is Judith Butler's 'Who's Afraid of Gender?' upstairs in Tiny Rebel.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 10/08/2025

We are now on Instagram (www.instagram.com/cardiffleftb...) and to celebrate, here's a recap of the year so far!

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 15/06/2025

The July book is by the estimable bell hooks and is Feminism is for Everybody. As always, second Tuesday, 8th of July at 7pm upstairs in the Cardiff Tiny Rebel.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 21/05/2025

The June book, and the big book of the year, is Brittle with Relics by @richardhywelking.bsky.social. We're looking forward to seeing everyone on the 10th of June at 7pm upstairs in the Cardiff Tiny Rebel!

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 16/04/2025

The book for Tuesday the 13th of May 2025 at 7pm upstairs in Tiny Rebel is 'A Woman's Battles and Transformations' by Édouard Louis.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 16/03/2025

The book for Tuesday, 8th of April 2025 at 7pm upstairs in Tiny Rebel is 'Why Would Feminists Trust the Police?' by Leah Cowan.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 11/02/2025

The next bookclub is on the 11th of March at 7pm in Tiny Rebel and we're reading @garethdennis.bsky.social's 'How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road'.

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Peter Huw Jenkins @phjenkins.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Gutted that Shelflife is going, the first two images are from their Instagram account announcement. This year they've been the place we've gotten all the bookclub books from. I've just picked up what's likely to be our last order (for a while at least) and that sucks.

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💫🪱 A FAREWELL TO WORMS 🪱💫

Well guys, it's the post I never wanted to write. Shelf Life will be closing its doors at the Corp at the end of February (last official day tbc). Fear not though, we're not disappearing completely, we'll still exist online for now, some pop-ups and markets, and of course the book club will keep running strong! And who knows, maybe when I'm feeling a lil' stronger Shelf Life 4.0 will rise from the ashes. But y'know, that's for later...

So yeah, it's not been an easy decision to make but with changes at the Corp, a big ol' drop off in footfall through last year and just general squeezy vibes all round (understatement), it seems like the right time to call it, while we're more or less ahead! Last year was financially and emotionally very difficult so it's time to hibernate and take some time to get my heart/soul/bank account back on track ❤️‍🩹

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Running the shop for the last five years in all three of its locations has been an absolute trip - I love the choosing and the recommending, chatting, reading - but mostly I love all the friends (omg get a room) I've made through the shop and the book club. It's also been a super steep learning curve, I started with a credit card and a £300 book order and have built it by keeping things as organic as possible which has been important to me (DIY or die 4eva), suck it Big Business!

It's been an absolute treat to be able to live my childhood dream of working around books, and I hope it's brought something useful and meaningful to the community. The word community gets bandied about a little too loosely but I really do mean it when I say the sense of community I feel through this shop fills my little heart with SO MUCH good, I'll miss that a lot. It wouldn't have existed without *you* so maybe this will be the biggest thanks I'll send out - to everyone who's supported us over the last five years, customers, suppliers, followers, in person, from afar, post sharing and aaallll the ways, it's been absolutely fucking incredible. 💗

Anyway, that's my word limit so.. we're open Thu-Sun: 12-4 through the rest of Jan and will update for Feb v soon, big big love and see ya soon 💫💛🫡

Rosie xx

Picture of four copies of the same book, 'why would feminists trust the police?' by Leah Cowan. Resting on the top is the sticker produced for Shelflife's original location in the Castle Emporium.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 26/01/2025

The year roadmap, its design, started at the idea of the first 4 years of the bookclub remade as 3d models. At the time it was too complex a process and the idea of overall minimalism resulted in some OK and dreadful designs from the originals. It did, however, form the kernel of a good idea...

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 15/01/2025

Last night the bookclub met, discussed Caliban Shrieks and voted on our books for February and April. Our book for the 11th of February is 'Are Prisons Obsolete?' by Angela Y. Davis.

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Cardiff Left Bookclub @cardiffleftbookclub.org · 30/12/2024

This is excellent, short (22 min), podcast on the rediscovery of Caliban Shrieks in preparation for January's bookclub. open.spotify.com/episode/7Gqz...

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Do you remember Jack Hilton?

The Manchester Weekly from The Mill · Episode

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Peter Huw Jenkins @phjenkins.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Tonight we're discussing The Chimes by Charles Dickens at the @cardiffleftbookclub.org. A novella about the radical act of hope and not letting the bastards grind you down.

Picture of The Chimes by Charles Dickens on a table with people in the background.

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