Over 500 turn out in solidarity with Bookmarks after attack

Over 500 people turned out in support of Bookmarks' solidarity event this weekend following the attack on the socialist bookshop by a far-right group a week earlier. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Over 500 turn out in solidarity with Bookmarks after attack

Over 500 people turned out in support of Bookmarks' solidarity event this weekend following the attack on the socialist bookshop by a far-right group a week earlier. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookmarks calls for solidarity after 'frightening' attack by far-right mob

Socialist London bookshop Bookmarks was attacked over the weekend by a "far-right mob" and is now calling for solidarity following the "Nazi attack". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookmarks attackers sent books to help 'broaden their minds'

Index on Censorship is sending political party UKIP a bundle of books, including The Handmaid's Tale and a copy of the Quran, in a bid to educate its members involved in the attack on Bookmarks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three UKIP members suspended over attack on Bookmarks

Three members of UKIP have been suspended following the attack on socialist bookshop Bookmarks in Bloomsbury, central London, over the weekend. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Check It Out: How ThriftBooks Helps Libraries Turn Excess Books Into Revenue

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