Hajar Reads: Memory
Join us at the first session of our new political reading and discussion group, Hajar Reads. This month’s theme is Memory.
Book Launch — The Hajar Book of Rage
Join us for an evening celebrating the launch of The Hajar Book of Rage, the first event in our Year of Rage series.
The Secret Reading Room for International Women’s Day
Somewhere in the city of London, behind an unassuming door, The Chamber of Wildflowers is waiting to be found…
The Spring Clean Printed Matter Fair
Rough Trade Books hosts a spring warehouse sale of discounted books, pamphlets, zines and more!
Centrefold 1974: A Memoir — Louise O’Hare in conversation
Join Hajar Press author Nida Sajid (COOP: A Novelette), Holly Pester (The Lodgers), Jess Chandler (Prototype Publishing) and Louise O’Hare to celebrate the launch of O’Hare’s Centrefold 1974: A Memoir.
Union Futures: Wordy Special Edition with Novelist Nida Sajid
Join The London School of Solarpunk and Nida Sajid, author of COOP: A Novelette, for a special edition of Union Futures.
Book Launch — COOP: Nida Sajid in conversation with Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
Join Nida Sajid and Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi at Pages of Hackney for the launch of Nida’s riveting debut, COOP: A Novelette.
Tower Hamlets Book Sale + Festive Stalls
Book fiends, historians, bargain hunters and last-minute festive shoppers — come through to the annual Tower Hamlets Book Sale!
Book Launch — The First Jasmines with Saima Begum and Shahnaz Ahsan
Housmans and Hajar Press welcome Saima Begum and Shahnaz Ahsan for a conversation about Saima’s debut novel, The First Jasmines.
Edinburgh Radical Book Fair — Love & Rage: A Literary Cabaret
A cabaret of love and rage, featuring readings, performance and discussion with Esme Allman, Mymona Bibi, Simran Kaur Johal and Sunny Singh.
Edinburgh Radical Book Fair — Against Literatures: Arts Breaking Free
Poet George Abraham, novelist Nida Sajid and visual artist Remi Graves address the use, abuse, purpose and potential of the arts in causing radical change in our polarised world.
Radical Voices Workshop with PublishED
Join us for a workshop on revolutionary rage, with Hajar Press’s Farhaana Arefin and writer Mohamed Tonsy.
Fundraiser: Authors Read for Gaza
Pages of Hackney hosts an evening of author readings to raise funds for The Sameer Project and The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature.
Book Launch — The First Jasmines
Join Saima Begum and Hajar Press to celebrate the publication of The First Jasmines.
Bowl Cut MAP Fundraiser
A fundraiser for Medical Aid for Palestinians, with treats for all the senses, taking over our fave SE London haunt The Ivy House.
Materials Festival
A day festival at Pelican House focused on visual culture as a catalyst for transformative social change.
Gargi Bhattacharyya, ‘We, the Heartbroken’: On Revolutionary Brokenheartedness
Come join Gargi Bhattacharyya as they explore the power of heartbreak in sparking change, healing and growth in our lives and society.
Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies — Alareer Book Club
Join author Heba Hayek at PSC’s ‘Alareer Book Club for Solidarity with Palestine’ for a discussion of Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies.
The Trident Author Series with Nathan Alexander Moore
Nathan Alexander Moore talks about The Rupture Files at Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Boulder, CO.
SYP Scotland — Panel with Mohamed Tonsy
Mohamed Tonsy joins guests at the SYP Conference to speak as part of a panel exploring trust and transparency in the publishing industry.
The Message: Ta-Nehisi Coates & Zena Agha
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ UK debut and launch of his best-selling new book, The Message (Penguin Books), in conversation with Zena Agha.
Lola Olufemi: Clearing Space for the As Yet Unseen
The Musuem of Impossible Forms welcomes Lola Olufemi to Helsinki for a lecture and workshop exploring the uses of the political imagination as it relates to crisis, cultural work and the archival material of radical social movements.
Reading Circle: Experiments in Imagining Otherwise
Join Micol Curatolo and the Musuem of Impossible Forms (Helsinki) in reading Experiments in Imagining Otherwise by black feminist writer Lola Olufemi.
Hummingbirds 4.0, with the87press and Housmans Bookshop
the87press presents Hummingbirds 4.0, a literary salon at Housmans Bookshop, with Waithera Sebatindira and Azad Ashim Sharma.
Heba Hayek: Voices of Palestinian Women Authors
An online literary series of reading and discussion, showcasing Heba Hayek, author of Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies.
Heba Hayek at Birmingham Literature Festival
Heba Hayek, author of Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies, will be speaking at the Birmingham Literature Festival.
Book Launch — The Rupture Files
Join Nathan Alexander Moore to celebrate the publication of her debut book, The Rupture Files.
Book Launch — Curious Affinities
Join Hajar Press, Sophie Chauhan & Amardeep Singh Dhillon to celebrate the publication of Curious Affinities.
Poets for Palestine: Raising Funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians
An online evening of poetry, raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians.
Book Launch — Seeing for Ourselves
Join Hajar Press, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan & Oluwatosin Daniju to celebrate the publication of Seeing for Ourselves.
Retrofit Reimagined x Beyond Books Woodland Dinner
Join Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan at the Centre of the Earth for a magical woodland dinner with poets and conservationists as part of the Retrofit Reimagined season.
Heba Hayek at Palestine Writes
Heba Hayek, author of Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies, will be speaking at the Palestine Writes festival.
If you’d like to organise an event with us, get in touch at events [at] hajarpress [dot] com.