Five Leaves Bookshop

Black British Graduates by Amanda Arbouin - a customer of ours - is out of print, but we have some copies to sell at £9.99, signed by Amanda. The book comprises material on ten Black British graduates, their education and careers, including issues they had in education and their choice of employment

This was meant to be an advert for our new book - DH Lawrence and the Gypsies, by the Romani writer John Pateman, but the vardo (horse-drawn trailer) rather steals the show.

Sadly, we have put our Chomsky books in our publisher returns bay, for obvious reasons

Nottingham friends! I’m reading at the iconic @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social one week today! Would love to see you

fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/poetr...

Photo of two copies of the hardback book.

Just delivered from @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social , Belgrave Road by Manish Chauhan. Local to me so one for me and one for the neighbours.
@faberbooks.bsky.social #Leicester

And thanks for your introduction

And we are energized by all the support we have received! So thank you for your message of international solidarity. Together we can defeat fascism and totalitarianism.
Best regards,
Ryan

before it is now), people bringing groceries to those unable to leave their home, neighbors watching out for neighbors . . . community isn't dead. There will be another strike Friday. We aren't backing down.

The Book House in Dinkytown

1/3 A message from The Book House - a bookshop in Minneapolis:
Hello,
First off, thank you for your support! These last few weeks have made me proud to be a Minnesotan. Tens of thousands of people showing up in -20 Celsius temperatures to protest unconstitutional jackbootery (if that wasn't a word

This event is fully booked, thanks

“Familiar Phantoms” Sue Forrester (Five Leaves Publications) – book review Sue Forrester Familiar Phantoms book cover “Familiar Phantoms” are the ghosts that haunt us individually, sometimes a relative forgotten by others or memories that won’t let go or even things that …

My review of Sue Forrester's Familiar Phantoms @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social emmalee1.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/f...

We've just has about twenty members of the Netherlands' women's synchronised speed skating team in the shop. Lovely bunch of people. It was a little unexpected.

Nottingham readers - I will be at @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social on Feb 11th fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/poetr... thanks for inviting me @rorywaterman.bsky.social

“Balancing Act” Elizabeth Dunford (Five Leaves Publications) – book review Elizabeth Dunford Balancing Act book cover Elizabeth Dunford’s balancing act comes from being a carer for others at different life stages, for adult children, grandchildren and ageing parent while …

My review of Elizabeth Dunford's Balancing Act @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social emmalee1.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/b...

Just as the year winds down (we close at 4.00 today), a batch of 2027 calendar catalogues lands on the desk. I am not looking at these until at least August!

#Nottingham
#Booksky

“Fragments” Tara Singh (Five Leaves Publications) – book review Tara Singh Fragments book cover Tara Singh’s innovative poems explore the aftermath of (unspecified) trauma and the power imbalances, prejudices and other societal structures that act to silence vi…

My review of Tara Singh’s Fragments @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social
emmalee1.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/f...

fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/best-books-of-2025/, in our humble opinion

Zoë Wicomb obituary South African-Scottish author admired for her first book You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town, a collection of short stories

Another of our former writers from the past has died. A full obituary appears here. Her book was The One That Got Away, a book of short stories set in Glasgow and South Africa. The book itself is long out of print. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/28/zoe-wicomb-obituary

“Full Body Reclaim” Caroline Stancer (Five Leaves Publications) – book review Caroline Stancer Full Body Reclaim book cover “Full Body Reclaim” explores the reclamation of an abused body, without going into detail about the abuse itself (which isn’t necessary and is not for …

My review of Caroline Stancer's Full Body Reclaim @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social emmalee1.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/f...

Our event with Jonathan Porritt next week is now fully booked, but we have a waiting list - fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/love-anger-betrayal-with-jonathon-porritt/

Great launch last night in Nottingham’s amazing @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social bookshop. Such a good crowd. Next week, Birmingham!

#booksky #Nottingham

“Rainbow Candles” Tony Challis (Five Leaves Publications) – book review Tony Challis Rainbow Candles book cover Tony Challis writes on his experience as a gay man, looking bad and forward but it’s not his sole focus and he plays with form: villanelles, sonnets, list po…

My review of Tony Challis's "Rainbow Candles" @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social emmalee1.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/r...

What's on in December... apart from, you know.... fiveleaves.bookshoployalty.co.uk/campaign/334...

Every year we buy a box of white poppies from the Peace Pledge Union and give all the proceeds from sales to Nottingham Refugee Forum.
This year we passed on around £220.
Thanks to everyone who donated.

Nottingham's BBC apocalypse studio for emergency broadcasts will be saved The nuclear bunker is involved in plans to build 100 affordable homes, but it's been confirmed that the once top-secret studio will be preserved

www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/nottinghams-hidden-underground-bbc-apocalypse-10655923?int_source=nba
Want to know more about Nottingham's nuclear bunker? We published a book about it - fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/product/bunker-stories-and-poems-from-a-nuclear-age/

The Booker Prize winner.... back in stock tomorrow!
fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/product/flesh/

We are pleased to say that @corinnefowler.bsky.social will now be chairing our forthcoming event with Dan Hicks on November 19th - fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/dan-hicks/.
Only a few tickets left.