Bread and Roses Award

Given by Alliance of Radical Booksellers

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The Bread and Roses Award, presented by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers, seeks to recognize and celebrate excellence in the field of radical political non-fiction.

The shortlist of nominated show more titles is also available. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (12), Shortlist (64)
Categories:
All, Joint Winner (1), No Category (75)
Years:
All, 2023 (5), 2022 (5), 2021 (7), 2020 (5), 2019 (6), 2018 (6), 2017 (7), 2016 (6), 2015 (7), 2014 (7), 2013 (8), 2012 (7)
Announced:
January 31: Shortlist2023 Recent

Winner 12

Shortlist 64

WorkYear
I Heard What You Said by Jeffrey Boakye2023
Abolition Revolution by Aviah Sarah Day2023
This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ Arab Writers by Elias Jahshan2023
Poor Little Sick Girls: A love letter to unacceptable women by Ione Gamble2023
Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire by Kojo Koram2023
Empire's Endgame: Racism and the British State (FireWorks) by Gargi Bhattacharyya2022
Paint Your Town Red: How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too by Matthew Brown2022
Abolishing the Police by Koshka Duff2022
Ciao Ousmane: The Hidden Exploitation of Italy's Migrant Workers by Hsiao-Hung Pai2022
A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery and Resistance by Stella Dadzie2021
After the Fact?: The Truth About Fake News by Marcus Gilroy-Ware2021
Bread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy by Emma Griffin2021
Red Metropolis: Socialism and the Government of London by Owen Hatherley2021
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks2021
African Europeans: An Untold History by Olivette Otele2021
Sensible Footwear : a girl's guide by Kate Charlesworth2020
Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent by Priyamvada Gopal2020
The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism by Ruth Kinna2020
Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People by Frances Ryan2020
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala2019
Can We All Be Feminists? by June Eric-Udorie2019
Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights by Molly Smith2019
Lights In The Distance: Exile and Refuge at the Borders of Europe by Daniel Trilling2019
Alt-Right: From 4Chan to the White House by Mike Wendling2019
The Violence of Austerity by Vickie Cooper2018
Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova2018
Nasty Women by Heather McDaid2018
Sound System: The Political Power of Music (Left Book Club) by Dave Randall2018
Lean Out by Dawn Foster2017
The hammer blow : how ten women disarmed a warplane by Andrea Needham2017
This is the Place to be by Lara Pawson2017
The Egyptians: A Radical Story by Jack Shenker2017
See Red Women's Workshop: Feminist Posters 1974-1990 by Prudence Stevenson2017
Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge2017
Blacklisted: The Secret War between Big Business and Union Activists by Phil Chamberlain2016
Red Rosa by Kate Evans2016
Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts by Mel Evans2016
Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots by Rhian E. Jones2016
Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? by Katrine Marçal2016
Economics: The User's Guide by Ha-Joon Chang2015
Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline by Malu Halasa2015
Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion (Counterfire) by Tansy E. Hoskins2015
What the **** is Normal?! by Francesc A. Martinez2015
Private Island: Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone Else by James Meek2015
In the Name of the People: Angola's Forgotten Massacre by Lara Pawson2015
Story of a Death Foretold: The Coup Against Salvador Allende, September 11, 1973 by Oscar Guardiola-Rivera2014
Who Needs the Cuts?: Myths of the Economic Crisis by Barry Kushner2014
Undercover: The True Story of Britain's Secret Police by Paul Lewis2014
No Place to Call Home: Inside the Real Lives of Gypsies and Travellers by Katharine Quarmby2014
Cancel the Apocalypse: The New Path to Prosperity by Andrew Simms2014
Revolting Subjects: Social Abjection and Resistance in Neoliberal Britain by Imogen Tyler2014
What We Are Fighting For: A Radical Collective Manifesto by Federico Campagna2013
The No-Nonsense Guide to Equality (No-Nonsense Guides) by Danny Dorling2013
A People's History of the Second World War: Resistance Versus Empire by Donny Gluckstein2013
Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark: Corporate Spying on Activists by Eveline Lubbers2013
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions by Paul Mason2013
Autonomy by Daniel Poyner2013
Alienation: An Introduction to Marx's Theory by Dan Swain2013
Counterpower: Making Change Happen by Tim Gee2012
Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones2012
Magical Marxism: Subversive Politics and the Imagination (Marxism and Culture) by Andy Merrifield2012
Tweets from Tahrir by Alex Nunns2012
Penny Red: Notes from the Age of Dissent by Laurie Penny2012
Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens by Nicholas Shaxson2012

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The Bread and Roses Award, presented by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers, seeks to recognize and celebrate excellence in the field of radical political non-fiction.

The shortlist of nominated titles is also available. (English, Member-written)
The Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing is a British literary award presented for the best radical book published each year, with radical book defined as one that is "informed by socialist, anarchist, environmental, feminist and anti-racist concerns" in other words, ideologically left books. The award believes itself to be the UK's only left-wing only book prize. Books must be written, or largely written by authors or editors normally living in the UK, or international books available for purchase in the UK Winning authors receive GB£1,000. The Bread and Roses Award is sponsored by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers and has no corporate sponsorship.

The list of winners is also available. (English, Member-written)

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