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| Company type | Co-operative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail bookshop |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Liverpool, England, UK |
| Website | www |
News From Nowhere is a bookshop in Liverpool, UK. Founded in 1974, it is a not-for-profit bookstore and since the early 1980s has been run as a women's co-operative.[1][2] It is named for the 1890 utopian socialist novel by William Morris.[3]
Since 1989, the bookstore has been based on Liverpool's Bold Street.[4]
History
[edit]In 1974 Bob Dent and his wife Maggie Dent had the idea for the shop when they came to Liverpool after participating in student protests and selling radical newspapers while a student at the London School of Economics. [5][6]They began the shop with a vision of "a shop that sold anything critical or alternative,"[5] which was in contrast to the many other left-wing, party-affiliated bookshops that opened throughout the sixties.[5]The bookstore moved four times before finding its permanent home on Liverpool's Bold Street, and its current location was only able to be purchased through the "enormous public response" from the Liverpool community that allowed it to reopen in 1996.[5][6]
Since the 1980s, after the departure of the bookstore's founder, Bob Dent, News From Nowhere has been run as a women's co-operative.[6] The shop has been an active member of their Liverpool community, hosting events focused on educating and engaging those around them. [7][1]
The shop hosts events for notable events and anniversaries such as Karl Marx’s 200th birthday[7] as well as authors. Andrea Dworkin, a radical lesbian feminist held a book signing in one of the previous locations for her book “Intercourse” in 1988.[8] At the opening of their current location, NFW hosted author and comedian Alexei Sayle in 1996.[9][10]
Additionally, the building is used as a community space by various organizations, including Food From Nowhere, a donation-only vegan cafe.[11]
Co-Operative
[edit]Since the 1980s, after the departure of the bookstore's founder, Bob Dent, News From Nowhere has been run as a women's co-operative.[6] The store now embraces a non-hierarchical structure with a focus on collective decision-making.[7] Each employee is a business member, all of which earn equal pay no matter how long they have been working for the shop.[6]
This co-operative system allows for each worker to be a member and run their business how they deem worthy. This system directly pertains to their involvement in the community, specific product endorsements, as well as the distribution of profits.[7][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "News From Nowhere: Inside Liverpool's iconic radical bookshop". Kerrang!. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Hanman, Natalie (2010-04-12). "The return of radical bookshops". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ a b Sethi, Anita (2018-12-02). "Browse a bookshop: News From Nowhere, Liverpool". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Bona, Emilia (2020-02-02). "A story of survival among Bold Street's oldest businesses". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ a b c d "News from Nowhere: a triumph of patience and hope". That's How The Light Gets In. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ a b c d e "News From Nowhere: The co-operative bookshop run by women". Verso. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ a b c d "Our May Bookshop of the Month is Liverpool's 'News from Nowhere'". Yale Representation. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Liverpool." Gay Life, no. 24, May 1988. Archives of Sexuality and Gender, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CHAAPG162951137/AHSI?u=umuser&sid=bookmark-AHSI&xid=59371b16. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
- ^ "News from Nowhere: a triumph of patience and hope". That's How The Light Gets In. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Echo, Liverpool (2013-05-03). "Liverpool comedian Alexei Sayle signs books at News From Nowhere Bookshop in Bold Street". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Jones, Ian (2017-10-06). "This Radical Bookshop Also Serves Radical Vegan Food". Vice. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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