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This reading challenge lists all books published by The Left Book Club. https://leftbookclub.com/
Founded by publisher Victor Gollancz in 1936, the original Left Book Club had 57,000 members. It is widely credited with paving the way for Labour’s landslide victory in 1945 and the creation of the welfare state. At least eight members of the 1945 Labour cabinet were Left Book Club authors, including Clement Attlee. Another famous Left Book Club author was George Orwell, as the LBC published the original edition of The Road to Wigan Pier. Books were printed in their thousands and sent out to members every month via local bookshops.
In 2015 the Left Book Club was relaunched and remains not for profit; funded by subscriptions and voluntary contributions. Books are selected by an editorial panel and are chosen to represent the best critical writing on left politics, economics, society and culture, written for a broad audience. Subscribers can choose from classic or contemporary writing. Each book is published in a unique LBC edition which is paid for through monthly subscriptions, and members organise their own reading groups to discuss the books.
Anyone is welcome to join The Left Book Club, its aim is to oppose war, inequality and fascism by supporting political education. Its tag line is READ. DEBATE. ORGANISE.
Founded by publisher Victor Gollancz in 1936, the original Left Book Club had 57,000 members. It is widely credited with paving the way for Labour’s landslide victory in 1945 and the creation of the welfare state. At least eight members of the 1945 Labour cabinet were Left Book Club authors, including Clement Attlee. Another famous Left Book Club author was George Orwell, as the LBC published the original edition of The Road to Wigan Pier. Books were printed in their thousands and sent out to members every month via local bookshops.
In 2015 the Left Book Club was relaunched and remains not for profit; funded by subscriptions and voluntary contributions. Books are selected by an editorial panel and are chosen to represent the best critical writing on left politics, economics, society and culture, written for a broad audience. Subscribers can choose from classic or contemporary writing. Each book is published in a unique LBC edition which is paid for through monthly subscriptions, and members organise their own reading groups to discuss the books.
Anyone is welcome to join The Left Book Club, its aim is to oppose war, inequality and fascism by supporting political education. Its tag line is READ. DEBATE. ORGANISE.
"The aim of the Left Book Club is a simple one. It is to help in the terribly urgent struggle for world peace and against fascism” — Victor Gollancz
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