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01janAll Day31decPM Press - Exhibiting and Tabling

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The PM Press Tabling Tornados are bringing the noise to these upcoming book festivals, conferences, radical gatherings, punk fests, and more. Look up these events and support their work! Come
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The PM Press Tabling Tornados are bringing the noise to these upcoming book festivals, conferences, radical gatherings, punk fests, and more. Look up these events and support their work! Come find our tables and say hello. Follow us on Twitter & Instagram to learn more.
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Tucson Festival of Books in Tucson, AZ on March 14 and 15
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Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) in New York, NY on March 15 and 16
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Appalachian Studies Association Conference in Cookeville, TN from March 20 to 22
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American Association of Geographers in Detroit, MI from March 24 to 28
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Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) in Los Angeles, CA from March 26 to 29
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Building Workers’ Power Today at UMass Amherst, MA on March 28 and 29
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Pulp Lit Bazaar in Salem, MA on March 28
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Labor Notes Troublemaker’s School in New York, NY on March 29
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Palestinian American Community Center 7th Annual Conference in Clifton, NJ on April 5
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Philly Punk Rock Flea Market in Philadelphia, PA on April 5 and 6
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Red Owl Flea Market in Kingston, NY on April 6
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Our Right to Care Conference in Philadelphia, PA on April 10 and 11
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2025 Sacco and Vanzetti Anarchist Studies Symposium at SUNY Cortland, NY on April 11
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Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market in Trenton, NJ on April 12 and 13
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Reno Punk Rock Flea Market in Reno, NY on April 12
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Kingston Independent comics Expo in Kingston, NY on April 12
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B.O.B. ( (B)remen, DE, (O)akland, US, and (B)ath, UK) Festival in Oakland, CA from April 16 to 20
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Soul n’ Steady Weekender in Sacramento, CA from April 25 to 27
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in Los Angeles, CA on April 26 and 27
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Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) in Columbus, OH on April 26 and 27
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor tour – various dates and places from April 30 to May 9
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Resist and Build in Atlanta, GA on May 2 to 4
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Punk in the Park in San Francisco, CA on May 3
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Upstate Anarchist Book Fair (UABF) in Binghamton, NY on May 3 and 4
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Seattle Art Book Fair in Seattle, WA on May 10 and 11
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Basilica Hudson Farm and Flea in Hudson, NY on May 10 and 11
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Hot Bits Queer Porn Film Festival in Baltimore, MD on May 16 and 17
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DC Anarchist Book Fair in Washington, DC on May 17
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WisCon Feminist Science Fiction Convention (online) from May 23 to 26
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Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas, NV from May 24 to 26
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Montreal Anarchist Book Fair in Montreal, QC on May 24 and 25
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National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in New York, NY from May 27 to 30
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The Great Transition in Montreal, QC from May 29 to June 1
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Ithaca Fest in Ithaca, NY from May 29 to June 1
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Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley, CA on June 1
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And many more… so stay tuned!
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January 1 (Wednesday) - December 31 (Wednesday)
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
04marAll Day16aprUK and US book tour: But: Life Isn't Like That, Is It? by Boff Whalley

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But: Life Isn't Like That, Is It? is a new collection of stories by Boff Whalley, musician, author, and one of the founding members of the
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But: Life Isn’t Like That, Is It? is a new collection of stories by Boff Whalley, musician, author, and one of the founding members of the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba and Commoners Choir.
These are stories about real lives, real people, and real life. Stuttering, wayward, disjointed, funny, ridiculous, and unplanned.
To coincide with the release of But, Boff is touring both the UK from March 4 to 18 and U.S. from March 22 to April 16 (see dates below), visiting bookstores and spaces to talk about, and sing, the stories that make up the book.
Part reading, part gig and part conversation, Boff will play songs from a lifetime of writing and making music, songs which chime with the book, and will draw from a personal history of creative activism.
But is released on February 18th in UK and USA and is published by PM Press.
MARCH in the UK
Tue 4 – Pop Recs, Sunderland • Tickets and details
Thu 6 – October Books, Southampton • Tickets and details
Fri 7 – Hardess Studios, London • Venue website
Sat 8 – Blue Green Books, Hastings • Bookstore Facebook page
Sun 9 – Sound Affects, Brighton • Tickets and details
Mon 10 – Five Leaves, Nottingham • Tickets and details
Tue 11 – High Peak Bookstore, Buxton • Bookstore website
Wed 12 – Socialist Club, Bolton
Thu 13 – Read, Holmfirth • Tickets and details
Fri 14 – Heron & Willow, Jedburgh • Tickets and details
Sat 15 – Greenhouse, Stockport • Tickets and details
Sun 16 – The Golden Lion, Todmorden • Venue website
Mon 17 – Online, Live to Your Living Room • Tickets and details
Tue 18 – The Old Woollen, Leeds • Tickets and details
MARCH in the U.S.
Sun 23 – The P.I.T., Brooklyn, NY • Details
Tue 25 – Arts At The Armory, Somerville, MA • Details
Wed 26 – The Word Is Change, Brooklyn, NY • Venue website
Thu 27 – Wooden Shoe, Philadelphia, PA • Venue website
Fri 28 – Arden Gild Hall, Arden, DE • Link coming soon
Sat 29 – Red Emmas, Baltimore, MD • Details
Sun 30 – Small Friend Books & Records, Richmond, VA • Bookstore website
Mon 31 – F12 Infoshop, Charlottesville, WV • Venue Facebook page
APRIL in the U.S.
Tue 1 – Taylor Books, Charleston, WV • Venue website
Thu 3 – Firestorm Books, Asheville, NC • Venue website
Fri 4 – Community Books, Stone Mountain, GA • Venue Instagram
Sun 6 – Park Avenue CDs, Orlando, FL • Venue website
Wed 9 – Pegasus Books, Berkeley, CA • Venue website
Fri 11 – Bound Together, San Francisco, CA • Venue Instagram
Sun 13 – Northtown Books, Arcata, CA • Venue website
Mon 14 – Interzone Cafe, Corvallis, OR • Venue website
Tue 15 – Last Word Books, Olympia, WA • Venue website
Wed 16 – Left Bank Books, Seattle, WA • Venue website
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March 4 (Tuesday) - April 16 (Wednesday)

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Thursday, April 3rd, 6:00pm – 7:30pm ET Boff Whalley of Chumbawamba book talk and performance of BUT: Life Isn't Like That, Is It? in-perston at Firestorm Books in
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Thursday, April 3rd, 6:00pm – 7:30pm ET
Boff Whalley of Chumbawamba book talk and performance of BUT: Life Isn’t Like That, Is It? in-perston at Firestorm Books in Asheville, NC and livestreamed on YouTube with no registration.
Life’s stories are always prone to disruption and digression, thwarting the neat storybook narrative we love so much.
Join us in welcoming Boff Whalley, musician, author, and one of the founding members of the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba and Commoners Choir, for a conversation about BUT: Life Isn’t Like That, Is It?, his new collection of stuttering, wayward, disjointed, and ridiculous stories of real life.
Almost all of our stories follow the same basic pattern: beginning, middle, end: exposition, action, and climax. It’s a neat and tidy way of telling a story. But life’s not like that, is it? It doesn’t obey the rules. Life’s stories—like the stories told here in BUT, personal and impersonal, historical and contemporary—are punctuated by disruption, derailment, and digression. That’s why this book is called BUT. Because the but is there to disrupt the easy normality of the way we tell our stories.
Boff Whalley is an English musician and writer. Formerly the lead guitarist for the anarcho-punk and folk band Chumbawamba, he is now a playwright and the founder of Commoners Choir. BUT is Boff’s 5th book. boffwhalley.com
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All Day (Thursday)
03aprAll DayJohn Womack on Labor Power and Strategy online webinar

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John Womack will present on his book Labor Power and Strategy on Thursday, April 3rd in a virtual event from 10:30AM -
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John Womack will present on his book Labor Power and Strategy on event from 10:30AM – 11:30AM PST. Learn more HERE. Click on the link HERE to register! Hosted by Arizona State University United Campus Workers.
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In the duration of his illustrious career as an economist and historian, John Womack’s scholarship has shifted from primarily the study of Mexican history to that of labor power and strategy. His scholarship considers “strategic positions” at work and loci of work in technical connections– namely transport, communications, or logistics, but also in manufacturing, education, and health systems. Within this scholarship, his work pays special attention to chokepoints in the supply chain and how they can disrupt production or the flow of services to labor’s benefit.
About John Womack
John Womack was born in Norman, Oklahoma in 1937. He attended Norman public schools (1943-1951), Thomas Jefferson School in St. Louis (1951-1955), Harvard College (1955-1959), the University of Oxford (1959-1961), and Harvard University for his PhD (1961-1966). Womack has published books and articles on the history of Mexico and Latin America. He has one daughter, one son, and two grandsons.
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All Day (Thursday)
03apr1:00 am1:00 amJohn Womack on Labor Power and Strategy in Phoenix, AZ

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Special presentation on Thursday, April 3: John Womack on Labor Power and Strategy You are invited to a special labor lunch with Professor John Womack author of a new book,
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Special presentation on Thursday, April 3: John Womack on Labor Power and Strategy
You are invited to a special labor lunch with Professor John Womack author of a new book, Labor Power and Strategy with commentary from co-authors Peter Olney and Rand Wilson.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Sheet Metal Workers Local 359
2604 E Adams St, Phoenix, AZ
Hosted by the AZ Building Trades
A light lunch will be provided, please register here.
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(Thursday) 1:00 am - 1:00 am