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This is a white book on a blue background called ' Rights Not Charity: Protest Textiles and Disability Activism' by Gill Crawshaw. There's this different shades of blue protest poster on the front page that says 'Disabled people fight back - equality - nothing about us without us' in bold capital letters.
Rights not charity: protest textiles and disability activism
Gill Crawshaw
£9.00
A book cover on a grey background. The cover is pale grey, with an inky blue splodge covering the lower half. An intricate drawing of a female figure, with confident posture and an unrealistically large updo of hair, more than double the mass of her body, is superimposed. The drawing is by Firelei Báez. The title of the book is 'Channeling Knowledges: Water and Afro-Diasporic Spirits in Latinx and Caribbean Worlds', written by Rebeca L. Hey-Colón.
Channeling knowledges: water and afro diasporic spirits in latinx and caribbean worlds
Rebeca L. Hey-Colón
£25.99
Chimurenganyana Series 2: Rumblin' by Dominique Malaquais Chimurenganyana Series 2: Rumblin' by Dominique Malaquais
Chimurenganyana series 2: rumblin' by dominique malaquais
£9.99
A purple book titled Slow Spatial Reader, Chronicles of Radical Affection.
Slow spatial reader: chronicles of radical affection
Carolyn F Strauss (ed.)
£25.00
A black and white book cover. On the cover is an illustration of a bookshelf with lots of book that is engulfed in flames. The title of the book is How to maneuver: Shape-shifting texts and other publishing tactics
How to maneuver: shapeshifting texts and other publishing tactics
Ed. Kayfa Ta
£22.00
A white newspaper style publication photographed on a grey background. On the cover of the publication there are simple red outlines of styes of Iranian doors.
Door to door
Mohammad Rezaei
£25.00
The book is on a white background and is called 'Productive Archiving: Artistic Strategies, Future Memories, and Fluid Identities' by Ernst van Alphen (ed.). The cover page has small beige dots all over the page with several circular abstract graphics, resembling archival materials and diagrams. There is also a silhouette of a large green bird on the page filled with numbers, 1 and 0.
Productive archiving: artistic strategies, future memories, and fluid identities
Ernst van Alphen (ed.)
£25.00
Dark green, blue and black book cover with illustration of person holding two hands up, which are covered in symbols. By Jayna Brown
Black utopias : speculative life and the music of other worlds
Jayna Brown
£22.99
An image of the book cover for Future Book(s), with graphic drawings and text.
Future book(s): sharing ideas on books and (art) publishing, ed. by pia pol & astrid vorstermans
£25.00
This book is called 'Enfleshed: Ecologies of Entities and Beings', which is on a white background. There are a list of different themes on the cover page like Internal alchemy, for example. Also, there is a silhouette of a large animal and a small animal, which seems to be holding a long spoon.
Enfleshed: ecologies of entities and beings
Kristiina Koskentola & Marjolein van der Loo
£24.00
The book is called 'Casa Susanna: The Story of the First Trans Network in the United States, 1959-1968' by Casa' by Isabelle Bonnet & Sophie Hackett. It has an image of four transgender women holding cameras on the cover page of the book on a white background.
Casa susanna: story of the first trans network in the united states, 1959
Isabelle Bonnet & Sophie Hackett
£45.00
A bookcover on a pale grey background. The cover is beige and white, with an illustration of a human figure made of shades of blue. The figure is decorated with leaves and floral motifs, as well as patterns traditional to Taíno culture. The title of the book is 'A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity: Language, Social Practice and Identity within Puerto Rican Taíno Activism', by Sherina Feliciano-Santos.
A contested caribbean indigeneity: language, social practice, and identity within puerto rican taíno activism
Sherina Feliciano-Santos
£32.00
A blue book cover with illustrations showing fragments of scenes. A pair of brown legs in short shorts, the shoulders and lower face of a man reclined while using an old fashioned rotary phone. The book ititle is 'Revolutionary Acts: Love and Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain', written by Jason Okundaye.
Revolutionary acts: love & brotherhood in black gay britain
Jason Okundaye
£20.00
You Look Illegal - Paula Ihozo Akugizibwe You Look Illegal - Paula Ihozo Akugizibwe
You look illegal
Paula Ihozo Akugizibwe
£15.00
Yellow book cover with abstract black glasses outlne.
Forgotten manuscript
Sergio Chejfec
£11.99
Orange book cover with pixelated maroon drawing of abstract linework.
Tractatus philosophico
Signe Gjessing
£8.99
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The South London Gallery Shop sells books & magazines, gifts, cards, stationery and artist limited editions. The Shop opening hours are:

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As with all purchases, liability of the item is the responsibility of the customer after the point of purchase. If you would like us to send you your order in the post, please read the below conditions carefully.

If you are purchasing books, stationery or gifts from us (excluding ceramics, glassware, limited editions and artworks) we will send your order with the basic coverage offered by the shipping services we work with. If you would like a specific level of insurance or delivery service used, please contact us at the time of purchase, so we can do our best to accomodate your requests.

If you would like us to use our regular service to send an order containing fragile items, including ceramics, glassware, limited editions and artworks, we will do our best to ensure they are safely packed. Please note, we cannot guarantee these will be safe from any damage that may occur on their journey to you. If you wish to discuss alternative shipping arrangements, please email us at shop@southlondongallery.org.