Pluto Press

Pluto Press Independent Radical Publishing An independent publisher of radical, left‐wing non­‐fiction books.

Established in 1969, we are one of the oldest radical publishing houses in the UK, but our focus remains making timely interventions in contemporary struggles.

05/10/2026

In the context of one of the most right-wing Labour governments of all time there were acres of political space to its left to occupy. But what are the threats and opportunities now that Keir Starmer has given way to Andy Burnham?

Joining us on Radicals in Conversation to make sense of this turbulent political moment is Russell Warfield, author of The Green Socialist: Zack Polanski and the Battle for Britain’s Future. Link in bio.

Will Zack Polanski win the Holborn and St Pancras by-election? Tell us what you think in the comments.

02/09/2026

Jeremy Corbyn joins us on Radicals in Conversation to talk about why Britain's involvement in the F-35 programme, and its continued weapons sales to Israel, make it complicit in genocide.

Full episode link in bio.

'The Gaza Tribunal' out now from Pluto Press

07/08/2026

No Good Men Among the Living by Anand Gopal stunningly lays bare the workings of America’s longest war and the truth behind its prolonged agony

Check out the new edition at the link in our bio🔗

07/08/2026

Why do trans rights and Palestine trigger such a total meltdown from those in power? Because both refuse to play by the rigid rules that keep oppressive systems standing.

Lara Sheehi, author of From the Clinic to the Streets, joins us on the 100th episode of Radicals in Conversation to tell us more about psychic militancy and how we might seize psychoanalysis for revolutionary futures.

Episode link in bio

       

29/07/2026

What if liberation wasn’t the end goal, but the precondition?

On the latest Radicals in Conversation, Lara Sheehi () breaks down Frantz Fanon’s radical intervention on power, compromise, and decolonization.

We are constantly socialised to believe that incremental concessions and “being reasonable” with our oppressors will eventually yield freedom. But Lara Sheehi asks, “When has power worked like that? When has power given anything away for free?”

Listen to our full conversation with Lara Sheehi, author of From the Clinic to the Streets. Link in bio.

22/07/2026

Whether it's capitalism, cisheteropatriarchy or settler-colonialism, power seeks to 'settle' our interiority through its constant repetition of psychic intrusions.

How can we resist, and stay connected to material political reality? By practicing psychic militancy...

Lara Sheehi, , joins us on the 100th episode of Radicals in Conversation to tell us more about psychic militancy and how we might seize psychoanalysis for revolutionary futures. (Episode link in bio)

'From the Clinic to the Streets' is currently 40% off on plutobooks.com as part of our Solidarity Summer Sale (ends 31st July)

29/06/2026

THE PLANET IS MELTING AND SO ARE OUR PRICES 🥵

Comrades, our ebook flash sale has officially dropped. For the next 48 hours all published ebooks are 80% off!

Rehydrate your revolutionary spirit after this heatwave and load up on radical histories, books on Palestine or biographies of beautiful troublemakers. You can browse by subject area, and book series (ideally while sitting directly in front of a fan with a large glass of ice water).

Sale ends at 12pm BST on Tuesday, June 30th. Go to plutobooks.com

In honour of Independent Bookshop Week here’s 9 things you can do to support your local bookshop. Let’s show our booksel...
17/06/2026

In honour of Independent Bookshop Week here’s 9 things you can do to support your local bookshop. Let’s show our booksellers some love - tag your favourite bookshop in the comments!

16/06/2026

We’re often told that overcoming poverty is simply a matter of “making better choices” or “working harder.” However, this toxic narrative completely ignores the trauma of “survival mode” and the systemic forces that entrench inequality.

Rayelle Davis, author of Money in the Mountains, joins us on Radicals in Conversation to talk about the cultural trauma of Appalachia and the psychological abuse of the ‘American dream.’ Link in bio.

Books that corporate Pride will never sponsor. Check out our full Radical Pride reading list - link in bio.📸 Books pictu...
10/06/2026

Books that corporate Pride will never sponsor. Check out our full Radical Pride reading list - link in bio.

📸 Books pictured:

✨ Towards a Gay Communism by Mario Mieli

✨ Transgender Marxism edited by Jules Joanne Gleeson and Elle O’Rourke

✨ Working Class Qu**rs by Yvette Taylor

✨ The Spectral Woman by Ciara Cremin

✨ Eros and Alienation by Alan Sears

✨ Trans Femme Futures by Nat Raha & Mijke van der Drift

✨ Radical Intimacy by Sophie K. Rosa

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