Welcome To Five Leaves Publications
Five Leaves is a small publisher based in Nottingham, publishing 10-15 books a year. Our roots are radical and literary. These days our main areas of interest are social history, politics, poetry, Nottingham, London and cityscape.
You can browse our latest books below, choose a category to browse from the left-hand menu, or search for a specific book using the search box above.
All books can be bought through our secure site (with a PayPal account or a credit/debit card). Our books are also available from bookshops, and of course, all are available at our own bookshop in Nottingham. If in London, you will find most of our books in stock at Housmans Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, five minutes from Kings Cross.
You can also order from us by phone on 0115 837 3097.
Our latest titles:
Curious Muswell Hill
by Andrew WhiteheadMuswell Hill is a model of the Edwardian middle-class suburb, with its broad streets, regal street names, arts-and-crafts houses and fashion …
Available (Published: June 2025)ISBN: 9781915434296
£11.99
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Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined
edited by Anna Milon, Rory WatermanAs the most recent wave of interest in folklore and folk customs continues to grow, this anthology takes us to England’s second largest, tho …
Available (Published: February 2025)ISBN: 9781915434289
£12.99
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Just Breathe
by Trish KerrisonJust Breathe is Trish Kerrison’s first full collection. The poems examine the act of breathing from the viewpoint of a mother whose two elde …
Available (Published: December 2024)ISBN: 9781915434241
£8.50
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Full Body Reclaim
by Caroline StancerAt its heart, Full Body Reclaim is about living fully. There are poems about recovery after trauma and abuse, about gendered power relations …
Available (Published: December 2024)ISBN: 9781915434258
£7.00
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Mutual Aid, Everyday Anarchy: Essays on Colin Ward
edited by Andrew KellyColin Ward was known as the ‘gentle anarchist’. Through his immense work over many decades on towns and cities, transport, the theory and pr …
Available (Published: October 2024)ISBN: 9781915434227
£10.00
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Kindling
by Julie BurkeKindling takes the embers of unreliable memory and sparks stories from them. Light-heartedly playing with images and form, many of these poe …
Available (Published: September 2024)ISBN: 9781915434197
£7.00
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D.H. Lawrence and the Gypsies
by John PatemanD.H. Lawrence had a lifelong fascination and affinity with people who lived outside the bounds of ‘civilised society’. He shared their sense …
Forthcoming (Due: September 2025)ISBN: 9781915434302
£8.00
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Queer Nottingham 1991-2020
byBoth a historical record and a celebration of unique stories, people and places, Queer Nottingham 1991-2020 gives us a powerful glimpse into …
Forthcoming (Due: February 2026)ISBN: 9781915434272
£12.00
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Queer Nottingham 1960-1990
by CJ De BarraBoth a historical record and a celebration of unique stories, people and places, Queer Nottingham 1960-1990 gives us a powerful glimpse into …
Forthcoming (Due: July 2025)ISBN: 9781915434265
£12.00
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Winter at the Bookshop: Politics and Poverty, St Ann’s in the 1960s
by Sylvia RileyWinter at the Bookshop was a raw, warm, cold experience. Raw with chapped fingers clutching kettles of boiling water from the gas-stove, mul …
Forthcoming (Due: November 2023)ISBN: 9781915434043
£9.99
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Anarchism: People and Ideas
by Colin WardThe word ‘anarchism’ tends to conjure up images of aggressive protest against government, and – recently – of angry demonstrations against …
Forthcoming (Due: April 2025)ISBN: 9781915434029
£8.00
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