Revolution Books, New York City
New York City, Revolution Books
HOURS: Tues-Thurs-Fri-Sat-Sun 2-7 pm
LOCATION: 437 Malcolm X Blvd (at 132nd St) (2/3 train to 135th St)
New York, NY 10037
CONTACT: 212-691-3345
revbooksnyc@yahoo.com
revolutionbooksnyc.org
Revolution Books, Berkeley
Berkeley Revolution Books
HOURS: Tues-Fri 12:30-7pm; Sat & Sun 1:00-6pm
LOCATION: 2444 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
CONTACT: 510-848-1196
revolutionbooksberkeley@gmail.com
www.revolutionbooks.org
New York Events
437 Malcolm X Blvd (at 132nd St) (2/3 train to 135th St)
New York, NY 10037
""Woke Is a Joke... A Bad Joke! You need science for revolution and emancipation"- Discussion with Annie Day
August 4, Tuesday at 7:00pm
Part of new series:
Revolution Books Tuesday Night Discussions
Burning Questions... Liberating Answers
"Woke Is a Joke... A Bad Joke! You need science for revolution and emancipation"
Discussion with Annie Day
Read Bob Avakian on Woke Lunacy here.
Presentation with Rafael Kadaris: "Democratic Socialism vs. Revolutionary Communism"
August 11, Tuesday @7:00pm
Democratic Socialism
vs.
Revolutionary Communism
A Presentation with Rafael Kadaris
★ Why the root of the problem is deeper than greedy billionaires.
★ Why we need to break the chains of imperialism, NOT redistribute the spoils of imperialist plunder.
★ Why U.S. “democracy” is actually the dictatorship of the capitalist class and why trying to take over the Democratic Party is a dead end.
★ Why the strategy of economic populism will not stop Trump/MAGA fascism.
★ Why you should NOT follow leaders based on identity, or what's popular, or what feels good—but whether they have a solution to the fundamental problem we face.
★ Why this system can't be reformed & must be overthrown.
"Emancipation, Not Revenge: Fascist Cruelty and Attack on Empathy vs The New Communism View on Empathy"
August 18, Tuesday @7pm
Tuesday Night Discussion Series
based on recent articles by Bob Avakian
"Emancipation, Not Revenge:
Fascist Cruelty and Attack on Empathy
vs The New Communism View on Empathy"
Discussion with Andy Zee
Read Avakian's article here.
Author event: "THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL: The Secret Prison History of American Music"
September 24, Thursday @7pm
Author COLIN ASHER presents his new book at Revolution Books:
"THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL: The Secret Prison History of American Music"
Colin Asher tells of the extraordinary music created within the highest and thickest walls of America's brutal, racist prison system. With five compelling portraits of musical artists whose careers span the 20th century—from folk and blues singer Lead Belly to jazz pianist Elmo Hope, to rap artist Tupac Shakur. A celebration of joyful, angry, and rebellious words and sounds...an indictment of an unjust and cruel system of incarceration that cannot suppress beauty.
"A fog-bending down-bound train of a book, better than it had to be..."
-- Dwight Garner, NY Times Book Review, July 26, 2026
Joining Colin Asher in discussion on September 24:
-Aidan Levy author of Saxophone Colossus, biography of Sonny Rollins
-Andy Zee national spokesperson for Revolution Books
This special evening at Revolution Books is an official "Bookend Event" --
in collaboration with the Brooklyn Book Festival.
Events at Revolution Books are co-sponsored by the Revolution Books Education Fund, a 501(c)3 entity.
Summer Conversations at Revolution Books
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 4-7pm, Saturdays & Sundays: 2-5pm
The future of humanity hangs in the balance:
There is a way out of the madness…
Come ask about, learn about and dig into – the revolution we need, and
The New Communism, developed by Bob Avakian.
Conversation Hours:
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 4-7pm, Saturdays & Sundays: 2-5pm
Full RB Open Hours:
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 2-7pm, Saturdays & Sundays: 2-7pm
Berkeley Events
2444 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
What is socialism? What would a future revolutionary society look like?
Friday, August 7, 2026, 7 p.m.
This discussion will draw from the article by Bob Avakian, ANSWERING IGNORANT AND IDIOTIC IDEAS, Part 2:
"Only with revolutionary socialist state power can a truly emancipating society actually exist, be sustained, and advance toward the fundamental goal of abolishing and uprooting exploitation and oppression, everywhere, with the achievement of communism, throughout the world.
"It is a widely held “article of faith” these days, among forces that consider themselves “left” or “progressive,” that all dictatorships are, by their very nature, bad, and the (only) positive alternative to this is “democracy.” More particularly, anarchists vehemently insist that state power—the exercise of institutionalized power over society by any one part of society—is, by its very nature, dictatorial, and therefore oppressive, and the goal must be to eliminate (or “smash”) the state altogether.
"These arguments are false and reflect a fundamental ignorance (or deliberate ignore-ance) of crucial reality: They fail to understand scientifically (or refuse to recognize the scientifically-established truth regarding) the basic relations in society, the prospects for a truly emancipating society, and what is required in order to bring this about." Read the whole article here.
Watch this video of Bob Avakian: What would a future revolutionary society look like?
Democratic Socialism vs. Revolutionary Communism (Based on the new communism developed by Bob Avakian) Come hear Rafael Kadaris:
Thursday, August 27th, 6 p.m.
★ Why the root of the problem is deeper than greedy billionaires.
★ Why we need to break the chains of imperialism, NOT redistribute the spoils of imperialist plunder.
★ Why U.S. “democracy” is actually the dictatorship of the capitalist class and why trying to take over the Democratic Party is a dead end.
★ Why the strategy of economic populism will not stop Trump/MAGA fascism.
★ Why you should NOT follow leaders based on identity, or what's popular, or what feels good—but whether they have a solution to the fundamental problem we face.
★ Why this system can't be reformed & must be overthrown.
