Welcome to MonkeyWrench Books

MonkeyWrench Books is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, collectively owned and operated radical bookstore in North Austin. We provide an extensive collection of radical and hard to find literature and media, and a space for community events. In order to offer a real alternative to the homogeneity of corporate bookstores, MWB stocks books, periodicals, pamphlets and zines from alternative publishers such as AK Press, Autonomedia, Black Rose Books, Common Courage, Seven Stories, International Publishers, Kerr, Monthly Review, South End Press,and Verso.

MonkeyWrench Books is more than just a bookstore. It is a library and educational resource. It is a place for meetings, film screenings, talks, benefits and book readings. It is also a relaxed space to network and make connections over a cup of organic coffee or tea.

Announcements

  • "Best Books to Change the World: MonkeyWrench
    MonkeyWrench Books has a brain-watering selection of materials – from Howard Zinn's lesser-known narratives of history to the Rhizome Collective's how-to for urban permaculture – including everything anyone needs in order to bone up on politics, social theory, and alternative lifestyles. The volunteers who run this nonprofit DIY info shop are committed to educating, motivating, and uniting the public. Whether you are interested in joining the revolution or just learning about one, this is a great place to start. In addition to books and zines, MonkeyWrench hosts film screenings, book talks, activist lectures, and gatherings."

  • We've just received a big shipment of Toolbox for Sustainable City Living by Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew of the Rhizome Collective. Folks have been asking about these for weeks, and the wait is finally over. It's an incredible book, intensely practical and one of the best guides to personal direct green action I've ever seen. Here's my review, but come and read it for yourself.

  • Thanks to the intrepid recording and uploading of some swell MonkeyWrench Books supporters, there is now an archive of some of the recent book presentations and talks at the store. The first two recordings to be uploaded are Bob Jensen's June 5th talk titled, Mistaken Identities: Nation/Race/Gender and Robin Hahnel's discussion of Participatory Economics in Venezuela from March 28th.
    Keep your eyes peeled for more recordings like these in the future.