Paul Mason and Rachel Aspden in conversation

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week, we welcome Paul Mason and Rachel Aspden, who will be discussing revolution, the Middle East, and the coming of new economic world order.

Paul is the former Economics Editor for Channel 4 News and Newsnight, where he famously covered the Arab Spring and the unfolding of the Greek crisis. He has written a number of books including Meltdown, Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere, and most recently, Postcapitalism.

Rachel is a journalist and writer spent several years in Egypt covering the unfolding crisis in the Middle East, writing about Islam and politics in Yemen, Pakistan and elsewhere. After a stint as Literary Editor of the New Statesman Rachel turned to writing her new book Generation Revolution which will be published 2nd June.