Two books from Žižek: 'Liberal Fascism' is out, 'Signs from the Future' in October

Slavoj Žižek's rate of production has not slowed in 2026. Liberal Fascism, published in the first half of the year, is a collection of essays on forms of authoritarianism wrapped in the language of the free market.

The tension in the title#

The title is a deliberate provocation: by setting "liberal" beside "fascism", Žižek argues that authoritarian tendencies do not always arrive from outside the liberal order. How the rhetoric of market freedom can coexist with the narrowing of political freedoms is the book's main thread.

It continues a line Žižek has pursued for years: ideology is at its most powerful when it does not present itself as ideology. The moment a system declares itself to be without alternative, the language of criticism has already been taken away.

A second book in October#

Bloomsbury has announced Signs from the Future, due on 29 October 2026 in the Žižek's Essays series. The series gathers the philosopher's scattered essays into thematic volumes.