Bookhaus
Well-curated independent bookshop in Whapping Wharf.
Bookhaus is Bristol's best bookshop bar none - offering a quality selection of new editions from glossy coffee table tomes to paperbacks on politics, gender, race, the environment, self-help, plus an amazingly diverse fiction section. With frequent book launches and talks, it's become a vital hub for Bristol's casual readers and literati alike.
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workshops & classes
talks
spoken word
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workshops & classes
talks
spoken word
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workshops & classes
talks
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workshops & classes
talks
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Our recent recommendations for Bookhaus
CSI: Climate Crisis! Criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw discusses her new book Green Crime, which profiles the cartels, corporations, and kleptocrats wrecking the world’s ecosystems - and the experts working to stop them. If you’re curious how the twisted minds behind oil spills and wildlife trafficking work, this one’s essential.
Green Crime launch with Julia Shaw at Bookhaus.
Nick Foster introduces his new book Could Should Might Don’t, which traces the wonky, hopeful, and fearful ways humans have imagined the future throughout history. Sidestepping techno-utopian clichés and end-is-nigh alarmism, he offers a humane guide to future-thinking.
Could Should Might Don’t: How We Think About the Future at Bookhaus.
Our climate is almost at the brink of disaster, with slow action and leadership paralysis about to tip us over the edge. Climate scientist Tim Lenton discusses his new book Positive Tipping Points, exploring how renewable energy, social movements, and small changes can spark rapid transformations to accelerate us out of climate breakdown.
Positive Tipping Points: How to Fix the Climate Crisis at Bookhaus.
Refuge explores the hidden costs of war through stories of mothers, daughters, spies, florists, and soldiers. Spanning continents and decades, Singh’s characters bind quiet acts of love and resilience to unimaginable violence. Tickets to the launch include a glass of wine or soft drink and £2 off the book!
Refuge: Stories of War launch with Sunny Singh at Bookhaus.
From Strange Fruit to the martyr musicians of the Arab Spring, Sound System hunts down the soundwaves that have set the world alight, and how commodification undermines the revolutionary potential of music. Dave Randall will be in-person launching an updated edition of this vital slice of left-leaning cultural commentary, including a new chapter on global Gazan protest songs.
Sound System launch with Dave Randall at Bookhaus.