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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Sell out warning! A deep dive into Nintendo’s evolution, from scrappy pixel beginnings to the era-defining games that rewired how we play. Guardian video games editor Keza MacDonald traces the story of the creators who levelled up alongside Mario, Link, and Pikachu, to explore how interactive worlds spark imagination, shape memory, and build communities.
Super Nintendo: How One Japanese Company Helped the World Have Fun at Bookhaus.
This is the story of the Black British trailblazers who rewired UK music; from unsung community heroes to global mega-stars, Escaping Babylon delves into the transformative cultural impact of jungle, hip-hop grime, trap and more. Catch writer, DJ and filmmaker Jesse Bernard at Bookhaus discussing the decade of research behind his debut book – it might just be the definitive tome on the subject!
Escaping Babylon: An Intimate History of Black British Music at Bookhaus.
Beyond your average book launch, this is a vital convergence of collective imagination and action. Activist, academic and human rights lawyer Nani Jansen Reventlow explores groundbreaking new work Radical Justice, paired with participatory discussions to prompt reflection and future organising – all geared toward helping us co-create a future worth living in.
Radical Justice: Building the World We Need at Bookhaus.
Frontierlands: once essential, now forgotten, remnants of infrastructure and nature – alive with potential for the communities and landscapes around them. Hazel Sheffield explores the reclamation and reinvention of these sites in her timely new work, unveiled at Bookhaus in conversation with social enterprise founder Jess Prendergrast and community-led housing expert Melissa Mean.
Frontierlands: Britain’s Survival in the Making with Hazel Sheffield
Private equity firms have their greasy tentacles all over your life, and they’re squeezing it for every penny it’s worth. Guardian regular Hettie O’Brien presents a scandalous and terrifying slab of investigative journalism, tracking the debt-hawking tycoons through our schools, our hospitals and even our water pipes.
The Asset Class launch with Hettie O’Brien