Bookhaus

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.

What's On At Bookhaus

The Bristol Crocodile at Bookhaus
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workshops & classes talks
Ecstatic launch with Emily Woof at Bookhaus
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Charity Shop World launch with Tansy E. Hoskins at Bookhaus
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The World Beneath Our Feet launch with Frank Ashwood at Bookhaus
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Up the Youth Club with Emma Warren at Bookhaus
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In Conversation with Stacey Yu and Freya Bromley at Bookhaus
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Bookhaus artist series: Black Lodge at Bookhaus
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A Way of Love launch with Peter Parker and Lurid Editions at Bookhaus
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Left Cultures 5th Edition Launch Party at Bookhaus
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The Sleep Thief launch with Ibtisam Azem at Bookhaus
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Changing Gender launch with Susan Stryker at Bookhaus
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The Mercy Step with Marcia Hutchinson  at Bookhaus
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Womanhood launch with Tahmina Begum at Bookhaus
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The feel-good alternative to the skip and the shopping centre, or just another stop on the conveyor belt? Tansy E. Hoskins’ Charity Shop World delivers a reality check on the afterlife of your donated wares, interweaving far-reaching research into overconsumption with her personal experiences of the shop floor. A fascinating unpacking of consumer culture and community! Charity Shop World launch with Tansy E. Hoskins at Bookhaus.

With the recent rise in racial representation and diverse programming, many network execs, advertisers and political elites are patting themselves on the back. But, Symeon Brown argues, there’s never been more barriers to meaningful social acceptance and mobility - he’ll be in person to dissect race and class identity in modern Britain with the launch of The Good, the Black and the Boujee. The Good, the Black and the Boujee: How Black Britain Became Middle Class launch with Symeon Brown

Sell out warning! Bookhaus present another crucial discussion on the British government’s complicity in the Gazan genocide. Authors Jeremy Corbyn, Neve Gordon and Shahd Hammouri come together to launch this vital new work, bringing together testimonies from Palestinian survivors, human rights campaigners and international law experts to examine the defining war of our age. The Gaza Tribunal launch with Jeremy Corbyn, Neve Gordon and Shahd Hammouri

Lifelines of knowledge, community and safety in hostile times, queer bookshops have always been quiet powerhouses in the fight for liberation, long overdue their day in the sun. AJ West celebrates centuries of shelf-based salvation the globe over in this inspiring new work, launched in conversation with LGBTQ+ historian Jack Shoulder. How Queer Bookshops Changed the World with AJ West

Tired of feeling like your neuroatypical ways are a problem that needs fixing? You're in luck: Abigoliah Schamaun and Joe Wells have expanded their runaway podcast into a full-length bible, letting you revel in the chaos and absurdity that dogs the two comedians through doctor’s surgeries, airports and the ever-present room-they-just-walked-into-but-can’t-remember-why. Neurodivergent Moments: with Abigoliah Schamaun and Joe Wells