Bookhaus

Gather round the strangest bride in Bristol for a discussion of river rights and a swim in the currents of language. Two years after her headline-grabbing union, activist Meg Avon returns home bearing My Avon, a poetic testament to confluence and the unruly ecologies of devotion. Poetry from debut collection My Avon, and campaign updates on UK river rights

T.S. Eliot Prize winner, one-time UK slam champion, and overall poetry powerhouse Joelle Taylor debuts her new collection: Maryville casts an incandescent light on lesbian subcultures and hidden queer histories via a London butch bar, revisited across the decades. She marks its Bookhaus launch with a stirring evening of readings and discussion. Maryville launch with Joelle Taylor

If language is the terrain of power, how do we re-map it? From protest slogans to sacred texts to Tarot decks, So Mayer turns a forensic eye on the politics of speech and unpacks their own multilingual upbringing in this manifesto-cum-memoir launch. Bad Language launch with So Mayer

Attention all ye homebrewers, picklers, and lockdown-birthed sourdough devotees: chemist and Fermenters Guild founder Robin Sherriff heads to Bookhaus to discuss The Science of Fermentation, an effervescent dive into microbial transformation that’s packed with tips, troubleshooting and recipes. Live taste testing included! The Science of Fermentation launch with Robin Sherriff

Romanian master of style Mircea Cărtărescu discusses the new English translation of his 1996 cult novel Blinding – part of an ongoing effort to bring his visionary catalogue to light. Giant butterflies convulse beneath ice, conspiracies whisper from crystal halls, and bodies swell into music in an ecstatic study of adolescence, obsession, and imagination itself. Blinding: The Left Wing launch with Mircea Cărtărescu