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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Is radical self-reflection the antidote to algorithmic blandness? Bookhaus hosts memoirists Lily Dunn and Alice Jolly in a discussion on life writing in the age of AI slop, exploring its morality, volatility, and above all, its transformative power.
The ethical conundrum of memoir in the age of AI
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