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

My Dad Can launch with Stephen Lightbown at Bookhaus
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How Queer Bookshops Changed the World with AJ West at Bookhaus
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Universality paperback launch with Natasha Brown at Bookhaus
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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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A Way of Love launch with Peter Parker and Lurid Editions 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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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 at Bookhaus.

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 at Bookhaus.

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

Sell out warning! Head to the Watershed, where Jeremy Lent stands up for ecocivilization. His new book treats modern social crises as symptoms of Western notions of nature and progress. But help is at hand, as he also outlines our shift toward interdependence, balance, and long-term collective wellbeing. A perfect evening for eco-optimists and climate fear-mongerers alike! Ecocivilization Making a World that Works for All launch with Jeremy Lent

A long overdue reckoning for the War On Drugs and its catastrophic failures: with academic rigour and clear-eyed analysis, author Kojo Koram traces the changing global terrain of drug regulation among questions of corporate profit, environmental harm, and racial injustice. He launches new work The Next Fix in mind-expanding conversation with the University of Bristol’s Dr Adam Holland. The Next Fix launch with Kojo Koram