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

Bring Down the Haus: Envoys launch with Chris Hunt at Bookhaus
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spoken word poetry talks workshops & classes
Goblinhood launch with Jen Calleja at Bookhaus
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experimental spoken word poetry talks
Hold Back the Night with Jessica Moor at Bookhaus
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lgbtq+ spoken word talks workshops & classes
Overshoot launch with Andreas Malm and Wim Carton at Bookhaus
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doom metal spoken word talks workshops & classes
Decolonization of people and nature in Palestine at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes
Off-White: The Truth About Antisemitism launch at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes
She’s Always Hungry launch with Eliza Clark at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes
Son of Sin launch with Omar Sakr at Bookhaus
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lgbtq+ spoken word talks workshops & classes
David Bowie The Collector launch with Nick Smart at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes

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A “vision of radical hope” for the future: social philosopher Roman Krznaric combs the revolutionary past - from communal parenting projects and medical research crowdfunders to slave revolts and medieval water tribunals - for indispensable lessons in how we can confront global challenges to come. History for Tomorrow launch with Roman Krznaric in conversation with Extinction Rebellion co-founder Gail Bradbrook

Sell out warning! Journalist Jodie Hare launches powerful new work ‘Autism Is Not A Disease’, arguing the importance of politicising neurodiversity and its place within wider liberation movements. A shrewd and eloquent rallying cry for genuine inclusivity over assimilation. Autism Is Not A Disease: The Politics of Neurodiversity launch with Jodie Hare

Author and radical technology researcher Adam Greenfield joins Bookhaus for the launch of this part manifesto, part future survival manual. 'Lifehouse' examines grassroots solidarity networks the globe over, proposing catastrophe-proof community sanctuaries as key in our fight against the multi-headed hydra of neoliberalism. Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire launch with Adam Greenfield

Wapping Wharf’s indie bookselling stalwarts host the launch of ‘Mother State’: a powerfully articulate and meticulously researched political history of mothering from the 70s onwards. Author Helen Charman argues for a radical reappraisal of the notion of motherhood and explores what it could mean for our understanding of labour, care and collective action. Vital. Mother State A Political History of Motherhood launch with Helen Charman

Bookhaus hosts Forward Prize shortlisted poet Ralf Webb to discuss new non-fiction work Strange Relations: an emotive and insightful look at four literary heavyweights of mid-century America - Williams, McCullers, Baldwin and Cheever - and how they turned a distinctly queer lens on gender and sexuality at a turning point for modern masculinity. Ralf Webb launches his new book Strange Relations