THIS IS NOT A BOOKCLUB

bell hooks ‘all about love’

Friday 22 May 2026

Bristol Folk House, 40a Park St, Bristol BS1 5JG

For May's chapter of THIS IS NOT A BOOKCLUB, we join bell hooks' quest to understand, 'the meaning of love beyond the realm of fantasy’. Reflecting on bell hooks, ’All About Love' 25 years after its publication, we turn attention to our most intimate source of power in an increasingly narcissistic society.

THIS IS NOT A BOOKCLUB
You don’t have to read anything first
Sit back and let us read to you

In 2026 love appears lost beneath hate and division, just as science starts to deliver a deeper understanding of love’s true power. As we're presented with an evolving maze of interpretations, it feels like a good time to learn, all about love.

THIS IS NOT A BOOKCLUB
Come to listen or join the performance...

TAKE PART

a) Join the performance as a reader
We invite you to take part by reading an extract chosen by us or submitting a personal reflection you read yourself.

b) Submit a piece that reflects the theme 'love beyond the realm of fantasy'
We invite poetry or prose with a maximum duration of 3 minutes read aloud. Those selected will be added to the running order and you can read it yourself or offer it up to a volunteer. 

EMAIL YOUR INTEREST OR WRITING SUBMISSION TO: 

[email protected]

DEADLINE: 5pm, Tuesday 5 May 2026

About THIS IS NOT A BOOKCLUB
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THIS IS NOT A BOOKCLUB is a one hour literary performance that weaves extracts from our focus book between aligned, impressionistic or opposing words from every genre - poetry to fiction, science to current affairs.

Following THIS IS NOT A BOOKCLUB’s Bristol Folk House sellout February debut we return to raise more funds for SARSAS to support South West survivors of sexual abuse and violence.