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

Paul Foot: A Life in Politics at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes
Both Sides of the Couch event at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes
The Burnout Doctor launch at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes
No & Other Love Stories launch with Kirsty Logan at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes
Renters Unite launch with Jacob Stringer at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes
Hermit launch with Chris McQueer at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes
Culture is bad for you launch with Dave O'Brien at Bookhaus
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spoken word talks workshops & classes

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Margeret Renn joins Bookhaus to launch her biography of investigative reporter and “tormentor of the powerful” Paul Foot. Foot’s decades of tenacious reporting exposed miscarriages of justice across the country - from the Birmingham Six to Met Police corruption to the financial misdeeds of New Labour. Expect incisive reflections on his legacy and the role of journalism in holding power to account. Paul Foot: A Life in Politics at Bookhaus.

For a while now goblins have infiltrated the cultural zeitgeist, from goblin mode to feral aesthetics. Now writer Jen Calleja is taking this one step further with a full immersion into Goblinhood. Intrigued? Get yourself down to the launch of her new book exploring goblin theory in all its playful mischief. Book launch for Jen Calleja's latest book Goblinhood: Goblin as a Mode

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