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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Dominic Hinde and Marianna Dudley join Bookhaus to discuss their new books on energy and climate. Hinde’s Drifting North blends memoir, travel, and history to explore Scotland’s role in fossil capitalism and the search for a sustainable future, while Dudley’s Electric Wind traces Britain’s relationship to eolic energy, and how nature, politics, and technology shape society.
Reaping the Whirlwind: Britain's energy transition at Bookhaus.
Bookhaus hosts historian Paula Akpan, whose debut When We Ruled uncovers the stories of powerful African queens and their vast reigns, still largely hidden from history. Akpan explores their leadership, love, and feuds, revealing a rich tapestry of matriarchal power – and how its influence remains today.
When We Ruled with Paula Akpan at Bookhaus.
Leading contemporary scholar of Black British Studies and cultural theorist Dhanveer Singh Brar comes to Bookhaus as part of En Masse’s abundant community and arts programming. Catch him discussing the sonic ecologies of Black electronic music as laid out in ‘Teklife, Ghettoville, Eski’, and giving a sneak preview of his new work on Gil Scott Heron.
En Masse 2025: Book talk with Dhanveer Singh Brar at Bookhaus.
CSI: Climate Crisis! Criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw discusses her new book Green Crime, which profiles the cartels, corporations, and kleptocrats wrecking the world’s ecosystems - and the experts working to stop them. If you’re curious how the twisted minds behind oil spills and wildlife trafficking work, this one’s essential.
Green Crime launch with Julia Shaw at Bookhaus.
Nick Foster introduces his new book Could Should Might Don’t, which traces the wonky, hopeful, and fearful ways humans have imagined the future throughout history. Sidestepping techno-utopian clichés and end-is-nigh alarmism, he offers a humane guide to future-thinking.
Could Should Might Don’t: How We Think About the Future at Bookhaus.