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Books / crime fiction

Bristol novelist Emylia Hall moves into crime fiction with ‘The Shell House Detectives’

The book is the first in a series, with the second coming out later in 2023

Books / Bookhaus

Bookhaus hosts Richard Morton Jack and the launch of ‘Nick Drake: The Life’

Celebrating the book launch with a live performance from Old Moll

Music / News

Dizraeli announces UK tour dates for the release of brand new book

The rapper's book is a collection of lyrics, diary entries, experimental writings and illustrations

Books / Bookshops

The Bristol indie bookshop events to enhance your summer reading

From debut authors to Pulitzer Prize winners, we take a look at the highlights

Poetry / debut collection

Matt Gilbert publishes ‘Street Sailing’, a Bristol-inflected poetry collection

There are poems featuring Bristol, Portishead and Tickenham

Books / comics

‘Zip’, the brand-new grungy superhuman comic set in Bristol surpasses its Kickstarter goal

The 22 page comic was written by Bristol-based Mike Scrase with artwork from a team of collaborators

Books / Tim Ewins

Bristol author Tim Ewins releases second novel, ‘Tiny Pieces of Enid’

The book comes after 2021’s acclaimed ‘We Are Animals’

Books / crime fiction

Crime-(fiction) wave heads to Bristol

CrimeFest returns to the city on May 11 for its four day annual convention

Books / nature writing

Gloucester Road Books announces nature writing event with Nick Acheson

The author will be discussing his book ‘The Meaning of Geese’ at Sidney & Eden

Books / News

South Bristol bookshop named best in the South West

"A reflection of how Bristol has become one of the best cities in the country for bookshops"

Books / Central Library

Exhibition of items found in library books

Jess Rotas has spent more than a decade collecting an eclectic array of memorabilia

Books / dark tourism

Stanfords host discussion with expert criminologists on their new ‘dark tourism’ book

‘50 Dark Destinations’ is published by the University of Bristol’s Policy Press

News / Storysmith Books

Storysmith presents evening with Booker Prize winning-author Douglas Stuart

The writer of Shuggie Bain is coming to Bristol to discuss his latest novel

Books / book launch

10 authors contribute to The Book of Bristol

The anthology comprises short stories that map out the city, historically and culturally

Books / Bookshops

Three Bristol bookshops shortlisted for Independent Bookshop of the Year 2023

"We have entered a new golden age for independent bookshops"

Books / books

Bristol illustrator shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

Beth Suzanna’s work often focuses on challenging stereotypes in society

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