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SUMMARY:Brian Bilston: How To Lay An Egg with a Horse Inside
DESCRIPTION:We are very much looking forward to hosting a book stall and signing at St George’s for an evening with Brian Bilston. Full details and tickets on their website. \nWith over 500\,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country\, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets. \nHe has published several bestselling collections of poetry\, including You Took the Last Bus Home\, Alexa\, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award\, and he has also written collections of poetry for younger readers. In 2025 he released an album of his poetry set to music\, Sounds Made by Humans\, in collaboration with The Catenary Wires. \nThis autumn sees Brian return to the stage with his latest book\, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. Get ready for an evening of comedy and laughter\, as he takes us through the hows\, whys and whats of reading\, writing and enjoying poetry every day.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/brian-bilston-how-to-lay-an-egg-with-a-horse-inside/
LOCATION:St George’s\, Bristol\, St George’s Bristol\, Great George Street\, Bristol\, BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Salon: Free Speech under Fire
DESCRIPTION:Does free speech have limits? Can and should social media platforms control what their users say? \nIn his new book Setting Fire to Reason\, philosopher Jeffrey Howard argues that free speech is among our most important moral rights\, but—like all rights—it has limits\, determined by moral duties we owe to each other. Howard will be unpicking the law\, morality and limits of free speech with and host Julian Baggini and political theorist Judith Squires. In the second half\, the conversation will be led by your questions. Come not only to hear about free speech\, but to participate in it. \nJeffrey W. Howard is professor of political philosophy and public policy at University College London\, where he is director of the Digital Speech Lab. He is the author of Setting Fire to Reason: The Ethics of Free Speech and co-editor of the journal Political Philosophy. \nJudith Squires was Professor of Political Theory and Dean of Social Sciences and Law at the University of Bristol before becoming its Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost. The New Politics of Gender Equality is among her many publications and commissioned reports. \nTickets from the St George’s Bristol website: https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/philosophy-salon-free-speech-under-fire/
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/philosophy-salon-free-speech-under-fire/
LOCATION:St George’s\, Bristol\, St George’s Bristol\, Great George Street\, Bristol\, BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
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SUMMARY:Bristol Humanists: Mark Williamson on making life happier
DESCRIPTION:We look forward to supporting this event organised by Bristol Humanists. \nFull details to follow. \nDr Mark Williamson is co-founder and Director of Action for Happiness. \nHis book offers 23 practical ways to make life happier. It’s based on evidence from the latest scientific research combined with unique insights from the author plus proven ideas that he has helped thousands of people to adopt successfully in their everyday lives. It goes much deeper than typical self-help advice\, covering a wide range of themes which contribute to lifelong wellbeing. \nThe book combines actions to improve your own happiness with actions that benefit others too. Make Life Happier is also an invitation to join a global movement of people who are choosing to live differently. People who recognise that happiness is not just a personal quest\, but a gift that can enrich our communities and our world. It’s an invitation to help shift our values. From what we can get to what we can give. From seeking validation to finding connection. From just surviving to actively thriving. Remember\, this is about how to make life happier\, rather than happy\, recognising this is a journey and there’s no perfect end-point. The most important thing to keep in mind right now is that your actions matter. \nYou may not be able to change your circumstances\, but you do have the potential to feel better\, find meaning and make a difference. Whatever your situation is\, you can do something.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/bristol-humanists-mark-williamson-on-making-life-happier/
LOCATION:Bristol Grain Store\, Bristol YHA\, 14 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
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SUMMARY:The Gull Yettin: Accidental Graphic Novel Book Club meets with author Joe Kessler
DESCRIPTION:Our occasional graphic novel book club meets to discuss The Gull Yettin. We are very pleased to be joined by the author\, Joe Kessler\, to discuss his stunning and moving\, wordless creation. \nIf you’d like to sign up please get in touch: read@heronbooks.mom. Space is limited. We ask that you buy the book from us or a different book if you already own this one. \nJoe Kessler is at the forefront of European comics. Co-founder and art director of UK’s Breakdown Press\, and winner of the Angoulême International Comics Festival’s Fauve Révélation for his breakthrough comic book Windowpane\, Kessler rejuvenates the form once again with his vivid and moving The Gull Yettin. \nTold in striking colors and loose but confident lines\, The Gull Yettin’s story begins when a young boy awakens late one night to find his home on fire. The boy is saved by a lanky\, shapeshifting Gull. Orphaned by the fire\, and now adrift in a boat piloted by the Gull\, the boy faces an uncertain future\, one that will be both helped and hindered by his new attendant. \nWithout a word\, Kessler builds a strange but recognizable world\, using it to explore all the forms that grief\, jealousy\, longing\, and love can take in our lives\, and the compassion and cruelty that can dwell in a single heart. Filled with all the warmth and poignancy of a great folktale\, The Gull Yettin proves that Kessler is pushing comics to new heights.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/the-gull-yettin-accidental-graphic-novel-book-club-meets-with-author-joe-kessler/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Book Group
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