Silliness
Events
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A Round-up of All the Festive Tomfoolery
Heron Books 7a Regent Street, Bristol, United KingdomFrom parties to games to subscriptions, come and join us for all the general silliness this festive season. Wednesday 12th November – open late (until 6.30ish) in case you need a book before you head to The Mall for the Christmas lights switch-on. Thursday 27th November – party, 18.30-late at The Lansdown. Blind Justice Page playing songs inspired by books. Dressing as your favourite book cover or character encouraged. Advent calendar – first person to buy a book each day gets a free mystery proof. See you in the queue… Sunday silliness, 7th, 14th and 21st December – guess the weight of your shopping. If you’re within a gnat’s crotchet (or 50g) of the correct answer, you get a treat. Dark chocolate buttons supplied by our excellent neighbours, Smaller Footprints. Saturday 13th and 20th December – late night shopping. We’ll be open until 7pm-ish… maybe later, mulled wine depending. Book subscriptions – for those panicked by buying a present for that difficult relative/friend/special pigeon in your life, let us choose. We’ll send a book each month to the recipient. Pick from, ‘The weird and the eerie,’ ‘Nature matters,’ ‘Warm hugs in book form’ or ‘Picture books are for “grown-ups” too.’ Opening hours – Monday-Saturday, 9.30-5.30; Sunday 11-4 as always. Plus the late nights above. We close Christmas and Boxing Day. Back as normal (within the realms of ‘normal’) on 27th.
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On the Calculation of Volume Party
Heron Books 7a Regent Street, Bristol, United KingdomTime is a tricky thing. The year seems to be running away with us and yet Tara Selter is still stuck in 18th November. If you too are obsessed with Solvej Balle's On the Calculation of Volume and have read the first three books, please join us as we have a drink and discuss what we might expect from the next in the series. Volume IV comes out on 9th April (the day before the event) and will be for sale. BUT NO SPOILERS. This is for those who have reached level 3 and need to share their thoughts urgently before opening the next one. Space is limited (even if time is not?). Please email read@heronbooks.mom if you would like to come.
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Calculation Party
Heron Books 7a Regent Street, Bristol, United KingdomIt's the eighteenth of November. You know what that means: it is still the eighteenth of November. It's been the eighteenth of November for a really, really long time. If you too are obsessed with Tara Selter, time and the unfolding of the best series since Ferrante's Neapolitan novels/Ali Smith's quintet/Eva Baltasar's triptych/The Sopranos/The Cornetto Trilogy/the end of the Roman Empire, please come to our party. You need to have read all five books. There will be spoilers. There will be discussion. There will be a drink or two. To sign up, please order book five from us and tell us you want to come. On the Calculation of Volume V is published on 5th November. Don't read the blurb if you haven't yet read books one through four yet. This is your warning notice to plan your reading accordingly . See you in, I do mean in, 18th November.
