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SUMMARY:Non-fiction Book Group: October
DESCRIPTION:October’s book: A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor by John Berger & Jean Mohr. \nOur non-fiction book group will run on one Monday a month – usually the third or fourth Monday. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. If you already own that month’s book\, we will provide a substitute. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/non-fiction-book-group-october/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Non-fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231025T194500
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Group: October
DESCRIPTION:CURRENTLY FULL – ENQUIRE ABOUT OUR WAITING LIST\nOctober’s book: The Cellist by Jennifer Atkins. \nOur fiction book group runs on the last Wednesday of every month. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/fiction-book-group-october/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T180000
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SUMMARY:Poetry in Herons: Carrie Etter & Emma Jones
DESCRIPTION:Our poetry series continues with Carrie Etter\, author of The Weather in Normal amongst other collections\, and Emma Jones\, author of The Striped World. The two poets will read some of their poems for around 15 minutes each\, followed by an opportunity to ask questions or have copies of their books signed. \nEntry is free and all are very welcome. Please RSVP to read@heronbooks.mom or on social media so that we can keep track of numbers. \n— \nAmerican expat Carrie Etter lectures in creative writing at the University of Bristol and has published four collections of poetry as well as numerous essays\, short stories\, and reviews. Carrie’s poems have appeared in The New Republic\, The New Statesman\, The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem\, Poetry Review\, and The Times Literary Supplement. Her published collections include 2018’s The Weather in Normal\, and her fifth collection\, Grief’s Alphabet\, will be published next year. \nEmma Jones was born in Sydney and studied at the universities of Sydney and Cambridge. Her first book\, The Striped World (2009)\, won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award for Best Collection. Emma wrote the libretto for City Songs\, a contemporary oratorio\, with composer Eriks Esenvalds\, which premiered at The Round House in London with vocalist Imogen Heap. She was one of the Poetry Book Society’s Next Generation Poets for 2014 and has held writing fellowships in Cambridge\, the Lake District\, Rome and Riga\, and is at work on a second book. She previously taught at the University of Oxford and is currently Senior Lecturer in Poetry at Bath Spa University.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/poetry-in-herons-carrie-etter-emma-jones/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231006T193000
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SUMMARY:Book Stall at Alice Oswald/Kim Moore Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to be running the book stall at a reading by two of our favourite poets\, Alice Oswald and Kim Moore.  The reading is a National Poetry Day event\, organised by Poetry by Heart and the Bristol Poetry Institute and held at the University’s Priory Road Lecture Theatre. \nAttendance is free but ticketed: you can order your tickets and find further details about the event on the Eventbrite page.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/book-stall-at-alice-oswald-kim-moore-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Priory Road Lecture Theatre\, Priory Road Complex\, Bristol\, BS8 1TU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Poetry by Heart":MAILTO:info@poetrybyheart.org.uk
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231002T210000
DTSTAMP:20230910T103543Z
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SUMMARY:Book Stall at Am I Normal? with Bristol Humanists
DESCRIPTION:Heron Books are pleased to be running a book stall at the annual Emma Martin Lecture organised by Bristol Humanists at the Unitarian Meeting Hall in Brunswick Square. \nDr Sarah Chaney of the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary University will give a talk entitled Am I Normal? Why normal people don’t exist. \nWe will be selling copies of Sarah Chaney’s book\, Am I Normal? as well as a range of other related titles. \nYou can purchase tickets for the talk via We Got Tickets here. For further information about the talk\, see the event page on the Bristol Humanists website.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/book-stall-at-am-i-normal-with-bristol-humanists/
LOCATION:Unitarian Meeting Hall\, Brunswick Square\, Bristol\, BS2 8PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bristol Humanists":MAILTO:bristolhumanists@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230927T194500
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Group: September
DESCRIPTION:CURRENTLY FULL – ENQUIRE ABOUT OUR WAITING LIST \nSeptember’s book: Amongst Women by John McGahern. \nOur fiction book group runs on the last Wednesday of every month. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/fiction-book-group-september/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230925T194500
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SUMMARY:Non-fiction Book Group: September
DESCRIPTION:September’s book: Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. \nOur non-fiction book group will run on one Monday a month – usually the third or fourth Monday. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. If you already own that month’s book\, we will provide a substitute. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/non-fiction-book-group-september/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Non-fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230830T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230830T194500
DTSTAMP:20230724T201316Z
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Group: August
DESCRIPTION:August’s book: O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker. \nOur fiction book group runs on the last Wednesday of every month. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/fiction-book-group-august/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230828T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230828T194500
DTSTAMP:20230724T202422Z
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SUMMARY:Non-fiction Book Group: August
DESCRIPTION:August’s book: My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay. \nOur non-fiction book group will run on one Monday a month – usually the third or fourth Monday. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. If you already own that month’s book\, we will provide a substitute. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/non-fiction-book-group-august/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Non-fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230819T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230819T174500
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SUMMARY:Poetry in Herons: Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Our poetry series continues with a showcase of eight local poets\, each performing one of their pieces. All compered by great heron-lover Bob Walton. \nEntry is free and all are very welcome. Please RSVP to read@heronbooks.mom or on social media so that we can keep track of numbers.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/poetry-in-herons-showcase/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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SUMMARY:Non-fiction Book Group: July
DESCRIPTION:July’s book: Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit. \nOur non-fiction book group will run on one Monday a month – usually the third or fourth Monday. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. If you already own that month’s book\, we will provide a substitute. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/non-fiction-book-group-july/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Non-fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230726T194500
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Group: July
DESCRIPTION:July’s book: Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo. \nOur fiction book group runs on the last Wednesday of every month. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/fiction-book-group-july/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230715T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230715T180000
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SUMMARY:Poetry in Herons: Jan Edwards & Jon Hamp
DESCRIPTION:Our poetry series continues with Jan Edwards and Jon Hamp. They will read some of their poems for around 15 minutes each\, followed by an opportunity to chat and ask questions. \nEntry is free and all are very welcome. Please RSVP to read@heronbooks.mom or on social media so that we can keep track of numbers. \n— \nOriginally from rural Herefordshire\, with roots in South Wales\, Bristol-based Jan Edwards is a regular contributor to Bristol’s thriving poetry scene. She has an MA in Anglo-Welsh Literature\, taught English for many years and now works with vulnerable\, unemployed young people in North Somerset. She performs poetry on her own and also in various collaborations including JanJonJow which interweaves Jon Hamp’s magical poetry\, her own and the delicately quirky cello/trumpet combo of Pete Judge and James Gow (JOW).\n\nJon Hamp is a lifelong lover of words\, born and raised on the far shores of Kelston Roundhill in the Cotswolds. The poet\, educator\, and navigator all affectionately combine in his work and illustrate interest in landscape and time and our impact\, and lack of impact\, upon both. All possible steps are taken to detect the vacuous and unnecessary; there is honest attempt to stay grounded and surprise and entertain; pushing for something a little different to illuminate our environment. Jon is the Kelston poet laureate and his other projects include The Other Side of the Tracks\, a collaboration with Bristol photographer Neil Phillips to document Bath City FC matchdays in poetry and pictures.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/poetry-in-herons-jan-edwards-jon-hamp/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230628T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230628T194500
DTSTAMP:20230526T190211Z
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Group: June
DESCRIPTION:June’s book: The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng \nOur fiction book group runs on the last Wednesday of every month. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/fiction-book-group-june/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230626T194500
DTSTAMP:20230525T160259Z
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SUMMARY:Non-fiction Book Group: June
DESCRIPTION:June’s book: Michel the Giant by Tété-Michel Kpomassie \nOur non-fiction book group runs on one Monday a month – usually the third Monday\, but this may vary. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. If you already own that month’s book\, we will provide a substitute \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/non-fiction-book-group-june/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Non-fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T180000
DTSTAMP:20230624T070324Z
CREATED:20230413T131610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230624T070324Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry in Herons: Tom Sastry & Taran Spalding-Jenkin
DESCRIPTION:Our poetry series continues with Tom Sastry and Taran Spalding-Jenkin. They will read some of their poems for around 15 minutes each\, followed by an opportunity to ask questions or have copies of their books signed. \nEntry is free and all are very welcome. Please RSVP to read@heronbooks.mom or on social media so that we can keep track of numbers. \n— \nTom Sastry’s second collection of poems You have no normal country to return to is political\, ironic\, emotional\, morbid and funny in all the wrong places. It follows A Man’s House Catches Fire (2019) which was highly commended in the Forward Prize and shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Prize and the pamphlet Complicity (2016) which was a Poetry School Book of the Year and a Poetry Book Society pamphlet choice. \n“Smart\, funny\, challenging and\, against all odds\, hopeful. An essential\, irresistible read” – Amy Acre\n“A magician of deadpan” – Hera Lindsay Bird\n“Tom Sastry navigates the mysterious everyday…making friendships and love affairs new and strange” – Carol Ann Duffy \nTaran Spalding-Jenkin is a poet\, performer\, translator and native Kernewek speaker. Their work explores the spaces between identities\, disability\, queerness\, and hireth – the longing for a lost home or one that has never existed. Taran is a co-runner of Tonic\, Bristol’s music and poetry party\, a bilingual workshop leader\, and has won awards from Gorsedh Kernow for his poetry including the BBC audio project A Shanty For Cornish Youth. His debut pamphlet Health Hireth will be released by Broken Sleep Books in Summer 2023.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/poetry-in-herons-tom-sastry-taran-spalding-jenkin/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230603T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230603T180000
DTSTAMP:20230501T170454Z
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SUMMARY:Soundings by Doreen Cunningham
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the shop to hear from Doreen Cunningham\, author of the amazing memoir Soundings. Doreen will give a short talk with readings from her feminist memoir about whales\, climate change and radical single-mothering. Afterwards\, Doreen will be available for questions\, conversation and to sign your copy of her book. \nAttendance is free; please RSVP via social media or read@heronbooks.mom \n— \nDoreen Cunningham is an Irish-British writer born in Wales. After studying engineering she worked briefly in climate related research at NERC and in storm modelling at Newcastle University\, before turning to journalism. She worked for the BBC World Service for twenty years as an international news presenter\, editor\, producer and reporter. She won the RSL Giles St Aubyn Award 2020 and was shortlisted for the Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writers Award 2021 for Soundings\, her first book. \nDoreen first visited Utqiagvik\, the northernmost town in Alaska\, as a young journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling communities. There\, she joined the spring whale hunt under the neverending Arctic light\, watching for bowhead whales and polar bears\, drawn deeply into an Iñupiaq family and their culture amid the disappearing ice. \nYears later\, plunged into sudden poverty and isolation after becoming a single parent\, Doreen embarks on an extraordinary journey: following the grey whale migration all the way north to the Iñupiaq family that took her in\, where grey and bowhead whales meet at the melting apex of our planet.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/soundings-by-doreen-cunningham/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230531T194500
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Group: May
DESCRIPTION:May’s book: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. \nOur fiction book group runs on the last Wednesday of every month. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/fiction-book-group-may/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230529T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230529T194500
DTSTAMP:20230423T083618Z
CREATED:20230415T070110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230423T083618Z
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SUMMARY:Non-fiction Book Group: May
DESCRIPTION:May’s book: Being You by Anil Seth. \nOur non-fiction book group will run on one Monday a month – usually the third Monday\, but this may vary. The cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. If you already own that month’s book\, we will provide a substitute \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/non-fiction-book-group-may/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Non-fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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SUMMARY:Maid of the Haystack by Martin J. Powell
DESCRIPTION:In 1776 a young beautiful woman with graceful manners appeared in Flax Bourton\, near Bristol and set up home in a haystack. Louisa stayed there for four years. Fashionable folk taking the waters at the Hotwells Spa would take carriage rides out to visit her and she attracted the attention of the rich and famous from London. \nWho was she? Why did she behave so oddly? Her story went viral sparking an 18th-Century conspiracy theory touching on the most powerful people in Europe. \nAuthor Martin J. Powell a Bristol journalist and writer\, first heard about the Maid of the Haystack in the 1980s and since then has researched her history and has written a novel bringing her story alive. The cast of characters include Hannah More\, John Wesley\, David Garrick\, Joshua Reynolds and the crowned heads of Europe. The book’s themes include 18th Century attitudes to mental health the treatment of women and acts of charity by the rich and famous. The seamless merging of fact and fiction takes the reader on a journey back in time to experience what it was like to live in Bristol in those days. \nMaid of the Haystack will be launched at Heron Books at 5pm on Saturday May 20 when author Martin J. Powell will give an insight into how this local historical novel came about. \nEntry is free. RSVP to read@heronbooks.mom or on social media so that we can keep track of audience numbers.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/maid-of-the-haystack-by-martin-j-powell/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Book Launch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230513T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230513T180000
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SUMMARY:Poetry in Herons: Mab Jones & Deborah Harvey
DESCRIPTION:Our poetry series continues with Mab Jones\, author of Yubitsume\, and Deborah Harvey\, author of Learning Finity. They will read some of their poems for around 15 minutes each\, followed by an opportunity to ask questions or have copies of their books signed. \nEntry is free and all are very welcome. Please RSVP to read@heronbooks.mom or on social media so that we can keep track of numbers. \n— \nMab Jones is a “unique talent” (The Times). She is the author of three collections and three pamphlets; is the recipient of many awards\, most recently 1st prize in the Wolverhampton Literature Competition; has presented several BBC Radio 4 programmes; and has written for the New York Times. Her latest book is Yubitsume\, published by Indigo Dreams \n“Mab Jones’ poetry is suffused with a cool wit and a wisdom beyond her years… Her work is beautifully layered and contains bittersweet depths” – Phill Jupitus\n“Richly diverse… [with] immediacy\, quick wit\, and vitality… Jones’s poetry is simply a pleasure to read” – Acumen \n— \nDeborah Harvey’s poems have been widely published in journals and anthologies\, broadcast on Radio 4’s Poetry Please\, and awarded several prizes. Learning Finity is her fifth collection of poetry; her previous four collections are also published by Indigo Dreams\, while her historical novel\, Dart\, appeared under their Tamar Books imprint. \n“Deborah Harvey’s … poems are raw and true. She is the real thing” – Hugo Williams
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/poetry-in-herons-mab-jones-deborah-harvey/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T194500
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Group: April
DESCRIPTION:April’s book: Pyre by Perumal Murugan. \nOur fiction book group runs on the last Wednesday of every month. \nThe cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/fiction-book-group-april/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T194500
DTSTAMP:20230323T120843Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T120843Z
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SUMMARY:Non-fiction Book Group: April
DESCRIPTION:April’s book: Sins of my Father by Lily Dunn. \nOur non-fiction book group will run on one Monday a month – usually the third Monday\, but this may vary. \nThe cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. If you already own that month’s book\, we will provide a substitute \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/non-fiction-book-group-april/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Non-fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230422T180000
DTSTAMP:20230323T151745Z
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SUMMARY:Implosion by Lindsey Joanne Bauer
DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to welcome Lindsey to the shop to launch her incredible book into the world. She will give a short introduction to her collection of real-life stories\, take questions and sign copies. \n‘Implosion’ is a toolkit for any modern-day nightmare scenario – it will help anyone to know that they’re not alone when they feel completely overwhelmed by life’s di­fficult setbacks. The result of a 2.5 year mammoth project\, Implosion charts the real-life experiences of contemporary UK women aged between 21-76 years. \nThese experiences include being incarcerated\, falling for a revered orchestra conductor\, sexual desire at the age of 72 \, work overwhelm\, domestic violence\, a disastrous affair with an older boss\, a parent’s sudden death\, receiving a shocking cancer diagnosis of only 3 months to live\, being jilted just before a wedding\, losing a baby halfway through pregnancy\, hotel chain hook-ups\, being cyber-stalked\, best friends making passes at your husband\, not fitting in\, a mother’s suicide when her daughter is only 9\, fleeing another country with one suitcase and your children\, flirting on your kids’ football-practice sidelines\, body dysmorphia\, being completely abandoned by your long-time married lover\, having your husband commit suicide (after meeting him as a burlesque dancer)\, being woken up at 3am by your PTSD-suffering spouse declaring he has a ‘God Complex’… \nEntry is free.\nRSVP to read@heronbooks.mom so that we can keep track of audience numbers. \n 
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/implosion-by-lindsey-joanne-bauer/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230421T190000
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SUMMARY:Bristol Poetry Institute: Annual Reading with Denise Riley
DESCRIPTION:We are honoured to be selling books at the forthcoming Bristol Poetry Institute’s Annual Reading in the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building. \nOne of our finest contemporary poets\, Denise Riley\, will be giving a reading\, taking questions and signing copies of her books\, available for purchase from a Heron Books stall. \nTickets are free but please use the Eventbrite page to book a place and for further information. This event is organised by the Bristol Poetry Institute\, based at the University of Bristol.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/bristol-poetry-institute-annual-reading-with-denise-riley/
LOCATION:Wills Memorial Building\, Queens Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1RJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bristol Poetry Institute":MAILTO:poetry-institute@bristol.ac.uk
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230416T123000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Jenny Chandler (A Good Appetite)
DESCRIPTION:Chef\, food writer and former UN European Ambassador for the International Year of Pulses (naturally)\, Jenny Chandler will be in the Arcade on Sunday 16th April with some tasty treats to sample and copies of her latest book A Good Appetite: Eating for Planet\, Body and Soul. \nAs well as having written several books on food and cooking\, Jenny regularly runs cookery classes in primary schools around Bristol and is passionate about engaging children with the food they eat from a young age. \nJenny will be on hand to chat\, answer questions and sign books: drop in and say hello any time between 11 and 12:30.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/meet-the-author-jenny-chandler-a-good-appetite/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230415T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230415T180000
DTSTAMP:20230330T153556Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry in Herons - Sarah Hemings and Nina Parmenter
DESCRIPTION:Our poetry series continues with Sarah Hemings\, author of Night after Night in the Quiet House\, and Nina Parmenter\, author of Split\, Twist\, Apocalypse. They will read some of their poems for around 15 minutes each\, followed by an opportunity to ask questions or have copies of their books signed. \nEntry is free and all are very welcome. Please RSVP to read@heronbooks.mom or on social media so that we can keep track of numbers. \n—\nSarah Hemings is a poet and chartered librarian from Bristol. She has twice won First Prize in the Gloucestershire Writers’ Network Poetry Competition. Her work has appeared in various journals\, anthologies and podcasts. In 2021 she was mentored by Fiona Benson\, under the Dialect Mentoring Scheme (a competitive scheme funded by Arts Council England). Sarah’s first pamphlet\, Night after Night in the Quiet House\, was published by Maytree Press on National Poetry Day 2022.\nShe tweets at @SarahHemings1.\n—\nNina Parmenter is a poet and mum from Wiltshire. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals\, anthologies and websites. She has been nominated for the Forward Prize and the Pushcart Prize. Split\, Twist\, Apocalypse (Indigo Dreams) is her debut collection.\nAbout Split\, Twist\, Apocalypse:\nWhere the world sits on the cusp of waking and sleep\, where chance\, gods\, magic and the whims of the universe are just a step away\, Split\, Twist\, Apocalypse allows us to explore the collage of the possible and impossible. Sometimes humorous\, sometimes dark\, in traditional form and in free form\, the poems celebrate the rich and surreal nature of living on this painful\, beautiful Earth.\nwww.ninaparmenter.com \n 
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/poetry-in-herons-sarah-hemings-and-nina-parmenter/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230330T194500
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Group (Thu): March
DESCRIPTION:March’s book: The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey. \nOur fiction book group runs on the last Wednesday and Thursday of every month. Please let us know when signing up which day you would like to attend. \nThe cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/fiction-book-group-thu-march/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230329T194500
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Group (Wed): March
DESCRIPTION:March’s book: The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey. \nOur fiction book group runs on the last Wednesday and Thursday of every month. Please let us know when signing up which day you would like to attend. \nThe cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/fiction-book-group-wed-march/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Fiction
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heron Books":MAILTO:read@heronbooks.mom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230320T194500
DTSTAMP:20230219T132910Z
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SUMMARY:Non-fiction Book Group: March
DESCRIPTION:March’s book: The Utopians by Anna Neima. \nOur non-fiction book group will run on one Monday a month – usually the third Monday\, but this may vary. \nThe cost is £11 per month\, which includes the cost of each month’s book. If you already own that month’s book\, we will provide a substitute. \nPlease contact read@heronbooks.mom if you are interested in joining us.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.mom/event/non-fiction-book-group-march/
LOCATION:The Lansdown\, 8 Clifton Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group,Non-fiction
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