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  • Dave Mountjoy: Being With Cows

    Sparks, Bristol 78 Broadmead, Bristol

    How Nature Can Heal
    Join us for the launch of Being With Cows by Dave Mountjoy

    Being with Cows tells the heartbreaking, heartfelt, and ultimately, transformational story of how one man, shattered by the sudden death of his brother, was helped to a place of acceptance and quiet joy through the presence and gentle stillness of his cows. An inspirational story about grief, family, mindfulness and the healing power of nature, Being with Cows is for anyone in search of inner peace and simplicity in an increasingly complex world.

    The event will be chaired by Gill Farrer-Halls of The Literary Consultancy.

    Tickets are free; please book to reserve your place below. 

    Free

  • Julian Baggini Faces The Music

    Bristol Folk House 40a Park St, Bristol

    Heron Books is delighted to support the Bristol Humanists' summer solstice fundraiser and social.

    The forces of Julian Baggini, philosopher and writer, combine with the musical talent of Inivisible Apples.

    Come and have fun, listen to great music, drink, eat and chat and raise money for two very worthy causes. The Invisible Apples will play 2 unplugged sets from their album ‘The Golden Threads and Invisible Lights of Duka’, and in between will be ‘in conversation’ with Julian Baggini about their collaboration, how they create their work and why humans create music.

    Buy your tickets from: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/616767

  • And Other Herons – Independent Bookshop Week

    We are delighted to be partnering with publisher And Other Stories for Independent Bookshop Week, 15-22 June. Full details of everything we are planning to celebrate this superb literary publisher here. There will be short stories, there will be poetry, there will be a competition to win some BOOKS, there will be herons, there will be temporary tattoos, there will be more books. And Other Delights.  

  • Poetry in Herons – Ralf Webb

    Heron Books 7a Regent Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join us in the Arcade after hours for our monthly poetry reading. 6pm, 15th June.
    Ralf Webb is our featured poet in June. Also on the bill is Florence Grieve.

    Ralf Webb is the author of the poetry collection Rotten Days in Late Summer, which was shortlisted for the Forward Prize. His poems, essays, and short fiction have appeared in Fantastic Man, Granta, the Guardian and the London Review of Books. He tutors in creative writing at Goldsmiths. Strange Relations: Masculinity, Sexuality and Art is his first nonfiction book, and publishes this July. 

    £4.00 – £20.00

  • Short fiction book group – Independent Bookshop Week

    The Lansdown 8 Clifton Road, Bristol, United Kingdom

    For Independent Bookshop Week, we have partnered with publisher And Other Stories. 
    Join us for a discussion of one our favourite titles, Black Vodka by Deborah Levy. 
    We'll meet at 6.30 in the upstairs private room of The Lansdown pub. 
    To sign up, pop in and buy a copy of Black Vodka or let us know if you need this delivered to you. If you already have a copy, we just ask that you buy a different book published by And Other Stories... have you read Boulder yet? You must.

  • Poetry book group – Independent Bookshop Week

    The Albion The Albion, Boyces Avenue, Bristol

    Poetry book club! Come along to discuss poetry collection, Pitch & Glint by Lutz Seiler, translated by Stefan Tobler. This is a particularly special occasion as publisher and translator Stefan will be joining us for the discussion.  
    We'll meet at 6.30 in the upstairs private room of The Albion pub. NOTE THE VENUE CHANGE - WE ARE MEETING AT THE ALBION.
    To sign up, pop in and buy a copy of Pitch & Glint or let us know if you need this delivered to you. If you already have a copy, we just ask that you buy a different book published by And Other Stories, with whom we have partnered for Independent Bookshop Week.

  • A Celebration of Writers at the University of Bristol

    7 Woodland Road 7 Woodland Road, Bristol

    A full-day writers' conference. Best-selling authors, signings, talks, workshops, manuscript help, and mind-blowing speakers.

    Heron Books will be there with books to sell from many of our favourite local authors. 

    Join us for a day filled with creativity and inspiration. This event will take place at 7 Woodland Rd.

    Writers from all backgrounds will come together: whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, it's an opportunity to enjoy a day devoted to your craft and to celebrate the power of prose and poetry.

  • Amy Jeffs

    St James' Priory 1 Whitson Street, Bristol

    In conversation with Amy Jeffs, best-selling author and illustrator of Storyland and Wild

    Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies are thrilled to host an interview with Sunday Times Bestselling Author Amy Jeffs.

    Dr Amy Jeffs is an author, artist and medievalist. During her PhD in Art History at the University of Cambridge, she co-convened a project researching medieval badges and pilgrim souvenirs at the British Museum. She then worked in the British Library’s department of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts. Now a Somerset-based author, she illustrates her books with print and paper cutout.
    Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain was published in 2021.
    Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain was published in 2022.

    The interview will conclude with an audience-led Q&A, with the opportunity to purchase copies of Storyland and Wild to be signed by Amy.

  • Jo Leevers: The Last Time I Saw You

    Heron Books 7a Regent Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join us to celebrate The Last Time I Saw You by Jo Leevers

    Jo Leevers grew up in London and began writing fiction after a career in magazine journalism. Her bestselling debut, Tell Me How This Ends, was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club choice. Whether writing fiction or interviewing people for articles, she is fascinated by the stories and secrets that we all carry with us. She has two grown-up children and lives with her husband and their wayward dog, Lottie, in Bristol.

    Tickets include a glass of wine on arrival. Tickets are £4 or free with the purchase of The Last Time I Saw You.
    Tickets are fully redeemable against buying the books on the night.
    Book orders will be available to collect and get signed at the event.

    £4.00 – £8.99

  • Poetry in Herons – Jonathan Edwards

    Heron Books 7a Regent Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join us in the Arcade after hours for our monthly poetry reading. 6pm, 13th July.
    Jonathan Edwards is our featured poet in July.
    Jonathan Edwards’s first collection, My Family and Other Superheroes (Seren, 2014), received the Costa Poetry Award and the Wales Book of the Year People’s Choice Award. It was shortlisted for the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize. His second collection, Gen (Seren, 2018), also received the Wales Book of the Year People’s Choice Award, and in 2019 his poem about Newport Bridge was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem.
    The evening will begin with a reading from Adam Elms, followed by Jonathan's reading.

    £4.00 – £9.99

  • A Night of Black Queer Literature

    RWA Royal West of England Academy, Queen's Road, Bristol

    The RWA hosts: To Read: A night of Black Queer Literature

    Heron Books is delighted to support this event. 
    As a farewell celebration, Kiki Bristol* will present an evening of readings and literature, with space for people to listen, reflect and connect.

    The evening will be hosted by Kiki’s Dr Myles-Jay Linton and music will be provided by Kiki co-founder DJ Devolicious. The event will also include a facilitated panel discussion with the performers:
    Travis Alabanza
    Jackson King
    Dr Okechukwu Nzelu

    You are welcome to join - whether you identify as an LGBTQ person of colour or not. However this event does aim to particularly encourage attendance from people who have traditionally felt marginalised from arts institutions such as RWA. In keeping with RWA policy and ethos, no racism, homophobia, transphobia or any other –ism or schism will be tolerated.

  • Poetry in Herons – Martyn Crucefix

    Heron Books 7a Regent Street, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join us in the Arcade after hours for our monthly poetry series. 6pm, Saturday 17th August.
    We will be celebrating the publication of Martyn Crucefix's translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry, Change Your Life. 
    Tickets are £4 or free with the purchase of Change Your Life. All tickets include a glass of something sparkling on arrival.

    £4.00