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SUMMARY:Tom Cox: Everything Will Swallow You
DESCRIPTION:Independent Bookshop Week is of course the best week (so good it lasts nine days\, 13-21 June) of the year. In 2026 we are delighted to spend it celebrating all things Tom Cox. We can’t wait to press his books into your hands and to be joined by the man himself for an event in the shop on Tuesday 16th June. \nPlease join us for a drink and discussion of Everything Will Swallow You\, Tom’s latest novel\, which will be freshly out in paperback just in time for IBW. \nAfter the discussion there will be a chance to get your stacks of Tom Cox books signed. Something to swallow\, in the form of a drink\, will also be on offer. Herons and swallows both welcome. Please RSVP to read@heronbooks.co.uk. \nAbout the book\nHave you ever been curious about how people live when nobody is watching? Have you wondered whether there’s more going on than meets the eye?\nEric and Carl live in Dorset in a small white cottage under the shadow of a big cliff. Eric sells old records and antiques. Carl cooks\, cleans and crochets. Nearing seventy\, Eric is a lifelong accumulator of obscure objects whose easygoing\, chaotic approach to life masks some of the unaddressed sadness of his past. The significantly younger Carl is an old soul who has a sophisticated emotional intelligence and likes swimming\, mid-century female novelists\, fibre arts and Dolly Parton. If you passed them on a walk\, you may not pay them much attention. Most likely you would see Carl’s long floppy ears\, tail and fur and mistake him for a dog. The story of Eric and Carl’s friendship spans twenty-one years: a constant anchor in a changing world. During that time they adopt an eccentric\, unlikely gang of fellow travellers. Their wanderings through South West England unfold against a backdrop of lived\, local folklore and hints at future apocalypse. All the while\, Carl’s true nature remains a closely guarded secret. \nAbout the author\nTom Cox is the author of sixteen books\, including the Sunday Times-bestselling The Good\, The Bad and The Furry and the Wainwright Prize-longlisted 21st-Century Yokel. His first short story collection\, Help The Witch\, won a Shirley Jackson horror writing award. Everything Will Swallow You is his third novel. He was born in Nottinghamshire and now lives in Dorset.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.co.uk/event/tom-cox-everything-will-swallow-you/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Independent Bookshop Week
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SUMMARY:David Olusoga at St George's
DESCRIPTION:BBC Celebrity Traitors faithful finalist\, and BAFTA award-winning producer\, writer\, historian\, Professor David Olusoga will be presenting his new history talk at St George’s. We are delighted to host a book stall and signing at the event; full details and tickets on the St George’s website. We look forward to seeing you there. \nDavid is the author or co-author of eight books including Black & British: A Forgotten History\, The World’s War\, Black & British A Short Essential History\, The Kaiser’s Holocaust: Germany’s Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism. \nRecently also seen in BBC2’s Empire documentaries\, David continues to examine history in depth. Often bringing to light uncomfortable subjects and little-known facts. He uncovers how and why some events and some people are remembered and others forgotten. Taking examples from wars across the world\, the British industrial revolution\, and other pivotal moments in global history\, he uncovers so much that has remained hidden and untaught. \nDavid also writes and presents the long-running BBC history series A House Through Time. Presently he is filming a new series\, due for broadcast in April 2026. \nProfessor of Public History at the University of Manchester\, and a columnist for The Observer\, David also writes for The Guardian\, The New Statesman\, The Voice and BBC History Magazine.\nA recipient of both the British Academy’s President’s Medal and the Norton Medlicott Medal For Services to History\, David is a Fellow of the British Academy\, The Royal Society of Literature\, The Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Historical Society.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.co.uk/event/david-olusoga-at-st-georges/
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:Children's Literature Festival: Picture Book Workshop with Yasmeen Ismail
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Clifton Children’s Literature Festival\, join author-illustrator Yasmeen Ismail for a fun afternoon at Heron Books. \nYasmeen will read from her most recent book\, The Family Quiz written by Robert Tregoning\, and guide you through a crafting activity.\nThere will also be an opportunity to get your books signed!\nSuitable for ages 3+ \nThe event is free but space is limited. Please RSVP to read@heronbooks.co.uk to reserve a place. \nIrish-born\, Bristol-based Yasmeen Ismail is an award-winning author\, illustrator and animator. Yasmeen studied at art school in her hometown\, Dublin. After graduating\, Yasmeen moved to London where she worked on many different projects ranging from advertising and short films to children’s publishing. After a few years of working hard in London Yasmeen changed career and began writing and illustrating picture books. Her illustrations are bright\, fluid and full of energy and movement. She loves to work with anything that will give her bright colours and good marks on the page. Yasmeen loves to experiment and expand in all areas of her work and is constantly trying new ways to improve her writing and drawing. Yasmeen has now illustrated over 15 books and has written 12 of them. She continues to make books everyday. When she’s not painting or writing you can find her doing the laundry. On occasion you may see Yasmeen out and about. Perhaps doing a show or visiting a school. She loves to make kids laugh and loves it even more when they make her laugh. She lives in Bristol with her husband\, their two little children\, and Betty the cat.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.co.uk/event/picture-book-workshop-with-author-illustrator-yasmeen-ismail/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Picture book workshop
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SUMMARY:A Discussion of Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
DESCRIPTION:Our occasional graphic novel book club meets in the shop to discuss the wild\, mysterious\, thought-provoking work of art that is Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina.  \nTo sign up we ask that you buy the book from us or something else if you already own it. \nSpace is limited. Do send us a message if you would like to come and we will put a copy of the book aside for you. Email: read@heronbooks.co.uk \nWe’ll provide a drink. You are welcome to bring something along too.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.co.uk/event/a-discussion-of-sabrina-by-nick-drnaso/
LOCATION:Heron Books\, 7a Regent Street\, Bristol\, BS8 4HW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Group
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SUMMARY:Natalie Bennett: Change Everything – How We Can Rethink\, Repair and Rebuild Society
DESCRIPTION:We are very pleased to support this event organised by Bristol Talks. Natalie Bennett\, Green Party member of the House of Lords\, will be in conversation with Andrew Kelly. \nNatalie will be discussing her book\, Change Everything\, a practical and hopeful guide for anyone who wants a route map to a fairer\, greener future. \nAbout the book\nWe are living in a social\, political\, economic and environmental emergency. The status quo is profoundly unstable; change is inevitable. Now is the time to get together to build a far healthier and more balanced world. \nThe decades-old political orthodoxy – that greed is good\, inequality doesn’t matter and we can keep treating the planet as a mine and a dumping ground – has been a recipe for disaster. Our world needs a new vision\, the Green vision. From Universal Basic Income to fee education\, from less stuff but more life\, to genuine democratic opportunities for all\, Natalie Bennett brings together a holistic\, hopeful and practical vision for the future. \nThe foundations of Change Everything are conversations with many thousands of people. We need to engage millions to bring together the imagination\, talents and energy of all in order to build and repair our societies. Then a positive future is within our reach. \nDoors open at 7pm. The Folk House bar will be open and we will provide a book stall. The talk is from 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the Bristol Talks website.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.co.uk/event/natalie-bennett-change-everything-how-we-can-rethink-repair-and-rebuild-society/
LOCATION:Bristol Folk House\, 40a Park St\, Bristol\, BS1 5JG
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
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SUMMARY:Bristol Humanists: Robin Dunbar on How Religion Evolved
DESCRIPTION:We look forward to supporting this event organised by the Bristol Humanists with Robin Dunbar\, author of How Religion Evolved. \nMore details to follow. \nRobin Dunbar is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Anthropological Institute\, and an elected Foreign Member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. He has been awarded the Osman Hill Medal and the Huxley Medal. His popular science books include The Human Story\, How Many Friends Does One Person Need? and Human Evolution\, and have been translated into a dozen languages.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.co.uk/event/bristol-humanists-robin-dunbar-on-how-religion-evolved/
LOCATION:Bristol Grain Store\, Bristol YHA\, 14 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
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SUMMARY:Bristol Humanists: Sian Norris on Bodies Under Siege
DESCRIPTION:We look forward to supporting this event organised by the Bristol Humanists: \nSian Norris on Bodies Under Siege: How the Far–Right Attack on Reproductive Rights Went Global \nSian is a writer\, journalist and copywriter specialising in reporting and investigations into women’s rights – with a particular focus on reproductive rights and ending men’s violence against women. \nThink today’s anti-abortion ideas are rooted in religious prohibitions or arguments about where life begins? Wrong: today’s anti-abortion movements is largely financed and planned by far-right extremists. Many of them are avowedly fascist and white supremacist\, afraid of a “great replacement” of the world’s white population by other races\, who are working hard to reshape governments and policies across Europe\, North America and around the world. Much of this far-right organizing and funding network\, however\, has been overlooked by today’s feminist and left movements. \nMore details to follow.
URL:https://www.heronbooks.co.uk/event/bristol-humanists-sian-norris-on-bodies-under-siege/
LOCATION:Bristol Grain Store\, Bristol YHA\, 14 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA
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.co.uk/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: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.co.uk/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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