November Highlights
News and events from Bristol Books this November
Bristol Christmas book guide out now!
We’ve just launched our Christmas book guide which is packed full of local gifting inspiration. Whether you are buying a Secret Santa for a friend, or choosing a special gift for a family member, why not buy a local book and help support local independent book publishing? You’ll also find a 10% discount code inside!
BACK IN PRINT!
Bristol Music: Sounds of the City
This essential guide to Bristol music is now back in print and has been revised and updated for 2025. Featuring a timeline of the key moments in the city’s music history from 1955 to the present day, with profiles of almost 100 bands, musicians, DJs and producers who have made a significant impact on the sound of the city from Russ Conway to Massive Attack.
COMPETITION…
Win £50 worth of local books!
This month all our existing newsletter subscribers will be automatically entered into a competition. We are giving you the chance to win £50 worth of local books from the Bristol Books website, all of your own choosing. From history and untold stories, to guides, city walks books, art, sport, biographies and more, we've got it all to choose from. One lucky winner will be drawn from our mailing list. Competition closes on 5th December, 2025. Good luck!
Author talk: Clive Burlton
Bristol's Lost City
Tues 11th November, 7:15pm
Shipham, Rowberrow and Star History Society
Venue: Shipham Village Hall
£4 entry for guests on the night. Refreshments available
Tues 18th November, 7:30pm
Yate Heritage Centre Lectures
Venue: Church Road, Yate
Book a place here
Author talk: Martin Powell
Maid of the Haystack
Thursday 30th November, 10am
Birnbeck Probus Club
Venue: Weston Golf Club, Weston-super-Mare.
What if Bristol had a metro railway?
This is an artist’s impression of the proposed 1980s Avon Metro. The scheme was put forward by a company called Advanced Transport for Avon (ATA), with a system modelled on London’s Docklands Light Railway. Routes were considered from central Bristol to Portishead, Filton, Emersons Green, Yate, Bradley Stoke, Hartcliffe and Weston-super-Mare, with costs projected at around £230m.
This image is taken from Eugene Byrne’s Unbuilt Bristol walk, featured in The Bristol Ideas Book of Walks, a collection of 12 unique Bristol city walks.