Bristol Books

Bristol Books A not-for-profit company publishing important and untold stories about lives, communities, places and events with significance and interest in the Bristol

Bristol Books, a not-for-profit Community Interest Company was formed by four people with a passion for Bristol to meet the huge demand for local stories about the city and the South West through the years. There is a huge appetite for stories about Bristol and the surrounding area. Bristol has been the home of some fascinating characters and the venue for some amazing events. Our aim is to capture these untold stories and help enrich the culture of the city.

What was it like conducting on Bristol’s Trams?Despite his WW1 injuries, George Pine managed a 36-year career collecting...
15/09/2025

What was it like conducting on Bristol’s Trams?

Despite his WW1 injuries, George Pine managed a 36-year career collecting fares between Eastville and Durdham Down on Bristol’s trams and buses between the 1920s and 40s.

George’s story has been painstakingly researched by Clive Burlton in Trenches to Trams, the Life of a Bristol Tommy – a vivid social and military history – bringing to life the story of an ordinary Bristolian who experienced extraordinary times.

Discover some of George’s insights into what it was it like working on Bristol’s Trams:bristolbooks.org/news

Bristol Books at Chew Valley Nature Photography FestivalSat 13 & Sun 14 SeptemberSt. Andrew's Church, Chew Magna Come al...
10/09/2025

Bristol Books at Chew Valley Nature Photography Festival

Sat 13 & Sun 14 September
St. Andrew's Church, Chew Magna

Come along to the Chew Valley Nature Photography Festival on the weekend of 13-14th September and hear Bristol Books author Lyndon Roberts discussing his new book ‘Robin Prytherch, A life with Buzzards’.

The festival provides a showcase of the amazing biodiversity found in the region and will feature an exhibition of the 500 entrants to the photographic competition. There will also be live music, refreshments including wildlife themed beers and Bristol Books will have a stand selling a range of our titles.

05/09/2025

Take a trip to M shed shop this September and browse their wide range of Bristol themed books.
Having recently restocked with a bumper range of Bristol Books titles M Shed shop now have one of the widest ranges of Bristol Books titles in the city, including exclusives such as Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery.

M Shed

are closing their Cabot Circus store and joining with Galleries.
01/09/2025

are closing their Cabot Circus store and joining with Galleries.

Author talk: Trenches to Trams Clive BurltonTues 16th September, 7:30pmWrington Local History SocietyVenue: Wrington Uni...
01/09/2025

Author talk: Trenches to Trams
Clive Burlton

Tues 16th September, 7:30pm
Wrington Local History Society
Venue: Wrington United Reform Church Chapel, Roper's Lane, Wrington, BS40 5NF
Entry: £2.50, includes tea/coffee/biscuits.

Author talk: Maid of the Haystack Martin J. PowellMon 8th September, 2pmUplands and District Townswomen's GuildVenue: He...
27/08/2025

Author talk: Maid of the Haystack
Martin J. Powell

Mon 8th September, 2pm
Uplands and District Townswomen's Guild
Venue: Headley Park Church, Bristol.

Out now: A History of Bristol & District Cricket Association By Trevor Crouch & Edwin Morris“An essential read for anyon...
22/08/2025

Out now: A History of Bristol & District Cricket Association
By Trevor Crouch & Edwin Morris

“An essential read for anyone interested in the history of club cricket in the Bristol area - a painstaking piece of research into what has become one of the biggest cricket leagues in the country.”
— Steve Hill

Price £24
Available from bristolbooks.org/shop

What was it like conducting on Bristol’s Trams and Buses in the 1920s, 30s & 40s? Despite his WW1 injuries, George Pine ...
17/08/2025

What was it like conducting on Bristol’s Trams and Buses in the 1920s, 30s & 40s? Despite his WW1 injuries, George Pine managed a 36-year career, collecting fares between Eastville and Durdham Down.

George’s 44,000 words of handwritten memories were discovered after he died in a Bristol care home in 1972. After painstaking research by Clive Burlton, they were reproduced in the book, Trenches to Trams, the Life of a Bristol Tommy.

The book is available from bristolbooks.org

08/08/2025

Out Now: Days Out Around Bristol, Bath & Somerset

A guidebook packed with great inspiration for days out within an hour or so’s drive. The easy to use book is divided into key areas of local interest featuring location maps and plenty of images.

Includes: Around Bristol • Around Bath • The Coast • The Mendip Hills • Frome & Around • Bridgwater & Around • Somerset Levels & Glastonbury • Bruton & Shepton Mallet • South Wales • South Cotswolds

Bristol Books are proud to be supporting Darran McLaughlin in his crowdfunding campaign to become the new owner of bookh...
04/08/2025

Bristol Books are proud to be supporting Darran McLaughlin in his crowdfunding campaign to become the new owner of bookhaus when the current owners retire.

Darran says, “Since we opened four years ago bookhaus has always ensured that we stock a wide range of books on Bristol from local authors and publishers like Bristol Books. We are part of the cultural fabric of the city, and we want to continue to be so for years to come. Please support our Crowdfunder to allow us to continue to serve the local community, and thanks very much to Bristol Books CIC for their support.”

Darran has managed bookhaus since the beginning but lacks the funds to enable him to buy the bookshop. He says, “I am determined to do this, but I lack the money to buy it. I am a working class, black man who grew up in a single parent household on a council estate, so I am not able to ask my family for money, and banks aren't keen to fund independent bookshops.”

You can support Darran's campaign on crowdfunder:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bookhaus---bristols-radical-home

We've produced a special edition of our Louise Brown biography "My Life as the World's First IVF Baby" for those attendi...
31/07/2025

We've produced a special edition of our Louise Brown biography "My Life as the World's First IVF Baby" for those attending the 61st Congress of the Mexican Association for Reproductive Medicine in Tulum, Mexico.

The book was updated and designed by Bristol Books with the support of South American fertility sector sponsors and printed in Mexico.

Louise attended the congress spending many hours signing books with doctors, embryologists and professors queueing to meet her and pick up their copy.

Poets’ Walk Book LaunchFriday 25 July, from 6:30pmWaterstones, Clifton, BristolFree entryThis is the second event to lau...
20/07/2025

Poets’ Walk Book Launch

Friday 25 July, from 6:30pm
Waterstones, Clifton, Bristol
Free entry

This is the second event to launch the new Poets’ Walk poetry book, this time in Bristol at Waterstones in Clifton. Starting at 6:30pm, there will be poetry readings from the various contributors to the book.

The book features poems by 32 contemporary poets, who have responded to themes inspired by Alfred Lord Tennyson and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, associated with Clevedon’s Poets' Walk.



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Bristol Books is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company formed in 2012 by four people with a passion for Bristol and an ambition to enrich the culture of the city through book publishing.

We pride ourselves on high publishing standards – investing in quality writing, research and design to ensure all our books are a success. We place a real value on books as physical objects and the important role they play in chronicling and recording the rich heritage and culture of the city, both past and present.

As well as commissioning our own books we also produce books on behalf of many local businesses, organisations and individuals.

The Bristol Books team is author and social historian Clive Burlton; publisher Richard Jones; book designer Joe Burt and Martin Powell, publicist and marketing professional.