The BookCellar

The BookCellar the BookCellar is an independent bookshop in the heart of Bristol's Stokes Croft, pairing thoughtfully curated books with locally-sourced wine and coffee.

A calm, welcoming space for browsing, reading and conversation.

07/09/2026

Because we all need to take a little leisure time now again, don’t we? 🍷📚🏖️

For the October meetings of our Ideas & Culture book group we’ve picked In Defence of Leisure by Akshi Singh, paired with a light and fruity red.

Drawing on the work of the celebrated psychoanalyst Marion Milner, Singh explores the idea of free time and how it can be tricky to make the most of, even when you have it.

To aid this discussion, we’ve paired the book with a Monsablé pinot noir, bright, light and surprisingly deep.

📚🍷Buy the book & wine together and get £5 off.

Do you want to join the discussion? Get in touch to find out how!

06/09/2026

There’s still time to grab tickets for our upcoming event with for his new book The Cycle Diaries! Julian will be in conversation with .hunt.writer to talk about his incredible journey retracing the steps (or, more accurately, the tyres) of Che Guevara’s famous Motorcycle Diaries.

Head on over to the BookCellar website or follow the link below (or on our story) to book your space and spend an evening with these two fantastic travel writers!

Ticket link: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/the-bookcellar/thu-17-sep-the-cycle-diaries-with-julian-sayarer-160144 #/e160144

06/09/2026

🚀 It's Sci-Fi Sunday!

This week, Pete is recommending Ammonite by Nicola Griffith. A fascinating piece of feminist sci-fi set on a planet where a mysterious virus has wiped out the male population. 🌍

That leaves an entirely female world to explore. It's thought-provoking, imaginative and a brilliant example of sci-fi being about much more than spaceships and aliens. 👀

Have you read Ammonite? Or what's your favourite feminist sci-fi? Let us know in the comments! 👇

05/09/2026

Rustic Italian setting, moody atmosphere… and a very good glass of red. 🍷📚

Our October Women’s Literature Book Club pairing is here: At the Edge of the Woods by Katherine Bromwich, paired with a beautiful Bardolino Rosso from Veneto, Italy.

A little darker, a little moodier and perfect for those longer autumnal nights, At the Edge of the Woods takes us into the atmospheric landscapes of the Italian Alps. 🌲🍂

Fresh, characterful and full of bright red fruit with a savoury edge, this Bardolino is the perfect companion for settling in, pouring a glass and getting lost in the story.

📚🍷 Buy the book & wine together and get £5 off.

Fancy joining us? There are still a few spots left in the Women’s Literature Book Club!

04/09/2026

What better wine to pair with a slasher than one that looks suspiciously like the bloodbath happening on the page? 🍷🔪🩸

Our October Crime & Horror Book Club pairing is here, featuring Splasher by Billy Host alongside a juicy, smooth Gamay.

Light, refreshing and the perfect eerie shade of red, this wine is a fitting match for all the slasher vibes as you race through the pages. 👀

And can you tell Sam's excited about this one...? 😂

There are only a few spots left in our Crime & Horror Book Club, so if you want to join us and see whether the hype is worth it, now's your chance!

📚🍷 Buy the book & wine together and get £5 off.

A little bit of blood on the page, a little bit of red in the glass.

Our August Bestseller Stacks! 📚✨The BookCellar’s bestsellers of August, both fiction and non-fiction. These are the top ...
03/09/2026

Our August Bestseller Stacks! 📚✨

The BookCellar’s bestsellers of August, both fiction and non-fiction. These are the top books that have been flying off the shelves last month! Whether you’ve purchased any of these yourself, or have them on the TBR list, we have all of these and many more (online or in store)! 📖

02/09/2026

How hungry are you for a good book? 👀🍷📚

Our September Book of the Month is here!

A Healthy Appetite by Katie Huttlestone is dark, daring, funny and deliciously unsettling. A ravenous tale of desire and mortality that asks just how much of yourself you’d give up to become healthy.

Naturally, we had to pair it with something equally rich and indulgent… 🍷

This month, we’ve chosen Plantadeta Roble 2019 from Priorat, a smooth, full-bodied Spanish red with bright red fruit, violet tones and beautifully integrated oak.

A perfect match for a book with dark, fleshy and ravenous themes.

Buy the book and wine together this September and get £5 off!

31/08/2026

And just like that… it’s the FINAL DAY of Women in Translation Month! 📚🌍✨

And who better to round things off than our resident bookseller and a Woman in Translation herself, Kayla? 💁‍♀️📖

Kayla has picked out some of her favourite translated reads for you to add to your TBR. So if you’re looking for your next read, consider this your sign! 👀📚

And although Women in Translation Month may be coming to an end, our celebrations certainly aren’t. We’ll be continuing to champion and recommend brilliant women authors and translated fiction at the BookCellar all year round.

Because great books shouldn’t need a designated month. ✨

Which of Kayla’s picks are you adding to your TBR? Or have any suggestions of your own?👇

Thank you to everyone who performed at August’s Open Mic Night and to those who came down to support the acts. It was a ...
30/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who performed at August’s Open Mic Night and to those who came down to support the acts.

It was a wonderful evening spanning storytelling, poetry, book readings and music as the sun starts to set on summer.

Sign up for next month’s event on the last Sunday of September on our website!

If you performed and want to be tagged, let us know in the comments

30/08/2026

🚀 It's Sci-Fi Sunday!

And this week, Pete's taking us a little deeper into the genre with Firefall by Peter Watts. 📚

This omnibus edition brings together the novels Blindsight and Echopraxia, and it's what Pete would call hard sci-fi.

But what does that actually mean? 🤔

Think science fiction that takes the science seriously: big, complex ideas rooted in scientific, technological and philosophical concepts. In other words... this might not be one for reading with too many glasses of wine... 🧠🍷😂

If you're ready to dive into alien encounters, consciousness, biology, philosophy and some seriously mind-bending ideas, Firefall should definitely be on your TBR.

Easy reading? Perhaps not. Absolutely fascinating? According to Pete... definitely. 🚀

Have you read Firefall, Blindsight or Echopraxia? Let us know what you thought in the comments! 👇

Address

100 Stokes Croft
Bristol
BS13RW

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 9:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 9:30pm
Thursday 10am - 10:30pm
Friday 10am - 11:30pm
Saturday 10am - 11:30pm
Sunday 11am - 9:30pm

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+441179850988

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