Join your host, Terence Williams, on a six‑stop journey through Bristol’s literary undercurrent — the independent bookshops, reading spaces, and creative hubs where stories are found, shared, and celebrated. Each featured shop has a live website and address, so listeners can visit or explore further.

Places featured:

Storysmith Books

Website: storysmithbooks.com

Address: 236 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1JD

Highlights: Curated fiction, non‑fiction and children’s selection; in‑store café and regular literary events.

bookhaus

Website: bookhausbristol.com

Address: Unit 4, Rope Walk, Wapping Wharf, Bristol BS1 6ZJ

Highlights: A radical, thoughtful indie shop with a focus on politics, small presses, and community events.

Stanfords (Bristol)

Website: bristol.stanfords.co.uk

Address: Corn Street, Bristol (in the historic market district)

Highlights: Travel, maps, guidebooks, literary works; part of Bristol’s heritage of exploration through books.

Gloucester Road Books

Website: gloucesterroadbooks.com

Address: Gloucester Road, Bristol

Highlights: Independent shop with contemporary curation, local author support, community energy.

The Small City Bookshop

Website: thesmallcitybookshop.co.uk

Address: Church Road, Redfield / East Bristol

Highlights: Community hub, broad selections in adult & children’s titles, author events and local focus.

Max Minerva’s Marvellous Books

Website: maxminervas.co.uk

Address: Henleaze, Bristol (plus Portishead branch)

Highlights: A cozy neighbourhood bookstore with a wide range of stock and personality.