{"title":"Events","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe regularly host author events and four monthly book clubs at our shop in Henleaze, plus regular events in other parts of Bristol. 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Our lovely team of booksellers have put together a summer-themed bingo which should inspire you embark on new reading adventures over the holidays. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete 6 prompts to be in with a chance of winning one of our limited edition goodie bags! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you up for the challenge?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet us know if you've completed the challenge by the last week of August, so you can collect your reward on Saturday 29th of August.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeel free to reach out if you have any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHappy reading!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58150933397891,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/7570\/6953\/files\/2026_summer_reading_challenge_1.png?v=1782227242"},{"product_id":"romance-book-club-31-08-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-books-3-and-4","title":"Romance Book Club 31\/08: A Court of Thorns and Roses Books 3 and 4","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eWhether you’re a fan of the series or looking to delve into romance fiction, our Romance book club offers a joyful escape. We're building a community to gush over swoon-worthy characters and a safe space to discuss themes like relationships. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eACOTAR 6\u003c\/em\u003e coming out this Autumn, our Romance Book Club is reading through the entire series in anticipation of its release. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIn August, we will be looking at Books 3 and 4 in Sarah J Maas' \u003cem\u003eA Court of Thorns and Roses \u003c\/em\u003eSeries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eLet’s share the love!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMonday 31st of August\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMax Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. 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And her heart will face the ultimate test as she and her mate are forced to question whether they can truly trust each other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003cem\u003eA COURT OF FROST AND STARLIGHT (BOOK FOUR)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this companion tale to the bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Court of Thorns and Roses\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Feyre, Rhys and their friends are working to rebuild the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond after the events of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Court of Wings and Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated – scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT SARAH J. MAAS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eSarah J. Maas\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series. 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Maas’ ACOTAR series! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eAttendees will be able to get copies of \u003cem\u003eACOTAR 6 on the night\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTuesday 27th of October\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eKask2, 243 Cheltenham Road BS6 5QP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTickets cost £5, which includes a complementary drink courtesy of Kask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like a copy, please preorder the book as well! 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Finish at 19:45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAttendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us and show up on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003cem\u003eTHE BIG SLEEP\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLos Angeles PI Philip Marlowe is working for the Sternwood family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld man Sternwood, crippled and wheelchair-bound, is being given the squeeze by a blackmailer, and he wants Marlowe to make the problem go away. 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Told in rich, vivid prose, passion and desire permeate every page.' - Danielle Giles, author of Mere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Introduces us to a teenage Leonardo still struggling to find himself amid the roiling artistic and political atmosphere of late-15th-century Florence... For a young man sexually attracted to other young men, this can be particularly dangerous...Yet his work may be his salvation.' - New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Impressively ambitious. . . An enjoyably sticky web of intrigue is spun, with much gossiping, bribing and backstabbing, and much shifting of allegiance between the great centres of power on the peninsula.' - TLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhil Melanson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the queer historical novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlorenzer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was a National Bestseller, long-listed for the Centre for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and an Allstora “(Very) Gay Book Club” Selection. He is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the University of Warwick, and in another life was a digital marketer for Hollywood film studios, working on campaigns for movies such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Women, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Once Upon on a Time… in Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He teaches with Boston University in London, where he lives with his husband.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":62376784757123,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with Florenzer","offer_id":62376784789891,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/7570\/6953\/files\/Phil_Melanson_-_Author_Photo_2.jpg?v=1786719963"}],"url":"https:\/\/maxminervas.info\/collections\/events.oembed","provider":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}