Storysmith

All your festive book needs in one place

We’ve done all the researching for you and put all of our best Christmassy and giftable books for this year into one handy place.

Bangers please

Which book was our favourite?

Our Books of the Year 2025

We’ve wrangled the opinions into an epic list of all the best stuff our booksellers read this year. But which book came out on top as our most beloved?

See the whole list

Mostly for them, also partly for you

All our best kids’ books this Christmas

Festive and festive-adjacent kids’ books for everyone: board books all the way up to young adult!

Kids’ Xmas Bangers

What are we gifting this year?

Our booksellers’ Christmas picks

If you want a list of deep-cut recommendations for the connoisseur, selected and annotated by our expert booksellers, then look no further…

Expert gifting

Effortless gifting that gives the impression of careful consideration

Subscriptions for Curious Readers

Still the best way to get adventurous, international and bookseller-approved books straight to your door every month. With coffee.

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Hello, we’re a bookshop

Welcome to Storysmith!

Storysmith is an award-winning independent bookshop situated on North Street in Bedminster, stocking a curated selection of fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. We also serve locally roasted coffee, host a busy programme of literary events across Bristol, and pride ourselves on the recommendation skills of our expert booksellers. Come and see us to chat books, drink coffee and maybe give our shop dog Roy a lil’ head scratch.

Read the whole shortlist

Booker Prize Shortlist Bundle!

Now that David ‘the sizzler’ Szalay has been crowned as this year’s winner, it only makes sense to circle back and read the whole shortlist – which is your favourite? Get the whole lot with a delicious discount!

Get the bundle!