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A Shop for Book People.✨️
Local writers and makers 📚
Sustainable bookish gifts 🎁
Find us inside SPARKS Bristol!🌱

Organisers of the Festival of Stories.

03/11/2026

Huge restock from Moondrop Ceramics! When they're gone they're gone!

Katie makes the most whimsical creations and her Fairy Houses have been a firm favourite! This will be the last restock Paper Tales receives of the Fairy Houses and Mugs but Katie will continue to stock her Minis and Trinket Dishes with us. After Christmas she is working on something pretty special so keep an eye out for any announcements ✨️

If you've been eyeing something up for the festive season- this is your sign!!!

22/10/2026

Not long until extended opening hours- giving you more flexibility to browse and explore you options.

Times are tough for everyone at the moment, prioritise time with your loved ones, protect your peace and gift thoughtfully this year.

Some questions to ask yourself when it all gets a bit much!

What's more important to me? The quantity of presents or their reaction to the ones they receive?

Do we need to buy this new? Are there secondhand options available?

Is this item going to bring joy in a years time or will it already be in landfill?

Can I comfortably afford this? Are there other ways to show I care about someone?

20% of UK families go into debt because of Christmas spending pressures. Lets do things differently this year?

Handmade. AI free. Support local. Sustainable materials. Secondhand. Repair. Quality vs quantity. Affordability. Gift well.

16/10/2026

All our November and December markets are now confirmed!

Keep us in your thoughts while we try to juggle attending 20 markets, working part-time and running our shop in Sparks Bristol !

We're so excited to immerse ourselves in the festive atmosphere. meet some lovely people and spread a bit of whimsy!

03/10/2026

11/09/2026

In a project led by Culla Collective and Paper Tales we have installed a larger than life SPARKS Doll's House in the big Broadmead window!!

An epic collaboration between traders and staff to represent all the goings on in this very special building ❤️ special thanks to for building us the doors and roof! And and for the ongoing support.

Also a huge thank you to all the staff and traders that put so much effort into their boxes and helped make something truly magical ✨️

09/09/2026

We have been waiting for this 👻

Check out all our spooky writers and makers- including but not limited to:

wildgoddess

maxwell597

And loadsssss more!!

06/09/2026

We levelled up ❤️

🔮 I predict lots of decor negotiations in our future 😂

28/08/2026

I'm having a break. Shop is still open. Speak to you from 7th September onwards. Bye for now!!

15/08/2026

Did you know we make things? Probs... but just in case 🤷‍♀️

Mechanisms? German
Tea? Organic
Chocolate? Fairtrade
Fabric? Organic cotton
Stuffing and elastic? Biodegradable
Card? Recycled
Ink? Vegetable based
Hotel? Trivago (jokes, I actually use skyscanner 💁‍♀️)

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12/08/2026

We reached 100 Authors!!!

Paper Tales now stocks over 100 Authors who were born or live within 25 miles of Bristol. We wanted to celebrate this milestone by sharing our thoughts on supporting local and what this means for indie writers and small publishers.

A huge thank you to , , Rob Coughlin and .heatherika1 for contributing your thoughts!

Supporting local authors strengthens the wider creative community by it giving work to local artists, editors, publishers, marketing specialists and more. Not only this but you get to read something unique, written by someone who is passionate about the subject matter. No ticking boxes, following trends or using AI for book covers. Reject conformity and embrace literature that pushes boundaries!

Shout out to other local bookshops that make an effort to support Bristol Authors and small publishers: , , .haunted.books and

Also a big thank you to local publishers for their support

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Thursday	11am - 6pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
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