We love partnering with you to launch your book into the world, and our bookshop/wine bar combo makes the perfect space to celebrate your new book. We're sure you have lots of questions about how we can help to host your perfect book launch, so here's how we usually work:Our capacity is 40 standing at BookBar Islington and 70 at BookBar Chelsea.We look after both the book and the drink sales so you can relax and enjoy!We ask you to manage the guest list/door.We ask for a minimum bar spend across alcoholic and soft drinks. At BookBar Islington we ask for a £250 minimum and at BookBar Chelsea we ask for a £500 minimum spend Monday-Tuesday and £850 Wednesday-Thursday. We won't ask for a deposit and we don't host private events Wednesday-Sunday in Islington or Friday-Sunday in Chelsea.The space is yours from 6:30pm-9pm, with the bar closing half an hour before closing time.We have direct relationships with publishers, and although we love working with authors directly, we ask that launch inquiries are directed through publishers only.We will get back to you as quickly as we can. However, as we are a busy bookshop and are so lucky to get a lot of inquiries, if you don't hear from us within 5 working days, it's likely that we aren't able to help on this occasion.If you don't hear from us regarding a specific event please do not hesitate to reach out for your next one! We love hearing from you and meeting new collaborators.

We regularly partner with publishers and other arts organisations to organise private corporate events, like pre-publication evenings for bloggers, journalists and influencers, as well as booking the space for filming. The hire cost depends on the type of event and time. Please email events@bookbaruk.com and we will be able to help.

We would love to celebrate special moments with you but are sadly unable to book out the space for personal events like birthday parties or celebrations. We don't currently take table bookings!