# Event Details - **Event Name**: Reading Group with East Bristol Books: Chiquitita by Pedro Carmona-Alvarez - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join Spike Island Associates and East Bristol Books for a reading group on Pedro Carmona-Alvarez's novel 'Chiquitita'.About this EventMarisol's country is collapsing. A military coup sends the five-year-old and her family fleeing into the night. They seek shelter in a refugee camp where her parents try to protect her from danger while they await asylum abroad.Marisol spends her adult life trying to forget her childhood, the aunts and uncles she left behind and the friends whose names she no longer recalls. But when her partner starts to ask about her past, she finds herself confronting the memories that haunt her.Chiquitita is a tender novel about flight and exile, the passing of time and the experiences that remain with us, refusing erasure.East Bristol Books co-founders Dan Eltringham and Andrés Anwandter will facilitate a conversation around the book and the topics addressed by Carmona-Alvarez.This reading group is part of the Summer 2026 Spike Island Associates programme, The Texture of Dreams, drawing on the themes that underpin the exhibitions by Tohé Commaret and Nancy Lupo, currently on view in Spike Island’s galleries.Preparation:Please purchase a copy of the book and read it in advance of the event.You can purchase the book with a 10% discount from East Bristol Books - either purchase it from their shop in Old Market (say that you're attending the reading group to get the discount) or buy it from their website with the promo code EBBSpike002East Bristol BooksEast Bristol Books is a small independent bookshop on Old Market, the historic eastern gateway to Bristol's city centre. Radical, diverse, independent-minded, and community-orientated, EBB reflects the nature and values of East Bristol.EBB specialise in independent, small-press and DIY publishing and culture, with particular emphasis on poetry, fiction in translation, and politics. EBB is also home to a shifting array of print ephemera: chapbooks, pamphlets, mags and zines. As well as literature, we love music, art, exploratory non-fiction, critical writing, the weird, the folky, the rooted (in the right way), and place, landscape, and our nonhuman neighbours.http://eastbristolbooks.co.ukInstagram @ebb_bristolImage credit: (Left) 'Chiquitita' by Pedro Carmona-Alvarez. (Right) Dan Eltringham and Andrés Anwandter. Image courtesy East Bristol Books. Photography by @JohnWong.Photo https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/c533c730-a652-11f1-8990-5d04d231a2dd-rimg-w740-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg Private EventThis is a private event for members of Spike Island community only. This includes Spike Island Associates, Spike Island Studio Artists, Spike Island staff, Spike Island Workspace members, UWE Bristol School of Art staff and students, Spike Print Studio members and Spike Island's cultural tenants.If you would like to find out more about our community or to join the Spike Island Associates programme, find out more here or email admin@spikeisland.org.uk.Access NeedsIf you have any access requirements that you'd like to discuss, or if there's anything we can do to make this event more accessible for you, please email associates@spikeisland.org.uk or call our reception on 0117 929 2266. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bristol/reading-group-with-east-bristol-books-chiquitita-by-pedro-carmona-alvarez/100001990317058901 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, exhibitions, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-09-08T16:45:00Z - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Spike Island Associates Space - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 3.96, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Bristol - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Spike Island Associates Space - **lat**: 51.4469754 - **long**: -2.609592099999986 - **full address**: Spike Island Associates Space, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Reading Group with East Bristol Books: Chiquitita by Pedro Carmona-Alvarez - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/355794a03c8f2713cf1cea10d3dd9f3e9971afbe975ce93be34a6d935025523b-rimg-w1200-h675-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1783920908 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Reading Group with East Bristol Books: Chiquitita by Pedro Carmona-Alvarez being held? - **A:** Reading Group with East Bristol Books: Chiquitita by Pedro Carmona-Alvarez takes place on Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Spike Island Associates Space, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Reading Group with East Bristol Books: Chiquitita by Pedro Carmona-Alvarez? - **A:** Reading Group with East Bristol Books: Chiquitita by Pedro Carmona-Alvarez is organized by Spike Island. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Reading Group with East Bristol Books: Chiquitita by Pedro Carmona-Alvarez is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bristol, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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