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The Edinburgh Bookshop

@edinburghbookshop.bsky.social

Small but mighty, award-winning indpendent bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh's lovely Bruntsfield area https://www.edinburghbookshop.com/

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The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 22h ago

We feel the need, the need to read!!! 📚📖 Very busy (and noisy!) Under Fives Storytime today, we wouldn't have it any other way! #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

Looking into a packed Children's Room in the Edinburgh Bookshop during Under Fives Storytime

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Mrs Peel, we're needed..." The fabulous Dame Diana Rigg, as remembered by her daughter, actor Rachael Stirling, in All About My Mother, out now from John Murray #books #livres

Hardback of All About My Mother, a biography of Diana Rigg, showing her in her iconic Avengers role as Emma Peel

Scott Lyall @scottlyall.bsky.social · 2d ago

Interested in teaching Secondary English? Or just fancy taking a fun literature course? From January, I will be leading a Scottish Literature module as part of the PGDE programme @edinburghnapier.bsky.social. Details below, or contact me: S.Lyall@napier.ac.uk @asls.org.uk | @iassl.bsky.social

Information on forthcoming teacher education/CPD courses at Edinburgh Napier University

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 2d ago

Out today: The Golden Hours. Louisa Young continues Elizabeth Jane Howard's beloved Cazalet Chronicles. Signed Independent Bookshop Editions available now, in a very cool cover design to match the rejacketed original novels. #books #livres

EC Hallewell @echallewell.bsky.social · 2d ago

Yesterday I had the joy of accompanying @clhellisen.com to drop off proofs of The Shape of Monsters at some of Edinburgh's lovely indie bookshops I hope it finds its people, and that everyone becomes a little weirder for having read it 👾 Here's Cat at @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social, hiding 😁

A white person with reddish-brown hair wearing a black top under a green chequered shirt. In front of their face they're holding a green gothic beauty of a book: The Shape of Monsters, by CL Hellisen

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 3d ago

New from Phil Corbett : Ghost & Toast!! One's dead, one's bread! Fab #comics fun from the creator of Kitty Quest! Signed copies from @piccadilly-press.bsky.social available now! #books #livres #BandeDessinee #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

A copy of children's graphic novel, Ghost and Toast, in the Edinburgh Bookshop

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 3d ago

He who so pulls this book from the shelves shall be King of the Bookshop. Or Queen. We prefer equal opportunities on the magical sword front. Amy Jeffs, who brought us the excellent Storyland, has Arthur: a New Life. Signed copies available. #books #livres #mythology

Signed hardback edition of Arthur: a New Life, with Excalibur projecting our from a blacksmith's anvil

Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 4d ago

Broken Frontier Andytorial for September 2026 – Looking Back on ‘Fantagraphics at 50!’ and Forwards to Thought Bubble 2026 at BF. www.brokenfrontier.com/andytorial-s...

Broken Frontier Andytorial for September 2026 - Looking Back on 'Fantagraphics at 50!' and Forwards to Thought Bubble 2026 at BF – Broken Frontier

It's time for another, albeit brief, Andytorial as we look forward to Broken Frontier's Autumn in comics this year.

brokenfrontier.com

TheBookDuke @bookduke.bsky.social · 6d ago

Lin Anderson is featuring Book 1 in her new spin-off series THE HIGH ISLAND at BLOODY SCOTLAND in Stirling on 18th September. It's a 'Death on the Island' event with authors Alex Gray & Andrew Raymond. Tickets: https://bit.ly/4ezIxLe #BloodyScotland #LinAnderson #TheHighIsland

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 4d ago

#WhatWereReadung : Joe loved Nikita Gill's Styx even more than her Hekate novel in verse. We have signed editions from @simonandschuster.bsky.social , available while they last! #books #livres #mythology

Bookseller Joe holding up a signed hardback of Styx, by Nikita Gill, in the Edinburgh Bookshop

JohnChalmers+SandraMarrs=Metaphrog @metaphrog.bsky.social · 4d ago

Edinburgh! Come to the Edinburgh launch for Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares. Join us at La Belle Adventure bookshop, Sat 12 Sept at 4pm, 225 Leith Walk. It’s free but book tickets because places are limited: my.weezevent.com/event-la-bel... Hope to see you there!

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 5d ago

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Two books talking
Younger book "What's happening?"
Older book "The wheel of life has turned, my child... Our time on the front table of the bookshop is over, and, like brave birds flying south for the winter, we summer books must journey back to the shelves."

Younger book "But I like it here!"
Older book "All things must pass. The beach reads table you knew is already gone. The time of autumn books is upon us."

Younger book "Will we ever return?"
Older book "The cycle is eternal: the Christmas bestsellers and prize nominees will come and go, but people will always want something nice to read on holiday."

David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · last wk.

York to get horror bookshop! www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2650175...

Horror bookshop set to open in Grade I listed York building overlooking graveyard

A new horror bookshop is set to open its doors in a historic York building overlooking a graveyard – right in time for Halloween!

yorkpress.co.uk

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · last wk.

Lots of new non-fiction releases hitting the shelves, from geology to biography to politics to cooking. Just in time for some quality weekend book browsing! #books #livres

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · last wk.

#WhatWereReading : Joe loved Earth Shapers by Maxim Samson, a fascinating look at how humans have shaped the land & vice versa, from the Inca Great Road to the Great Green Wall of Africa. Out now in PB from @profilebooks.bsky.social #books #livres

A paperback copy of Earth Shapers by Maxim Samson, with an old fashioned world map on the cover

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · last wk.

One for the footie ⚽ fans! Adam Kenicer dropped by to sign Tynecastle Rising #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #football

Author Adam Kenicer holding his football book, Tynecastle Rising, and giving a thumbs up, in the Edinburgh Bookshop

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · last wk.

#WhatWereReading : Our children's book wizard, Fiona, is excited by Eoin McLaughlin & Matt Hunt's picture book, Newton is Floating, ( @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social ), & Murray & Bun, Murray the Explorer, by Adam Stower ( @harpercollins.bsky.social ) #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

Bookseller Fiona holding up Murray the Explorer and Newton is Floating, in the Edinburgh Bookshop

Beth, a Womble @macwomble.bsky.social · last wk.

This alone made her the best of us. 📚 💗

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 2w ago

Spread your wings! How fabulous is Jack's new window painting to celebrate Impossible Creatures: the Neverfear, by the fabulous Katherine Rundell? Out now from @bloomsburylit.bsky.social , signed editions, while they last! #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse #fantasy

Rhiannon Grist | HOME SICK out now! 🪓🐑@rhiannonagrist.bsky.social · 3w ago

There are also signed copies at the beautiful @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social and @blackwells.bsky.social Edinburgh

Rhiannon stands holding a copy of her book HOME SICK against the beautiful wooden bookcases of The Edinburgh Bookshop. It's a really lovely independent bookstore with a fantastic children's section. Visit it when you're in town.

Rhiannon signs a copy of HOME SICK at the counter on the lower floor of the Edinburgh Blackwells bookshop.

Solaris Books@solarisbooks.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our author @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social has gone on a mini book signing tour & you can now find signed copies of her debut horror novel HOME SICK @typewronger.bsky.social @lighthousebks.bsky.social @argonautbooks.bsky.social & Toppings Books Edinburgh! Grab your own member of the creepy sheep flock!

A compilation of four photos with author Rhiannon Grist and signed copies of her novel HOME SICK outside indie bookshops.

Murray Pittock :@murrayp.bsky.social · 3w ago

Signing @edbookfest.bsky.social yesterday & at Blackwell's Edinburgh & @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social . Thanks to everyone who has kept @oldstpublishing.bsky.social Shortest History of Scotland in bestseller charts for 4 months running.

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 3w ago

Happy opening day to our chums at @edbookfest.bsky.social !!! . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #EIBF

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 3w ago

Some terrific new non-fiction releases hitting the shelves recently, from #music -Prefab Sprout, anyone? - to #travel to #nature to #history to #biography . All awaiting your browsing pleasure... #books #livres

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 3w ago

#WhatWereReading : Joe found #Glasgow based @metaphrog.bsky.social 's new graphic novel, Wilomina, a total delight. Coming of age, heroic journey, talking cat, dragons, Easter Eggs for the adults to spot, this will charm our younger readers! Out now from @scholasticuk.bsky.social #books #livres

Bookseller Joe holding up a copy of the graphic novel for younger readers, Wilomina and the Land of Dreams and Nightmares, in front of bookshelves in the Edinburgh Bookshop

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 4w ago

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

1. The entomology department notice board a sign reads “Employee of the moth: Claire”
(Claire is spelled with an i)

2. Clare and a colleague are scientists wearing lab coats, they look at the board. He says “Congrats, But I think they made a typo.”

“Damn, do they did.” Says Clare

3. Clare in the office, seen from outside “Sorry to bother you boss, but my name is spelled wrong on the poster”

4. Her boss is a human-sized moth in a lab coat sitting behind a desk “Apologies Clare, I’ll get that fixed.”
(Clare is spelled either no i)

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our Children's Bookselling Wizard, Fiona, picks out five children's books by comedians who are here at the #Edinburgh festivals. . #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse #Fringe

Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 3w ago

“What an incredible coincidence it is that our moon fits exactly over our sun…” —In his 2009 parallel-universes novel TRANSITION, Iain Banks suggested that the Earth’s near-miraculous total #eclipse would be a huge draw for alien tourists #WyrdWednesday #scifi 💙📚 www.hachette.co.uk/titles/iain-...

"Now, most jet travel on Earth is for tourism. Not business; tourism. Would our smart, curious aliens really be that different from us? I don't think so. Most of them would be tourists. Like us, they'd go on cruise ships. And would they want to actually come to a place like Earth, set foot – or tentacle, or whatever – here? Rather than visit via some sort of virtual reality set-up? Well, some would settle for second-best, yes. Maybe the majority of people would. But the high rollers, the super-wealthy, the elite, they'd want the real thing. They'd want the bragging rights, they'd want to be able to say they'd really been to whatever exotic destinations would be on a Galactic Grand Tour. And who knows what splendours they'd want to fit in; their equivalent of the Grand Canyon, or Venice, Italy, or the Great Wall of China or Yosemite or the Pyramids?

"But what I want to propose to you is that, as well as all those other wonders, they would definitely want to see that one precious thing that we have and probably nobody else does. They'd want to see our eclipse. They'd want to look through the Earth's atmosphere with their own eyes and see the moon fit over the sun, watch the light fade down to almost nothing, listen to the animals nearby fall silent and feel with their own skins the sudden chill in the air that comes with totality. Even if they can't survive in our atmosphere, even if they need a spacesuit to keep them alive, they'd still want to get as close as they possibly could to seeing it in the raw, in as close to natural conditions as it's possible to arrange. They'd want to be here, amongst us, when the shadow passes.

"So that's where you look for aliens. In the course of an eclipse totality track. When everybody else is looking awestruck at the sky, you need to be looking round for anybody who looks weird or overdressed, or who isn't coming out of their RV or their moored yacht with the heavily smoked glass.”

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 4w ago

#WhatWereReading : Joe is finding Push the Wall (pub @canongate.co.uk ) fascinating. The legendary Frank Miller explores his creative influences, inspirations & talks about how he created some of his iconic works, such as Dark Knight Returns. #books #livres #comics #BandeDessinee

Bookseller Joe in a colourful Hawaiian shirt, standing with a signed hardback of Push the Wall, the cover artwork depicting a Noir scene of a man in a trenchcoat, in pouring rain, drawn in the style of Miller's Sin City

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 4w ago

A summer holiday cartoon for @theguardian.com

Panel 1
Image: a man sits on a sunlonger reading a book
Caption: His body may be lounging contentedly by the pool of a Sicilian villa in the warmth of the afternoon sun...

Panel 2
Caption 1: But, as on every holiday, the military history dad's mind is far away...
Image: close up of the man who is reading Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor
Caption: On some blasted steppe, amongst brave, doomed comrades on yet another gruelling campaign.

Panel 3
Caption: Awestruck by the dreadful power of mechanised warfare, he is lost to all but the most urgent missives.
Image:The sun has sunk a little in the sky. "Would you like another Aperol, darling?" his wife calls from the villa. He replies "Yes please!"

The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 4w ago

Some enticing #horror reading: with local scribe @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's excellent take on creeping Scottish folk-horror - Home Sick (pub @solarisbooks.bsky.social ) is delightfully unsettling & one of our staff recommendations. #books #livres #horreur #FolkHorror

The horror section in the Edinburgh Bookshop, with Home Sick face-out on the shelf, with a staff review below it