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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop

@lighthousebks.bsky.social

Queer-owned and woman-led independent community bookshop. 🏳️‍🌈 An unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space. Find us at https://lighthousebookshop.com/

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Fringe of Colour@fringeofcolour.bsky.social · 6d ago

Our summer of events starts next week! And we can't wait to get thoroughly stuck into the Edinburgh Festivals this August 💥 Join us for a get-together at Lighthouse on Friday 7 Aug and find more events here: www.fringeofcolour.co.uk/events

Events — Fringe of Colour

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · 6d ago

What a joy to be kicking off the start of the Fringe with our pals at @fringeofcolour.bsky.social If you're an Artist of Colour taking part in any of the Edinburgh Festivals this summer, come through for FOC's Welcome Link-Up on 7 Aug 8.30-11PM at the bookshop. See you there!

A poster advertising "Fringe of Colour: The Welcome Link-Up". It has an image of the Book Fringe logo, the Fringe of Colour logo and the Lighthouse logo at the bottom and on the bottom right it says "Lighthouse, 7 Aug, 20.30-23.00". In the middle is an image of a previous event at Lighthouse and to the right there's a small orange pop-up that says "10% of all books purchased on the night!"
Scottish BPOC Writers Network@scotbpocwriters.bsky.social · 3w ago

🔊This one is for the gothic literature fans! Join author Eirinie Carson and SBWN's Nailah King as they discuss all things maternal gothic, including Carson's newest novel Bloodfire Baby. 🕯️ 📍Glasgow, Many Studios  📆 August 25th, 6-7:30 pm 🎟️ Free tickets on the link in Bio!

A blue and green fiery background. The cover of Bloodfire Baby and a portrait of Eirinie Carson surrounded by foliage. The event information is displayed: 25th August, Many Studios, Glasgow, 6-7:30 pm with tickets available on the link in bio
Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's TONIGHT!!! Join us at 7pm online and in-person for a brilliant discussion with @ashleydouglas.bsky.social lighthousebookshop.com/events/with-...

Lighthouse | With My Own Hand : Ashley Douglas on Scotland’s sixteenth-century Sappho

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · last mo.

And on Wednesday 22nd July at 7pm we are *so* excited to be welcoming @ashleydouglas.bsky.social on Scotland’s sixteenth-century Sappho, chaired by Indigo Dunphy-Smith! lighthousebookshop.com/events/with-...

An image of a woman in old-fashioned garb. To the left the banner says Scottish sapho saige 1586 Marie Maitland, and underneath is a copy of With My Own Hand. To the right of the woman is a Lighthouse logo and underneath it says "Ashley Douglas on Scotland's 16th Century Sappho, Wednesday 22nd July , 7pm"
Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tomorrow's brilliant event with @ashleydouglas.bsky.social sold out so fast that we've had to move it to the garden where we have more space - and it's about to sell out again! Book your ticket now if you'd like to come along, last handful of tickets remain: lighthousebookshop.com/events/with-...

Lighthouse | With My Own Hand : Ashley Douglas on Scotland’s sixteenth-century Sappho

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · last mo.

And on Wednesday 22nd July at 7pm we are *so* excited to be welcoming @ashleydouglas.bsky.social on Scotland’s sixteenth-century Sappho, chaired by Indigo Dunphy-Smith! lighthousebookshop.com/events/with-...

An image of a woman in old-fashioned garb. To the left the banner says Scottish sapho saige 1586 Marie Maitland, and underneath is a copy of With My Own Hand. To the right of the woman is a Lighthouse logo and underneath it says "Ashley Douglas on Scotland's 16th Century Sappho, Wednesday 22nd July , 7pm"
Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · 3w ago

Another brilliant event on tonight - join us for an earthy, glorious chat in the garden with @jennychambles.bsky.social 🥬

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · 4w ago

The next evening-Weds 15th-Jenny Chamerette treats us to a feast of queer thought, nature writing & memoir! Q is for Garden is a a bold, tender exploration of how queerness and nature entwine, & what happens when we step beyond the binaries that fence us in. lighthousebookshop.com/events/q-is-...

A poster with the details for July 15th event, Jenny Chamerette, a white nonbinary person with a quiff and glasses smiles at the camera beside a copy of their bookQ is for Garden,a a bold, tender exploration of how queerness and nature entwine - and what happens when we step beyond the binaries that fence us in.
Manchester University Press@manchesterup.bsky.social · 3w ago

Tomorrow night in Edinburgh, don't miss author @jennychambles.bsky.social at the brilliant @lighthousebks.bsky.social, in conversation with Mairi about their new book Q is for Garden in the bookshop garden. 🌺 @edincityoflit.bsky.social #booksky

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · 4w ago

"It is both utopian fantasy &a political act of resistance to imagine a garden beyond borders. Queer life persists by refusing enclosure, and yet it uses those walls as as a trellis on which to refashion itself." - Q is for Garden Thrilled to host TWO events exploring queer ecologies next week! 🧵

A ginger bookseller in a whimsical stripey jacket grins, eyes closed mid giggle, as she holds up a stack of queer nature books inspired by and reflecting on the book she holds up to the camera called Q Is For Garden.
Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is tonight! Excited to have @rossbrooks.co.uk and @kevinguyan.bsky.social at the shop. We've had a few dropouts, so if you were thinking of joining us, there are only *two* tickets left!

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · last mo.

Followed by @rossbrooks.co.uk on Darwin & the queer origins of life, chaired by @kevinguyan.bsky.social on Tuesday 14th July from 7-8pm! lighthousebookshop.com/events/darwi...

A black background with a multicoloured butterfly. To the left, the banner reads Tuesday 14th July, 7pm, Lighthouse, Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life. On the bottom right, it reads "A History of Sex and Science, Ross Brooks."
Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is TODAY! So looking forward to hosting our event with Guava in the leafy bookshop garden 🍋 lighthousebookshop.com/events/guava...

Lighthouse | Guava Turns ONE!

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · last mo.

Guava literary magazine is officially one year old this month! This Thursday 9th July at 7PM, we'll be celebrating its one year anniversary AND welcoming a whole host of gorgeous contributors to our garden to read from the literary magazine's third volume. Get your tickets now!

An orange and pink image of guavas - the text reads "Guava turns one, Thursday 9th July"
Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is tonight! Selected tickets still available here: lighthousebookshop.com/events/flore...

Lighthouse | FLORENZER: celebrating PHIL MELANSON's Queer renaissance novel

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · last mo.

Set in Renaissance-era Florence, Phil Melanson's debut queer novel reimagines the intersecting lives of three ambitious young men―a banker, a priest, and a gay painter named Leonardo. Phil will be in conversation with Andrés Ordorica next Wed 8th July!

Pao holds a pile of queer art novels outside the shop.
Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · last mo.

Our event with Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Margaret McDonald is tonight! Do join us in the bookshop or online at 7pm. lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-h...

Lighthouse | The Heirs: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks.bsky.social · last mo.

With July around the corner, here are all our brilliant events in the upcoming month! We begin with Lighthouse favourite Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé discussing her new YA thriller, The Heirs with Carnegie-winning author Margaret McDonald on Thurs 2 July. lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-h...

A black banner with various different items - a wind instrument handle, scissors, a cup of tea, a sword, a key, a chess piece and others with lettering that reads "Nothing brings a family together quite like murder...". Underneath in big lettering, it says THE HEIRS, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - Thursday 2nd July, 7PM. To the left of the banner is a photo of Faridah.