Books events in Edinburgh
View all the upcoming Books events taking place throughout Edinburgh below or use the calendar to find events taking place on a specific month or date.
Events in Edinburgh
Craigmillar Book Festival
6th November 2019 - 16th November 2019
Edinburgh South
Craigmillar Book Festival returns from 6th – 16th November and aims to inspire everyone in Craigmillar to enjoy the pleasures and benefits of reading, writing and other literacy activities. Read more
Anthony Daniels Book Signing
22nd November 2019
Anthony Daniels is best known for playing the droid C-3PO in every Star Wars™ film and Waterstones Edinburgh is delighted to welcome him to sign copies of his new book on 22nd November. Read more
Damian Barr on ‘‘Maggie and Me’’
29th November 2019
Celebrated Scottish author Damian Barr discusses his much-loved memoir, "Maggie and Me", with journalist and presenter Stephen Jardine at the National Library of Scotland on Friday 29th November. Read more
The 2019 Surgeons’ Hall Library Lecture: An Evening with Ambrose Parry
4th December 2019
Join the unique, award winning, writing partnership Ambrose Parry and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for an evening discussing the medical history that inspired their historical novels! Read more
Events in East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
14th January 2019 - 15th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!
Events in Fife
The Constructed Worlds of Calum Colvin
21st November 2019
Join us at Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum on 21st November for a discussion of Tom Normand's 'The Constructed Worlds of Calum Colvin', published by Luath Press.
Events in Glasgow
Bounce and Rhyme
14th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
14th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
15th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
15th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Books at the Botanics
16th November 2019
Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!
Books at the Botanics
17th November 2019
Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!
Sunday Funday Pub-style Book Quiz!
17th November 2019
Calling all Book Nerds! Join Waterstones Sauchiehall Street for their popular pub-style book quiz held on selected Sundays throughout the year!
Bounce and Rhyme
18th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
How To Become A Comic Book Legend with Nigel Parkinson (Beano), Gary Erskine (Marvel & DC) and Tom Foster
18th November 2019
Get practical tips and advice to get into the comic book industry from Nigel Parkinson (Beano), Gary Erskine (Marvel & DC) and Tom Foster at this special event for Book Week Scotland!
Toddlers Tales
18th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
19th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
19th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
20th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
20th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
21st November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Silverburn A Year of Reading The World Book Club
21st November 2019
A Year of Reading The World Book Club meet every month in Silverburn to discuss books from around the world!
Toddlers Tales
21st November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
22nd November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
How To Become A Comic Book Legend with Frank Quitely
22nd November 2019
As part of Book Week Scotland, true comic book legend, Frank Quitely will be joining us for an exclusive event at The Prince's Trust for young people aged 16-30 years old!
Toddlers Tales
22nd November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
25th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
25th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Blash o God: Art & Poetry with Robert Campbell Henderson & Hugh McMillan
26th November 2019
The Glasgow Literary Lounge at Calton Bar will be hosting, Blash o God for their November monthly showcase.
Bounce and Rhyme
26th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
26th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
27th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
27th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
28th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Makar/Unmakar: Twelve Contemporary Poets in Scotland
28th November 2019
Join Calum Rodger & Tapsalteerie to celebrate the launch of 'Makar/Unmakar: Twelve Contemporary Poets in Scotland' – a new anthology showcasing the most vital poets writing in Scotland today!
Toddlers Tales
28th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
29th November 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
29th November 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
2nd December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
2nd December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
3rd December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
3rd December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
4th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
4th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
5th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
5th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
6th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
6th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
9th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
9th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
10th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
10th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
11th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
11th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
12th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
12th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
13th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
13th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Books at the Botanics
14th December 2019
Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!
Books at the Botanics
15th December 2019
Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!
Bounce and Rhyme
16th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
16th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
17th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
17th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
18th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
18th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
19th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Silverburn A Year of Reading The World Book Club
19th December 2019
A Year of Reading The World Book Club meet every month in Silverburn to discuss books from around the world!
Toddlers Tales
19th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Bounce and Rhyme
20th December 2019
Bounce and Rhyme are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children Two or under held weekly in several Glasgow Libraries!
Toddlers Tales
20th December 2019
Toddlers Tales are free and fun sessions for parents, carers and children aged 3-5 held weekly across several Glasgow Libraries!
Events in Lanarkshire
Scotland: Her Story - The Nation’s History by Women Who Lived It
20th November 2019
Author and journalist Rosemary Goring gives a unique perspective on national events and ordinary life as experienced by women at Rutherglen Library on November 20th.
Stuart Cosgrove - Books, Beer and Banter
20th November 2019
South Lanarkshire Libraries presents an evening with Stuart Cosgrove as he talks about his love of Northern Soul Music and the books he has written on the subject!
Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
14th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
15th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
16th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Shelter Book Signing
16th November 2019
To mark the reopening of Shelter in Paisley High Street, Tracy Patrick will be reading from her novel, Blushing is for Sinners instore on November 16th!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
18th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
19th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
20th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
21st November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
22nd November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
23rd November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
25th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
26th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
27th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
28th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
29th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
30th November 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
2nd December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
3rd December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
4th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
5th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
6th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
7th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
9th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
10th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
11th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
12th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
13th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
14th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
16th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
17th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
18th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
19th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
20th December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
21st December 2019
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
Paisley Comic Con
18th April 2020
Paisley Comic Con is an all ages event, full of fun activities and comic book dealers and attractions! Don't miss it when it returns on Saturday 18th April to the Lagoon Leisure Centre!
Events in Stirling and Falkirk
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Events in Other Areas
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