Are you passionate about Japanese but find it difficult to enjoy the learning process? Then join our Japanese Book Club, led by Edinburgh-based native tutor Hitomi Kobayashi-Prior!
READ MOREMany authors have been inspired to pick up their pen to write about the Palace of Holyroodhouse. These sessions will explore these literary works followed by a hearty discussion!
READ MOREDelve into the Museum of Childhood’s book collection and explore the links between wellbeing and nature introduced to us through books from an early age.
READ MOREWaterstones Edinburgh West End is thrilled to welcome bestselling author Kate Foster on 28th May, to celebrate the publication of her masterfully gripping new novel, The Mourning Necklace!
READ MOREMeet French writer Anne Delaflotte Mehdevi when she comes to the Institut français d'Ecosse on Tuesday 3rd June.
READ MOREJoin us at The Georgian House this Pride Month as we celebrate the opening of Below Stairs Books, our new secondhand bookshop, with a special Queer Book Fair on Friday 6th June!
READ MOREJoin award-winning author of New York Times bestselling breakout novel (and hit Netflix show) Behind Her Eyes, Sarah Pinborough at Waterstones Edinburgh West End on 10th June!
READ MOREWaterstones Edinburgh West End is delighted to be welcoming international bestselling crime and thriller author, Linwood Barclay, to the shop on Thursday 18th June!
READ MORETIM KEY embarks on a low-grade book tour to celebrate the publication of his latest anthology of poems: L.A. Baby! Catch him at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Tuesday 17th June!
READ MOREJoin Chiara Valerio at Topping & Company Booksellers on 19th June to celebrate the English language publication of her bestselling novel 'The Little I Knew'.
READ MOREJoin us at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Saturday 21st June for a special midsummer night to celebrate David Campbell - an outstanding figure in Scottish and international storytelling.
READ MOREJoin bestselling author, Anna James on Sunday 29th June at 2pm, as we celebrate the publication of her enchanting reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice With a Why.
READ MOREJoin The Portobello Bookshop in welcoming V.E. Schwab to the Traverse Theatre to celebrate the launch of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.
READ MOREDon't miss this chance to hear William Dalrymple tell the story of how India became the great intellectual and philosophical superpower of ancient Asia.
READ MOREFringe by the Sea, a 10-day multi arts festival in North Berwick, is back for 2025 from 1st-10th August.
READ MOREThe 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival returns from Saturday 9th to Sunday 24th August.
READ MOREIn this lively and revealing discussion on 13th August, let us dissect how accurately professions are portrayed in romance and erotica .
READ MOREMeet multi-award-winning French writer Laurent Binet at the Institut francais d'Ecosse on 19th August for a talk on his books!
READ MOREThe Portobello Bookshop team are hosting an event with Ocean Vuong at the Assembly Rooms on Monday 8th September, for an evening of conversation about his second novel.
READ MOREJoin us for an evening of readings and conversation with Jean-Yves Laurichesse at the Institut francais d'Ecosse on Tuesday 14th October!
READ MOREJoin Professor Alice Roberts as she takes us on an investigative journey to establish who spread Christianity, how and why; the story of the fall of an Empire – and the rise of another!
READ MOREWaterstones Newton Mearns are thrilled to be joined by Liam McIlvanney on Tuesday 15th July in The Primavera Bistro to celebrate the release of his newest book, The Good Father.
READ MOREFree, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!
READ MOREWaterstones Newton Mearns presents a Q&A event with internationally bestselling author A.F. Steadman to celebrate the release of the fifth and final book in the blockbuster Skandar series!
READ MOREJoin illustrator and plaything maker, Cara Rooney, for a themed creative session inspired by her book, A Little World of Ants, as part of the Great Big Green Week Celebrations at The Mitchell Library!
READ MOREJoin Professor Alice Roberts as she takes us on an investigative journey to establish who spread Christianity, how and why; the story of the fall of an Empire – and the rise of another!
READ MOREWith fans ranging from Emma Watson, Pink and Benjamin Zephaniah, Ted Hughes Award winner Hollie McNish is a poet whose readings are not to be missed!
READ MORELeadhills Miners Library is the oldest subscription library in the British Isles and is now a museum of literature and village life, open weekends May to September!
READ MOREJoin J.L Givens at Paisley Central Library for the launch of The Witch & the Snitch, an illustrated book based on the Paisley Witch Trials!
READ MOREFree, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
READ MOREThe Film & Comic Con Glasgow returns to Braehead Arena on the weekend of the 16th & 17th August bringing you the best in autograph sessions, photo shoots and panels with your favourite celebrities!
READ MOREJoin award winning author Liam McIlvanney, who will be discussing his brand new thriller, The Good Father, in conversation with fellow crime writer Craig Robert!
READ MOREJoin the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum this November as they welcome a selection of authors in this celebration of Scottish literature!
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