Books Events in Edinburgh in May 2025
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Events in Edinburgh
Discover the Joy of Reading in Japanese – Join Our Book Club!
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!
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Nurture Through Nature with Children’s Books
Delve 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.
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Edinburgh Tradfest: Scotland’s Ancient Goddess: Hidden in Plain Sight
In his new book Scotland’s Sacred Goddess: Hidden in Plain Sight, Stuart McHardy explores the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scottish people.
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Walk Like A Girl - Book Launch
Sparsile Books invites you to the Book Launch of 'Walk Like a Girl', based on a true story by Claudia Esnouf, at The Stevenson House on 7th May.
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Meet John Connolly
Join bestselling crime author, John Connolly on 16th May, where he will be signing copies of the highly anticipated, twenty-second installment in his Charlie Parker series, The Children of Eve!
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Benji Waterhouse: You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here - Book Tour 2025
NHS psychiatrist, award-winning comedian, and Sunday Times best-selling author Benji Waterhouse — is going on his first book tour and brings it to the Traverse Theatre on Saturday 17th May!
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An Evening with Kate Foster
Waterstones 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!
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Books Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!
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Books Events in Glasgow
Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Book Launch - Swift Blaze of Fire: The Life Story of Bob Hilliard
Lin Rose Clark will launch her book Swift Blaze of Fire: The Life Story of Bob Hilliard at Lynch's Bar on Friday 2nd May.
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Bookface Sip & Swap with Kate Foster
Enjoy coffee, croissants and fizz, swap books, and chat with Kate Foster at Bookface Sip & Swap on Saturday 31st May!
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The Witches of Scotland in conversation with author C.J. Cooke
Join The Witches of Scotland Podcast hosts Dr Zoe Venditozzi and Dr Claire Mitchell for a discussion and talk based on their new book How to Kill a Witch at Provan Hall!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Leadhills Miners Library
Leadhills 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!
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In Livingstone’s Footsteps: A Discussion with the Author, Ben de Ponti
Join author of In Livingstone's Footsteps: Through The Heart Of Malawi, Ben de Ponti for this special talk and Q&A at David Livingstone Birthplace on Wednesday 14th May.
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
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Paisley Comic Con
BGCP returns to the Lagoon Leisure Centre on Saturday 3rd May with the 2025 edition of Paisley Comic Con!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Evening with Makar and Friends
Join Stirling Makar Kevin P. Gilday and guests for a very lively evening of spoken word performance and conversation at Stirling University Library on 15th May!
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Boswell Book Festival
Boswell Book Festival, the world's only festival of biography and memoir, comes to Dumfries House for 2025 between the 9th and 11th May!
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