Books Events in Edinburgh in December 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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Palace Page Turners
Many 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!
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Dear Library
To mark our 100th birthday, the National Library of Scotland presents a special exhibition, 'Dear Library'.
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German Rhyme Time for Under 5s
You are warmly invited to join us at the German Church for our Rhyme Time for Under 5s, once a month during term time!
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Pop-Up Children’s Bookshop
Spyglass Books, a bookshop for children's and illustrated books, will open at a permanent location in 2026, but in the meantime we are running a pop-up at Curioso from 8th to 11th December.
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The Cookbook Shop Festive Pop-up
The Cookbook Shop is a new, independent culinary bookshop coming to Edinburgh in 2026. Before we open, we'd like to welcome you to our festive pop-up event at Curioso on Leith Walk.
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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 Festive Bookbug Sessions
Join East Renfrewshire Libraries teams for special one-off Festive Bookbug sessions and jingle all the way with Christmas songs, rhymes and stories!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Utopia
Utopia is a book, exhibition and workshop programme that explores our never-ending quest for a perfect life in the towns and cities where we live and work.
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Glasgow Mitchell Library Classics Book Group
Glasgow Mitchell Library Classics Book Group runs on the first Thursday of each month with the library kindly providing books for all members, so there is no cost involved!
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Book Signing: Julie and Greg - Jules and Greg’s Wild Swim
Waterstones Glasgow Fort are delighted to welcome Greg Hemphill and Julie Wilson Nimmo in to the store to sign their new book - Jules and Greg's Wild Swim!
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Books at the Botanics
Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!
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Books Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Meet Julie Nimmo and Greg Hemphill
Waterstones Braehead are delighted to welcome Greg Hemphill and Julie Wilson Nimmo in to the store to sign their new book - Jules and Greg's Wild Swim!
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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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