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Lighthouse Bookshop

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop is an award-winning activist, queer, feminist, antiracist community bookshop in Edinburgh!

Lighthouse Bookshop

About Lighthouse Bookshop

43-45 West Nicolson Street Edinburgh Scotland , Edinburgh South EH8 9DB
01316629112
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An independent general bookshop in Edinburgh – left leaning and politically engaged, a shelter for bibliophiles, an oasis for curious minds and a platform for open discourse.

Home to all sorts of books, from politics, history, fiction and travel writing to Children’s books, tattoo art and cookery.

Upcoming Events at Lighthouse Bookshop

Launching Queer Georgians at The Georgian House

16th September 2025

Lighthouse Bookshop is bringing a sumptuous slice of queer history to life this September as they launch Anthony Delany's Queer Georgians at Edinburgh's Georgian House on 16th September!

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