Local author 🚨 klaxon 🚨 @lyndseycroal.bsky.social 's In This City Where it Rains has just arrived from @lunapress.bsky.social . We had a terrific launch last spring for Lyndsey's short story collection. #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

A delight to have the fabbity-fab illustrator Ross Collins back, creating a new window to celebrate his & Julian Gough's When Tad Kicked Vlad (pub @faberbooks.bsky.social ), which made all of us giggle. #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

Discover books as art - walking, making, thinking in pages - in a recent blog post and in a wonderful exhibition of #ArtistsBooks from the collections of the #ArtAndDesignLibrary. The exhibition is on show Edinburgh Central Library until 28 February - don't miss it! zurl.co/XdjsM

We've made a shelf just for classic #ScienceFiction , here are three Joe really loves: The Illustrated Man, gateway short story collection into Bradbury I Am Legend, Matheson captures Cold War paranoia. Wasp, a delightful, slightly anarchic adventure romp, beloved by Pratchett #books #livres

The perfect companion to the #SixNations rugger! #books #livres #rugby #MrMen #LittleMiss

A sad farewell to Jack's lovely Jane Austen anniversary window, which makes our Regency lady Stephanie sad (new window painting coming soon!) #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #JaneAusten

#Edinburgh peeps, please join us for an evening of the ancient Japanese art of #Kintsugi, with Dr Halle O'Neal, on Tuesday 24th February (kits will be supplied) www.tickettailor.com/events/theed... #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield

"Over the sea to Skye..." Coinneach Maclean's An T-Eilean, Skye - Places & People, explores this beautiful Scottish island's history, landscape and culture. #Scotland #Ecosse #books #livres #Skye

When Tad Kicked Vlad: we're chortling at this kick that goes around the world, from Julian Gough & Ross Collins (pub @faberbooks.bsky.social ) Warning: also contains farts! #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

We feel the need, the need to read!!! 📚📖 Under Fives Storytime is free, and takes place every Thursday & Friday from 9.30 #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse #Edinburgh #Edinbourg #Bruntsfield

It may not look like it out there, but we've just seen one of our first, annual signs that spring is coming: the Scottish Gardens Open For Charity guide is out!!! #Books #livres #Scotland #Ecosse #Spring #printemps

Another upcoming author event 🚨 klaxon 🚨 ! On Thursday 26th February, we have a creative writing workshop with One Came Back author, Rose McDonagh. Details on the website www.tickettailor.com/events/theed... #books #livres #writing #ecriture #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

Thir a #Scots sang wirkshoap oan in Embra oan Setturday, 8th Mairch, at the @scotstorycentre.bsky.social, as pairt o the North Atlantic sang convention. www.northatlanticsong.com/home

Over on the blog, we highlight our latest addition to Our Town Stories - a digital trail all about the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots and her connections to Edinburgh zurl.co/DcIAg

It's cold, it's wet. But inside it's cosy and we have started a new jigsaw of the week (Charles Darwin's Beagle voyages). Why not sit down, warm up, relax, & try & add a few more pieces? #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield

Another upcoming author event alert 🚨 klaxon🚨 Join us on Thursday 19th February, to hear Sarah Moss & Gavin Francis discuss their latest books, My Good Bright Wolf, & The Fragile Mind. www.tickettailor.com/events/theed... #books #Livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

#WhatWereReading : Joe found @scalzi.com 's When the Moon Hits Your Eyes, where, in an almost Wallace & Gromit move, the Moon literally becomes cheese, to be a total delight! Out now in paperback from @torbooksuk.bsky.social #books #livres

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

First view in the wild! 'The Wonder of Life on Earth' is out on Thursday, but it's already in the proudly indie @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social - Spotted by @stevebrusatte.bsky.social

Edinburgh! Come along to the @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social this Wednesday to hear Jess Robinson tell me all about her new book Life is Rosi, which chronicles her grandmother's escape from the Holocaust through her fascinating diaries www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/lif...

Hi folks! One week today we'll be at #WolvesLitFest publishers' fair, with copies of all our books. It's free, it's in Wolverhampton Art Gallery, and we're always up for a natter! 😊

We have signed copies of Vigil, by Booker winning author George Saunders, just arrived from @bloomsburyuk.bsky.social #books #livres

New Year New Look for LTEB! Our 1st episode of 2026 is RHUBARB all the way as we discuss gorgeous rhubarb tinged texts by Jennifer Moxley and Annie Johnson. Links to listen in bio, but available wherever you listen to your podcasts 🎧🍽️✌🏻📚 …& what’s your favourite rhubarby dish?

It's miserably dreich outside, but inside it's cosy & we've started a new Jigsaw of the week (Angela Harding's gorgeous Marsh Owl artwork!). Come in, warm up, relax with a few puzzle pieces. #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #jigsaw #Bruntsfield

Upcoming events 🚨 klaxon 🚨 Jess Robinson will be talking about her own life & her grandmother's with Life is Rosi (pub @harpercollins.bsky.social ) on Wednesday 4th February www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/lif... #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield

We have opened this year's McIlvanney Prize and Debut Prize (Sponsored by @glencairnglass.bsky.social) for submissions. Have you got what it takes to follow in the footsteps of last year's winners? Enter here: forms.gle/wiCsj82TZbex...

A recent cartoon for @theguardian.com

With a whole raft of film adaptations at the moment, and more coming, it's the perfect time to read the original words, from the emotion of Hamnet to the epic of Odysseus. #books #livres #film

Books are amazing. This novel was published back in 1995 but reading it TODAY, it's hasn't dated at all.

"I am afraid to own a Body - I am afraid to own a Soul - Profound - precarious Property - Possession, not optional -" A gorgeous, wee hardback edition of Emily Dickinson in Gemini's Women in Poetry series. #books #livres #poetry #EmilyDickinson

We feel the need, the need to read!!! Forget the grey skies outside! We have Oh No, George & there may be sharks in parks... Under Fives Storytime is free, every Thurs & Fri at 9.30 #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #Bruntsfield #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

Cracking episode - @lyndseycroal.bsky.social is a powerhouse of short fiction (with some equally 🔥 novels waiting in the wings). Great interview.

The jigsaw on our puzzle table is slowly taking shape! Feel free to drop by and relax by having a go at a few pieces. #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield

#BlueMonday was definitely blue but nobody told us about #DarkRainyStormyWindyWednesday.

Joe loved Isabel Greenberg's One Hundred Nights of Hero, a very female-centric reworking of Scheherazade. With a #film adaptation imminent, @vintagebooks.bsky.social has a new edition of this compelling graphic novel. #books #livres #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee

"I believe I can fly..." The Scottish National Portrait Gallery has a remarkable exhibition of Alfred Buckham's pioneering early aerial photography, including many over 1920s #Edinburgh , & this fascinating book accompanies it #books #livres #Edimbourg #photography #photographie

Kids in Museums have a great series of free online events coming up across January, February and March! Find out more on our website: buff.ly/MTn0MmY 📸 The Tall Ship Glenlee | c. Martin Shields

Joe is giggling in delight at @jonlock.com & Nich Angell's Tiny Hercules - the world's tiniest, mightiest hero! Just arrived from @panmacmillan.bsky.social , & perfect for our younger graphic novel readers! #books #livres #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

Our #jigsaw table is back!!! We're doing the Poirot puzzle, feel free to drop by, have a seat & try to fit some pieces. #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield

Ninety years ago #OnThisDay, our wonderful #ArtAndDesignLibrary opened! We've put together a Then and Now picture on Our Town Stories to mark the occasion - zurl.co/wjx4p#OnThisDay#ArtAndDesignLibraryook out for a special display all about the Art Library coming soon to the Central Library staircase cabinets...

#WhatWereReading : Joe decided to revisit The Odyssey, ahead of this year's Christopher Nolan film adaptation, thoroughly enjoying @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social 's excellent translation & interpretation from @nortonliterature.bsky.social Come sail the wine dark seas... #books #livres

Outside: grey, damp, cold, dreich. Inside: cosy, warm, and full of books, just waiting to be browsed! We're here all weekend, #Edinburgh , open till 6 today, 11-5 on Sunday. #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield #books #livres

Jennette McCurdy, who penned the bestselling biography I'm Glad My Mom Died ( @simonandschuster.bsky.social ), returns with a work of fiction: Half His Age ( @4thestatebooks.bsky.social ). Signed copies available, while they last! #books #livres

From Scotland With Love: Fred Bridgland recounts the story of the Scots who risked their lives to bring desperately needed aid to war-torn Bosnia in the 90s. A reminder that, even in the worst of times, there are always good people, trying to help. #books #livres

We're doing a talk at Oxgangs Library Tuesday 20th Jan, 6.45pm to 7.45pm. Pop in if you're around! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bam-produc...

Job Opportunity! We're looking for a Graduate Trainee Librarian #libraryjob www.trin.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

🕯️An after-hours literary evening at Strawberry Hill House 121🏰 Join @essiefox.bsky.social in celebrating #Catherine: A Retelling of Wuthering Heights✨ 📍Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham 🗓️Friday 27th February 2026 🕯️Arrival from 6pm | Talk & Q&A 7pm 👉Book now: strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/essie-fox/

“I have a harmonium and it’s going to explode in two minutes” Ivor Cutler (1923–2006) – poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist, humorist – was born #OTD, 15 Jan In 2013, to mark what would have been his 90th birthday, BBC Radio 4 celebrated his life & career: 1/7 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Space Loop by @javidecastro.bsky.social is a fab, new Sci-fi graphic novel for younger readers, with a neat trick: when you finish, flip the book upside down,read it back to front! Out now from @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee

Writers Assemble! Free to enter short story competition with fab prize. Worth a go even if crime isn’t your usual genre whiskyglass.com/crime-short-...