What a fantastic time we had on Monday, visiting @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social! 😃 The Edinburgh Bookshop have the most amazing selection in store - pop down over the festive period if you can! 📚 Ruth certainly enjoyed her visit - she made a new friend too! 💚

It was the night before the night before #Christmas , and all through the bookshop, not a creature was stirring, not even a deflated Grinch... #Noel #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres

Our inflatable Grinch is back on door duty! #Christmas #Noel #Grinch #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield #books #livres

Poem of the day … it made me smile!

Many are the biscuits devoured this day to keep us going! Huge thanks to everyone for all your wonderful support of our Indie bookshop. We're open again Sun, 11-5, Mon & Tue 10-6, & 9.30-4 on Christmas Eve. #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield

According to J. Carmichael Watson, the #Gaelic poet Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh (Mary MacLeod, c.1615–c.1707), was buried face-down at her own request: “She directed that she should be placed face downward in the grave – ‘beul nam breug a chur foidhpe’” (with her lying mouth down) #WyrdWednesday

#WhatWereReading : it's Joe's turn to choose (just!) three #books from 2025 that he loved! Is a River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social , The Sun Rising by Anna White lock, & The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor, by Bryan Talbot #livres #BestOfTheYear

#WhatWereReading : it's Fiona's turn to choose (just!) three #books from 2025 that she loved & would recommend! Big, Bad, Wolf Murder by P. G. Bell, We Are Definitely Human, by X Fang, & The Green Kingdom, by Cornelia Funke. #livres #BestOfTheYear

"Dunolly (n): an improvised umbrella" The dictionary of words for things that don't have their own words, The Meaning of Liff, by John Lloyd & the late, great Douglas Adams, has returned in a new edition from @panmacmillan.bsky.social Clever, funny; an ideal stocking filler gift. #books #livres

We feel the need, the need to read!!! It's Thursday, and Jack is enjoying himself reading for our regular Under Fives Storytime (every Thursday & Friday from 9.30). #Bruntsfield #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres

#WhatWereReading : Joe enjoyed the latest fiction in translation from Akoya, Spanish writer Marta Sanz's wonderfully titled My Clavicle & Other Massive Misalignments The author deals with middle age & bodily changes in a realistic, but often humorous manner many will recognise #books #livres

We're very much saddened to hear that we lost Sophie Kinsella, and far too early www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #books #livres

We have a handful of *signed* copies of Tailored Realities from @gollancz.bsky.social , the ideal gift for the Brandon Sanderson fan in your life! Get them before they're gone #books #livres #fantasy

✨Getting excited for new creative projects in 2026? Most of our courses are online already, including this Mokuhanga Weekend Course: https://f.mtr.cool/nqmdzllocf 14 & 15 February #mokuhanga  #japaneseprintmaking

Thank you all, the update than we can barely believe we get to make. To everyone who supported us through this last month, we couldn’t have even come close to this outcome without you all. Have a peaceful festive period, we’ll see you in the bookshop soon 🧡

Please note that today we are closing at 5pm, due to a (very) special work outing. Apologies for any inconvenience; we will be back to normal hours from tomorrow. #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres

Calling writers - my January short course is running from 5-16th Jan (£25). We’ll pack a lot into these sessions - a warm up, craft discussion (for editing practice), and three poems and prompts in 30 minutes. Join us to kick-start your writing in 2026! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marjories-...

Christmas Fayre – Tomorrow from 11am! Join us at the Visitor Centre for community celebration packed with festive cheer! Stalls & Gifts Fundraising Fun Festive Treats - home-baking, deluxe hot chocolate, mulled punch. Craft Activities • Wreath Making – £10 • Crafts for Adults & Children – £5

We had a visit from illustrator Victoria Sandoy, who has worked with the likes of Julia Donaldson. Here she is with our own master of brushes, Jack. #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

A little seasonal #romance reading?? @littlehux.bsky.social has you covered! We have signed copies of Make You Mine This Christmas (pub @hodderbooks.bsky.social ) just waiting to be picked! Make a hot date with a good book! #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

The Take Note choir (featuring our very own Olivia!), is singing outside the bookshop during the #Bruntsfield independent shops #Christmas night! #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #music #musique #ShopLocal

It wouldn't be the festive season in #Bruntsfield without a visit from @ianrankin1.bsky.social ! He walked here, he said it's good for his elf (yes, we went there, let the festive puns flow). Signed books & Rebus jigsaws await you! #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

Robert Louis Stevenson died #OTD, 3 December, in 1894, aged 44. He is buried on Mt Vaea, on the island of Upolu in Samoa 🇼🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📷 Thomas Andrew (1855–1939): Burial of Robert Louis Stevenson, 1894 / Le maliu o Tusitala i le tausaga 1894 🧵 💙📚 #C19th 1/6 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bu...

Stephanie has been replaced by an elf for the #Bruntsfield independent stores #Christmas late night shopping evening today! #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres

A sudden burst of winter sunlight through our front window, illuminating the House That Jack Painted. #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

Gosh, that makes me miss home. I grew up and live not far from this.

Of course, we are a little biased, but we think our bookshop looks cosier than a penguin in a thermal sleeping bag. A little literary oasis of words and light, in the long winter night. #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield

When the day-birds have settled in their creaking trees, the doors of the forest open for the flitting drift of deer among the bright croziers of new ferns and the legible stars… —Robin Robertson, “What the Horses See at Night” SAILING THE FOREST: Selected Poems www.panmacmillan.com/authors/robi...

📝 Free hot desks are back! We have facilities at our Rockvilla office for theatre workers looking for a warm, co-working space this December and January. Find out more & how to book your space: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/hot-d...

Do you have a movie lover or crime fiction lover you're looking for gift ideas for? Maxim Jakubowski has curated a collection inspired by the master of suspense, Hitchcock, with tales by Denise Mina, Ragnar Jonasson, Lee Child & more. Do *not* take it into the shower... #books #livres

Our very own Olivia and her #Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival chums made the list, woohoo!!! We're also delighted to see our chums at @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social back on the list too!

Tickets are now available for the annual conference of the Centre for Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow, to be held on 17 January 2026. The programme features contributions by IASSL members Pauline Mackay, Cleo O'Callaghan Yeoman, Paul Malgrati, Struan McCorriscken, and John Watson.

This team includes our own , fabulous Olivia!! Well done to all the #Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival!

Here's Jack at work, creating a new window painting for the bookshop #Bruntsfield #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres

Our world might not be the ‘Upside Down’, but sometimes it can feel like it with the barriers we face. There are some easy things you can do to help make the world a brighter place for people like us who are blind and partially sighted. ✨ Find out more: rnib.in/BeHelpful

Your occasional reminder that @bookshop.org is open for all of your Christmas book shopping needs. Every sale supports independent bookstores, the books arrive beautifully packaged, and they even have gift wrapping options. Buy some great books and stop paying for Jeff's botox uk.bookshop.org?next=t

It's Thursday and we feel the need, the need to read!!! Jack is having entirely too much fun reading for Under Fives Storytime this morning. #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres

Looking forward to this! I’ll be on a panel in the afternoon as well, so a proper chance to meet lovely creators! The event is organised by Women Who Write, based in Edinburgh 💙 @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social @charcopress.com @miketransreal.bsky.social

Now for some sports news... (this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)

#WhatWereReading : Fiona loved Salina Yoon's Penguin and Pinecone from @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social . It's an older book, but just such a warm, charming story of love & friendship we wanted to share it. #books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

William McIlvanney’s pitch-black noirs, featuring DI Laidlaw’s disturbing adventures in the Glasgow underworld, made Scotland into a world capital of #crimefiction @ianrankin1.bsky.social remembers the man who created Tartan Noir – via @crimereads.bsky.social 💙📚 5/9 crimereads.com/mcilvanney-a...

Our next Pips! is on Monday morning - are you a new parent trying to find a bit of time to think about art amongst the chaos of parenting? Join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/fruit...

"My dear, it is a magnificent moonlight night, with a wild, great west wind abroad, flapping above one like an immense banner..." #Edinburgh 's own Robert Louis Stevenson, the Nov 25th entry in Liz Ison's A Literary Letter For Every Day of the Year, pub @batsfordbooks.bsky.social #books #livres

Our #Christmas campaign with Craigmillar Literacy Trust is under way: we have a selection of gift tags with suggestions for books for children who rarely receive them, which you can buy as a donation for the Trust. #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres

Taken this day, 2024 - @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social in the first snow of the winter www.flickr.com/photos/woola... #Bruntsfield #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #snow #neige #photography #photographie

More festive decorations going up, although we fear Jack & Olivia are more tangled up than a hyperactive kitten in a knitting shop (we are trained professionals, do not try this at home) #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield #books #livres

Help our FAVORITE comics store keep the wolf from the door! Books with Pictures is a treasure; let’s show them how much *we* treasure all they offer us! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

@edinburghbookshop.bsky.social Thank you for lovely warm welcome on such a cold day. Hope you enjoy #ABadBadPlace

A quick walk around the new releases table: book browse while getting your daily steps in! #Bruntsfield #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres

Delightful visit from Karen Swan today, kindly dropping off an advance copy of her next book, Three Summers (coming February 2026). #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg