An ideal gift for the Python worshipper in your life: Seriously Silly - the Life of Terry Jones, by Robert Ross, published by @hodderbooks.bsky.social #books #livres

I’m proud to announce that DON’T TRUST FISH has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration out in the UK. Proud to be part of such a special book written by @unshavedmouse.bsky.social Congrats to all the nominees❤️ @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #carnegies2026

A lovely crowd at last night's @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social event with @devoney.bsky.social and @thezhm.bsky.social, celebrating all things Austen ahead of #JaneAusten's 250th birthday🥳 Wild for Austen and Courting Disaster are available now from all good bookshops and online📚

We're always delighted to see new books from our chum @lrlam.bsky.social hitting shelves. Shadowplay, the second Micah Grey novel, just arrived from @hodderbooks.bsky.social #books #livres #fantasy #romantasy

More new biographical releases this week: Paul McCartney & Wings, Anthony Hopkins, and two amazing, powerful, creative women, Margaret Atwood and Patti Smith. #books #livres #biography #biographie #music #musique

"Hush, Horatio. Did you not hear the Dark Lord's call? Go now and summon the others, for it is the time of The Reaping. Soon we shall be bathing in the blood of our enemies." "I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."

Pop into these Edinburgh bookshops this Thursday to meet @laridonwriter.bsky.social and @elisecillustration.com! Approx times: 9:30 @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social 10:00 Blackwell's South Bridge 10:30 Waterstones Edinburgh 11:00 @goldenharebooks.bsky.social 11:30 Ginger & Pickles

My wonderful illustrator Dotty Sutton spent today painting this amazing window art at the @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social and it just makes me so happy that a silly story idea I came up with has such talented people working on it and is now all over a shop window. Please go check it out if you can.

Yes, it's darker earlier, the weather is dreich, but how warm, cosy & inviting does our bookshop look after dark, especially with the new window paintings? We even added comfy Chrimbo cushions inside! 🎄🎅 #books #livres #Bruntsfield #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

A unique railway exhibition is coming soon to Currie Library! It will celebrate the history of the former branch line known as the Balerno Loop which was part of the Caledonian Railway. #Railway200

SO. GOOD. Did you want someone to adore you? With bowed head and moony eyes? You should have bought a dog then, Why are you so surprised?

#WhatWereReading : Joe adored the Grandville series by the great @bryan-talbot.bsky.social , eagerly awaiting this standalone prequel, which combines superb artwork & storytelling with layered references. Out now from @jonathancape.bsky.social #books #livres #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee

Halloween 🎃 #RoyalCat #CatEmperor #MeowQuotes #Caturday #kitten #pet #cat #cats #cozy #CatLife #Meow #catlover #CatsOfInstagram #CatsofBluesky #CatMom #CatHumor #blueskyねこ部#AIART

Happy Halloween!

#LunchtimeReading : new work by an old chum, the great @bryan-talbot.bsky.social . Have been looking forward to this Grandville prequel... #GraphicNovels #BabdeDessinee #Books #Livres #AmReading #Comics

We were super-excited to have a visit from the fabulous TJ Klune! We're big fans, especially our Olivia, who adored The House in the Cerulean Sea. Signed copies available while they last! #fantasy #books #livres

Ooh look! I get to visit some of my favourite #bookshops and #booksellers! And meet the #illustrator whose work I’ve been admiring through many many edits! (And sign lots of shiny books for readers too…) @elisecillustration.com #Edinburgh #CelticTales #signedbooks

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Join us at the next Black Bough #openmic -Wed 12th November, 7PM! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-boug... #openmic #spokenword #poetry

Eric Liddell community concert takes place tonight – symbolic donation ahead of the event Ahead of Thursday night's concert to mark the 45th anniversary of the Eric Liddell Community, the organisation has made a symbolic donation. The concert will be held in James Gillespie's High School at…

These are brilliant, welcoming open mic events for the #poetrycommunity hosted with warmth, wit and discerning by @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social Sign up below 👇

We feel the need, the need to read!! It's Thursday, we're almost awake, and it's time for Storytime!!! Under Fives Storytime is free, & takes place each Thursday & Friday from 9.30. #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #Bruntsfield

Did someone say SIGNED COPIES? We're taking @laridonwriter.bsky.social and @elisecillustration.com on a tour of some of Edinburgh's lovely bookshops! Pop in to meet the creators of #CelticFolkAndFairyTales and grab a signed copy! @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social @goldenharebooks.bsky.social

Delightful visit from Chloe Michelle Howarth, signing copies of her novels Sunburn and Heap Earth Upon It, published by Verve. #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

#CoverReveal : We're obviously always delighted to celebrate one of our (very!) local literary stars, Muriel Spark, and Hodder has James Bailey's Like a Cat Loves a Bird, "a spiky and delicious new literary biography", coming next April. #books #livres #MurielSpark #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

The clocks have gone back, the nights are longer, the monster under your bed is now wearing a warm sweater. Time for a good, spooky read by the fire, & ignore that tap-tap-tapping on the window... #books #livres #Horror #Horreur #Halloween

"Edinburgh Booshop" Jack created this mischievous wee ghost, cheekily rubbing out the "k" in "bookshop". #Halloween #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #livres #books

How do writers & agents collaborate to bring a book to readers? On this panel, our Festival Director will be in conversation with agent Robbie Guillory and authors Katalina Watt and Heather Palmer to discover their journey from manuscript to published book. www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...

ICYMI: The incredible Mary Portas joined @theothersambaker.bsky.social for a very special episode of The Shift, recorded live from Cheltenham Literature Festival as they speak all about Harvey Nicks, Ab Fab and how Mary's childhood shaped her 📚 Listen now👇

On October 11, the Eleanor Roosevelt Center hosted the Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards, co-presented by PEN America. We spoke to a few authors in attendance about the importance of defending the First Amendment and the freedom to read in America. #BannedBooks #FreeTheBooks

My brother is skull and skeleton now empty of mind behind the brow in ribs and pelvis empty space bone-naked without a face… —William Montgomerie, “Epitaph” For 2nd Officer James S. Montgomerie of the S.S. Carsbreck, torpedoed off Gibraltar, 24th October 1941 #poem #WW2 asls.org.uk/publications...

We were also delighted to have a visit from Shona MacLean, author of The Bookseller of Inverness, kindly bringing Marie an advance copy of her next book (due Feb 2026), The Cromarty Library Circle (pub @quercusbooks.bsky.social ) #books #livres

We had a visit from Caroline Young, who kindly signed copies of her new book Single & Psycho, published by the nice gang at @saraband-books.bsky.social #books #livres

Last chance to become a Friend of Thought Bubble for 2025! Friends of TB directly fund our outreach work, enabling us to work with schools, libraries and charities! As a thank you, you'll receive TB merch, PLUS, the top two tiers will receive this exclusive @tulalotay.bsky.social print.

#WhatWereReading : Joe found @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social 's Jesus Christ Kinski to be one of his most unusual but totally compelling novel reads of the year. Fancy, signed edition with spredges available now from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #books #livres

Delighted to have a visit from Manjeet Mann, signing copies of her new YA novel Roar (pub @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social ). Stephanie is a huge fan! #books #livres

It's the spooky season, & with @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social screening the 1925 silent version of Phantom of the Opera, & Del Toro's Frankenstein adaptation imminent, it's the perfect time to revisit the original, classic novels. #horror #film #books #livres #Halloween

Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall! Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.

Signed copies of @kathyburke.bsky.social 's A Mind if My Own are in stock now, grab them before they're gone! #books #livres

Push the Boat Out 2025 is here! You can browse our programme, download a brochure, and book now 📣 🛶🎫 This year’s festival sets sail from 20-23 November with a bold mix of poetry, performance, music and art in a sparkling celebration of words in all their forms. pushtheboatout.org/programme/

We have reached the point of the year where that great, old friend of booksellers and librarians everywhere, the cardigan, has made its first appearance of the season. Remain calm, this is perfectly normal.

Jack has worked his magic brushes to create this lovely window celebrating @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social 's wonderful Is A River Alive? (Pub @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social ), one of our own Joe's favourite #books of the year. #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield #nature

Double otaku goodness!!! Just ahead of Scotland Loves Anime at the nearby Cameo Cinema, comes 100 Years of Anime & Tokusatsu. Must-haves for lovers of Japanese pop-culture! #books #livres #Anime #Animation #film #Japan

"From sunrise the wind blows Always to sunset Going where the stars go My breath the wind This little boat my body Its ragged sail my soul Going where the stars go" So Far, So Good, the final, posthumously published #poems of the wonderful Ursula Le Guin. #books #livres #poetry

"many Bothans died to bring us this information..." #StarWars - the Blueprints, from @dkbooks.bsky.social , the perfect gift for the scruffy nerd herder in your life #books #livres #film

Our huge charity book raffle is back, with a chance to win a whole box of books! Funds raised will go to @msf.org , whose work is desperately needed by so many. #MSF #books #livres #charity #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

Shout out locally to @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social, @goldenharebooks.bsky.social, @portybooks.bsky.social, @lighthousebks.bsky.social and Topping & Co. All wonderful places.

Shine on, you crazy diamond...🎵 New #music books hitting the shelves, good potential pressie subjects (hint, hint!) #musique #books #livres

DO NOT MISS The Word for World: The Maps of @ursulakleguin.com, Architectural Association, Bedford Sq, London. It's truly beautiful. (I've never been involved w a project that's had massive banners before, it's v exciting). Spend time with the maps, inc my niche fave, The City Ansul from VOICES 💙

It's both a gorgeous, autumn day, and it's #BookshopDay !! 📚 A perfect time to go for a stroll, a book browse a d support your local Indie bookshop! #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #BooksAreMyBag