Waverley is Edinburgh’s main railway station, & it’s named after Walter Scott’s bestselling 1814 novel WAVERLEY; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. In 2014 the @edincityoflit.bsky.social celebrated the novel’s 200th anniversary in Waverley station #BookWormSat #C19th 💙📚 🚂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOBE...

Delighted to share the Future of Books and Reading paper, which combines research insights, professional expertise, and readers' voices to highlight the enjoyable, engaging, empowering and enriching effects of reading across the lifespan. Access here: blogs.ed.ac.uk/literacylab/

Do you want to help us celebrate literature in Edinburgh? We are recruiting 2-3 new Trustees to join our Board! Visit our website to find out more and download the Applicant Information Pack. Deadline for applications is Sunday 5th October. Please share widely! shorturl.at/yRcXW

WOMEN POETS WANTED For a new collection that "scans the breadth of lived experience across identities, cultures & generations reflecting the richness of women’s experiences today." Deadline: 12 Oct 25. For details/how to submit visit the RSF website: www.rebeccaswiftfoundation.org/anthology-of...

Lovers of books, cruisers of shelves, sniffers of hardbacks, my books tv show is back on telly tonight. Join me John Niven, Desiree Burch and Hallie Rubenhold on the Big Scottish Book Club. 1030pm. A joyful bastion of civilised chat. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...