It’s Pride Month, so what better time to celebrate the upcoming release of the final volume of Heartstopper by @aliceoseman.bsky.social 🤩 With a couple of weeks to go, there’s still time to catch up on the first 5 volumes of this heartwarming and beautifully illustrated series. #booksky #pride

Next up for our thriving Horror Book Group is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter 🦬 by @stephengrahamjones.com A historical revenge story set amidst the violence of colonial America, where supernatural creatures are not the only monsters 🩸 All welcome! #booksky #horror #fiction #vampire #history #bookgroup

We’ve surprised ourselves with our organisation skills 😜 and planned out the Saturday book group dates up to and including September! All welcome as always, books for July onwards TBD after the previous event 📚 #booksky #horror #sci-fi #fantasy #fiction #inverness #scotland #free #event

We had a great discussion last month and it’s nearly that time again! 😱 Our horror book group meets again on Saturday May 23rd at 2pm to discuss the compelling, bloody and haunted ‘Bat Eater’ by Kylie Lee Baker. All welcome! #booksky #bookgroup #reading #event #inverness #scotland #horror #fiction

Our monthly sci-fi/fantasy book group is back on Saturday, discussing the dark and mysterious Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, author of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. 2pm, all welcome so do drop in and join the chat 💬 😄 #booksky #fantasy #scifi #events #inverness #free #bookgroup

Today - 28th April - is Terry Pratchett day. Terry was an author with extraordinary wisdom and wit, whose stories continue to touch and inspire ✨ ‘No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away…’ Reaper Man #terrypratchettday #booksky

Local author Barbara Henderson has a new book - Enter Eddie Shakespeare - published 30/4/26 #shakespeare #booksky #inverness #adventure #fiction

A quote about friendship to start the week. Happy Monday Bluesky! #booksky #quote #friendship #loyalty #inspiration

Our Horror Book Group is meeting this Saturday to discuss the gloriously gothic What Moves the Dead by @tkingfisher.com It’s a friendly group, open to all so why not pop in and join us? 😁 🍄 🐇 🏰 #horror #bluesky #gothic #book #group #club #fungi #poe #reimagining

Looking for your next cosy crime book? Then look no further than Waterstones Thriller of the Month for April - Murder at Gulls Nest, the fabulous new cosy period mystery from bestseller Jess Kidd 🏖️ 🪺 ☠️ #booksky #cosy #crime #thriller #period #novel #waterstones #seaside

Our popular Sci-Fi book group is next on Saturday 18th April at 2pm, discussing The Bone Season by @samanthashannon.bsky.social All welcome 😁 #booksky #scifi #fantasy #reading #event #inverness #scotland

It’s finally here 😱 - our Horror Book Group is meeting for the first time on Saturday 28th March to discuss the delightfully disturbing Horror Movie by @paultremblay.bsky.social Join us in store at 2pm for booky horror goodness! #horror #scotland #inverness #booksky #bookgroup #free #event

Popular in store this month - with booksellers and customers alike - is Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month, The Midnight King by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social If you like dark, daring and gripping thrillers then this will hit the spot! #booksky #thriller #crime #scottish #new

Happy New Year Bluesky! We have a terrific selection for January’s Books of the Month, perfect reading for a cosy evening - so why not learn something new 💡 get lost in a fantasy 🏰 thrilled by a mystery 🔪 or be moved by a great novel 📚 #booksky #new #crime #fantasy #history #selfhelp #newyearreset

If you prefer winter adventuring to mince pies and Christmas reruns then we’ve got you covered with a great selection of books for planning that next expedition, whether local or further afield 🏔️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #mountains #munros #scotland #adventure #climbing #hiking #walking #travel #booksky

It’s that time again! Last 2nd Class UK postage date for cards is the 17th December & much earlier for international post so it’s time to dust off the address book and get to sending! ✉️ 🎄 #christmas #cards #post #scotland #gaelic #scots

Happy Halloween! 🎃 or Latha Oidhche Shamhna sona dhuibh! In the spirit of the season why not show us your pumpkins (or neeps if you don’t value your fingertips!)? We’re sure they have great Poe-tential (sorry! 🤦‍♀️) #halloween #pumpkin #decoration #edgarallenpoe #horror #booksky #scotland #gàidhlig

It’s here! The greatly anticipated third volume of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust: The Rose Field. We have a stunning, exclusive slipcase edition and a hardback edition with exclusive foiled details. What are you waiting for?! #booksky #pullman #bookofdust #trilogy #fantasy #northernlights

We’re at the beginning of spooky season 👻 so here’s a recommendation for an outstanding & creepily gothic ghost story set in Scotland. Beloved by our booksellers, Hawthorn by Elaine Thomson is the perfect read for the season 🎃 📖 #hawthorn #bluesky #halloween #gothic #supernatural #ghost #scotland

What could be better than picking up a copy of the newest instalment of the Thursday Murder Club, ‘The Impossible Fortune’ by @richardosman1.bsky.social ? Getting the Waterstones edition with exclusive endpapers, foxy sprayed edge and bonus scene! #booksky #crime #fiction #thriller #gift

Are you excited for the upcoming release of Jamie Smart’s new Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business!? We are too 😁 so join us on Sat 11th Oct at 11am & 2pm where you can get your hands on a copy and also play Jamie Smart’s awesome Hero Slam game 🌳 ⚔️🔥💪 #booksky #inverness #scotland #game

As the nights draw in a puzzle is a great way spend an evening. We highly recommend this 500pc Glow in the Dark Haunted House puzzle by Michael Storrings. Here’s a pic of one completed by one of our booksellers. It’s spookily fun! 🎃 👻 #halloween #glowinthedark #puzzle #jigsaw #gift #booksky

Troll! Goblin! Warg! No, we’re not insulting anyone, we’re just playing the new Hobbit/LOTR themed Dobble card game. Full of characters and items from the books, it combines the usual Dobble fun with the opportunity to yell ‘Nazgül’! #hobbit #lordoftherings #lotr #dobble #game #booksky #gift

Katherine Rundell’s much awaited sequel to the phenomenally successful Impossible Creatures is here! Christopher returns to the magical world of the Archipelago where adventure and, of course, fantastical creatures await! #booksky #impossiblecreatures #adventure #newrelease #kids #books #adventure

‘Since the inception of mainstream art history Blackness has been distinctly ignored’. Art historian Alayo Akinkugbe addresses this in her debut, exploring the presentation of Black figures in Western art, museums & in feminist art. #booksky #art #history #reframing #blackness #education #hardback

Nessie Hunters! 👀 If you’re looking for a reliable sighting then Waterstones Inverness can help 😁 Check out our awesome new bookshelves and seating! #nessie #lochness #monster #cryptid #niseag #scotland #loch #booksky #woodwork #kids #books #inverness

What has wings, sharp teeth and is irresistible to children? Yep, it’s dragons 🐉 and we’re super-excited to stock the new @cressidacowell.bsky.social How to Train Your Dragon School book- first in a new series for developing readers. Limited signed copies available 🤩 #dragons #hiccup #kids #booksky

Queer bookseller recs! 🏳️‍🌈 These are just a small selection of LGBTQ+ fiction that our booksellers love from a range of different genres, from classics, fantasy, Scottish fiction, manga and new releases! ✨

The North Coast 500 is Scotland’s ultimate road-trip with unforgettable scenery, white sandy beaches and many hidden gems. Make sure you don’t miss anything with one of our maps and guides 🏔️ 🏖️ #scotland #travel #roadtrip #nc500 #guide #map #adventure #tourism #booksky

We love a sprayed edge here at Waterstones Inverness 📚 😍 These are a few from our current hardback YA section. Can you guess any of the titles? (Answers below 😁) #booksky #YA #teen #hardback #sprayed #special #edition #scotland

Introducing our phenomenal shortlist for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025! These globetrotting books take us from NYC and London to the depths of the Provencal countryside and rural Ireland, via a Swedish cabin and a holy Indian river. #Waterstones #WDFP #WaterstonesDebutFictionPrize

Can you Brie-lieve how adorable these new Jellycats are? They’re so cute we Camembert it 😍 Sorry to be cheesy 🧀 but we think they’re just peachy 🍑 😜 (Pretend you haven’t noticed that we can’t think up a mozzarella pun 😂) #jellycat #plushies #cheese #peach #bookshop #booksky #scotland #pun #dadjoke

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Scotland has an ancient and turbulent history, with evidence of human occupation dating back to the Palaeolithic era. If you’d like to know more then come check out our extensive Scottish History section 📚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #scottish #history #booksky #culloden #highlands #islands #jacobites #clearances #picts

Do you love kittens? 🐱 Board games? 🎲 Explosions? 💥 How about all 3? If so, then come to our free drop-in session to try out the new Exploding Kittens Board Game! Saturday 5th July at 2pm in store 🔥 #explodingkittens #boardgame #event #free #game #inverness #booksky #scotland

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈😊 Highland Pride is tomorrow (7th June) with the parade starting from Falcon Square at 1pm - full details are at highlandpride.org Pop in and say hi if you’re passing by 😁 🙌 #pride #pride2025 #highlandpride #scotland #parade #inverness #booksky

Ceud mìle fàilte! A bheil Gàidhlig agaibh?/A hundred thousand welcomes! Do you have Gaelic? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Or would you like to? We have plenty of resources to help you get started, or learn a few phrases alongside your pet 🐈 🐕😁 #gàidhlig #scottish #gaelic #language #learning #scotland #booksky #pet #dog #cat

Horror fans! Have you got your hands on Horror Movie by @paultremblay.bsky.social yet? Now out in paperback, it’s unsettling, unique and utterly fantastic 🤩 Bookseller Catherine’s top pick from last year’s horror hardbacks 😁 📖 #horror #booksky #movie #fiction #book #recommendation

We have our regular, free, drop-in games event and Fantasy Book group upcoming, so drop by and bring a friend or two - we’d love to see you! #event #booksky #inverness #scottish #highlands #games #boardgames #fantasy #bookgroup #free #local

If you don’t yet have a copy of the incandescent Muckle Flugga by @michaelpedersen.bsky.social then haste ye to a bookshop! Haunting, melodic, and bewitching, prepare to fall in love with the island and the characters 😍 #muckleflugga #scottish #island #booksky #fiction #love #tragedy #change

Are these mergansers rushing off to check out the latest offers in store? Probably not but, after you’ve swung by, take a stroll down to the River Ness where this adorable family were spotted today. Yes, the photo is bad but the cuteness is real! 😻 #ducklings #wildlife #photography #scotland #ness

For existing poetry fans, but also for anyone who’s ever felt that poetry isn’t for them, do give Poyums by @lenniesaurus.bsky.social a try. Bold, honest, often funny, and deeply relatable, this is a bookseller and customer favourite! #poetry #funny #feminist #booksky #scottish #scots #fierce

The forecast for the week is showery but not to worry as we sell duck umbrellas ☔️ Not umbrellas for ducks 🦆 (which admittedly would be cute!) but colourful brollies with duck-head handles for people who want to stay dry in style 😎 #rain #umbrella #duck #wooden #scotland #colourful #accessories

Midnight and Blue, the thrilling 25th instalment of the bestselling Inspector Rebus series by @ianrankin1.bsky.social is out now in paperback, and this time Rebus himself is behind bars! #booksky #crime #thriller #fiction #ianrankin #scottish #edinburgh #rebus #bestseller

It’s out today! Holly Gibney returns to face a deranged serial killer and misogynistic stalker in Never Flinch by @stephenking.bsky.social Thrilling and fun with returning fan favourites and a host of new characters, Never Flinch will have you reading till the wee hours! #booksky #horror #thriller

You may have seen the new AppleTV show Murderbot being advertised. It’s based on the phenomenal series by @marthawells.com which is highly recommended by our booksellers - not to be missed! #Murderbot #booksky #apple #appletv #book #bookseller #scifi #fantasy #fiction #robot #droid #space #comedy

After a long spell of sunshine, it’s a rainy one today in Inverness but Donut Squad by @neillcameron.bsky.social is cheering us up with hilarious donut characters and bright illustrations. We also have awesome pin badges 🤩 (1/2) #donuts #booksky #kidsbooks #funny #donutsquad #waterstones #comics

In the UK Father’s Day is June 15th this year. If you’re in need of a card to stay in Dad’s good books 😜 we have a great selection of thoughtful, cute, and funny cards ✉️ #fathersday #gift #booksky #waterstones #funny #cute #present #celebration #scottish #tartan #starwars

Clown in a Cornfield is out at UK cinemas very soon so read the debut YA book by @adamcesare.bsky.social before you see the movie! It’s a Bram Stoker Award winner with a creepy clown 🤡 teen-angst 👿 and a shocking plot 😱 Enjoy! #booksky #horror #clown #ya #movie #inverness #scotland #teen #slasher

It’s another beautiful day in the Highlands, perfect for sitting on the beach with a cold drink and a good book! Or you can create that beach vibe at home with a summery Jellycat 😁 🏝️ #jellycat #plushie #summer #softtoy #collectable #sandcastle #booksky #parrot #inverness #highland #scotland