There are still some tickets available for our Liam McIlvanney & Neil Broadfoot event on 4th July - only £6 and they’re selling fast! Liam will be discussing his new novel, The Good Father, and you’ll be able to buy copies on the night. www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Gla...

We’re very excited to be hosting a book event with crime writers @liammcilvanney.bsky.social and @nlbro.bsky.social at Helensburgh Community Hub on Friday 4th July. Liam will be telling us all about his latest novel The Good Father. Get your tickets here www.skiddle.com/whats-on/eve...

Hands up if you’re coming to see Liam and Neil in Helensburgh! Tickets are selling fast so get yours before it’s too late www.skiddle.com/whats-on/eve...

Helensburghers! Neil Broadfoot and I will be chatting all things crime fiction at the Community Hub on the 4th of July. Sure, what else would you be doing…?😉📚

🚨Pop-up event announcement! We’re delighted to announce that crime writers @liammcilvanney.bsky.social and @nlbro.bsky.social will be joining us at Helensburgh Community Hub on 4th July to discuss Liam’s new novel The Good Father Tickets are available to buy here: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Gla...

Here we go again! Who would you like to see in 2026? Authors, get in touch if you’re interested in joining us at next year’s festival!

Got myself in the local paper in connection with the @hburghbookfest.bsky.social It was a fantastic event & I'm very much looking forward to start planning for next year's festival. #Helensburgh #bookfestival

You can now watch our What’s Hot in 2025 panel for free! Make yourself a coffee and catch up with @robinscottelliot.bsky.social @susiesbookreviews.bsky.social Denise from Waterstones in Glasgow and local librarian Fiona. Which books do you like the sound of? youtube.com/playlist?lis...

We loved having you Adam, hope we see you again!

My wee haul after my first day of the @hburghbookfest.bsky.social A great day, finished off with a fantastic workshop with the talented Tendai L. Huchu. #Helensburgh

First ever finished copy of SBLM spotted in the wild!!! Only @hburghbookfest.bsky.social this weekend! 🩵🤖

Very excited for this panel today!

Can’t wait to see you Callum!

We’re kicking off tomorrow with a set of sold out events! There’s still a few tickets for our other events on Sat and Sun - check out the link in our bio for more details!

When you're juggling work with prepping for @hburghbookfest.bsky.social

Really looking forward to @hburghbookfest.bsky.social , kicking off tonorrow! I'm doing a couple of events on Saturday, which you can find out about here: callummcsorley.com/2025/03/24/r...

You heard Adam, get yourself along to our book festival this weekend!

*Screams in excitement for this event * Will we see you there?

Have you got your tickets yet? Only 3 more sleeps!

It’s only 3 weeks until the festival kicks off! Have you got your tickets yet? www.eventbrite.com/cc/helensbur...

We’re delighted to welcome @callummcsorley.bsky.social back to the book festival for a second year in a row! will be joined by Helensburgh author @caileansteed.bsky.social, this is sure to be a fantastic event! You can also see Callum on our Pitch Perfect panel, giving advice to aspiring writers.

We’re so excited to welcome @ldlapinski.bsky.social and @saderotica.bsky.social to our book festival on Sunday 29th March 💙📚 Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebellious... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebellious...

It’s only a month until we kick off Helensburgh Book Festival 2025! Friday’s event with Ambrose Parry is sold out (you can sign up for the chance of waitlist tickets), but our hugely popular Book Quiz from last year is back and tickets are still available! tinyurl.com/433zk6kk

We’re very excited to have @jennycolgan.bsky.social join us at the Hill House on 29th March! 💙📚 Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-jen...

If you love crime fiction you won’t want to miss our final panel on Sunday 30th March! @susiesbookreviews.bsky.social will be speaking to @jocallaghankat.bsky.social and @spacemandan13.bsky.social about their fantastic series 📚💙 Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crime-scen...

This will be a great panel and you can get the chance to pitch your novel idea to a team of industry experts! Find out more here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/helensbur...

We’re very excited for this event with Adam! Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adam-farre...

Here’s a handy starter pack so you can follow all of our 2025 authors and guests. Who are you looking forward to seeing? 💙📚 go.bsky.app/KQB29u

Join us for the first event of the festival with Ambrose Parry (otherwise known as @brookmyre.bsky.social and Marisa Haetzman) at the beautiful Hill House. It’s a small venue and likely to sell out so get your tickets now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ambrose-pa...

And we’re live! 💙📚 We’ve got some amazing authors lined up including @ambroseparry.bsky.social @jennycolgan.bsky.social @jocallaghankat.bsky.social @callummcsorley.bsky.social And loads more! See the full programme and buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/helensbur...

Coming soon… Make sure you’re following us to hear about our 2025 programme. It’s a good one! 💙📚 #BookSky

Very excited to announce that @liammcilvanney.bsky.social and @nlbro.bsky.social will be joining us for a special Helensburgh Book Festival pop-up event on Friday 4th July! Tickets will be on sale closer to the time but get it in your diary now. #BookSky 💙📚

The Show Woman by @emmacowing.bsky.social who’s originally from Helensburgh will be out in March! Huge thanks to @hodderfiction.bsky.social for sending us a copy, can’t wait to read it! 📚💙 You can find out more and pre-order here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Our programme launches next week, can’t wait to tell you all about the exciting panels and workshops we have lined up! 📚💙

Every year we try to increase our accessibility. This year: 📚The majority of our events are either free or up to £5 to attend 📚Most of our venues are fully accessible 📚We’ll be recording some of our events for those who can’t attend but want to join in We really hope you’ll be able to join us!

Baltic but beautiful on the Clyde

Helensburgh is looking beautiful today! Can you spot the snow on the hills? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

It’s Hogmanay here in Scotland, what’s been your favourite read of 2024?

What books are on your Christmas wish list this year?

@biggreenbooks.bsky.social have very kindly chosen Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh as one of the schools to receive books with the proceeds of this raffle. The school has no library and relies on generous offers like this. Just £2 to enter and there’s some fantastic books on offer 📚💙

Hi book lovers, what will you be reading this weekend?

Lots of great Scottish books coming out in 2025, can you add to the list?

Lots of great literary events to follow in @bigbeardedbookseller.com starter pack! ⬇️

Map of the Shetland Isles posted in penance for our previous post 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😂

Happy St Andrew’s Day! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 What’s your favourite book by a Scottish author?

Helensburgh fact: our population is 15610. If we get that many followers on here you will each be assigned a local as your festival guide!

If you’re plain buying a book today (or any day!) why not support an independent book shop!

Tune in if you love Scottish books! 📚💙

Where on earth is Helensburgh I hear you ask! We’re a wee town on the West coast of Scotland about 40 minutes from Glasgow, easily accessible by bus and train. Let us know if you’ve been 💙

@damianbarr.bsky.social is with us next Thursday 28 in London to talk about ‘Maggie & Me’ his raw, sublime, powerful memoir and his rave reviews play of the same name. He’ll be chatting with @theothersambaker.bsky.social. Info is here ➡️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/standrewsbookfestival.org/