It was a super high tide for this instalment of our #BooksellersOnTheBeach, but that didn’t stop us from introducing Elise, our new Events Coordinator! Elise will be working alongside our Events Manager, Euan, to help manage our ever-busy schedule. Here she is with some of her favourite books 📚

November is a go! Fancy something to break up the dark evenings? Why not join us for some of our last events of 2025–they’re sure to blow away any winter blues 🌨️ Browse them all here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events

We’re so looking forward to this event! The perfect cosy, hopeful, wintry vibe that we all need ❄️ Tickets available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/chris...

October has been and gone (almost) and so it’s about time for another monthly round up of some recent releases! 🎃 Check out a more extensive list of October releases ‘Recommendations & News’ tab, which you can also find via the link: www.theportobellobookshop.com/news Happy reading! 📖

We’re back with some more spooky book recs for you! This time round we’ve pulled a selection of history and culture non-fiction books that are sure to get the skin crawling! 🕸️ What have you been reading this spooky season…? 🎃

The launch is Nov 13 at @portybooks.bsky.social, in conversation with weaver of words and light Roxani Krystalli. More events to come and if you want to plan something, get in touch. www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/chris... Truly can't wait to put these stars and worms into the world.

An incredible evening was had on Wednesday night with @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social & @chitgrrl.bsky.social, discussing all things Frankly! ❤️ Signed copies available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978103504021...

We welcome award-winning chef Clare Coghill to the bookshop on Tues 25th November for the Edinburgh launch of Café Cùil Cookbook! 🍽️ 🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/clare... 📚: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978173917407...

PUBLICATION DAY LAUNCH 🕯️ Join us on 6th November with Olga Ravn and Heather Parry to talk all things gothic fiction as we celebrate Ravn’s latest work, The Wax Child! 🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/olga-...

On Tuesday 4th November, Dominic Hinde will be coming to the bookshop to celebrate the Edinburgh launch of his latest book, Drifting North: Finding a Sustainable Future in Scotland’s Past. ⛰️ & you can join us here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/domin...

From the 1st - 31st October, it’s Black History Month, and we’ve gathered a selection of titles from across a whole range of genres that we think are great choices to read in celebration. We’ll be updating this as the month passes, so be sure to stop by and have a browse! 🤩

With Autumn in full swing, what better way to spend your evenings than at a bookish event?! 🍂 We’ve got everything from cookbooks, thrillers, memoirs, and a particularly special poetry launch…👀 Hope to see you soon! browse events here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events

Hungry for some book recs? We’ve got just the stack for you 🙂‍↕️ We’ve been highlighting food writing throughout the month of September—here’s a quick Look at some of our bookseller faves for you to dig your teeth into 👀

Join me and fellow winter baby Flora Shedden (owner of ARAN Bakery and LÒN Store in Dunkeld) when we will discuss her wonderful new cookbook Winter in the Highlands 🕯️ @portybooks.bsky.social Sign up here ⬇️ shorturl.at/886c1

Wishing a very happy publication day to Len Pennie as her new poetry collection, Poyums Annaw, is out today! @canongate.co.uk Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting the Edinburgh launch of the book with Len in conversation with fellow poet Hannah Lavery - and what a wonderful evening it was 💙

We’re thrilled to announce that Emma Christie will be returning to the bookshop to celebrate the Edinburgh launch of her latest thriller, Watch Your Back. Christie will be in conversation with Dr Jacky Collins, AKA Dr Noir. Tickets: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/emma-...

Portobello Book Festival begins at the end of next week, running from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October! 📚🥳 We’ll be along at Portobello Library with a book stall and you can check out the festival’s programme here: portobellobookfestival.com/2025/09/05/t... @portybookfest.bsky.social

We're excited that @christinariley.bsky.social will be launching Looking Down at the Stars at the lovely @portybooks.bsky.social, in conversation with @rkrystalli.bsky.social ✨ 🗓️ Thursday 13th November, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/chris... #Booksky 📚💙

✨ @portybooks.bsky.social has signed copies of all these books, special badges, & ship ANYWHERE! Hit them up! Thanks to Jack and the team for being brilliant at my Assembly Rooms event last night. And thank you, Scottish readers, for coming 🥰 Tonight I’m in Hexham, then Norfolk this weekend!

We’re so delighted to announce that, for the first time, one of our booksellers is going to be launching their work in the bookshop! 🥳 Helena Fornells Nadal will be reading from her new pamphlet, I Could Not Ask You To, and we truly cannot wait! 🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/helen...

We’re so excited that Flora Shedden will be coming to the bookshop on Thursday 16th October to celebrate the publication day launch of her new cookbook, Winter in the Highlands! 🍴 Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/flora...

T.L. Huchu will be returning to the bookshop to launch the fifth (and final!) installment of his enchanting Edinburgh Nights series, Secrets of the First School! Tickets available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/t-l-h...

Thank you so much to Sarah Lippett for our gorgeous new window display, to celebrate the publication of YA graphic novel, Everything Amplified, written by Sarah & Ziggy Hanaor! 🎵🤍 Order a signed copy of Everything Amplified here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978180066060...

Chris Kraus will be coming to the bookshop for an event to celebrate her latest novel, The Four Spent the Day Together! 🖤 You can hear Kraus talk all about it on Friday 17th October, with fellow interdisciplinary writer Maria Fusco. Tickets: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/chris...

We can’t wait to welcome Malik Al Nasir to the bookshop to discuss his new book, Searching for My Slave Roots: From Guyana’s Sugar Plantations to Cambridge. Al Nasir will be in conversation with Rebecca Bailey, & you can sign up to join us here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/malik...

As the Summer winds down, we’re heading into Autumn with a truly amazing line up of events to keep you busy this month after festival season! You can sign up — and find details about who, where and when — here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events

It’s time for another round-up of monthly releases! 🌤️ August is such a busy month in Edinburgh, but we’ve been sure to not let any exciting new publications slip past us! You can browse a more exhaustive list of August releases on our website: www.theportobellobookshop.com/news/new-boo...

Happy publication day to R. F. Kuang for Katabasis! 𓊍 We were delighted to partner with R. F. Kuang & HarperVoyager UK to offer pre-orders of a Signed & Dedicated Edition. We are now packing & posting the many copies she signed out to those of you who ordered a copy!

This month we’ve been highlighting Scottish writing on our pillar shelves! Why not swing by and pick up something new? It’s the perfect selection for tourists and locals alike. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

One week today! Come along and join the queue to meet @afsteadman.bsky.social on Sunday 31st August between 3-5pm. 🥳 Sign up and secure your copy of Skandar and the Spirit War here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/meet-...

Some moments of calm during one of our busiest summers yet! 📚🌞 We’ve absolutely loved welcoming so many customers into the bookshop over the past couple of weeks, and we’re looking forward to seeing many more as the festival season continues. We’re open 10-6 and look forward to seeing you soon. ☺️

poyums annaw has landed in the shop ahead of our event and signing with Len! They’re looking truly beautiful in the sun ☀️ We’re also happy to announce that Hannah Lavery will be chairing our event with Len next month! Tickets are available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-ev...

I’ve been out and about, so there are now signed copies of The Transcendent Tide at @edbookfest.bsky.social, @portybooks.bsky.social, Toppings in Edinburgh and St Andrews and Waterstones in St Andrews. Get em while they’re hot!

We can’t wait to welcome @malikalnasir.bsky.social to the bookshop on Wednesday 1st October! He’ll discuss his soon-to-be-published book, Searching for My Slave Roots, with Rebecca Bailey from Historic Environment Scotland. 🎟️ Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/malik...

We’re so happy to announce that Tim Berners-Lee will be in conversation with Sally Magnusson for the Edinburgh launch of his memoir, This is For Everyone. 🎉 Sign up to join us at Assembly Rooms on Saturday 13th September: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-ev...

We’re working on hosting some book clubs in the near future, and we want to know what you would like to see the most! We’ve got some polls up over on our Instagram story where you can vote for a preferred genre ✨📚

👻SUMMER HORROR👻 Fancy a more alternative summer reading list? We’ve compiled a selection of gothic & horror books that we think are ideal for the sticky Edinburgh heat!

Doug Johnstone’s latest book is out today & it doesn’t disappoint! 🌟 Doug has always been such a staunch supporter of the bookshop, and we’re big fans of everything he does! Pop by and grab yourself a copy 👀 Happy publication day, Doug! 🥳 @dougjohnstone.bsky.social

Welcome To The Fringe, Palestine started yesterday! 🇵🇸 We have a wee till display up currently to highlight Palestinian voices, and it’s the perfect reading material for all of the talks & performances happening in the Town Hall this week.

Damian Barr is coming to the bookshop! 🧡 We’re delighted to be hosting an event for Damian’s new novel, The Two Roberts, on Thursday 11th September! You can sign up to join us or tune in to the livestream via the link below :) www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/damia...

We can’t wait to welcome Charlie Mackesy to The Assembly Rooms in October! You can sign up via the link below! 💙 🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-ev...

Edinburgh’s festival season is well and truly underway, and we’ve got just the reading list for it! 🎭 From mutinous thespians, house fires, and romances with film stars, to getting your revenge against critics at the Fringe, there’s something here to make you laugh, cry, and then laugh again. ✨

A wee reminder that @afsteadman.bsky.social will be joining us on 31st of this month for a public signing! 🌟 You can sign up to show your interest here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/meet-...

Happy International Book Festival day to all who celebrate 🥳 There’s such an incredible line up of events on this year, and we can’t wait to attend some ourselves! Are there any in particular that you’ve got your eye on? 👀

We’re so pleased that Helen Charman will be joining us on Wednesday 3rd September to celebrate the paperback publication of Mother State: A Political History of Motherhood! ✨ Charman will be in conversation with fellow writer Akshi Singh. 🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/helen...

We had a lovely time at our mending workshop last night! Thanks so much to everyone for coming along, and to Mary & Jeanna for hosting such a brilliant evening. 🧵

We are so excited to be getting Jacqueline Wilson and Melanie Ramdarshan Bold back together for another evening of heartwarming conversation to celebrate the publication of Picture Imperfect! 📍 Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh 🕰️ Thursday 4th Sept, 7.30pm 🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-ev...

Happy Publication Week to Jess Elliott Dennison! 🥳 We’re such big fans of Midweek Recipes, so we can’t wait to get to making some of the dishes from Weekend Recipes very soon! Available now in the shop and online: www.theportobellobookshop.com/9781068691119

Join us for some brilliant events in August! A stitching masterclass, an event all about craft, the launch of Scottish literary magazine Gutter, and a signing with the brilliant A.F. Steadman 🌟 www.theportobellobookshop.com/events

August is Women in Translation Month! 📚We love celebrating this month in the bookshop; this time round we’ve got a display entirely dedicated to books in translation, written and/or translated by women. You can browse our picks here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/news/women-i...