It's been lovely to see so many customers making the most of our little window seat to enjoy a coffee and flip through a book - something the team at Waystone enjoys too!

Our next event is this Saturday, an author talk and workshop with Kat Hill. Eventbrite link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kat-hill-b...

Stuck for a Mothers' Day gift? Pop into the shop to pick up some chocolate, pre-wrapped "blind date with a book" style parcels, and lots of lovely Mother’s Day cards!

Knit and Stitch club tonight from 7pm!

We're excited to welcome Kat Hill into the shop on 21st March for a discussion of her book Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter, followed by a nature writing zine workshop with the author. Tickets at the link below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kat-hill-b...

A little taster of footage from our first After Hours event (featuring a performance by Waystone co-founder @louisbarabbas.bsky.social). www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpxt...

We were joined by Dunvegan Primary School today as part of #worldbookday. They asked us lots of great questions about running a bookshop and explored our stock, then @louisbarabbas.bsky.social read them a story and discussed the ethical minefield of the traditional euro-centric fairy tale canon.

Book Club this evening! The first rule of Book Club is that you DO talk about Book Club!

We have a whole host of exciting clubs and events planned for our first full month in business. We’ll be releasing an eventbrite link for our event with Kat Hill and for cookbook club in the next couple of days, the rest are just a turn up at the shop and hope there's room situation!

Gotta use what you can in the absence of a chandelier. Our first After Hours event was a lot of fun, thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate our first week in business! Here's a photo of @louisbarabbas.bsky.social singing songs in the shop. #indiebookshop #bookshop #isleofskye #skye #booksky

Join us in the shop on Saturday after closing time to celebrate our first week in business! There will be a rare performance from Waystone co-founder @louisbarabbas.bsky.social, a raffle and the opportunity to learn more about the bookshop's upcoming clubs and events. 7pm-9pm, free entry.

Had a lovely time chatting to Suzy on the Radio Skye breakfast show!

If our first weekend in business has taught us anything it’s that we definitely need more books for dogs! #booksky #dogsky

Thanks to everyone who came into the shop on our first day, it was so lovely and we’re really enjoying seeing people’s stories and posts about the books they bought! So who wants to do it all again? #books #bookshop #indiebookshop #booksky #isleofskyeCrow

Immediate thoughts after opening a bookshop in Dunvegan, Skye. @waystonebooks.bsky.social #booksky

Opening Day! Our hours are 11am-6pm Wednesday - Sunday, expanding to seven days in the Spring. Come say hello!

Front page news!

Staff training, getting ready for Saturday!

Finishing touches! Not long now! See you Saturday!

The moment we’ve all been waiting for… is anyone ready to visit the bookshop? Waystone Books will be open from Saturday 21st February! We will be opening from 11am-6pm that weekend. Our opening hours/days (to start with anyway!) are 11am-6pm Wednesday-Sunday, closed on Monday and Tuesday.

The renovations continue! Tiling, grouting, painting, plumbing, electrics and of course SHELF BUILDING! #bookshop #renovation #isleofskye #skye

We did it! We have officially reached and surpassed our crowdfunder target. It means so much to us that people are willing to support this project, we’ve been truly overwhelmed by the enthusiasm from friends, neighbours and strangers. With your help the shop is going to be such a wonderful place!

Painting montage!

So we’ve just about got our fiction section sorted now but what about the rest? What are your go-to books about culture, history, nature? What are the essentials in gardening, cookery, crafts, economics, travel, biography, philosophy…? Tell us about your favourites!

We’re thinking more seriously about stock these days (though the shop is still sadly shelf-less) and thought we’d turn to the people for more suggestions! What book do you think everyone should read? It could be a niche favourite you desperately want to talk about with someone else or a classic!T

Renovation montage! (still plenty to do) Thanks so much to everyone who's donated to our crowdfunder campaign, leant tools/advice, helped out or just shown an interest. It's all so encouraging!

Macleod's Tables across the loch from the car park

Snow on the shop

Anyone else finding words a bit difficult today? Especially loud ones? Send us your #reading suggestions for people who might be feeling a bit… delicate.

Whether you’re out with friends/family (like Katy and Caroline) or having a quiet night in reading to the dog (like Louis) we hope you have a great Hogmanay and we can’t wait to welcome you into our shop in the new year!

Thank you so much to all those who have supported our crowdfunder, we're nearly half way already! What an amazing Christmas present! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/Ylbkppk...

Lorna exhibiting the first tier of rewards for our crowdfunder campaign. Check out the others at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/waystonebo...

We’re nearly there but in order to get the last few things we need to make Waystone Books truly special we’ve set up a crowdfunder page. Check out the link to see if any rewards tempt you and be part of this incredible journey with us! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/waystonebo...

Bookshop renovations day one!

We now officially own the building! Let the bookification begin! 🔑📚

When you get a shout with the fire crew but you’re also repping your local independent bookshop! 🔥 🚒 📚 Fire

It wouldn’t be an independent bookshop without our own bookmark. We’ve stocked up to ensure we are able to fulfil any and all page-marking requirements! #bookmark #independentbookshop #isleofskye

Our online shop is now OPEN! www.waystonebooks.co.uk

Our online shop is coming very soon! While we wait to finalise the purchase of the building we’ll be selling a limited number of the pictured books (5 chosen by each of the Waystone team), plus a free vinyl sticker of our logo with each purchase for any books ordered before the end of the year.

What have the Waystone directors been reading this week?

Sign up to our newsletter on the Waystone website for updates on our progress in setting up the bookshop, the kind of events we’ll be hosting and details of regular clubs/gatherings and special offers! waystonebooks.co.uk

Waystone directors behaving completely naturally wearing just whatever came to hand at the time.

Devouring books

Here's what the Waystone directors are reading this week. What are you reading?

Help us decide… which t-shirt design do you think is best: colour logo and cream or discreet blue? We can’t make up our minds!

Caroline and Louis with the millennium stone in Dunvegan (that features in our logo behind the gannet!)

Meet the Waystone directors! L-R: Louis (@louisbarabbas), Caroline and Katy

Waystone Books is a brand new independent bookshop opening in Northwest Skye very soon! Follow this account for updates on our renovation of the premises, details of community events and the books we’ll stock. We can’t wait to see you in the shop!