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A website from @publishingscotland.bsky.social dedicated to championing the best new writing in Scotland.

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BooksfromScotland.com @booksfromscotland.bsky.social · 22d
It's time to Celebrate the latest BooksfromScotland issue!

Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/issue/celebr...

Thanks for your contributions @birlinn.bsky.social @mcnidderandgrace.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @bwpublishing.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @florisbooks.bsky.social & more!
A tile effect of book covers including Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley, Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet, The Story of the Christmas No. 1 by Marc Burrows, Poor Creatures by Mairi Kidd, The Little Book of Christmas and Hogmanay by Anna Marshall, The North Sea by Alistair Moffat, Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales by Lari Don, Our Secrets are the Same by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Graeme Thomson, Barrowland by Alison Irvine, Wild Edinburgh by Keith Broomfield, The Salvage by Anbara Salam, On Friendship by Andrew O' Hagan, La Lucha edited by Carolina orloff and White Raven by Maggie Ritchie.
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This time next week we hope all the nation's book lovers come to the New Town Church in George Street, Edinburgh for The Scottish Christmas Book Fair!

Can't wait to see you there!

#bookweekscotland
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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I'm delighted with this in-depth, beautifully written review of Blurred Faces from David Robinson for @booksfromscotland.bsky.social "Radcliffe writes with an enviably economical and engaging style." Thank you so much! Link here: booksfromscotland.com/2025/11/davi... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
David Robinson Reviews: Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe - Books from Scotland
'Radcliffe writes with an enviably economical and engaging style.'
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November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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“While I knew they developed a friendship, I didn’t realise just how much the friendship with Stevenson meant to Barrie”

—Michael Shaw brings together correspondence between two famous Scottish writers – via @booksfromscotland.bsky.social
#BookologyThursday 💙📚
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A Friendship in Letters - Books from Scotland
'I was struck by just how fun, playful and jesting Barrie was. And while I knew they developed a friendship, I didn’t realise just how much the friendship with Stevenson meant to Barrie.'
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November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Happy publication day to @allanradcliffe.bsky.social! Head over to BooksfromScotland for a review of Blurred Faces!

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David Robinson Reviews: Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe - Books from Scotland
'Radcliffe writes with an enviably economical and engaging style.'
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November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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📚 Meet the author!

Join us Sat 22 Nov, 2:30pm for a book signing with Gillebrìde Mac ‘IlleMhaoil, translator of our #Gaelic favourites An Tìgear a Thàinig gu Dinneir & more! 🐅✨

Part of the festive @publishingscotland.bsky.social #ScottishChristmasBookFair 🎄
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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We'll be there, the publishers will be there, the authors will be there (see below 👇👇👇). . . We hope you'll be there too!
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Very much looking forward to this! 🎄
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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👉 I'll be at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair on 21 Nov in Edinburgh with many fine authors and publishers. Come say hello, get a book signed 📚🎅👇
publishingscotland.bsky.social Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · 16d
Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair!

* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping

* All your favourite genres for adults & children

* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors

See below for who'll be there!

www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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The Scottish Christmas Book Fair is coming! Come one come all to the New Town Church on 21 and 22 November!

#bookweekscotland
publishingscotland.bsky.social Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · 4d
Scottish Christmas Book Fair
George Street, Edinburgh
Fri 21 & Sat 22 Nov

* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping

* All your favourite genres for adults & children

* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors

www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Two weeks to go! We hope to see you there - there will be lots and lots of booky goodies!
publishingscotland.bsky.social Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · 16d
Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair!

* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping

* All your favourite genres for adults & children

* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors

See below for who'll be there!

www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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It's publication day TOMORROW! So last chance to enter this preorder giveaway! 👇🏽
rainewilson.bsky.social Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · Sep 25
🌊IT'S PRE ORDER GIVEAWAY TIME!!🌊
It's 6 weeks til THE SALT ORACLE is unleashed!

To celebrate, anyone who sends proof of a pre order will be in with a chance of winning 1 of 10 sets of these gorgeous oracle cards & a signed bookplate!

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@solarisbooks.bsky.social
graphic with the book THE SALT ORACLE, & a heading saying '6 weeks to publication' against an oceanic backdrop taken from the book cover art (by Sam Gretton) Graphic with the same background as previous, a heading 'pre-order giveaway', a bookplate with in world 'ex libris' stamp, and 4 character art oracle cards designed by @hibernalbeast.bsky.social showing ravens + tentacles (Judgement), the oracle, an orca causing havoc (Vengeance) and the book's main character, Auli (The Choice).
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Who's for a bit of derring-do this morning? Head over to BfS for a sample of Alfred Buckham's amazing aerial photography as published by @nationalgalleries.bsky.social!

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Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer - Books from Scotland
'ALFRED BUCKHAM (1879–1956) was a daredevil photographer. A maverick of early aviation, he created his own unique style of photography by combining daring exploits in the air with innovation in the da...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Join us and our Scottish colleagues for this fabulous event in the heart of Edinburgh! Let's celebrate #BookWeekScotland together! Our very own @lyndseycroal.bsky.social will be signing Dark Crescent on the Saturday at 1.30PM: don't miss it! @waterstones.bsky.social @booksfromscotland.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Get these dates in your diary, and we hope to see you there!
publishingscotland.bsky.social Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · 16d
Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair!

* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping

* All your favourite genres for adults & children

* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors

See below for who'll be there!

www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
October 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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BOYHOOD lands in April 2026 but @reversediorama.bsky.social has already been out visiting bookshops and record stores across Glasgow and Edinburgh this week to share proof copies – thank you to all for being so welcoming, so passionate and for supporting this incredible novel 🙏
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Psyched to announce my new novel, Boyhood, coming April 2026 @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
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October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Ooh look! I get to visit some of my favourite #bookshops and #booksellers! And meet the #illustrator whose work I’ve been admiring through many many edits! (And sign lots of shiny books for readers too…) @elisecillustration.com #Edinburgh #CelticTales #signedbooks
discoverkelpies.bsky.social DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 17d
Did someone say SIGNED COPIES? We're taking @laridonwriter.bsky.social and @elisecillustration.com on a tour of some of Edinburgh's lovely bookshops! Pop in to meet the creators of #CelticFolkAndFairyTales and grab a signed copy!
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October 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Don't miss @laridonwriter.bsky.social guest post for @booksfromscotland.bsky.social - all about the fascinating connections between stories told in different places across the Celtic lands!
Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/2025/10/celt...
#CelticFolkAndFairyTales #CelticTales
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Read extracts from Jessie Kesson’s ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE and GLITTER OF MICA, online via @booksfromscotland.bsky.social
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5/5
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Jessie Kesson's Crofting And Community - Books from Scotland
'The relationship between her man and the brute beasts he worked amongst becoming intimate.'
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October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Some great books here.👇
#publishingscotland
October 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Let's #ReadBooks, #ModernCelts! 💪🧠
October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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I wrote a piece on my best #Barrowland Ballroom moments for #BooksfromScotland. My new book on the famous gig venue is coming soon with @luathpress.bsky.social 🎵🎵🎵 Photography from @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social and 3rd Mile.
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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ICYM the BooksfromScotland column in yesterday's Scotland on Sunday, you can read it on @scotsman.com online now!

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Insider's Choice: New Scottish Books to look out for in November
Three highly promising Scottish writers will be releasing their “difficult” second novels in November, writes Vikki Reilly
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October 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Lovely to see an extract from Looking Down at the Stars by @christinariley.bsky.social included in the latest @booksfromscotland.bsky.social issue!

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#booksky
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October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Thanks to @booksfromscotland.bsky.social for featuring a Q&A on Our Secrets Are The Same in their latest issue (aptly titled 'Celebrate'). I talk about how the book was conceived, planned and written, its central aims and themes ... and the Great Font Wars.
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Our Secrets are the Same: A Q & A with Graeme Thomson - Books from Scotland
'Jim and Charlie’s enduring friendship is so much about being on the same page in terms of the fundamentals, the kind of basics that don’t need to be articulated. Shared values, shared experiences, sh...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM