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Vikki Reilly
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Cheerleader for Books and Beatles.
20+ years in the book trade.
Supporting publishers @publishingscotland.bsky.social
Editor @booksfromscotland.bsky.social
Author of Beatles 101.
Gimme all yer culture!
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It's tonight! Come along if you can!
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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asls.org.uk
Strange Tales
Three eerie stories of witches, warlocks, & demonic pacts, by Robert Louis Stevenson – available as a free ebook

📙“Thrawn Janet”
📘“The Tale of Tod Lapraik”
📕“The Bottle Imp”

#RLSDay #gothic #horror 💙📚
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Strange Tales
Introduction by Jeremy Hodges Scots glossaries by Pauline Cairns Speitel Published in: PDF, ePUB and mobipocket To mark Robert Louis Stevenson Day 2013, the Association for Scottish Literary Studies…
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November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
bookyvikki.bsky.social
An excellent review of Ringo's first four solo albums! Read this, then buy 'em! 🤩
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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booksfromscotland.bsky.social
Happy publication day to @allanradcliffe.bsky.social! Head over to BooksfromScotland for a review of Blurred Faces!

booksfromscotland.com/2025/11/davi...
David Robinson Reviews: Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe - Books from Scotland
'Radcliffe writes with an enviably economical and engaging style.'
booksfromscotland.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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gillianshirreffs.bsky.social
Very much looking forward to this! 🎄
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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publishingscotland.bsky.social
It's coming! The Scottish Christmas Book Fair!
Incl. @mbaillie.bsky.social @taylor-strickland.bsky.social @michlsloan.bsky.social @christinariley.bsky.social @elisecillustration.com @gillianshirreffs.bsky.social @writercatherine.bsky.social & more!

www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
List of times and author signings on a yellow christmassy background. Friday's authors at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair are Cynthia Rogerson, Duncan Simpson, Tom Wright, David Maule, Donald Smith, Clare Coghill, Stuart Campbell, Mark Baillie, Taylor Strickland, Jean Findlay, Hamish MacDonald, Claudia Esnouf, Mike Nicholson, Rachel Plummer, Jean-Luc Barbanneau, May Hooper, Matthew Land, Michelle Sloan, Keith Broomfield, Caroline Young & Christina Riley List of times and author signings on a yellow christmassy background. Saturday's authors at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair are: Olga Wojtas, Stewart Conn, Lari Don with Elise Carmichael, Christopher Rush, Anna Marshall, Sarah Rankin, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Catherine Simpson, Natalie Jayne Clark, Maggie Ritchie, Lyndsey Croal, Bruce Peter, Alistair Chisholm, Johnnie Gallacher, Stewart Sanderson, Iliyana Nedkova, Gillebride Mac 'IlleMhaoil, Janis McKay, George Paterson & Gillian Sherriffs.
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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publishingscotland.bsky.social
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 5:00 PM
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publishingscotland.bsky.social
Free exclusive event for Scottish Careers Week:
@bookcareers.bsky.social and Publishing Scotland join forces to discuss working in book publishing in Scotland.

Includes introduction to the industry and roles, Q&A, and opportunity to talk with Suzanne Collier.

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Book Publishing Roles in Scotland with bookcareers and Publishing Scotland
An exclusive event for Scottish Careers Week: bookcareers.com and Publishing Scotland join forces to discuss working in book publishing.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
bookyvikki.bsky.social
I am very much in love with the Leith pavement cafe culture stalwarts drinking their drinks in the dark in their big puffa jackets. #determined
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
bookyvikki.bsky.social
Just over two weeks away! We'd love to see there at the New Town Church!
FREE ENTRY!!!!
publishingscotland.bsky.social Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · 3d
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 6:00 PM
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paviliontheatre.bsky.social
This was an incredibly engaging event - not just for the Beatle nuts out there, but for anyone with a love of modern and cultural history. A fantastic evening with Stuart Maconie and Nothing Is Real! 🎸📚
michellemabelle.bsky.social Michelle M. @michellemabelle.bsky.social · 8d
The perfect mix of facts and fun from three genuine experts @paviliontheatre.bsky.social last night, with plenty of #TeamGeorge vs #TeamPaul rivalry for the fans.

Wonderful to have @beatlespod.bsky.social back in the room again, and lovely to meet @stuartmaconie.bsky.social too.
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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olgawojtas.bsky.social
Auld Reekie Scrievers, an Edinburgh group of short story writers, today launched our anthology "Pulling At Threads." Published by Dean Park Press, all profits to the homeless charity Streetwork for its library and creative writing group. Available from local bookshops and online.
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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birmingham81.bsky.social
Remembering Minnie Riperton on her birthday. Here she is performing Inside My Love on the Midnight Special in 1975. Watch the full show, which also includes Lovin' You and Adventures in Paradise at
📺▶️ youtu.be/jBmqT8eu4SY
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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stevenc63.bsky.social
Absolutely essential reading.
@beatlespod.bsky.social
quantick.bsky.social David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 6d
The news is out.
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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publishingscotland.bsky.social
ICYMI: Come along to our Scottish Christmas Book Fair!
publishingscotland.bsky.social Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · 15d
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 11:44 AM
bookyvikki.bsky.social
Well, this is good news. 😊
whiterabbitbks.bsky.social White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social · 15d
This is a hymn to the resilience of youth, to the brave dreams of artists and lovers, and a love letter to Glasgow – a city where magic happens.

Announcing BOYHOOD, the most ambitious and magical novel yet from @reversediorama.bsky.social

COMING APRIL 2026 geni.us/Boyhood
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
bookyvikki.bsky.social
Hey there readers! It would be mighty groovy if you came along to the Scottish Christmas Book Fair! 📙📙📙🎄🎄🎄👇👇👇
publishingscotland.bsky.social Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · 15d
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 5:51 PM
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graemethomson.bsky.social
There is a great review of Our Secrets Are The Same in the new issue of Record Collector: 'Evocative memoir ... beautifully candid bromance ... the shared vision and the strength of their bond is palpable on every page of a book that even casual fans should devour.'
A screenshot of the stand first of the 4-star Record Collector review of Our Secrets Are The Same, a memoir by Jim kerr and Charlie Burchill of Simple minds.
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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charcopress.com
Out today - this beautiful, thoughtful journey into the effects of guilt and trauma on the human psyche, set in post WW2 Switzerland. Haunting prose by Antônio Xerxenesky, in a superb translation by Daniel Hahn.

Available now direct from us: charcopress.com/bookstore/an...
October 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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"Sea Marked by Linda Cracknell is a beguiling and inspirational book that succeeds in bringing the author's experiences to life on the page."

Thank you @undisscot.bsky.social for this lovely review 🌊

www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usreviews/bo...
Sea Marked: Throwing a Line to a Coastal Past by Linda Cracknell: Undiscovered Scotland Book Review
Sea Marked: Throwing a Line to a Coastal Past by Linda Cracknell: Undiscovered Scotland Book Review.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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lighthousebks.bsky.social
Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair is less than a month away!

4 Days of bookstalls from 50+ presses
20 events incl DragQueen Storytelling, Community Lunch & 2 Cabarets!

Full program is live, hybrid & either £5 or free!
5-9Nov: Join us!

tinyurl.com/RadicalBookF...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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edinburghup.bsky.social
Giveaway! 🎉

We're offering four copies of our new book, Women Who Dared, which spotlights powerful and defiant women who made their mark.

Want to win a copy?

Here's how to enter: 

1. Like this post ❤️
2. Repost 🔄

🕔 Entries close 5pm GMT on 31 Oct
🔗 Browse Women Who Dared:
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October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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thebookseller.com
The 2025 shortlists for Scotland's Saltires awards have been revealed, and feature a "wealth and depth of talent" 👇 #BookSky
Scotland's Saltires 2025 prize shortlists revealed
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October 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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cymerafestival.co.uk
As Cymera Festival continues to mature, we are seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to bring new ideas and knowledge to our board.

Experience in running or programming a book festival is not needed: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/join-the-board
October 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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starrscruff.bsky.social
Win or lose, sink or swim
One thing is certain, we'll never give in
Side by side, hand in hand
We all stand together
✌️🐸
The Frog Chorus & Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together
YouTube video by Zig Zag
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October 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM