Helensburgh Book Festival
@hburghbookfest.bsky.social
Reading Minds - a literary festival with a difference! Join us for a weekend of wellbeing through books on the West coast of Scotland 🏴
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...
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...
June 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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...
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...
Liam will be telling us all about his latest novel The Good Father. Get your tickets here www.skiddle.com/whats-on/eve...
May 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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...
Liam will be telling us all about his latest novel The Good Father. Get your tickets here www.skiddle.com/whats-on/eve...
🚨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...
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...
May 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨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...
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!
Authors, get in touch if you’re interested in joining us at next year’s festival!
April 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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!
Authors, get in touch if you’re interested in joining us at next year’s festival!
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!
There’s still a few tickets for our other events on Sat and Sun - check out the link in our bio for more details!
March 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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!
There’s still a few tickets for our other events on Sat and Sun - check out the link in our bio for more details!
It’s only 3 weeks until the festival kicks off! Have you got your tickets yet?
www.eventbrite.com/cc/helensbur...
www.eventbrite.com/cc/helensbur...
March 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It’s only 3 weeks until the festival kicks off! Have you got your tickets yet?
www.eventbrite.com/cc/helensbur...
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.
You can also see Callum on our Pitch Perfect panel, giving advice to aspiring writers.
March 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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.
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...
Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebellious... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebellious...
March 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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...
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!
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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
February 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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
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...
Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-jen...
February 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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...
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...
Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crime-scen...
February 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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...
Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crime-scen...
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...
It’s a small venue and likely to sell out so get your tickets now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ambrose-pa...
January 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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...
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...
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...
January 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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...
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...
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 💙📚
January 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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-...
You can find out more and pre-order here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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-...
You can find out more and pre-order here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Helensburgh is looking beautiful today! Can you spot the snow on the hills? 🏴
January 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Helensburgh is looking beautiful today! Can you spot the snow on the hills? 🏴
Happy St Andrew’s Day! 💙🏴
What’s your favourite book by a Scottish author?
What’s your favourite book by a Scottish author?
November 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Happy St Andrew’s Day! 💙🏴
What’s your favourite book by a Scottish author?
What’s your favourite book by a Scottish author?
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 💙
Let us know if you’ve been 💙
November 27, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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 💙
Let us know if you’ve been 💙
Welcome to the Helensburgh Book Festival, a literary festival on the West coast of Scotland 🏴 Please give us a follow to keep up to date with all our news, we’ve got some very exciting panels to tell you about! 28th-30th March 2025 💙📚
November 25, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Welcome to the Helensburgh Book Festival, a literary festival on the West coast of Scotland 🏴 Please give us a follow to keep up to date with all our news, we’ve got some very exciting panels to tell you about! 28th-30th March 2025 💙📚