The Portobello Bookshop
@portybooks.bsky.social
An independent bookshop by the seaside in Portobello, Edinburgh. 🌊 Open 7 days, 10am - 6pm. 📚 Browse millions of books on our website. 👉 https://www.theportobellobookshop.com/links
On Thursday 11th December we will be hosting a felt ornament making workshop! ✨
No experience necessary, all materials provided, plus festive music, drinks, snacks, & late-night browsing access - with 10% off everything in the shop!
Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/holid...
No experience necessary, all materials provided, plus festive music, drinks, snacks, & late-night browsing access - with 10% off everything in the shop!
Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/holid...
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
On Thursday 11th December we will be hosting a felt ornament making workshop! ✨
No experience necessary, all materials provided, plus festive music, drinks, snacks, & late-night browsing access - with 10% off everything in the shop!
Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/holid...
No experience necessary, all materials provided, plus festive music, drinks, snacks, & late-night browsing access - with 10% off everything in the shop!
Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/holid...
IT’S TIIIIIIIIIME ❄️🎁
Come along on the 4th December between 6pm-8pm for our Festive Late Night Opening! We’ll be celebrating with mulled wine, festive tunes, mince pies, and 10% off all purchases!
See you there 🤩
Come along on the 4th December between 6pm-8pm for our Festive Late Night Opening! We’ll be celebrating with mulled wine, festive tunes, mince pies, and 10% off all purchases!
See you there 🤩
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
IT’S TIIIIIIIIIME ❄️🎁
Come along on the 4th December between 6pm-8pm for our Festive Late Night Opening! We’ll be celebrating with mulled wine, festive tunes, mince pies, and 10% off all purchases!
See you there 🤩
Come along on the 4th December between 6pm-8pm for our Festive Late Night Opening! We’ll be celebrating with mulled wine, festive tunes, mince pies, and 10% off all purchases!
See you there 🤩
A joyous time was had last night to celebrate @christinariley.bsky.social’s latest book, Looking Down at the Stars!
Thank you all for coming along on what was a miserable evening! We hope the event helped lighten your spirits a little. ✨
Thank you all for coming along on what was a miserable evening! We hope the event helped lighten your spirits a little. ✨
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A joyous time was had last night to celebrate @christinariley.bsky.social’s latest book, Looking Down at the Stars!
Thank you all for coming along on what was a miserable evening! We hope the event helped lighten your spirits a little. ✨
Thank you all for coming along on what was a miserable evening! We hope the event helped lighten your spirits a little. ✨
& as if that wasn’t enough, we’re also offering Signed & Dedicated copies of McCurdy’s debut novel, Half His Age! ❤️🔥
Available to preorder here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978000861769...
Available to preorder here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978000861769...
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
& as if that wasn’t enough, we’re also offering Signed & Dedicated copies of McCurdy’s debut novel, Half His Age! ❤️🔥
Available to preorder here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978000861769...
Available to preorder here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978000861769...
We can’t contain our excitement for this one 🤩
Follow the link below to join us in welcoming Jennette McCurdy to the Assembly Rooms next February!
🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-ev...
Follow the link below to join us in welcoming Jennette McCurdy to the Assembly Rooms next February!
🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-ev...
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We can’t contain our excitement for this one 🤩
Follow the link below to join us in welcoming Jennette McCurdy to the Assembly Rooms next February!
🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-ev...
Follow the link below to join us in welcoming Jennette McCurdy to the Assembly Rooms next February!
🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-ev...
Unable to attend or tune into the livestream on Tuesday 3rd February? You can still pre-order a Signed & Dedicated Edition of Wreck and we’ll prepare it for collection or delivery: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978152995969...
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Unable to attend or tune into the livestream on Tuesday 3rd February? You can still pre-order a Signed & Dedicated Edition of Wreck and we’ll prepare it for collection or delivery: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978152995969...
We’re excited that @catherinenewman.bsky.social will be here on Tuesday 3rd February to discuss her latest novel, Wreck, with @theothersambaker.bsky.social! The event will be recorded for a future episode of Baker’s podcast, The Shift.
Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/cathe...
Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/cathe...
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We’re excited that @catherinenewman.bsky.social will be here on Tuesday 3rd February to discuss her latest novel, Wreck, with @theothersambaker.bsky.social! The event will be recorded for a future episode of Baker’s podcast, The Shift.
Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/cathe...
Sign up here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/cathe...
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 📚
Here she is with some of her favourite books 📚
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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 📚
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
Browse them all here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events
November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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
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...
Tickets available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/chris...
November 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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...
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! 📖
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! 📖
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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! 📖
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…? 🎃
What have you been reading this spooky season…? 🎃
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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…? 🎃
What have you been reading this spooky season…? 🎃
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...
Signed copies available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978103504021...
October 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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...
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...
🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/clare...
📚: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978173917407...
October 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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...
🎟️: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/clare...
📚: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978173917407...
And if you’re unable to attend or tune into the livestream on Thursday 6th November, you can still pre-order a Signed & Dedicated Edition of The Wax Child for collection or delivery!
📖: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978024175274...
📖: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978024175274...
October 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
And if you’re unable to attend or tune into the livestream on Thursday 6th November, you can still pre-order a Signed & Dedicated Edition of The Wax Child for collection or delivery!
📖: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978024175274...
📖: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978024175274...
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-...
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-...
October 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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-...
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-...
Can’t make it on the night or tune in to the livestream? You can still preorder a Signed & Dedicated copy of Drifting North for collection or delivery by following the link below! 🥳
www.theportobellobookshop.com/978152617821...
www.theportobellobookshop.com/978152617821...
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Can’t make it on the night or tune in to the livestream? You can still preorder a Signed & Dedicated copy of Drifting North for collection or delivery by following the link below! 🥳
www.theportobellobookshop.com/978152617821...
www.theportobellobookshop.com/978152617821...
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...
& you can join us here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/domin...
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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...
& 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! 🤩
We’ll be updating this as the month passes, so be sure to stop by and have a browse! 🤩
October 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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! 🤩
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
Hope to see you soon!
browse events here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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
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 👀
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 👀
September 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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 👀
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 👀
A week before, Len visited the shop to sign many copies of Poyums Annaw for everyone who had preordered a copy. Many thanks to Len and to everyone who ordered Poyums Annaw from us! We now have signed copies in the bookshop and online ☺️
www.theportobellobookshop.com/978183726328...
www.theportobellobookshop.com/978183726328...
September 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A week before, Len visited the shop to sign many copies of Poyums Annaw for everyone who had preordered a copy. Many thanks to Len and to everyone who ordered Poyums Annaw from us! We now have signed copies in the bookshop and online ☺️
www.theportobellobookshop.com/978183726328...
www.theportobellobookshop.com/978183726328...
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 💙
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 💙
September 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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 💙
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 💙
Unable to attend or tune into the livestream on Tuesday 28th October? You can still pre-order a Signed & Dedicated Edition of Watch Your Back and we’ll prepare it for collection or delivery!
Available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978180279467...
Available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978180279467...
September 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Unable to attend or tune into the livestream on Tuesday 28th October? You can still pre-order a Signed & Dedicated Edition of Watch Your Back and we’ll prepare it for collection or delivery!
Available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978180279467...
Available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978180279467...
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-...
Christie will be in conversation with Dr Jacky Collins, AKA Dr Noir.
Tickets: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/emma-...
September 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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-...
Christie will be in conversation with Dr Jacky Collins, AKA Dr Noir.
Tickets: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/emma-...