taken this day, 2019, The Portobello Bookshop opening party https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/48390363922/
Yes, that really was six years ago...

taken this day, 2019, The Portobello Bookshop opening party https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/48390363922/
Yes, that really was six years ago...
We feel the need, the need to read!!!
Today, Marie is reading from the giant version of The Gruffalo, which is huge and so perfect for sharing!
Under Fives Storytime is free, and takes place every Thursday and Friday from 9.30.
A reminder that iconic Scots author, Irvine Welsh, will be having a new book and vinyl event at our chums, Thorne Records, on Friday 25th!
If you can't make it, you can pre-order a signed copy via our website.
www.edinburghbookshop.com
Lovely to have a visit from Scottish author Michelle Sloan today, delving into one of Edinburgh's darkest tales, with Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare (yes *that* Burke and Hare!), published Polygon / Birlinn
Signed copies available now!
#books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #MrsBurkeAndMrsHare #ScottishFiction #ScottishLiterature #MichelleSloan #bookshops #librairies 'author #auteur #bookstodon
#Edinburgh peeps! We have a fab #books & #music session coming to #Bruntsfield with bestselling Scots author, Irvine Welsh, in our groovy neighbours at Thorne Records, Fri 25th, to celebrate Men In Love (a sequel to Trainspotting) and a new album release.
Records! Books! Yay!
Oi, Dinosaurs!!
Jack has painted a dinotastic window to celebrate Hachette Children's releasing the latest in Kes Gray & Jim Field's fabulous Oi picture books series!
Lovely to have a visit from Elspeth Wilson today, to celebrate the publication of her new novel, These Mortal Bodies (pub Simon & Schuster)
Signed copies available now!
Of course this darkest corner is the favoured spot of the bookshelf ghost at night https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54659783885/in/photostream/
July 16th, 1945. Eighty years ago today, the Trinity Test opened a terrifying new chapter in human history.
Professor Frank Close's Destroyer of Worlds from Allen Lane covers the start of the Age Atomic.
SuperDuperHyperMegaFabExcitedKlaxonAlert!!!
New Mark Bradley Bumble and Snug graphic novel for younger readers, from Hachette Kids! We loves these so much, Joe describes them as "pure joy" The new volume, The Worried Dragons is out now!
Bakingly hot, sunny day? Relax in the shade with a book browse
Grey, rainy, dreich day? Escape the rain with a nice book browse.
Basically all weather is good book browsing weather, is what we're saying here...
Libraires, bibliothécaires, éditeurs : les recours en cas de censure
https://actualitte.com/article/124929/politique-publique/libraires-bibliothecaires-editeurs-les-recours-en-cas-de-censure
#censure #bibliothèque #bibliotheques #librairies #edition #GuideJuridique
We're always delighted to have a visit from our chum Anya Bergman !
Signed copies of The Tarot Reader of Versailles (pub Bonnier Books), complete with an imprint from Anya's brand-new stamp are available.
Stéphanie a de nouveaux livres en français!
Stephanie has some new books in French!
Vive le Auld Alliance! Vive les livres!
Poor Douglas,
He can't "bear" the heat,
It leaves him grouchy,
And feeling beat.
Wouldn't it be nice,
To have some fruity ice,
To get back on his feet.
Double Dexys! Among our recent #music book arrivals, we have two relating to 80s stars Dexys Midnight Runners, while the groovy 70s are represented with a history of great music from 1975, & Woody's Bay City Rollers recollections.
"When I ask Daddy
Daddy says ask Mummy.
When I ask Mummy
Mummy says ask Daddy..."
Otter-Barry's Poetry World of John Agard is illustrated by one of our regulars in our bookshop, Shirley Hottier.
We had a nice visit from Philip Paris this afternoon, signing copies of his The Last Witch of Scotland (published by B&W Publishing)
Delightful visit from Nat Harrison, bringing us an advance proof of her The Girl Who Raced the World (coming Sept from Bonnier Books), a wonderful reimagining of Around the World in 80 Days.