Christmas is coming, rejoice: ‘tis the Season for Late Night Shopping!

‘Tis the season to break our the mince pies and celebrate all the wonderful books that have come out this year and with the aid of our fabulous Christmas catalogue, you’ll have no trouble finding the perfect gift! And we’ve put together some of our Festive Picks of the Season, find them on our website. Our friendly and experienced staff are on hand to give personal recommendations, from the latest bestsellers, to timeless classics.

In addition to our huge range of books, we’ve got beautiful gifts, National Book Tokens and our own gift vouchers, cards, stationery, sellotape and giftwrap: everything you need to make your Christmas shopping that little bit easier!

Plus we’re giving you more ways to shop than ever before!

• We’re open late every Wednesday and Thursday until Christmas: ideal for a quieter browse, or customer order collection.

• Our free customer ordering service is in full swing: as long as our distributor has the item in stock, we’ll get it here in a couple of days! *Final guaranteed order date is Saturday 21st December*

• We’re offering P&P at £4 to anywhere in the United Kingdom: final guaranteed posting date is Friday 13th December.

So don’t get in a panic because Christmas is coming, embrace the season and enjoy the run up at your award-winning local bookshop, Far From The Madding Crowd!

The Linlithgow Advent Fair is THIS Saturday, 30th November! Linlithgow will be full of Christmas cheer all day - starting with the Craft Fair in the Burgh Halls at 10am, charity stalls around The Cross, the Linlithgow Athletics Santa Dash at 4pm and culminating in the famous torchlight procession and Christmas light switch on at The Cross at 5pm. Santa and Mrs Claus will also be making appearances throughout the day!

• Shops and cafes all along the High Street will be getting into the Christmas spirit, so you can enjoy a whole day out in Linlithgow!

• Tickets for the torchlight procession are £5. You only need a ticket if you want a flaming torch! Torches are not recommended for under-12’s, there are free glowsticks available, and it’s also free to walk in the procession without a torch.

• Torch-lighting starts at 4.40pm at Low Port Primary School.

• Tickets available from Far From The Madding Crowd Bookshop and other vendors along the High Street!

Finally, here’s a look at some of our favourite local books out this year!

• Callum Robinson’s Ingrained was out pick of the summer, a beautifully crafted memoir about this master craftsman, who just so happens to be based at Beecraigs!

• Sue Lawrence’s New Scottish Baking came out in the autumn and not only is one of the best baking books you’ll ever own, Far From The Madding Crowd and Mrs Pattle’s world-famous shortbread recipe are in it!

• The 111 Places You Shouldn’t Miss series has been a favourite of ours for years, and now Lothian gets its own edition! 111 Places in the Lothians and Falkirk You Shouldn’t Miss is out now!

• Finally, and just out: Putting Linlithgow on the Map, by local author Christopher Long. The book looks at centuries of map making in Scotland as a whole and then focuses on the history and development of Linlithgow through maps and other images. The book, published by Linlithgow Civic Trust, is painstakingly researched and beautifully illustrated.

   

  *** We’re definitely feeling festive now ! Jingle, jingle, jingle…***