Independent Bookshop Week is nearly upon us!

It's the best week of the year (for independent bookshops!) and we've got some tip-top offers, author visits and exclusive editions lined up for you! Running from this Saturday 18th June - Saturday 25th June, make sure you don't miss out!
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• Mo Wilde's year of living off foraged food is an incredible journey and we're so glad she's joining us on Sunday 19th June at noon to tell us all about it with The Wilderness Cure! We're also delighted that Lindsay and the team have invited us to base the event at Bonnytoun Farm! Directions to the farm are here: Bonnytoun Farm

• One of our favourite authors Karen Campbell returns to Linlithgow with Paper Cup, the tale of a woman's pilgrimage from Glasgow to find home, and herself, in Dumfries and Galloway. It's a sharply observed, often funny, and incredibly moving tale - full of the warmth and stunning prose that Karen is rightly so well-known for.

• Special Friday storytelling with the guinea pigs! We'll be celebrating Independent Bookshop Week with a special storytelling session featuring some of the shortlisted picture books in the Indie Book Awards.

• Signed copies of Murder Before Evensong, the debut novel by the Reverand Richard Coles: hurry very limited stock available!
• Signed Independent Bookshop Exclusive Editions of the stand alone Ann Cleeves novel, The Sleeping and the Dead. Also a beautiful independent exclusive edition of Elizabeth Macneal's second novel, The Circus of Wonders. And signed independent exclusive editions of The Three Sisters by Heather Morris!
• Signed copies of some of our favourite releases so far this year: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart, The Voids by Ryan O'Connor, The Pharmacist by Rachelle Atalla, Russia by Anthony Beevor
• Plus, buy 2 or more books and get a free tote bag while stocks last!

• Signed copies of Jacqueline Wilson's Magic Faraway Tree story 
• Signed copies of Hedgewitch by Skye McKenna (which we love!)
• Beautiful new hardback edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to celebrate 25 years since first publication! Featuring the original cover and loads of extra content, this edition is ideal for first-time readers, as well as long-time fans!
• And we're launching our first ever Summer Reading Challenge: more information on that below and on our website here!

Sign up for our Summer Reading Challenge!

We are launching our first ever Summer Reading Challenge for younger readers! We challenge you to read eight books in eight weeks: will you accept for the chance to win prizes, and more importantly, enjoy a summer of reading? You can enter our summer reading challenge in the bookshop - just ask at the counter - or email Sally here

• All books included on the Summer Reading Challenge list are available at the bargain price of £5 for the duration of the Summer Holidays, whether you enter the Reading Challenge or not!
• Read any eight books from the list and win a prize!
• Submit a review of any of the books and win a prize!

The Fiver Fest returns! 

It's our second Fiver Fest of 2022 and it's just in time for the summer holidays, so you can stock up on holiday reading! The Fiver Fest runs for two weeks from Saturday 2nd July - Saturday 16th July, and as always we'll change our initial offer after one week. 
Please check the shop and social media for details of our offers closer to the date!