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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 5d

We’re at the beginning of spooky season 👻 so here’s a recommendation for an outstanding & creepily gothic ghost story set in Scotland. Beloved by our booksellers, Hawthorn by Elaine Thomson is the perfect read for the season 🎃 📖

#hawthorn #bluesky #halloween #gothic #supernatural #ghost #scotland

Two hardback books standing atop a pile - all the same title. The book is Hawthorn: A Scottish Ghost Story by Elaine Thomson. The cover is in shade of deep blue, with branches in the foreground and a spectral figure in the centre distance. In the far distance are misty hills.
The text is in white and there is a quote from author Michelle Paver which reads ‘I was so impressed by Hawthorn’.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 9d

What could be better than picking up a copy of the newest instalment of the Thursday Murder Club, ‘The Impossible Fortune’ by @richardosman1.bsky.social ?
Getting the Waterstones edition with exclusive endpapers, foxy sprayed edge and bonus scene!
#booksky #crime #fiction #thriller #gift

A pile of Richard Osman’s new hardback book ‘The Impossible Fortune’. The edge has a sprayed designed of foxes. The edges of the books are pumpkin orange and the text is in black and red.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 12d

Are you excited for the upcoming release of Jamie Smart’s new Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business!?
We are too 😁 so join us on Sat 11th Oct at 11am & 2pm where you can get your hands on a copy and also play Jamie Smart’s awesome Hero Slam game 🌳 ⚔️🔥💪
#booksky #inverness #scotland #game

An advert for drop in board game events at Waterstones, Inverness. The game is Hero Slam, by Jamie Smart, the creator of the popular Bunny vs Monkey Series. The info is Saturday 11th October at 11am and 2pm. The left hand side of the picture shows the front of the game box with the title and animated characters of animals and mythical creatures. A few of the playing cards are also visible showing characters and the rainbow star on the back of the cards. The game is centred on saving an enchanted forest so the primary colour of the box and advert is green.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 17d

As the nights draw in a puzzle is a great way spend an evening. We highly recommend this 500pc Glow in the Dark Haunted House puzzle by Michael Storrings. Here’s a pic of one completed by one of our booksellers. It’s spookily fun! 🎃 👻
#halloween #glowinthedark #puzzle #jigsaw #gift #booksky

A glow in the dark haunted house scene. A house stands between two bare trees. The boarded up windows have a skeleton, witches and a cat behind them and a grim reaper stands at the door. In front of the fence a line a truck or treaters stand in costumes. There’s ghosts, a spider, witches and a mummy. The background is black and the whole picture glows green.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 22d

Troll! Goblin! Warg!
No, we’re not insulting anyone, we’re just playing the new Hobbit/LOTR themed Dobble card game.
Full of characters and items from the books, it combines the usual Dobble fun with the opportunity to yell ‘Nazgül’!
#hobbit #lordoftherings #lotr #dobble #game #booksky #gift

A background of woodland with a glimpse of a waterfall in the lower right corner. In the foreground is an arrangement of circular playing cards. They’re laid out in a circular fan of nine cards with a tenth in the centre and, on the left hand side is the tin that usually holds them. The game is The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Dobble and the the cards show a variety of characters and items from the books such as Legolas, Gimli, and the Palantir. The centre card is different, with a blue background and a single large ‘The One Ring’ pictured.
The tin is designed to look like the door to a Hobbit house, so is green and brown with a golden doorknob.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 27d

Katherine Rundell’s much awaited sequel to the phenomenally successful Impossible Creatures is here!
Christopher returns to the magical world of the Archipelago where adventure and, of course, fantastical creatures await!

#booksky #impossiblecreatures #adventure #newrelease #kids #books #adventure

A blurred bookshop background. In the foreground is a pile of green hardback books with one standing face out atop the pile. Gold text reads ‘Impossible Creatures - The Poisoned King’ by author Katherine Rundell. There is a strange creature at the top of the cover which appears to be part lion, part bird, part buffalo.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 27d

Sgoinneil! Tha mi duilich for the very late reply! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😊

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jul 8

‘Since the inception of mainstream art history Blackness has been distinctly ignored’.
Art historian Alayo Akinkugbe addresses this in her debut, exploring the presentation of Black figures in Western art, museums & in feminist art.
#booksky #art #history #reframing #blackness #education #hardback

A blurred bookshop background. In the foreground sits a small pile of hardback books with another of the same title standing atop it. The book is Reframing Blackness by Alayo Akinkugbe. The cover is black with white and gold lettering and an image of Lawdy Mama(1969) by Barkley L.Hendricks. The artwork shows a Black woman wearing a black and red striped dress staring directly at the viewer, holding her right elbow with her left hand. She is framed by a golden arched background made from gold leaf and the sitter’s afro has a halo-like quality that mirrors the arched framing.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jul 2

Nessie Hunters! 👀 If you’re looking for a reliable sighting then Waterstones Inverness can help 😁
Check out our awesome new bookshelves and seating!

#nessie #lochness #monster #cryptid #niseag #scotland #loch #booksky #woodwork #kids #books #inverness

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 24

What has wings, sharp teeth and is irresistible to children?
Yep, it’s dragons 🐉 and we’re super-excited to stock the new @cressidacowell.bsky.social How to Train Your Dragon School book- first in a new series for developing readers. Limited signed copies available 🤩
#dragons #hiccup #kids #booksky

In front of a blurred bookshop background sits a small pile of yellow paperback books. Stop the pile, one stands facing us - the title is How to Train Your Dragon School:Doom of the Darkwing by Cressida Cowell. The cover shows a small brown dragon being ridden, while the face of a huge blue dragon dominates the foreground. Next to the book sits a small yellow dragon plushie.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 22

Queer bookseller recs! 🏳️‍🌈 These are just a small selection of LGBTQ+ fiction that our booksellers love from a range of different genres, from classics, fantasy, Scottish fiction, manga and new releases! ✨

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 22

The North Coast 500 is Scotland’s ultimate road-trip with unforgettable scenery, white sandy beaches and many hidden gems. Make sure you don’t miss anything with one of our maps and guides 🏔️ 🏖️

#scotland #travel #roadtrip #nc500 #guide #map #adventure #tourism #booksky

Four books and a small pocket map sit on a brown wooden counter with a blurred bookshop background. The subject of the books and maps is the NC500 (The North Coast 500 roadtrip), and the covers show mountains, beaches and a highland cow.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 18

Did you guess any? Congrats if you did, that was hard!

A pile of hardback YA titles sits on a black wooden tabletop with in front of a blurred bookshop background.

Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 18

We love a sprayed edge here at Waterstones Inverness 📚 😍
These are a few from our current hardback YA section.
Can you guess any of the titles? (Answers below 😁)

#booksky #YA #teen #hardback #sprayed #special #edition #scotland

A black wooden tabletop with a blurred bookshop background. On the table are a pile of hardback books with the page edges facing us so we can’t see the titles. All the edges are sprayed in various colours and text including one that says LOVE IS POWER and one that is in rainbow shades.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 18

Introducing our phenomenal shortlist for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025! These globetrotting books take us from NYC and London to the depths of the Provencal countryside and rural Ireland, via a Swedish cabin and a holy Indian river. #Waterstones #WDFP #WaterstonesDebutFictionPrize

Six books stacked vertically next to each other like on a bookshelf. From left to right these are: The Artist by Lucy Steeds, Confessions by Catherine Airey, When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen, Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal, Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin and Sunstruck by William Rayfet Hunter.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 18

Ah, that’s a Gouda one! 😁

Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 16

Can you Brie-lieve how adorable these new Jellycats are? They’re so cute we Camembert it 😍
Sorry to be cheesy 🧀 but we think they’re just peachy 🍑 😜
(Pretend you haven’t noticed that we can’t think up a mozzarella pun 😂)
#jellycat #plushies #cheese #peach #bookshop #booksky #scotland #pun #dadjoke

A black wooden tables sits in front of a blurred bookshop background. On the table are four Jellycat soft toys, one is a peach and the other three are cheeses- Brie, Camembert and Mozzarella. All have eyes, happy smiles and limbs. The Mozzarella is wearing a slice of tomato on its head like a beret.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 14

Aw, thank you 💜 😁

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 14

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · Jun 14

Give whoever put these books side by side in @waterstonesness.bsky.social window a medal because the aesthetic here has killed me dead 😭

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 13

Scotland has an ancient and turbulent history, with evidence of human occupation dating back to the Palaeolithic era. If you’d like to know more then come check out our extensive Scottish History section 📚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
#scottish #history #booksky #culloden #highlands #islands #jacobites #clearances #picts

A black table with two stacks of paperback books, all on topics of Scottish History such as the Jacobites, The Highland Clans and the Battle of Culloden.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 11

Do you love kittens? 🐱 Board games? 🎲 Explosions? 💥
How about all 3?
If so, then come to our free drop-in session to try out the new Exploding Kittens Board Game!
Saturday 5th July at 2pm in store 🔥

#explodingkittens #boardgame #event #free #game #inverness #booksky #scotland

In front of a blurred bookshelf background, two copies of the Exploding Kittens board game are displayed, with a sign advertising a drop-in demo session of the game at 2pm on Saturday 5th July.
The boxes are orangey-red with white text and an illustration of a grey cat with flames in its eyes. The poster shows the board game pieces laid out next to the 3D board.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 6

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈😊
Highland Pride is tomorrow (7th June) with the parade starting from Falcon Square at 1pm - full details are at highlandpride.org
Pop in and say hi if you’re passing by 😁 🙌

#pride #pride2025 #highlandpride #scotland #parade #inverness #booksky

A grid of four Pride themed pictures.
Top left - a copy of hardback children’s book A Year of Pride and Joy. The cover is yellow with illustrations of famous LGBTQIA+ people.
Top right - A pair of white socks with rainbow text (Book Nerd) on the ankles and a rainbow heart on the soles.
Bottom left - a cream tote bag with black straps and rainbow text reading ‘Book Nerd’
Bottom right - A blurred bookshop background with a black table on which sit a collection of books from the Waterstones LGBTQIA+ section.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 5

Ceud mìle fàilte! A bheil Gàidhlig agaibh?/A hundred thousand welcomes! Do you have Gaelic? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Or would you like to?
We have plenty of resources to help you get started, or learn a few phrases alongside your pet 🐈 🐕😁

#gàidhlig #scottish #gaelic #language #learning #scotland #booksky #pet #dog #cat

Six books on a brown wooden table with a blurred bookshop background. All the books are focused on learning Scottish Gaelic, including dictionaries and books to teach your cat or dog a few key phrases.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 4

The back cover, so you can read the blurb 😁

The back cover of the paperback book Horror movie by Paul Tremblay. It’s red and scaly with a long blurb in white.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · Jun 4

Horror fans! Have you got your hands on Horror Movie by @paultremblay.bsky.social yet? Now out in paperback, it’s unsettling, unique and utterly fantastic 🤩 Bookseller Catherine’s top pick from last year’s horror hardbacks 😁 📖

#horror #booksky #movie #fiction #book #recommendation

A blurred bookshop background with shelving and circular ceiling lights. In the foreground is a black wooden table with a stack of 4 books lying on it with spines facing us, and one more standing atop them. All are Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay. The cover is red scales with the author’s name in white and the title in black. In the centre is the silhouette a figure standing with arms by their sides, holding a knife in their right hand.

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