Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
Queer-owned and woman-led independent community bookshop. 🏳️🌈 An unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space.
Find us at https://lighthousebookshop.com/
Find us at https://lighthousebookshop.com/
Inspired by the legacy of author Saleem Haddad’s great uncle, the Iraqi modernist painter Jewad Selim, Floodlines explores family, queerness, and the wounds of (neo)colonialism in haunting, visceral prose.
Join us on 17th February at 7pm for the launch of this incredible book!
Join us on 17th February at 7pm for the launch of this incredible book!
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Inspired by the legacy of author Saleem Haddad’s great uncle, the Iraqi modernist painter Jewad Selim, Floodlines explores family, queerness, and the wounds of (neo)colonialism in haunting, visceral prose.
Join us on 17th February at 7pm for the launch of this incredible book!
Join us on 17th February at 7pm for the launch of this incredible book!
The books and merch have arrived for the Scottish launch of Chosen Family!
@madeleinegray.bsky.social is coming all the way from Australia for this event, so this is a rare chance to meet the rad queer Aussie writer in the northern hemisphere! 27th January at 7pm: join us!
@madeleinegray.bsky.social is coming all the way from Australia for this event, so this is a rare chance to meet the rad queer Aussie writer in the northern hemisphere! 27th January at 7pm: join us!
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The books and merch have arrived for the Scottish launch of Chosen Family!
@madeleinegray.bsky.social is coming all the way from Australia for this event, so this is a rare chance to meet the rad queer Aussie writer in the northern hemisphere! 27th January at 7pm: join us!
@madeleinegray.bsky.social is coming all the way from Australia for this event, so this is a rare chance to meet the rad queer Aussie writer in the northern hemisphere! 27th January at 7pm: join us!
It's that time of year again: We're having a MEGA sale! After the success of last year's first sale night, we're running it again this year - and we'll be sharing a third of all money raised with three local trans fundraisers.
Come make a night of it, all sale books £8 or less! See you Mon 26 Jan📚
Come make a night of it, all sale books £8 or less! See you Mon 26 Jan📚
January 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
It's that time of year again: We're having a MEGA sale! After the success of last year's first sale night, we're running it again this year - and we'll be sharing a third of all money raised with three local trans fundraisers.
Come make a night of it, all sale books £8 or less! See you Mon 26 Jan📚
Come make a night of it, all sale books £8 or less! See you Mon 26 Jan📚
We're hiring! We're looking for a relief bookseller to join us for a minimum of 3 hours per week, fixed term Feb-Jul 2026. For more information on the role and on how to apply, visit this blog post here! Closing at 10am Monday 26th January lighthousebookshop.com/posts/were-h...
January 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
We're hiring! We're looking for a relief bookseller to join us for a minimum of 3 hours per week, fixed term Feb-Jul 2026. For more information on the role and on how to apply, visit this blog post here! Closing at 10am Monday 26th January lighthousebookshop.com/posts/were-h...
And on 28th January at 7pm, we will celebrate independent poetry presses with readings from Vicki Husband, Eloise Birtwhistle and Julie Laing, whose poetry explores ecology, health politics and social justice. lighthousebookshop.com/events/indie...
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
And on 28th January at 7pm, we will celebrate independent poetry presses with readings from Vicki Husband, Eloise Birtwhistle and Julie Laing, whose poetry explores ecology, health politics and social justice. lighthousebookshop.com/events/indie...
We are absolutely over the moon to get to welcome @madeleinegray.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of CHOSEN FAMILY, her bold, romantic, queer and epic literary sophomore novel, in collaboration with Wuthering Dykes Book Club, on 27th January at 7pm lighthousebookshop.com/events/chose...
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
We are absolutely over the moon to get to welcome @madeleinegray.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of CHOSEN FAMILY, her bold, romantic, queer and epic literary sophomore novel, in collaboration with Wuthering Dykes Book Club, on 27th January at 7pm lighthousebookshop.com/events/chose...
On Monday 26th, we will once again open our doors for our annual sale night (6-8:30pm), where sale books will be £8 or less! A third of money raised will go to local trans healthcare fundraisers. This event sold out last January, so do book early! lighthousebookshop.com/events/our-s...
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
On Monday 26th, we will once again open our doors for our annual sale night (6-8:30pm), where sale books will be £8 or less! A third of money raised will go to local trans healthcare fundraisers. This event sold out last January, so do book early! lighthousebookshop.com/events/our-s...
Join us on Monday 19th January at 7pm for our Sci-Fi Book Club Bright Futures, where we will be discussing the novel THE FOREVER WAR. Book club members get 10% off the book club books! lighthousebookshop.com/events/brigh...
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Join us on Monday 19th January at 7pm for our Sci-Fi Book Club Bright Futures, where we will be discussing the novel THE FOREVER WAR. Book club members get 10% off the book club books! lighthousebookshop.com/events/brigh...
The following Sunday, award-winning storyteller Niall Moorjani will lead TALES AT THE LIGHTHOUSE, Edinburgh's premier storytelling open mic. Sunday 18th, 4pm. lighthousebookshop.com/events/tales...
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The following Sunday, award-winning storyteller Niall Moorjani will lead TALES AT THE LIGHTHOUSE, Edinburgh's premier storytelling open mic. Sunday 18th, 4pm. lighthousebookshop.com/events/tales...
First up: POSTCARDS FOR PALESTINE, a craft-making session raising funds for families in Gaza, this Sunday, 11th January, 10:30am lighthousebookshop.com/events/postc...
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
First up: POSTCARDS FOR PALESTINE, a craft-making session raising funds for families in Gaza, this Sunday, 11th January, 10:30am lighthousebookshop.com/events/postc...
It may be cold as f*ck in Edinburgh, but the sun is OUT, and we are OPEN!
Doggo’s had a bed upgrade to her usual welcome spot, so she can be cosy while delivering serious Monday morning vibes….
Doggo’s had a bed upgrade to her usual welcome spot, so she can be cosy while delivering serious Monday morning vibes….
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 AM
It may be cold as f*ck in Edinburgh, but the sun is OUT, and we are OPEN!
Doggo’s had a bed upgrade to her usual welcome spot, so she can be cosy while delivering serious Monday morning vibes….
Doggo’s had a bed upgrade to her usual welcome spot, so she can be cosy while delivering serious Monday morning vibes….
…and we’re back! Feeling the itchy feet of Betwixtmas? Running out of new reading material? Wanting to listen to (quiet) Mexican pop while browsing all our latest reads?
We’re here until Wednesday evening, 11.30-5. See you soon!
We’re here until Wednesday evening, 11.30-5. See you soon!
December 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
…and we’re back! Feeling the itchy feet of Betwixtmas? Running out of new reading material? Wanting to listen to (quiet) Mexican pop while browsing all our latest reads?
We’re here until Wednesday evening, 11.30-5. See you soon!
We’re here until Wednesday evening, 11.30-5. See you soon!
AND if you just don't wanna leave the house at all, well perhaps a wee voucher is just the thing you need!
You can order e-vouchers to yourself to print or forward on or send to book lovers ANYWHERE directly!
lighthousebookshop.com/shop/voucher
You can order e-vouchers to yourself to print or forward on or send to book lovers ANYWHERE directly!
lighthousebookshop.com/shop/voucher
December 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
AND if you just don't wanna leave the house at all, well perhaps a wee voucher is just the thing you need!
You can order e-vouchers to yourself to print or forward on or send to book lovers ANYWHERE directly!
lighthousebookshop.com/shop/voucher
You can order e-vouchers to yourself to print or forward on or send to book lovers ANYWHERE directly!
lighthousebookshop.com/shop/voucher
Edinburgh book lovers! We are OPEN! Til 8!
Today (10-8) and tomorrow (9.30-3.30) and then we will nap and eat and read and nap, and then we reopen on Saturday (10.30-5)!
Opening hours for the festive season in one place - come visit!
Today (10-8) and tomorrow (9.30-3.30) and then we will nap and eat and read and nap, and then we reopen on Saturday (10.30-5)!
Opening hours for the festive season in one place - come visit!
December 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Edinburgh book lovers! We are OPEN! Til 8!
Today (10-8) and tomorrow (9.30-3.30) and then we will nap and eat and read and nap, and then we reopen on Saturday (10.30-5)!
Opening hours for the festive season in one place - come visit!
Today (10-8) and tomorrow (9.30-3.30) and then we will nap and eat and read and nap, and then we reopen on Saturday (10.30-5)!
Opening hours for the festive season in one place - come visit!
BOOKS, but not JUST books!
Our bookshop has calendars, totes & badges, prints & puzzles & patches & stickers, washi tape, mugs & earrings, audiobooks & embroidery packs- we can be your one stop shop!
Honestly if you hate frenzy, Southside is still lovely & chill & full of indies - we got you!
Our bookshop has calendars, totes & badges, prints & puzzles & patches & stickers, washi tape, mugs & earrings, audiobooks & embroidery packs- we can be your one stop shop!
Honestly if you hate frenzy, Southside is still lovely & chill & full of indies - we got you!
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
BOOKS, but not JUST books!
Our bookshop has calendars, totes & badges, prints & puzzles & patches & stickers, washi tape, mugs & earrings, audiobooks & embroidery packs- we can be your one stop shop!
Honestly if you hate frenzy, Southside is still lovely & chill & full of indies - we got you!
Our bookshop has calendars, totes & badges, prints & puzzles & patches & stickers, washi tape, mugs & earrings, audiobooks & embroidery packs- we can be your one stop shop!
Honestly if you hate frenzy, Southside is still lovely & chill & full of indies - we got you!
The very brilliant Welsh novelist & queer lit star Crystal Jeans joins us Thursday 7pm THIS WEEK for a wee preview of her memoir Blueprints - we’ll be chatting friendships, queer love, addiction, grief, creativity & general oversharing, come along!
www.lighthousebookshop.com/events/bluep...
www.lighthousebookshop.com/events/bluep...
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The very brilliant Welsh novelist & queer lit star Crystal Jeans joins us Thursday 7pm THIS WEEK for a wee preview of her memoir Blueprints - we’ll be chatting friendships, queer love, addiction, grief, creativity & general oversharing, come along!
www.lighthousebookshop.com/events/bluep...
www.lighthousebookshop.com/events/bluep...
Wednesday's Readers and Writers Against the Genocide Fundraiser is SOLD OUT in person, but you can still:
Watch online 🎬: lighthousebookshop.com/events/reade...
Donate directly: gascf.org
Thanks!
Watch online 🎬: lighthousebookshop.com/events/reade...
Donate directly: gascf.org
Thanks!
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Wednesday's Readers and Writers Against the Genocide Fundraiser is SOLD OUT in person, but you can still:
Watch online 🎬: lighthousebookshop.com/events/reade...
Donate directly: gascf.org
Thanks!
Watch online 🎬: lighthousebookshop.com/events/reade...
Donate directly: gascf.org
Thanks!
Edinburgh readers-Next Week in the bookshop
Thurs 27th 7pm
BLUEPRINTS: Memoir & Fiction with queer Welsh novelist Crystal Jeans lighthousebookshop.com/events/bluep...
Sun 30th 7pm
How Not to Die (Too Soon): An evening with Prof @profdevisridhar.bsky.social
lighthousebookshop.com/events/how-n...
Thurs 27th 7pm
BLUEPRINTS: Memoir & Fiction with queer Welsh novelist Crystal Jeans lighthousebookshop.com/events/bluep...
Sun 30th 7pm
How Not to Die (Too Soon): An evening with Prof @profdevisridhar.bsky.social
lighthousebookshop.com/events/how-n...
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Edinburgh readers-Next Week in the bookshop
Thurs 27th 7pm
BLUEPRINTS: Memoir & Fiction with queer Welsh novelist Crystal Jeans lighthousebookshop.com/events/bluep...
Sun 30th 7pm
How Not to Die (Too Soon): An evening with Prof @profdevisridhar.bsky.social
lighthousebookshop.com/events/how-n...
Thurs 27th 7pm
BLUEPRINTS: Memoir & Fiction with queer Welsh novelist Crystal Jeans lighthousebookshop.com/events/bluep...
Sun 30th 7pm
How Not to Die (Too Soon): An evening with Prof @profdevisridhar.bsky.social
lighthousebookshop.com/events/how-n...
TONIGHT! Join us in the bookshop from 7-8pm for the launch of "Or Something Worse: Why We Need to Disrupt the Climate Transition" by @nicholasbeuret.bsky.social, discussing tools to stop climate change and to build a fairer future. lighthousebookshop.com/events/or-so...
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
TONIGHT! Join us in the bookshop from 7-8pm for the launch of "Or Something Worse: Why We Need to Disrupt the Climate Transition" by @nicholasbeuret.bsky.social, discussing tools to stop climate change and to build a fairer future. lighthousebookshop.com/events/or-so...
The nights are drawing in... so what better time to launch a sapphic gothic thriller that the end of November? We are so excited to welcome Anbara Salam back to the bookshop. We adored her Edinburgh-set novel Hayardous Spirits, and she is back now with another historical offering set in Scotland!
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The nights are drawing in... so what better time to launch a sapphic gothic thriller that the end of November? We are so excited to welcome Anbara Salam back to the bookshop. We adored her Edinburgh-set novel Hayardous Spirits, and she is back now with another historical offering set in Scotland!
A delight to have Ella Risbridger pop by to sign copies of In Love with Love earlier this week. A snippet of Christina's review of the book:
“… a book that explores the ways romance fiction trends intersect with socioeconomics. It is brilliant..."
“… a book that explores the ways romance fiction trends intersect with socioeconomics. It is brilliant..."
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A delight to have Ella Risbridger pop by to sign copies of In Love with Love earlier this week. A snippet of Christina's review of the book:
“… a book that explores the ways romance fiction trends intersect with socioeconomics. It is brilliant..."
“… a book that explores the ways romance fiction trends intersect with socioeconomics. It is brilliant..."
Despite the busyness of Radical Book Fair prep, we still managed to read loads in October. Check out our recs here: lighthousebookshop.com/posts/what-w...
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Despite the busyness of Radical Book Fair prep, we still managed to read loads in October. Check out our recs here: lighthousebookshop.com/posts/what-w...
Panel with @jakehallwrites.bsky.social, Plan C & @joeljoel.bsky.social explores the political power of solidarity, drawing from activist histories to celebrate the potential of intimate connections.
In-person AND online! lighthousebookshop.com/events/every...
In-person AND online! lighthousebookshop.com/events/every...
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Panel with @jakehallwrites.bsky.social, Plan C & @joeljoel.bsky.social explores the political power of solidarity, drawing from activist histories to celebrate the potential of intimate connections.
In-person AND online! lighthousebookshop.com/events/every...
In-person AND online! lighthousebookshop.com/events/every...
🔗 Everyday Bonds: Solidarities from the Ground Up 🔗
✨ SUN 9th | 11am | RADICAL BOOK FAIR ✨
No movement is built alone. At raves, rallies & community centres, folk have found each other & formed unlikely coalitions, rooted in a desire for collective change - how do we foster radical friendships?
✨ SUN 9th | 11am | RADICAL BOOK FAIR ✨
No movement is built alone. At raves, rallies & community centres, folk have found each other & formed unlikely coalitions, rooted in a desire for collective change - how do we foster radical friendships?
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔗 Everyday Bonds: Solidarities from the Ground Up 🔗
✨ SUN 9th | 11am | RADICAL BOOK FAIR ✨
No movement is built alone. At raves, rallies & community centres, folk have found each other & formed unlikely coalitions, rooted in a desire for collective change - how do we foster radical friendships?
✨ SUN 9th | 11am | RADICAL BOOK FAIR ✨
No movement is built alone. At raves, rallies & community centres, folk have found each other & formed unlikely coalitions, rooted in a desire for collective change - how do we foster radical friendships?
Radical Book Fair Stalls cont:
@foescot.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social (Scotland)
Edinburgh anti-raids
Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh
@stopcambo.bsky.social
SPSC Edinburgh
@refugeesathome.bsky.social
Save the Roseburn Path
Heckle
La Belle Adventure
Scotland 4 @decrimnow.bsky.social
@foescot.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social (Scotland)
Edinburgh anti-raids
Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh
@stopcambo.bsky.social
SPSC Edinburgh
@refugeesathome.bsky.social
Save the Roseburn Path
Heckle
La Belle Adventure
Scotland 4 @decrimnow.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Radical Book Fair Stalls cont:
@foescot.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social (Scotland)
Edinburgh anti-raids
Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh
@stopcambo.bsky.social
SPSC Edinburgh
@refugeesathome.bsky.social
Save the Roseburn Path
Heckle
La Belle Adventure
Scotland 4 @decrimnow.bsky.social
@foescot.bsky.social
@globaljusticenow.bsky.social (Scotland)
Edinburgh anti-raids
Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh
@stopcambo.bsky.social
SPSC Edinburgh
@refugeesathome.bsky.social
Save the Roseburn Path
Heckle
La Belle Adventure
Scotland 4 @decrimnow.bsky.social