Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop

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Queer-owned and woman-led independent community bookshop. 🏳️‍🌈 An unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space. Find us at

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· 16d

If notions of punishment and prisons don’t keep us safe, what does? Join us on Sat 15th at noon to find out more. In Unsafe, Lamble applies insights learned while organising against prisons and policing in challenging the twenty-first century ‘gender wars’ and the backlash against trans rights.

A cream backdrop with a photo of Lamble wearing black-rimmed, circular glasses and a book patterned top. At the top of the banner, it reads "On Trans Rights and Prison Abolition with Lamble" and there is an image of their latest book on the topic, titled 'Unsafe: The Carceral Roots of the Anti-Trans Backlash". At the bottom left, the text reads "Lighthouse, 12 noon - Saturday 15th"

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· 17d

First up, on Friday 14th August, we have a celebration of the joy, comfort and inspiration of queer reading! @laylamccay.bsky.social draws on her experience as a queer reader and book club host, offering a feast of recommendations from authors, booksellers, and book lovers around the world.

A cream backdrop with a photo of Layla wearing purple glasses and a book patterned top. At the top of the banner, it reads "Celebrating Queer Bookshelves with Layla McCay" and there is an image of The Queer Bookshelf: A Reader's Guide. At the bottom left, the text reads "Lighthouse, 12 noon - Friday 14th"

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· 17d

Edinburgh’s Book Fringe is back for 2026 & we have a jam-packed roster of world-class authors in store for you! We're delighted to be partnering with @argonautbooks.bsky.social and Greenhouse Records to bring you a broad range of events, workshops and talks. Get your tix here! linktr.ee/bookfringe

A cream, green and orange image which reads "From the Centre to the Margins: Book Fringe 2026 - Edinburgh's Indie Bookshop Fringe Festival". Lighthouse - Argonaut - Greenhouse - 13-30 August.

A carousel type post including the first 8 Book Fringe events.

A carousel type post including the last seven Book Fringe events.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jul 10

We were so pleased to have a lovely visit from @aliceoseman.bsky.social yesterday! Alice signed limited copies of Heartstopper Volumes 1, 2 and 6 - you can pick them up in the shop or online on our website 💕 Link below! lighthousebookshop.com/book/9781444...

Alice Oseman stands in the shop holding a bunch of Heartstopper Volume 6.

Heartstopper volumes 2, 5, 6, 4, 1 and 5 outside on green grass with daisies.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jul 8

Event announcement: join @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social in the garden behind Lighthouse Bookshop on 8th August to discuss the new book "The Gaza Tribunal: Britain's Complicity in Genocide" @plutopress.bsky.social lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-g...

on a soft green background is the book cover for Pluto Press's The Gaza Tribunal. Next to the book cover is a photo of Jeremy Corbyn, wearing a purple scarf and glasses

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jul 7

Get in the mood for both with our wee 'Entangled and binary-free: books reflecting queer ecologies' reading list! lighthousebookshop.com/posts/entang...

A ginger bookseller in a whimsical stripey jacket grins, eyes closed mid giggle, as she holds up a stack of queer nature books inspired by and reflecting on the book she holds up to the camera called Q Is For Garden. Mairi (she/her)

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jul 7

The next evening-Weds 15th-Jenny Chamerette treats us to a feast of queer thought, nature writing & memoir! Q is for Garden is a a bold, tender exploration of how queerness and nature entwine, & what happens when we step beyond the binaries that fence us in. lighthousebookshop.com/events/q-is-...

A poster with the details for July 15th event, Jenny Chamerette, a white nonbinary person with a quiff and glasses smiles at the camera beside a copy of their bookQ is for Garden,a a bold, tender exploration of how queerness and nature entwine - and what happens when we step beyond the binaries that fence us in.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jul 7

Tuesday July 14th dive into the history of science with queer-tinted lenses in the company of @rossbrooks.co.uk In Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life he shows us how queerness was at the heart of evolutionists’ thinking about the natural world! Tickets here: lighthousebookshop.com/events/darwi...

a banner for an event on Tuesday July 14th with Ross Brooks- the picture is an edited cover for the book 'Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life' which shows us how queerness was at the heart of evolutionists’ thinking about the natural world.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jul 6

Guava literary magazine is officially one year old this month! This Thursday 9th July at 7PM, we'll be celebrating its one year anniversary AND welcoming a whole host of gorgeous contributors to our garden to read from the literary magazine's third volume. Get your tickets now!

An orange and pink image of guavas - the text reads "Guava turns one, Thursday 9th July"

A copy of Guava magazine issue three being touched by a hand and next to a mug full of things.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jul 4

This month’s instalment of our Monthly Reads brings queer, experimental and speculative fiction, essays, Buddhism and romance, all in no small part thanks to Teddy who’s been on a glorious reading binge lately! lighthousebookshop.com/posts/what-w...

on the bookshop floor is a colourful array of hardback and paperback books, all listed in the blog post linked in this post!

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jul 3

Set in Renaissance-era Florence, Phil Melanson's debut queer novel reimagines the intersecting lives of three ambitious young men―a banker, a priest, and a gay painter named Leonardo. Phil will be in conversation with Andrés Ordorica next Wed 8th July!

Pao holds a pile of queer art novels outside the shop.

A banner advertising Florenzer: A Queer Renaissance novel by Phil Melanson hosted by Andrés Ordorica.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jul 3

A gorgeous graphic look at our July events...get your tickets here now! lighthousebookshop.com/events

A multicoloured image that includes all the graphics for Lighthouse's July events.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 29

At Sea is the debut adult novel from @yassmin.bsky.social. It's the perfect literary thriller: a paced and sharp, claustrophobic tale of impossible choices and the machismo of Big Oil. We curated a list of other thrillers with global majority characters ahead of our event with Yassmin tomorrow!

A mystery bookseller holds up a pile of thrillers to their face. A cap covers their forehead.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

And our LGBTQ+ book club, Other Fruit, will meet online on Monday 27 July to discuss @riverssolomon.bsky.social An Unkindness of Ghosts! lighthousebookshop.com/events/other...

An image of an aurora night sky which reads Other Fruit LGBTQ+ Book Club and an image of An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

Wrapping up the month, we have our Women in Translation book club meeting at the shop on 27th July at 7pm to discuss Your Wish is My Command by Deena Mohamed! lighthousebookshop.com/events/women...

An image that reads Women in Translation book club, Your Wish is My Command by Deena Mohamed and has an image of two hands holding a glass bottle.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

And on Wednesday 22nd July at 7pm we are *so* excited to be welcoming @ashleydouglas.bsky.social on Scotland’s sixteenth-century Sappho, chaired by Indigo Dunphy-Smith! lighthousebookshop.com/events/with-...

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

Our Bright Futures sci-fi book club meets in the bookshop on Monday 20th July at 7pm to discuss Margaret Cavendish's The Blazing World! lighthousebookshop.com/events/brigh...

A coral background with text that reads Bright Futures: Sci-Fi Book Club to the left of the banner, a copy of The Blazing World in the middle and a shell.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

On Wednesday 15th July at 7pm, the queer theme continues with @jennychambles.bsky.social on Q is for Garden and tending the histories of queer cultivation! lighthousebookshop.com/events/q-is-...

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

Followed by @rossbrooks.co.uk on Darwin & the queer origins of life, chaired by @kevinguyan.bsky.social on Tuesday 14th July from 7-8pm! lighthousebookshop.com/events/darwi...

A black background with a multicoloured butterfly. To the left, the banner reads Tuesday 14th July, 7pm, Lighthouse, Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life. On the bottom right, it reads "A History of Sex and Science, Ross Brooks."

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

On Monday 13th July, our bookseller Nic and the Philosophy & Hope book club will be discussing David Graeber's The Utopia of Rules from 7-8.30pm!

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

We're celebrating Guava literary magazine's one year anniversary (and 3rd issue launch) on Thursday 9th July at 7pm with readings from @feistybluegecko.bsky.social @nazaretranea.bsky.social @meganboothwriting.bsky.social and more! lighthousebookshop.com/events/guava...

A text of beautiful guavas with leaves which reads Guava turns one, Thursday 9th July.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

Followed by Phil Melanson and Andrés Ordorica telling us all about Phil's new queer Renaissance novel, Florenzer, on Wednesday 8th July at 7pm! lighthousebookshop.com/events/flore...

A banner for Florenzer which includes a Renaissance painting of a fainting topless white man surrounded by cupids. There is text that reads Wednesday 8th July, 7pm launch, Florenzer, a queer renaissance novel by Phil Melanson hosted by Andrés Ordorica. To the left are images of Phil, Andres and the book.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 27

With July around the corner, here are all our brilliant events in the upcoming month! We begin with Lighthouse favourite Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé discussing her new YA thriller, The Heirs with Carnegie-winning author Margaret McDonald on Thurs 2 July. lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-h...

A black banner with various different items - a wind instrument handle, scissors, a cup of tea, a sword, a key, a chess piece and others with lettering that reads "Nothing brings a family together quite like murder...". Underneath in big lettering, it says THE HEIRS, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - Thursday 2nd July, 7PM. To the left of the banner is a photo of Faridah.

A photo of the cover of Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 25

Next Thursday, 2nd July, meet Lighthouse favourite Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé as she discusses her new YA novel, THE HEIRS with Carnegie-winning author of Glasgow Boys, @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social! Attendees get a goodie bag and there are themed activities! lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-h...

on a moody background are floating illustrations of chess pieces, buttons, and a pair of embroidery scissors. In the centre is a circle with a photo of author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, beside a photo of Margaret McDonald

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 24

Join us next week for a garden event on Tuesday 30th June, to celebrate Y.M. Abdel-Magied's new eco thriller AT SEA, chaired by Rachelle Atalla! The sea is high and the stakes are even higher... lighthousebookshop.com/events/at-se...

In a bright bookshop stands Mairi, a white person with short ginger hair, wearing a striped shirt. She is holding a copy of At Sea

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 20

As Indie Bookshop Week comes to a close, we were delighted to see @florenceknapp.bsky.social and Arundhati Roy's 'The Names' and 'Mother Mary Comes to Me' announced as winners of the 2026 Indie Book Awards. Pao was one of the judges this year and loved every book she read, especially these two!

Mother Mary Comes to Me and The Names on book stands with the bookshop as a backdrop.

Nic's hand holding out a copy of The Names.

Nic's hand holding out a copy of Mother Mary Comes to Me.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 19

As this year's Independent Bookshop Week comes to an end, we've been chatting about a particular joy - that of receiving a recommendation from a fellow bookseller. We've made a list of all the gorgeous books we've been recommended on our website. Happy Indie Bookshop Week!

Christina stands outside the shop next to a sign that reads 'Look After Each Other' holding copies of World Without End, Centrefolding, The Book of Emma Reyes and Know My Name.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 18

Indie Bookshop Week would be incomplete without an indie press extravaganza, and we're giving it a Pride twist by serving up THREE sensational poets for an unmissable night! Join us tonight at 7pm for some gorgeous queer poetry - limited tickets available: lighthousebookshop.com/events/rainb...

A blue banner that reads 'Independent Bookshop Week x Pride Month - Rainbow Verses: A Night of Queer Poetry from Indie Presses, Thursday 18th June, 7pm.' There is a rainbow throughout the bottom bit of the banner alongside three authors - Zain Rishi, Kym Deyn and Nathan Evans, as well as their books Noon, Folk(ish) and Homography.

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 17

We are so excited for Heartstopper 6, the finale in @aliceoseman.bsky.social's beautiful Heartstopper series. You can pre-order the book from our website and be in with a chance to win a special illustration of you and a friend, drawn by Alice! #heartstopper6 lighthousebookshop.com/book/9781444...

a purple background with floating illustrated leaves shows a drawing of Nick and Charlie from Heartstopper, and a photo of author and illustrator Alice Oseman

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop@lighthousebks· Jun 16

Join us this Sunday evening in the Lighthouse garden as Jane Healey introduces her new enthralling novel, Crescendo! Chaired by screenwriter Amna Saleem, they'll be discussing Crescendo's exploration of sibling rivalry, queer attraction and the high pressure world of classical music!