Books Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening books events all around Edinburgh, SC

MATILDA THE MUSICAL - MATINEE

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

MATILDA THE MUSICAL

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Edinburgh Playhouse

Capital Sci Fi Con 2026

Sat, 21 Feb at 09:30 am Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1, United Kingdom

Sapphic Singles Games Night Valentine's Special 💘 Ditch The Dating Apps x The Raging Bull | Edinburgh

Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm The Raging Bull

Typewronger's No Homework Book Club

 Sun, 08 Feb at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

Derek Forbes / A Very Simple Mind Returns / The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 05.03.26

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm The Voodoo Rooms

An Evening with Shari Lapena - Edinburgh West End

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Tartan Noir with Professor David Wilson and Martin Frizell - Edinburgh (1)

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:30 pm Pleasance Theatre GBP 2 to 71

Morningside Library Bookbug Session

 Thu, 05 Feb at 10:30 am Morningside Library Free

Fantasy Bookclub Scotland - Iron Flame and Onyx Storm DOUBLE BOOKCLUB

 Sun, 08 Feb at 02:00 pm Social Bite GBP 20

Sarah Wynn-Williams in conversation with Nicola Sturgeon

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 9 to 16

Personal perspectives on Alasdair Gray’s ‘Lanark’

 Thu, 12 Mar at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Lemon Grove Bookclub - February 2026

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Tasty Buns Free

WWW.BookClub

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm Nor’ Loft GBP 42

Telegraphy by Farah Ali

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm Typewronger Books Free

Feminist Book Club Edinburgh — February meeting: "Persepolis 2"

 Sun, 08 Feb at 11:00 am Mimi's Little Bakehouse - City Art Centre Free

An Evening with Elisabeth Wolf - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Map Festival

 Fri, 06 Feb at 10:30 am 33 Salisbury Place Free

Morningside Library Bookbug Session

 Tue, 10 Feb at 10:30 am Morningside Library Free

Gay Men & Queer Games Night Valentines DTDA x The Raging Bull | EDINBURGH

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm The Raging Bull GBP 18 to 22

Theatre Book Club: Inspector Morse

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Lothian Region Terror Tales: Official Book Launch by John S Tantalon

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm The Canons' Gait

Kindersingkreis (Edinburgh)

 Fri, 06 Feb at 10:00 am German Speaking Congregation in Scotland

An Evening with Gillian McAllister - Edinburgh West End

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

An Evening with Sarah Wynn-Williams - Edinburgh West End

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Meadows GBP 13

An Evening with Neil Lancaster - Edinburgh West End

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Tobi Coventry: He's the Devil

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 17

Scottish women writers in children’s literature

 Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Rebel Book Club Edinburgh x SOBER

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm The Melting Pot Consultancy GBP 17

Stephen Rutt: The Waterlands

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 17

Theatre Book Club: Death on the Nile

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Screening of "Three Friends" by Emmanuel Mouret

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Theatre Book Club: Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

 Sat, 14 Feb at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

First Draft Assembly - Edinburgh

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm The Waverley Bar Free

BookshopLATES... British Interior Design since 1925

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:30 pm The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland GBP 0 to 4

Katalina Watt on Saltswept - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Moon Women: A reflection of human history

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:30 pm Augustine United Church Free

Come and Play Session! Bounce and Rhyme Time at St George’s School Nursery.

 Fri, 13 Feb at 10:30 am St George's School Free

Edinburgh Sparks

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm The Waverley Bar Free

Book Event: Such Fragile Futures: An Artist and a Poet Reflect in a Garden

 Fri, 27 Feb at 04:10 pm Martin Hall, New College, The University of Edinburgh Free

Theatre Book Club: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

The Last Starborne Seer Craft Night!

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 pm Book Lovers Bookshop GBP 6 to 21

Frontierlands: Hazel Sheffield on an alternative to capitalism in the UK

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 22

Death, AI and Librarianship - A Professor R. David Lankes Lecture

 Tue, 03 Mar at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland Free

Writing the French Caribbean: an Introduction

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:00 pm West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

BookshopLATES... Common Treasures

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:30 pm The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland GBP 0 to 4

Morningside Library Greek Storytime

 Fri, 27 Feb at 10:30 am Morningside Library Free

Typewronger All Night Bookshop Fundraiser

 Sat, 21 Feb at 09:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 10 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Caroline Lucas in Conversation: why Scotland needs another England

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:30 pm Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre GBP 12 to 44

Sapphics, Sports and Spice: Celebrate The Release of Perfect Match!

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:30 am Lady and The Bear GBP 7 to 11

Theatre Book Club: The Boy at the Back of the Class

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:15 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Creative making: Inspired by nature

 Tue, 10 Mar at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland GBP 10

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 03 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

An Evening with Rosie Kelly Smith - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Dungeon Crawler Carl

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm EICC

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 14 Apr at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 26 May at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 10 Feb at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Anesu and the Water Spirits, Anesu agus na Creutairean Uisge

 Fri, 27 Feb at 02:00 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 09 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 17 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Book Launch: The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland

 Thu, 26 Mar at 05:30 pm Edinburgh Law School Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 24 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 05 May at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Talk and Book Launch with John Morrison & Guy Peploe

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:30 am The Scottish Gallery GBP 12

Book Launch: From the Bog to the Cloud, with Patrick Bresnihan

 Tue, 17 Feb at 03:30 pm Institute of Geography, The University of Edinburgh Free

Racializing the Ummah

 Fri, 15 May at 02:30 pm Violet Laidlaw Room, 6.02 Chrystal MacMillan Building Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 21 Apr at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 02 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 12 May at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Book Launch: Theological Libraries in the UK & Ireland

 Mon, 30 Mar at 04:10 pm Martin Hall, New College, The University of Edinburgh Free

Showcase: Banned Books

 Wed, 25 Feb at 12:30 pm Physicians' Gallery, Queen Street, Edinburgh, UK

PhD work-in-progress presentation by Alberto Pagliari

 Mon, 09 Feb at 02:00 pm Teaching Room 05, Old College, The University of Edinburgh Free

Queer Gothic Words

 Sun, 26 Jan at 12:15 pm Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette Free

Queer Joy book club

 Sun, 19 Jan at 02:15 pm Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette Free

Lesbian Words

 Sun, 19 Jan at 12:15 pm Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 16 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

National Galleries Writing Group

 Thu, 21 May at 02:30 pm National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait Free

Portobello Library Shared Reading Group

 Thu, 06 Mar at 11:00 am Portobello Library Free

Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

 Thu, 08 Feb at 10:30 am National Library of Scotland Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 23 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Scots Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

 Mon, 07 Jul at 10:30 am National Library of Scotland Free