Books Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening books events all around Edinburgh, SC

Dune! The Musical [Fringe 2026]

 Sat, 08 Aug at 01:25 pm The Voodoo Rooms Free

Hamza Yassin's Adventures in Nature | Edinburgh

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm Usher Hall

An Evening with Alex Aster : Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Edinburgh New Town Church GBP 5 to 26

An Evening with Anthony Horowitz - Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm The Parish Church of St Cuthbert GBP 5 to 27

Joanna Cherry: Keeping the Dream Alive

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 20

March Flea Market

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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

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

LIVE: In conversation with Luke Kemp, author of Goliath’s, Edinburgh 21st March

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:45 pm The Out of the Blue Drill Hall

Jon King in conversation with Phil Jupitus / The Speakeasy @ The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 24.04.26

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm The Voodoo Rooms

Learning from Diplomatic Tradecraft with Leigh Turner

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:30 pm George Square Lecture Theatre B GBP 0 to 5

EICC:Live - Say It Well

 Fri, 27 Mar at 04:30 pm Edinburgh International Conference Centre Free

Meet the gods, creatures, and heroes of Celtic legend

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland Free

Michael Pedersen: Muckle Flugga

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 10

April Flea Market

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG Edinburgh, United Kingdom

An Evening of Wine Tasting with Rose Murray Brown

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 27

Seeking Sexual Freedom: An Evening with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 19

Jane Austen's Love & Freindship [Sic]

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:00 pm Augustine United Church GBP 17

Morningside Library Bookbug Session

 Thu, 19 Mar at 10:30 am Morningside Library Free

Dear Library: Family Story Sessions

 Tue, 14 Apr at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland Free

Children Show: Paws Up!

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:30 pm West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

An Evening of Romantasy!

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5

An Evening with Gillian McAllister - Edinburgh West End

 Fri, 24 Apr 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

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

 Fri, 20 Mar at 10:30 am St George's School Free

Theatre Book Club: Death on the Nile

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

Paige Toon in conversation with Naimh Hargan - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

Stephen Rutt: The Waterlands

 Wed, 01 Apr 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

Linda Duncan McLaughlin: Original Sins

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 12

Olive Growing in Palestine: Stories of everyday resistance

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Blackwell's Book Quiz #202

 Mon, 06 Apr at 06:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Queer in a Wee Place – LGBTQ Lives and the 2026 Scottish Election

 Tue, 21 Apr at 03:00 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute, 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

Agnes Owens in the archives

 Thu, 23 Apr at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Meadows GBP 28

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

University of Edinburgh Global Law Conference

 Thu, 30 Apr at 09:00 am Old College, The University of Edinburgh Free

An Evening with Antonia Hodgson

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

Edinburgh Book Fair

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm InterContinental Edinburgh The George (19 - 21 George Street, Edinburgh, UK)

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

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

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

Telegraphy by Farah Ali

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm Typewronger Books Free

A Nice Day Out: Zine-Making Edition!

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:30 pm Calton View Cafe (Royal Mile) Free

Oscar the Ferry Cat Animation screening in Edinburgh

 Wed, 18 Mar at 04:00 pm Cameo Picturehouse GBP 6

Samantha Dooey-Miles: Under the Hammer

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 11

An Afternoon of Stitch & Print: Books & Zines

 Thu, 26 Mar at 01:30 pm Gatehouse Building next to the main road, Edinburgh College (Granton Campus) Free

The 1911 Census Boycott in Scotland

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations: Book Launch

 Thu, 02 Apr at 04:30 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free

Crime Book Club - Edinburgh West End

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm Waterstones Free

BookshopLATES... Glasgow from Above

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:30 pm The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland GBP 0 to 4

Rebel Book Club Edinburgh x AFRICA

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm The Melting Pot Consultancy GBP 17

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 17 Mar EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Film Club - I’m A Cyborg But That’s OK (2006)

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:30 pm Bennets Bar Free

Richard Strachan: Night Fire

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 17

Dungeon Crawler Carl

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm EICC

Notes in the Margin

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Keller Taproom Edinburgh

An Evening of Poetry with Sarah Stewart - Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

Book talk - Our Time: Finding hope in the climate crisis

 Thu, 16 Apr at 01:00 pm Edinburgh Climate Change Institute Free

Bookbinding Workshop

 Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am Field Studio Ltd GBP 33

An Evening with David Goodman - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

The joy of home shopping catalogues

 Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Hot Butter Press Launch Party

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

Churchill, Scotland and the Great War. A talk by Andrew Liddle.

Sun, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm The Scots Guards Club

William Sancho and the Recovery of a Black Georgian Life in the Archive

 Wed, 10 Jun at 04:30 pm HM General Register House Free

Book Launch: The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland

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

Essy Sparrow on Tour: Edinburgh

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm Rare Birds Book Shop GBP 17

More Petticoats and Pinnacles

 Thu, 04 Jun at 10:30 am Lauriston Castle

Psychology discussion on Carl Rogers

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Levels Cafe & Lounge Free

The EFI Critical Data Studies Cluster presents:

 Wed, 01 Apr at 03:30 pm Room 1.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute Free

Effie the Midge Book Launch- Edinburgh

 Thu, 18 Jun at 04:30 pm HARVEY AND WOODD Free

Book Launch: Theological Libraries in the UK & Ireland

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

The Faithful Gardener Book Group

 Sun, 08 Mar at 01:00 pm Saint Michael & All Saints Free

Queer Men for Queer Literature

 Sun, 08 Dec at 12:15 pm Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette Free

Queer Gothic Words

 Sun, 26 Jan at 12:15 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

Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

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

Introduction to Rare Book Cataloguing

 Wed, 15 Apr at 10:00 am Main Library GBP 45

Scots Bookbug at the National Library of Scotland

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