Independent Bookstores in Scotland
Discover 15 independent bookstores in Scotland on BookQuest. Browse hours, upcoming author events, and check in to earn points as you explore.
Upcoming book events in Scotland
The next 20 upcoming author events, readings, and signings.
- The 2026 Kids & Teen Summer Book Club ends!Sun, Aug 9, 9:00 AMat The Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh
- Sophia Smith Galer on How to Kill a LanguageMon, Aug 17, 6:30 PMat Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews in St Andrews
- Author Talk with Mairi Kidd, Newes of WitchesWed, Aug 19, 6:00 PMat Far From The Madding Crowd in Linlithgow
- Simon Sebag Montefiore on The CauldronThu, Aug 20, 6:30 PMat Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews in St Andrews
- Luke Healy - Dogs on DatesMon, Aug 24, 6:00 PMat The Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh
- Anne Pia: A Month o MuinsTue, Aug 25, 6:00 PMat The Edinburgh Bookshop in Edinburgh
- Author Talk with Rachel Wood, Annie Knows EverythingWed, Aug 26, 6:00 PMat Far From The Madding Crowd in Linlithgow
- Andrey Kurkov on Lost SoldiersThu, Aug 27, 6:30 PMat Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews in St Andrews
- Max Porter - Public Signing for Dogs and BearsFri, Aug 28, 1:30 PMat The Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh
- Cathy Rentzenbrink on The Agatha Christie CureMon, Aug 31, 6:30 PMat Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews in St Andrews
- Fiction Book Club - September 2026: My Friends by Hisham MatarTue, Sep 1, 6:00 PMat The Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh
- Robert Harris on AgrippaTue, Sep 1, 6:30 PMat Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews in St Andrews
- Sabrina Ghayour on Persiana OneWed, Sep 2, 6:30 PMat Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews in St Andrews
- James Fox - CraftlandThu, Sep 3, 6:00 PMat The Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh
- Author Event With Caroline YoungWed, Sep 9, 6:00 PMat Daydreams Bookshop in Milngavie
- Christopher de Hamel on The Migrants: A Memoir with ManuscriptsWed, Sep 9, 6:30 PMat Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews in St Andrews
- Hollow's Hauntology Event with Evelyn HollowThu, Sep 10, 5:30 PMat Golden Hare Books in Edinburgh
- Ed Conway on Trade WorldThu, Sep 10, 6:00 PMat Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews in St Andrews
- An Evening with Sebastian Barry: The Newer World Publication Day LaunchThu, Sep 10, 6:30 PMat The Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh
- John Elledge on 31 Inventions That Built Our WorldSat, Sep 12, 6:30 PMat Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews in St Andrews
Bookstores in Scotland
- Daydreams BookshopMilngavieMilngavie's award-winning independent bookshop, offering a carefully curated selection for adults and children alike. D…3 upcoming events
- Far From The Madding CrowdLinlithgowLocated in the heart of our High Street, Far From The Madding Crowd is Linlithgow's Award-Winning bookshop. A unique sh…7 upcoming events
- Golden Hare BooksEdinburghGolden Hare Books is an award-winning independent bookshop, stocking fine books for adults and children, in the heart o…2 upcoming events
- The BookshopWigtownThe Bookshop is Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop, and - established 50 years ago - the oldest bookshop in Wigtow…1 upcoming event
- The Edinburgh BookshopEdinburghFounded in 2007, The Edinburgh Bookshop is an award-winning independent bookshop in the heart of Bruntsfield, Edinburgh…2 upcoming events
- The Portobello BookshopEdinburghWe're an independent bookshop based in Edinburgh's seaside community of Portobello. We're a general bookshop so stock a…12 upcoming events
- Topping & Company Booksellers of St AndrewsSt AndrewsOur third bookshop opened in 2014, in the university town of St Andrews. Visitors flock from far and wide to its vibran…22 upcoming events
- Argonaut BooksEdinburghFounded in 2021 and tucked inside the old Leith Central Train Station at the foot of Leith Walk, Argonaut Books is a li…
- Aye-Aye BooksGlasgowAye-Aye Books is an independent bookshop based at Broadside in Glasgow's southside. Our aim is to think about the world…
- Category Is BooksGlasgowCategory Is Books is an independent LGBTQIA+ bookshop in the southside of Glasgow. We hope the bookshop is a space to l…
- Leakey's BookshopInvernessLeakey's Bookshop has been buying and selling books in the Scottish Highlands for forty-six years. Most of our books ar…
- Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical BookshopEdinburghLighthouse is a queer-owned and woman led independent community bookshop. We are an unapologetically activist, intersec…
- ReadingLasses Bookshop and CafeWigtownWelcome to ReadingLasses, a bookshop and cafe located in Scotland's Book Town, Wigtown. ReadingLasses is the only women…
- The Book NookStirlingThe Book Nook is an independent bookshop and coffee shop situated on Upper Craigs in Stirling city centre. It is intend…
- Ullapool BookshopUllapoolThe Ullapool Bookshop is situated on Quay Street, Ullapool, right in the heart of the village, beside Lochbroom Hardwar…