Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop

Come down to the Edinburgh Radical Book Fair 2026 next weekend for a Sunday-afternoon celebration of the wondrous world of queer ecology! feat. @jennychambles.bsky.social Sunday 8th November, 3.30-4.45PM @lighthousebks.bsky.social Tickets: lighthousebookshop.com/events/natur... #booksky

Are YOU joining us for the Radical Book Fair? Less than 2 weeks to go! Remember the Fair's panels are all hybrid , so you can join us virtually and if inspired to get reading after a talk we have booklists on our website AND @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social! uk.bookshop.org/lists/edinbu...

11 days till the Edinburgh Radical Book Fair! Today we're combing through the programme in search for conversations on climate and environmental justice! Check out our website for the full program and more info.

The True Cost of Living ft. No More Deaths by Welfare by @chinatmills AND Hunger Inc. by Kayleigh Garthwaite Friday, 6th November, 5:30 pm lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-t...

Effective Activism Today ft. Radical Justice by Nani Jansen Reventlow Saturday, 7th November, 2:30 pm lighthousebookshop.com/events/effec...

Real Feminist Utopias ft. Listening Like a Girl by @hekate.bsky.social Sunday, 8th November, 11:00 am lighthousebookshop.com/events/real-...

We're excited to have four Pluto authors speaking at @lighthousebks.bsky.social for Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair! Show up for author panels, book stalls, activist stalls, events, workshops and more See below for details on Pluto author events👇

We're continuing to explore the Edinburgh Radical Book Fair programme - one theme at a time! Today, we look at Palestinian authors and conversations on solidarity with Palestine. Check out the panels on our website!

Now that our full program for this year's Edinburgh Radical Book Fair is out, let's unravel the offerings one gorgeous thread at a time! First up: gloriously QUEER events!

📆 Sunday 8 November  📍Assembly Roxy Hana Morgenstern joins Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social  in Salvaging the Truth: documentation and accountability in Palestine, chaired by Noor Hemani, at Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair! @lighthousebks.bsky.social 

Tomorrow!

I'm very excited to be speaking about Abolish Westminster at @lighthousebks.bsky.social radical book fair, alongside @qmanivannan.bsky.social and @jena.ng on 8 November, at the Roxy in Edinburgh. Join us!: lighthousebookshop.com/events/what-...

Whatever happened to the British working class? How can we rebuild our strength? Join Jonas Marvin & Ewan Gibbs at Lighthouse Books for an evening of discussing British social history, class life, and first-hand accounts of working class narratives in the UK. lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-b...

Join us on Thursday 22nd October, when queer icon Susan Stryker will be promoting her new book, Changing Gender. We're really excited to be collaborating with @lighthousebks.bsky.social for this event! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/susan-stry...

This is tonight! Tickets still available here: lighthousebookshop.com/events/the-n...

As Samhain creeps closer, join us on the 28th October to celebrate a night of queer horror with Dorian Ravenscroft and Natasha Pulley (@natashapulley.bsky.social), in collaboration with our friends at Edinburgh Dyke Bar! See you at Port of Leith Distillery Bar...limited tickets still available 🎟️

We're thrilled to see out a whirlwind October with a bold coming-of-age tale blending physics, philosophy and Igbo cosmology, examining our place in the universe. Join us on 27 Oct for an Edinburgh launch of The Comfort of Distant Stars by Orwell Prize finalist I.O. Echeruo hosted by T.L. Huchu!

A wee reminder that we have three brilliant events on next week - from hosting Gina Gwenffrewi (@ginagwenffrewi.bsky.social) and Russell T Davies on Tuesday night to welcoming Natasha Devon (@natashadevon.bsky.social) on Wednesday - there's something for everybody!

📆 Sunday 8 November  📍Assembly Roxy Hana Morgenstern joins Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social  in Salvaging the Truth: documentation and accountability in Palestine, chaired by Noor Hemani, at Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair! @lighthousebks.bsky.social 

The nuance drought is having a devastating impact on every area of our lives, dictating our politics & how the media reports, affecting our physical and mental health, and impacting our relationships. Join us Wed 14th Oct to hear @natashadevon.bsky.social tell us all about it!

We're thrilled to be bringing you Bobuq Sayed, author of the highly anticipated No God But Us! They'll be in conversation with fellow @hajarpress.bsky.social author Mohamed Tonsy for an evening full of chats on queer identity, home, migration and state repression. 20th Oct at 7pm - get your tix!

Are YOU excited about the Radical Book Fair? Do you want to get involved behind the scenes? We need YOU! The Radical Book Fair (5-8th November) is next month and we need some extra hands to help make it extra special! Further info here: lighthousebookshop.com/posts/volunt...

Tonight tonight!

Our 2026 Radical Book Fair programme is LIVE and fizzing with the energy of this year's theme: Building a Better Now! The fair will be made up of book stalls, activist stalls, events, workshops and more! Assembly Roxy, 5-8th November lighthousebookshop.com/events/edinb...

🕖 Wednesday 7 October, 7pm 📍 @lighthousebks.bsky.social, Edinburgh Celebrate the release of Black Lives in Scotland with stories drawn from centuries of Black Scottish history! This event offers a powerful new perspective on Scotland's past and present. 🔖Book tickets: 

My book launch is coming up, at Lighthouse Books, on 13 October. For those in the vicinity, please join us as I discuss with my colleague and Chair of Queer Law at the UoE, Sharon Cowan, the anti-trans movement, but also transfeminism, trans culture, and the value of struggle for a better future.

Join us for an evening celebrating trans activism and trans joy amid adversity with the launch of @ginagwenffrewi.bsky.social's new book: J.K. Rowling and the Anti-Trans Panic. Tuesday 13th October at 6.30pm for scintillating discussion followed by a Lighthouse Social. See you there!

With the beginning of a new month, we always share with you what we read in the previous month. This September we were kept busy by books on AI, the climate crisis and fascism, as well as romance, poetry and fantasy. Check out the full list (and reviews) on our website!

Our 2026 Radical Book Fair programme is LIVE and fizzing with the energy of this year's theme: Building a Better Now! The fair will be made up of book stalls, activist stalls, events, workshops and more! Assembly Roxy, 5-8th November lighthousebookshop.com/events/edinb...