The Best Choice for Scottish Books

BooksfromScotland.com, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is no ordinary bookseller. Set up to showcase and sell Scottish-interest books, the site combines bookselling and interesting, newsy content. With readers from Paisley to Prague, and contributions from academics, authors, publishers and customers, BooksfromScotland.com is the comprehensive e-portal for Scottish books, literature and writing.

Maps of Scottish Books, Authors, Publishers and Festivals

Scottish Books Maps

Our exclusive maps of Scottish Books, Authors, Publishers and Festivals brings together information on the settings of Scottish books - from Shetland to the Borders; the home towns of Scottish authors; the locations of our literary festivals, and much more. We also reach further afield, to highlight Scottish literary connections around the world.

Scottish Author of the Month

Allan Massie

Although born in Singapore, our July Author of the Month Allan Massie was raised in Aberdeenshire. An accomplished sports journalist, historian, literary critic and novelist, he was recently on the judging panel for the first Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. His newest historical novel, Death in Bordeaux, is set in wartime France.

Featured Publisher

Mainstream Publishing Logo

Mainstream was founded in Edinburgh in 1978 and is one of the leading non-fiction publishing companies based in Scotland. With particular emphasis on biography, current affairs, sport and true crime the current list features prominent names including Ian Botham, Nicholas Parsons and Elaine C. Smith.

Reading Guide

We have collected the best Scottish books on Rugby in Scotland in our latest reading guide, with biographies of some of our greatest players and coaches, and books on the history of the sport.

Book of the Month

Sushirexia

£9.95 £6.97

32 writers have taken hunger as a theme to offer up 32 remarkable short stories. Diverse in style and content, they range from tales of heart-breaking poignancy to laugh-out-loud farce.


Children's Choice

Cover scan of Rocking Horse War

Rocking Horse War

Lari Don

£5.99 £4.79

One sunny morning the triplets disappear, leaving only a few mysterious clues behind: an open upstairs window, three missing rocking horses and some strangely shaped marks on the lawn outside... can Pearl find her missing brother and sisters?

Edinburgh Reads: Alasdair Gray

Cover scan of Lanark

Lanark

Alasdair Gray

£8.99 £6.74

 
Cover scan of A Gray Play Book

A Gray Play Book

Alasdair Gray

£25.00

 
Cover scan of Fleck

Fleck

Alasdair Gray

£8.99

The Publishing Scotland Yearbook - 2010 Edition

Publishing Scotland Yearbook 2010

Now in its 17th edition, the revised and updated Publishing Scotland Yearbook provides a thorough listing of Scottish publishers and related publishing services.

This directory has been expanded to include freelances working in the publishing industry in Scotland. It also offers comprehensive information on Scotland’s publishers, freelancers, and literary organisations. The Yearbook is an invaluable handbook for all those working with books in Scotland, and is essential reading for publishers, writers, booksellers, librarians and freelancers.

Book Events Across Scotland

  • Launch of New Scottish Writing 28: Stone Going Home Again

    Readings from some of the contributors to the latest ASLS New Scottish Writing book, Stone Going Home Again, which was edited by Alan Bissett and Carl MacDougall.
    Blackwell Bookshop, Edinburgh | Wednesday 04 August 2010

  • Blackwell Writers at the Fringe 2010

    Each Thursday during the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Blackwell Bookshop invite a selection of Scottish performers to share their fiction, poetry, essays and more.
    Blackwell Bookshop, Edinburgh | Thursday 05 August 2010