Nairn Bookshop

22/08/2026

Are you coming to Nairn Book and Arts Festival? If not... why not?! It's not just books. There's comedy, music, performance, and family days out 🌤

www.nairnfestival.co.uk

20/08/2026

This weather has been sorely testing the guttering, but this new has been making a splash here!
Feat. new work from authors and Get yours here!

20/08/2026

All this recent talk of myth & legend, how are some of the most exciting writers tackling these themes...?
The Half God of Rainfall by - see Inua at on Sat 5th Sept! - is a lyrical revenge epic via Greek & Nigerian myth. / There are rumblings in anticipation of the new ... / takes a trip through wildfires, family & the mythic past in Sicily / weaves her magic / explores the underworld / terrifies with a modern Mexican Medea...!

18/08/2026

Countdown to is ON! 🗓️ We're proud to support Perthshire-based author Kristie de Garis at the festival next month.

Our team has read and enjoyed her powerful memoir, DRYSTONE, and we’re deeply moved by her story. It traces a heck of a journey from an urban upbringing impacted by racism and instability, to finding a bit more peace and a lot more self-understanding, alongside a love for the craft of drystone walling. 🏔️✨

Click through to read what we thought of this refreshingly honest, highly recommended book!

🎁 BOOKSHOP EXCLUSIVE: Want to read it before the event? Bring your festival ticket for Kristie’s author talk to our counter, and we’ll give you £2 OFF your copy of Drystone!

15/08/2026

Starbuck and I are on a roll!!!

She's LOVING Animal Spiral, with its meditations on human evolution over time, and ways in which we might respond as a species and a planet to AI and more... and the differences between communal and individual conceptions of humans.... plus, the Cat Magician!!!

We're both loving the WARRIORS graphic novels. Beautifully drawn, and great kitty tales! 🐱

BLUFF is now out in paperback, and highly recommended Scottish drama/thriller... JD Kirk's latest DCI Logan outing is as fun as it is well written abd develops many of its central characters ever more fully... LIFE & DEATH & GIANTS is a great read especially for those intrigued by the Amish and the role of sports in US culture(!). and THE PALM HOUSE's jumpy but readable prose style landed it on the Booker Prize longlist...

🔥 What's your pick? And what're you reading now?!
Pan Macmillan Charco Press

13/08/2026

Congrats to E.J. Swift on winning the Arthur C. Clarke award for the fantastic When There Are Wolves Again!

10/08/2026

Discover two extraordinary voices exploring what it means to heal 💙

Join bestselling author and GP Gavin Francis in conversation with Nairn's own Kirsty Mills as they discuss The Unfragile Mind and Get Well Soon - honest, inspiring books about illness, resilience and finding hope through life's greatest challenges.

📅 Wednesday 2 September, 3pm | 📍 The Little Theatre, Nairn

An uplifting and thought-provoking conversation you won't want to miss. Book your tickets now! 👇

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09/08/2026

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01/08/2026

Check out some our favourite current reads - there's quite a range...

Sammy has been itching to get her hands on ✨Theodora's Tea Shop, just as Stephen's elated that Beginning Middle End is finally here... and who wouldn't re-read Wuthering Heights with the BEAUTIFUL hand-painted cover edition out recently? 😍😍

Linda was ahead of the Book Prize longlisters with her enjoyment of Strout's most recent 😘 and I thoroughly enjoyed this new Uist-set crime novel, LOVED Animal Spiral (bonkers, brilliant speculative fiction with added cats 🐆), am finally getting started on BRODIE (a book group hit), and can thoroughly recommend Exit Party due out next month 💯⭐

🎉 What are YOU reading right now???