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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
Queer-owned and woman-led independent community bookshop. 🏳️‍🌈 An unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space. Find us at lighthousebookshop.com/
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On 1st May @gioli.bsky.social@lighthousebks.bsky.social on our edited volume "Thinking as Anarchists: Selected Writings from Volontà", a collection of new translations of material from 1984-98 on revolution, utopia, authority, etc.

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A child regains his eyesight with the help of a bird, an island warrior enters an underwater world, a Selkie seeks revenge. If you loved any of the books below, you'll LOVE the films we're screening for Sea of Stories at Assembly Roxy! 16th April, 6.30 pm: lighthousebookshop.com/posts/myths-...

Books laid out on a wooden floor, some on top of others: The Breaks, The Firekeeper's Daughter, Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare, Sand Talk. Tentacle, Wain, The Gloaming, How to Read Water, The Women Could Fly and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures.
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This Thursday in the shop!! Don't miss our event celebrating 'Guest Privileges', Gaar Adams' extraordinarily thoughtful, preconception-busting book on queer lives in the Gulf States. Gaar will be in conversation with Mohamed Tonsy! Tickets: lighthousebookshop.com/events/guest...

bookseller JJ stands in the shop in front of the lgbtq section holding a stack of books. Guest privileges by Gaar Adams is on top of the stack face out. She is wearing glasses and a black t-shirt with a big colourful print.
Event banner for Guest Privileges with Gaar Adams featuring the book's cover with a black and white photo on which a person wearing trousers and a sleeveless top does a handstand against the background of a cityscape.
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Edinburgh's Romance Festival FIRST DATE returns June 14-15th! There will be panels, workshops, a bookish dinner party and many fellow romance readers to connect with at Summerhall The programme is released end of April. Sign up to our newsletter: shorturl.at/cnCL0

A square poster for First Date, Edinburgh's romance festival. White text on a pink background melting into yellow says First Date Panel discussions. pleasure workshop, bookish dinner party, writing classes, book stalls & signings, meet fellow romance readers! The background also features the stylised silhouettes of two faces in an intimate position
A square poster for First Date, Edinburgh's romance festival. White text on a pink background melting into yellow says Save the Date! First Date. The background also features the stylised silhouettes of two faces in an intimate position
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Feeling like it's been a long winter? In our latest tour through the Lighthouse archives, we dig up recorded events and conversations on care and mental health with plus a few things going on around town/online to soothe and bring strength! lighthousebookshop.com/posts/from-t...

An image of the front of the Lighthouse bookshop from a while back when we first wrote the words Take Care of Each Other in white chalk on the green wall. The words From the Archives: Taking a beat for Care are in white letters on the bottom of the image.
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We went in search of stories not IN but ABOUT translation - in honour of the phenomenal 'The Extinction of Irena Rey'! Join Jennifer Croft and Annie Rutherford for our virtual event on March 27th, 6.30 pm: lighthousebookshop.com/posts/16-sto...

Bookseller Christina stands in the shop holding a stack of novels on the subject of translation and language, with a copy of the novel The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft face-out on top. They are wearing glasses and have short brown hair
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Shout out to @cursedmorsels.bsky.social@lighthousebks.bsky.social whose 'Environmentalism is Anti-Racism' page is an excellent resource.

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Time to dive into the digital Lighthouse cupboard! This month in our archive exploration we’ve dug up gems on LGBTQ+ history. Dip into events with Dan Glass, Julia Shaw, Jo Clifford, Paula Akpan & Jess Brough (photographed here by brilliant Jaime Prada): lighthousebookshop.com/posts/from-t...

A photo of authors Paula Akpan, Jo Clifford and event chair Jess Brough in conversation in the Lighthouse garden under the sun. In the bottom left corner white text reads From the archives: LGBTQ+ history month
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What better way to end LGBTQ+ History Month than by welcoming a collection that explores the fluidity of queer love to the world? Join us to celebrate Three Births by the phenomenal K. Patrick on Monday 26 Feb in the shop! More queer poetry joy here: lighthousebookshop.com/posts/queer-...

Six copies of the book Three Births by K. Patrick in two rows against a light brown paper background
A display of books, LGBTQ badges, stickers and postcards laid out on a piece of brown wrapping paper. The books are by Joelle Taylor, Natalie Diaz, Mary jean Chan and K. Patrick as well as the anthology 100 queer poems. In the middle is a Lighthouse bookshop poster.
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Got your ticket for our Poetry Extravaganza feat splendid @lenniesaurus.bsky.sociallighthousebookshop.com/posts/lyrica...

Six copies of the book poyums by Len Pennie lie in two rows on a wooden floor. Half of them have the yellow dustjacket on and half are bare with the blue binding. A microphone lies on the right with its chord running in between the books and out of the frame.
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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
Queer-owned and woman-led independent community bookshop. 🏳️‍🌈 An unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space. Find us at lighthousebookshop.com/
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