Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair

05/11/2025

Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair launches TONIGHT!

We kick things off with stories of counterculture, resilience, resistance and LOVE with the iconic Joelle Taylor at 7pm at Assembly Roxy (just a handful of tickets left!)
https://lighthousebookshop.com/events/maryville-a-dyke-bar-revival-with-joelle-taylor-radical-book-fair

Then at 8.30pm, in honour of the dapper poet, we've joined forces with Edinburgh D**e Night to raise a toast to all things q***r & community at our vintage D**e Bar revival of The Maryville.

And then TOMORROW, the Fair itself opens for browsing!

04/11/2025

27/10/2025

Over 70 publishers & 50 writers speaking - a treasure trove of bookish delights awaits!
Radical Book Fair is BACK, at Assembly Roxy, NEXT WEEK!

Publishers big and small, from Pluto and Verso and Haymarket to Hajar and Dog Section and Mack Books, from Canongate Books to Luath, Virago to Fitzcarraldo, Freedom Press and Hurst and Iskra. Fiction, poetry, polemic, nature writing and children's books and much much more.

Come browse, buy indie books from an indie bookshop, be inspired!

24/06/2025

We Are All Palestine Action.

And louder, for those at the back, WE ARE ALL PALESTINE ACTION.

Whatever they *attempt* to legislate, we will defend dissent, protect the right to protest, and fight for people over profit: we will not be silenced, we will be ungovernable.

F**k around and find out Keir.
Free the , free the UK’s political prisoners of conscience.

28/05/2025

Artists/Illustrators/Designers! We need YOU!

Edinburgh’s Radical Book Fair returns to Assembly Roxy 6-9th of November 2025 (save the date!) and we need a poster!

This year’s theme is ‘Ecosystems of change’ or ‘Constellations of Change’. As an artist, we invite you to respond to whichever of the two alternatives speaks to you the most.

The fee is £150 and ALL the details are on our home page including deadlines & submission guidelines:
https://lighthousebookshop.com/posts/seeking-poster-designer-for-the-edinburgh-radical-book-fair-2025

We have LOVED having the work of .art, & to champion past festivals - we can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store for us…

Please do share & tag artsy pals who might be interested!

16/04/2025

The boundaries of womanhood have always been policed and politicised by the powerful and the narrow minded: we have, and we will continue to dismantle their world, we will make it new.

Beyond the headlines and the hate are the people - trans, non-binary and intersex people, whose very existence expands, reimagines and enriches this world.

No court ruling, no bigot in charge of our NHS, no billionaire media can indefinitely hold back the fierce tides of love and joy and courage that is q***r community and solidarity. These are the desperate gasps of a dying era, one we will survive.

Love & solidarity, today and every day 🏳️‍⚧️

25/01/2025

February plans friends?

05/12/2024

20/11/2024

We're delighted to announce a cheeky new addition to the Radical Book Fair TOMORROW:

Omar Sakr joins us to introduce his gorgeous new novel! A rare opportunity to catch the Arab Australian writer while in the UK - come meet the man, discover Son of Sin, get your copy signed!

This appearance by Omar will be unticketed, just come along to
Assembly Roxy for 7pm to catch a reading from this and stick around for a chance to chat!

The perfect literary interlude to opening night, an amuse bouche to the To Tell Our Stories: the journeys of Palestinian narrative event at 7.30!

In the extraordinary Son of Sin, Omar Sakr deftly weaves a multifaceted tale brimming with angels and djinn, racist kangaroos and adoring bats, examining with a poet’s eye the destructive impetus of repressed desire and the complexities that make us human. It's a tapestry of violence and desire that is rich, q***r and utterly compelling.