Book Week Scotland

03/03/2026

📚 Every secondary school pupil in Scotland deserves access to a school library but right now, there's no legal requirement for schools to provide them.

We need to change this story and you can help to make that happen. Write to your MSP today and tell them that school libraries shouldn't be a luxury. They should be an essential part of learning and daily school life in Scotland.

03/03/2026

Add a bit of handcrafted charm to your bookshelf. 📚

We have some brand new book nook kits available in our shop! Choose from Sakura Wine Valley, Romantic Venice, Alice in Wonderland and others!

🛍️ Visit our online shop to find out more!

23/02/2026

🥳Happy Seachdain na Gàidhlig / World Gaelic Week! Join us in celebrating Gaelic language and culture from 23 February–1 March.

26/01/2026

To celebrate Burns Night, give our 8 bit game a try! In Rabbie Burns Saves the World, take control of some of Scotland's finest writers and take on a quest to save the world!
Link in the comments!

21/01/2026

Have you been taking part in Januread this month? 📖
There's still time to join us and improve your mental health and wellbeing, connect with others, improve your attention span and relax through reading!

Find out more on our website!

14/01/2026

Find out more about our exciting 2026 New Writers Showcase, taking place on Thursday 12 February 2026.

13/01/2026

🌟Kick off the New Year with a competition! Win a copy of Poor Creatures by Mairi Kidd, a historical reimagining of Mary Shelley's early life, set in Dundee.

We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.

17/12/2025

📚'Tis the season of the wrapped! Explore the higlights from this year's Reading Map, including the most popular book, and most common local authority!

Explore the full map here:
📍https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-scotland/reading-map-of-scotland

10/12/2025

Now that the dust has settled, we want to thank you all for taking part and supporting Book Week Scotland 2025. To our partners, libraries, authors and to you the audience, thank you!
We can't wait to do it all again next year! 🎊

09/12/2025

Bookshops are more than just books. Take a moment to explore these powerful findings from The Booksellers Association's report, The Cultural and Community Role of Scotland’s Bookshops. 📚

22/11/2025

This weekend settle down with a coffee and enjoy Candice Purwin's comic adaptation of Tuna Sandwiches by Mhairi Kelly, one of the stories submitted to our Scotland's Stories project this year.

Make sure you have tissues handy!

Read the full piece on our website.