saligo.bsky.social @saligo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Well done to all @islaybookfest.bsky.social great festival and grateful for all support and funders, ausienxes, authors and all who helped includibg st john ladies baking. l 000
saligo.bsky.social @saligo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Thanks to st johns ladies for excellent cakes for book festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social 000
saligo.bsky.social @saligo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Well done @islaybookfest.bsky.social great events so far. Douglas stuart and jenni fagan were magnificent. Such interesting speakers and so thoughtful. 000
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026💡✨ Author Spotlight - C. J. Cooke: The Last Witch💡✨ We are delighted to be joined by acclaimed novelist C. J. Cooke, whose books have been translated in 23 languages, to talk about her latest work of fiction, The Last Witch. This spellbinding novel is inspired by the tr... islaybookfestival.co.uk 031
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 24/08/2026💡✨ Author Spotlight - Douglas Stuart💡✨ We are absolutely thrilled to bring Douglas Stuart to Islay this year, which is only fitting as his latest novel, John of John, is set in the Hebrides. This new exploration of masculinity sees a young man, John-Calum Macleod, retur... islaybookfestival.co.uk 011
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 24/08/2026What is your cup of tea/ dram of choice? Take a look at some of our 2026 themes. First up is Nature, Environment and Rural life. A topic that is widely popular, and pertinent given that we are a rural island festival, where the environment and farming is an integral part of our day to day living. 011
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 23/08/2026✨FESTIVAL OVERVIEW✨ With only 5 days until IBF26 begins, check out our festival schedule to ensure you have bagged your tickets for the events you want to attend! 📚 Islay Book Festival, 27th - 30th August 2026 📆 Www.islaybookfestival.co.uk 031
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 23/08/2026💡✨ Author Spotlight - Louise Welsh: The Cut Up💡✨ As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, join us at Port Ellen Primary School, where the Islay Book Festival was first held! Opening this year's festivities, we'll hear Louise Welsh, author of cult classic The Cutting Room, ... islaybookfestival.co.uk 021
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026💡✨ Author Spotlight - Dougie Donnelly💡✨ In a year that has seen Scotland play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 28 years, it was only right to invite one of Scotland's most successful and best loved sports commentators, Dougie Donnelly. Dougie will discuss his... islaybookfestival.co.uk 011
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026💡✨ Author Spotlight - Ian Buxton💡✨ Join Britain's foremost writer on spirits, Ian Buxton, to hear about Birlinn's new edition of the first book dedicated to island whiskies for more than a decade. Ian will be interviewed by Ardbeg distillery manager, Bryony McNiven, in ... islaybookfestival.co.uk 011
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 19/08/2026💡✨ Author Spotlight - Mya-Rose Craig:💡✨ We can't wait welcome acclaimed writer and ornithologist, Mya-Rose Craig, to our festival later this month. At age 11, Mya-Rose Craig started her popular Birdgirl blog. In her eponymous book, she shares the impact on her own men... islaybookfestival.co.uk 021
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 01/08/2026💡✨ Author Spotlight - Jenni Fagan ✨💡 Poet and novelist extraordinaire, Jenni Fagan, will present her latest work of fiction, The Delusions. Irvine Welsh describes it as 'brilliant, original, daring, a 1984 for the afterlife and a fabulous satire', and we couldn't agree more. Jenni's books a.... 032
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 17/08/2026💡✨ Author Spotlight - Hannah Lavery💡✨ Former Edinburgh Makar, Hannah Lavery will be at the festival to read from her new poetry collection, Everything Everyday: A Year of Empty Promises, a poetic journal of the year that charts winter through to autumn in an unflinching... islaybookfestival.co.uk 072
saligo.bsky.social @saligo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Not heatwave here. Cold, wet, high winds: perfect to buy a book cosy up with tea, cake, cats and appropriately woolly jersey reading polly pullar company of sheep @islaybookfest.bsky.social 041
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Calling all whisky fans! 🥃 Islay Book Festival is thrilled to present Ian Buxton in conversation with Bryony McNiven at Ardbeg House. 📆 Friday 28th August 2026, 3pm 🎟️ £30 📍Ardbeg House, Port Ellen 📚🥃 Tickets available via the website 021
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 28/07/2026🎉📚 Breaking News! 📚🎉 Islay Book Festival 2026 guest author Douglas Stuart nominated for the Booker Prize. 📆 Tickets are selling fast for Douglas Stuart speaking at Port Ellen Primary School at 8pm on Thursday 27th August. Book here: www.ticketsource.com/islay-book-f... 054
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Mark your calendars! Islay Book Festival 2026 will take place from Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th August. 🎉 We have been busy planning ahead for our next festival after the success of 2025. We can’t wait to share updates with you soon… 📚❤️ 042
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Islay Book Festival is thrilled to announce our full 2026 lineup 📚 Find more info on our website now: www.islaybookfestival.co.uk 1104
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026✨‼️📢 TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR ISLAY BOOK FESTIVAL 2026 - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 📢‼️✨ 📚 Happy Sunday! We are thrilled to announce that tickets for IBF 2026 are now LIVE. Taking place between Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th August 2026. www.islaybookfestival.co.uk/2026-program... 084
Reposted by @saligo.bsky.socialIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Our #IBF2026 brochures are here 😍 If you are local you may spot them around the island, please do take one and have a wee read if you see them about! For those further afield, all information and tickets can be found on our website too ➡️ www.islaybookfestival.co.uk 041
