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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The world of crime fiction has lost a titan, but he leaves a legacy of much-loved novels and characters that will endure, including the hugely popular, award-winning, Lewis series set in the Outer Hebrides. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Scottish crime writer Peter May dies aged 74

May was one of Scotland's most prolific television and crime writers and sold 15 million books around the world.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Tomorrow we’ll have the pleasure of welcoming Douglas Stuart to the store. The Booker Prize winning Scottish author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo will be signing copies of his stunning new book John of John. All welcome! #booksky #signing #fiction #scottish #event

A notice of an author signing at Waterstones, Inverness for 1/9/26 at 2pm. The picture shows the book John of John by Douglas Stuart and has a cloudy sky background.

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Lin Anderson @linanderson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Join us on Saturday 1st August at 2pm for the launch of Lin Anderson's latest Scottish thriller, in conversation with fellow Scottish writer, Shona Maclean. The High Island is gripping offshoot of Lin Anderson’s Rhona MacLeod series following DI Erling Flett. Tickets: bit.ly/4vFUpAA

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Our next Fantasy book group is coming up on Saturday 8th August - note the later start of 3.30pm 🕰️ We’ll be discussing the action-packed, hilarious, dark fantasy The Devils by @joeabercrombie.com All welcome, hope to see you there! 😈 #booksky #fantasy #fiction #humour #inverness #scotland

A notice for a fantasy book group event. The book is The Devils by Joe Abercrombie and the details are: Saturday 8th August 3.30pm Waterstones, Inverness
The image shows the book cover featuring a devilish skull against a sparkly ombré blue background.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

It’s Pride Month, so what better time to celebrate the upcoming release of the final volume of Heartstopper by @aliceoseman.bsky.social 🤩 With a couple of weeks to go, there’s still time to catch up on the first 5 volumes of this heartwarming and beautifully illustrated series. #booksky #pride

The first 5 paperback volumes of the Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman. They are standing on a black table, overlapping each other, with a blurred bookshop background.
The covers show the main characters - Nick and Charlie - and are illustrated in pastel shades.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Next up for our thriving Horror Book Group is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter 🦬 by @stephengrahamjones.com A historical revenge story set amidst the violence of colonial America, where supernatural creatures are not the only monsters 🩸 All welcome! #booksky #horror #fiction #vampire #history #bookgroup

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We’ve surprised ourselves with our organisation skills 😜 and planned out the Saturday book group dates up to and including September! All welcome as always, books for July onwards TBD after the previous event 📚 #booksky #horror #sci-fi #fantasy #fiction #inverness #scotland #free #event

A post containing a list of dates for upcoming book groups. The dates are:
Fantasy/Sci-Fi
6 June 2pm The Raven Scholar
4 July 2pm
8 August 2pm
12 September 2pm
Horror
June 20th 2pm
July 18th 3.30pm
August 29th 2pm
September 26th 4pm
The background is lined paper and the 3.30pm and 4pm dates are circled in red to signify a change from the usual time.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We had a great discussion last month and it’s nearly that time again! 😱 Our horror book group meets again on Saturday May 23rd at 2pm to discuss the compelling, bloody and haunted ‘Bat Eater’ by Kylie Lee Baker. All welcome! #booksky #bookgroup #reading #event #inverness #scotland #horror #fiction

A notice for a Horror Book Group event at Waterstones, Inverness, at 2pm on 23/5/26. All welcome.
The image shows the front cover of the book Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker. The cover is predominantly blue with a spray bottle of red and cream that looks like it’s spraying blood.
The background of the notice has dripping blood, to match the book.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Our monthly sci-fi/fantasy book group is back on Saturday, discussing the dark and mysterious Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, author of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. 2pm, all welcome so do drop in and join the chat 💬 😄 #booksky #fantasy #scifi #events #inverness #free #bookgroup

A notice for a sci-fi/fantasy book group at 2pm 9/5/26 at Waterstones, Inverness.
The book is Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and the advert shows the book cover with a figure playing pipes atop a plinth with waves behind them. The main colour is blue and that’s reflected in the background of the notice, where there are blue waves and clouds.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Today - 28th April - is Terry Pratchett day. Terry was an author with extraordinary wisdom and wit, whose stories continue to touch and inspire ✨ ‘No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away…’ Reaper Man #terrypratchettday #booksky

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Local author Barbara Henderson has a new book - Enter Eddie Shakespeare - published 30/4/26 #shakespeare #booksky #inverness #adventure #fiction

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A quote about friendship to start the week. Happy Monday Bluesky! #booksky #quote #friendship #loyalty #inspiration

A book quote on a black and white spiderweb background. It reads:

“‘Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’ ‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.’” - E. B. White, Charlotte’s Web

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Our Horror Book Group is meeting this Saturday to discuss the gloriously gothic What Moves the Dead by @tkingfisher.com It’s a friendly group, open to all so why not pop in and join us? 😁 🍄 🐇 🏰 #horror #bluesky #gothic #book #group #club #fungi #poe #reimagining

An advert for a horror book group meeting at 2pm
On Saturday 25th April at Waterstones, Inverness.
The book to be discussed is What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher and the image shows two copies of that book with the illustration of a hand covered in fungi.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Looking for your next cosy crime book? Then look no further than Waterstones Thriller of the Month for April - Murder at Gulls Nest, the fabulous new cosy period mystery from bestseller Jess Kidd 🏖️ 🪺 ☠️ #booksky #cosy #crime #thriller #period #novel #waterstones #seaside

A copy of the cosy crime book Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd against a seaside backdrop, with positive review quotes around it in yellow speech bubbles.
The cover shows a gull in front of a large house. The gull is holding a bottle of poison in its beak. The cover is predominantly blue with black, yellow and white text.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Our popular Sci-Fi book group is next on Saturday 18th April at 2pm, discussing The Bone Season by @samanthashannon.bsky.social All welcome 😁 #booksky #scifi #fantasy #reading #event #inverness #scotland

An invitation to a book group in Inverness. The background is a gradient of purple and yellow with the date, time and ‘Sci-fi book group, all welcome’.
There is a picture of the book for discussion - The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon with a red and blue cover showing buildings and flowers

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It’s finally here 😱 - our Horror Book Group is meeting for the first time on Saturday 28th March to discuss the delightfully disturbing Horror Movie by @paultremblay.bsky.social Join us in store at 2pm for booky horror goodness! #horror #scotland #inverness #booksky #bookgroup #free #event

The cover of Paul Tremblay’s horror novel ‘Horror Movie’ with some additional text.
The cover is predominantly scarlet with a scaled pattern and an outline of a human with short hair holding a knife by their side.
The title text is in black above the figure and the author’s name is in white at the top.
There is a quote from Joe Hill which reads ‘One of the most terrifying writers of his generation’.
Added text at the bottom in yellow reads ‘Horror Book Group 2pm 28/3/26’

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Popular in store this month - with booksellers and customers alike - is Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month, The Midnight King by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social If you like dark, daring and gripping thrillers then this will hit the spot! #booksky #thriller #crime #scottish #new

A pile of paperback books sit against a blurred bookshop background. There are three books stacked, with two more standing upright atop the pile. The books are all the same - The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkenazi. The colour palette is predominantly deep blue with white and yellow colours for the text. The text is large and there is a central image of a small cottage with a single, lit window and the silhouette of three fir trees. The overall impression is dark and slightly foreboding.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Happy New Year Bluesky! We have a terrific selection for January’s Books of the Month, perfect reading for a cosy evening - so why not learn something new 💡 get lost in a fantasy 🏰 thrilled by a mystery 🔪 or be moved by a great novel 📚 #booksky #new #crime #fantasy #history #selfhelp #newyearreset

A stack of paperback books against a blurred bookshop background. The books include various genres as they represent the selection of Waterstones Books of the Month for January.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

If you prefer winter adventuring to mince pies and Christmas reruns then we’ve got you covered with a great selection of books for planning that next expedition, whether local or further afield 🏔️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #mountains #munros #scotland #adventure #climbing #hiking #walking #travel #booksky

A small table, in front of a blurred bookshop background. On the table are the three piles of books on the subject of Scottish climbing and Munros. The covers show mountains and a climber in orange trousers against a white, snowy mountain.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

It’s that time again! Last 2nd Class UK postage date for cards is the 17th December & much earlier for international post so it’s time to dust off the address book and get to sending! ✉️ 🎄 #christmas #cards #post #scotland #gaelic #scots

A hand at the bottom of the photo holds three Christmas cards in front of a blurred card display.
The three cards have Christmas images and text in Scottish Gaelic, Scots and English. The illustrations are of a puffin in a Santa hat; grey, snow-capped mountains; and a tartan background with a floral design.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! 🎃 or Latha Oidhche Shamhna sona dhuibh! In the spirit of the season why not show us your pumpkins (or neeps if you don’t value your fingertips!)? We’re sure they have great Poe-tential (sorry! 🤦‍♀️) #halloween #pumpkin #decoration #edgarallenpoe #horror #booksky #scotland #gàidhlig

A pumpkin glowing, surrounded by shadows and some barely visible books.
The pumpkin is carved with the face of Edgar Allen Poe and the name E.A. Poe. A black raven cutout sits atop it.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

It’s here! The greatly anticipated third volume of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust: The Rose Field. We have a stunning, exclusive slipcase edition and a hardback edition with exclusive foiled details. What are you waiting for?! #booksky #pullman #bookofdust #trilogy #fantasy #northernlights

Books in front of a blurred bookshop background. Two books stand atop a pile of others, all hardback copies of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust:The Rose Field. There are two versions. On the right is the exclusive hardback with foil details to the cover. The illustration shows a dusty desert with two camel riders in silhouette.
The book on the left is a hardback slipcase version, cellophane wrapped, with a predominantly solid orange cover with a white eagle in the centre.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

We’re at the beginning of spooky season 👻 so here’s a recommendation for an outstanding & creepily gothic ghost story set in Scotland. Beloved by our booksellers, Hawthorn by Elaine Thomson is the perfect read for the season 🎃 📖 #hawthorn #bluesky #halloween #gothic #supernatural #ghost #scotland

Two hardback books standing atop a pile - all the same title. The book is Hawthorn: A Scottish Ghost Story by Elaine Thomson. The cover is in shade of deep blue, with branches in the foreground and a spectral figure in the centre distance. In the far distance are misty hills.
The text is in white and there is a quote from author Michelle Paver which reads ‘I was so impressed by Hawthorn’.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

What could be better than picking up a copy of the newest instalment of the Thursday Murder Club, ‘The Impossible Fortune’ by @richardosman1.bsky.social ? Getting the Waterstones edition with exclusive endpapers, foxy sprayed edge and bonus scene! #booksky #crime #fiction #thriller #gift

A pile of Richard Osman’s new hardback book ‘The Impossible Fortune’. The edge has a sprayed designed of foxes. The edges of the books are pumpkin orange and the text is in black and red.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Are you excited for the upcoming release of Jamie Smart’s new Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business!? We are too 😁 so join us on Sat 11th Oct at 11am & 2pm where you can get your hands on a copy and also play Jamie Smart’s awesome Hero Slam game 🌳 ⚔️🔥💪 #booksky #inverness #scotland #game

An advert for drop in board game events at Waterstones, Inverness. The game is Hero Slam, by Jamie Smart, the creator of the popular Bunny vs Monkey Series. The info is Saturday 11th October at 11am and 2pm. The left hand side of the picture shows the front of the game box with the title and animated characters of animals and mythical creatures. A few of the playing cards are also visible showing characters and the rainbow star on the back of the cards. The game is centred on saving an enchanted forest so the primary colour of the box and advert is green.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

As the nights draw in a puzzle is a great way spend an evening. We highly recommend this 500pc Glow in the Dark Haunted House puzzle by Michael Storrings. Here’s a pic of one completed by one of our booksellers. It’s spookily fun! 🎃 👻 #halloween #glowinthedark #puzzle #jigsaw #gift #booksky

A glow in the dark haunted house scene. A house stands between two bare trees. The boarded up windows have a skeleton, witches and a cat behind them and a grim reaper stands at the door. In front of the fence a line a truck or treaters stand in costumes. There’s ghosts, a spider, witches and a mummy. The background is black and the whole picture glows green.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Troll! Goblin! Warg! No, we’re not insulting anyone, we’re just playing the new Hobbit/LOTR themed Dobble card game. Full of characters and items from the books, it combines the usual Dobble fun with the opportunity to yell ‘Nazgül’! #hobbit #lordoftherings #lotr #dobble #game #booksky #gift

A background of woodland with a glimpse of a waterfall in the lower right corner. In the foreground is an arrangement of circular playing cards. They’re laid out in a circular fan of nine cards with a tenth in the centre and, on the left hand side is the tin that usually holds them. The game is The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Dobble and the the cards show a variety of characters and items from the books such as Legolas, Gimli, and the Palantir. The centre card is different, with a blue background and a single large ‘The One Ring’ pictured.
The tin is designed to look like the door to a Hobbit house, so is green and brown with a golden doorknob.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Katherine Rundell’s much awaited sequel to the phenomenally successful Impossible Creatures is here! Christopher returns to the magical world of the Archipelago where adventure and, of course, fantastical creatures await! #booksky #impossiblecreatures #adventure #newrelease #kids #books #adventure

A blurred bookshop background. In the foreground is a pile of green hardback books with one standing face out atop the pile. Gold text reads ‘Impossible Creatures - The Poisoned King’ by author Katherine Rundell. There is a strange creature at the top of the cover which appears to be part lion, part bird, part buffalo.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

‘Since the inception of mainstream art history Blackness has been distinctly ignored’. Art historian Alayo Akinkugbe addresses this in her debut, exploring the presentation of Black figures in Western art, museums & in feminist art. #booksky #art #history #reframing #blackness #education #hardback

A blurred bookshop background. In the foreground sits a small pile of hardback books with another of the same title standing atop it. The book is Reframing Blackness by Alayo Akinkugbe. The cover is black with white and gold lettering and an image of Lawdy Mama(1969) by Barkley L.Hendricks. The artwork shows a Black woman wearing a black and red striped dress staring directly at the viewer, holding her right elbow with her left hand. She is framed by a golden arched background made from gold leaf and the sitter’s afro has a halo-like quality that mirrors the arched framing.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Nessie Hunters! 👀 If you’re looking for a reliable sighting then Waterstones Inverness can help 😁 Check out our awesome new bookshelves and seating! #nessie #lochness #monster #cryptid #niseag #scotland #loch #booksky #woodwork #kids #books #inverness

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

What has wings, sharp teeth and is irresistible to children? Yep, it’s dragons 🐉 and we’re super-excited to stock the new @cressidacowell.bsky.social How to Train Your Dragon School book- first in a new series for developing readers. Limited signed copies available 🤩 #dragons #hiccup #kids #booksky

In front of a blurred bookshop background sits a small pile of yellow paperback books. Stop the pile, one stands facing us - the title is How to Train Your Dragon School:Doom of the Darkwing by Cressida Cowell. The cover shows a small brown dragon being ridden, while the face of a huge blue dragon dominates the foreground. Next to the book sits a small yellow dragon plushie.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Queer bookseller recs! 🏳️‍🌈 These are just a small selection of LGBTQ+ fiction that our booksellers love from a range of different genres, from classics, fantasy, Scottish fiction, manga and new releases! ✨

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

The North Coast 500 is Scotland’s ultimate road-trip with unforgettable scenery, white sandy beaches and many hidden gems. Make sure you don’t miss anything with one of our maps and guides 🏔️ 🏖️ #scotland #travel #roadtrip #nc500 #guide #map #adventure #tourism #booksky

Four books and a small pocket map sit on a brown wooden counter with a blurred bookshop background. The subject of the books and maps is the NC500 (The North Coast 500 roadtrip), and the covers show mountains, beaches and a highland cow.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We love a sprayed edge here at Waterstones Inverness 📚 😍 These are a few from our current hardback YA section. Can you guess any of the titles? (Answers below 😁) #booksky #YA #teen #hardback #sprayed #special #edition #scotland

A black wooden tabletop with a blurred bookshop background. On the table are a pile of hardback books with the page edges facing us so we can’t see the titles. All the edges are sprayed in various colours and text including one that says LOVE IS POWER and one that is in rainbow shades.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Introducing our phenomenal shortlist for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025! These globetrotting books take us from NYC and London to the depths of the Provencal countryside and rural Ireland, via a Swedish cabin and a holy Indian river. #Waterstones #WDFP #WaterstonesDebutFictionPrize

Six books stacked vertically next to each other like on a bookshelf. From left to right these are: The Artist by Lucy Steeds, Confessions by Catherine Airey, When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen, Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal, Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin and Sunstruck by William Rayfet Hunter.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Can you Brie-lieve how adorable these new Jellycats are? They’re so cute we Camembert it 😍 Sorry to be cheesy 🧀 but we think they’re just peachy 🍑 😜 (Pretend you haven’t noticed that we can’t think up a mozzarella pun 😂) #jellycat #plushies #cheese #peach #bookshop #booksky #scotland #pun #dadjoke

A black wooden tables sits in front of a blurred bookshop background. On the table are four Jellycat soft toys, one is a peach and the other three are cheeses- Brie, Camembert and Mozzarella. All have eyes, happy smiles and limbs. The Mozzarella is wearing a slice of tomato on its head like a beret.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Scotland has an ancient and turbulent history, with evidence of human occupation dating back to the Palaeolithic era. If you’d like to know more then come check out our extensive Scottish History section 📚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #scottish #history #booksky #culloden #highlands #islands #jacobites #clearances #picts

A black table with two stacks of paperback books, all on topics of Scottish History such as the Jacobites, The Highland Clans and the Battle of Culloden.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Do you love kittens? 🐱 Board games? 🎲 Explosions? 💥 How about all 3? If so, then come to our free drop-in session to try out the new Exploding Kittens Board Game! Saturday 5th July at 2pm in store 🔥 #explodingkittens #boardgame #event #free #game #inverness #booksky #scotland

In front of a blurred bookshelf background, two copies of the Exploding Kittens board game are displayed, with a sign advertising a drop-in demo session of the game at 2pm on Saturday 5th July.
The boxes are orangey-red with white text and an illustration of a grey cat with flames in its eyes. The poster shows the board game pieces laid out next to the 3D board.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈😊 Highland Pride is tomorrow (7th June) with the parade starting from Falcon Square at 1pm - full details are at highlandpride.org Pop in and say hi if you’re passing by 😁 🙌 #pride #pride2025 #highlandpride #scotland #parade #inverness #booksky

A grid of four Pride themed pictures.
Top left - a copy of hardback children’s book A Year of Pride and Joy. The cover is yellow with illustrations of famous LGBTQIA+ people.
Top right - A pair of white socks with rainbow text (Book Nerd) on the ankles and a rainbow heart on the soles.
Bottom left - a cream tote bag with black straps and rainbow text reading ‘Book Nerd’
Bottom right - A blurred bookshop background with a black table on which sit a collection of books from the Waterstones LGBTQIA+ section.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Ceud mìle fàilte! A bheil Gàidhlig agaibh?/A hundred thousand welcomes! Do you have Gaelic? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Or would you like to? We have plenty of resources to help you get started, or learn a few phrases alongside your pet 🐈 🐕😁 #gàidhlig #scottish #gaelic #language #learning #scotland #booksky #pet #dog #cat

Six books on a brown wooden table with a blurred bookshop background. All the books are focused on learning Scottish Gaelic, including dictionaries and books to teach your cat or dog a few key phrases.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Horror fans! Have you got your hands on Horror Movie by @paultremblay.bsky.social yet? Now out in paperback, it’s unsettling, unique and utterly fantastic 🤩 Bookseller Catherine’s top pick from last year’s horror hardbacks 😁 📖 #horror #booksky #movie #fiction #book #recommendation

A blurred bookshop background with shelving and circular ceiling lights. In the foreground is a black wooden table with a stack of 4 books lying on it with spines facing us, and one more standing atop them. All are Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay. The cover is red scales with the author’s name in white and the title in black. In the centre is the silhouette a figure standing with arms by their sides, holding a knife in their right hand.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

We have our regular, free, drop-in games event and Fantasy Book group upcoming, so drop by and bring a friend or two - we’d love to see you! #event #booksky #inverness #scottish #highlands #games #boardgames #fantasy #bookgroup #free #local

Blue and green post-it notes advertising upcoming events - a family games event and a Fantasy book group, both in June. Two small images show a collection of card and tile games, and the cover of The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

If you don’t yet have a copy of the incandescent Muckle Flugga by @michaelpedersen.bsky.social then haste ye to a bookshop! Haunting, melodic, and bewitching, prepare to fall in love with the island and the characters 😍 #muckleflugga #scottish #island #booksky #fiction #love #tragedy #change

A blurred bookshop background. In centre frame is a table on which a hardback copy of Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen stands atop three other copies. The painterly-style cover has white text with and the image shows a lighthouse atop a pink rock, surrounded by sweeps of colour (white, blue and black) that represent waves and the darkness. The lighthouse emits a streak of yellow light and silhouettes of people stand at its base.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Are these mergansers rushing off to check out the latest offers in store? Probably not but, after you’ve swung by, take a stroll down to the River Ness where this adorable family were spotted today. Yes, the photo is bad but the cuteness is real! 😻 #ducklings #wildlife #photography #scotland #ness

The frame is filled by a rippling river, where a family of merganser ducks are swimming - a mother and 10 ducklings. Two of the ducklings are hitching a ride on her back, while the others paddle behind in a line. They have brown, grey and white colouring and the mother has a fluffy reddish-brown head crest.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

For existing poetry fans, but also for anyone who’s ever felt that poetry isn’t for them, do give Poyums by @lenniesaurus.bsky.social a try. Bold, honest, often funny, and deeply relatable, this is a bookseller and customer favourite! #poetry #funny #feminist #booksky #scottish #scots #fierce

In front of a blurred bookshelf background a hand holds a red paperback book - Poyums by Len Pennie. There is a minimalist illustration on the cover of a burning match, in black and yellow. The title and author text is white and a quote from Lemn Sissay reads ‘A poet who redefined what poetry is and who it is for’.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

The forecast for the week is showery but not to worry as we sell duck umbrellas ☔️ Not umbrellas for ducks 🦆 (which admittedly would be cute!) but colourful brollies with duck-head handles for people who want to stay dry in style 😎 #rain #umbrella #duck #wooden #scotland #colourful #accessories

A collage of four pictures. The top two and lower left photos all show the same picture in different colours - the wooden handle of an umbrella which is shaped like a duck’s head. The colours are bright yellow, navy and burgundy. The lower right photo shows the yellow umbrella opened so that if fills the frame. The duck head is closest to the camera with the open umbrella in the background.

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Midnight and Blue, the thrilling 25th instalment of the bestselling Inspector Rebus series by @ianrankin1.bsky.social is out now in paperback, and this time Rebus himself is behind bars! #booksky #crime #thriller #fiction #ianrankin #scottish #edinburgh #rebus #bestseller

A book is held by a disembodied hand in front of a blurred bookshelf background. The book is Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin. The cover is dark blue with a lone figure standing in a brightly lit entranceway. The title is in white with the author’s name in gold. The tagline reads ‘Inside, there is nowhere to hide’

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

It’s out today! Holly Gibney returns to face a deranged serial killer and misogynistic stalker in Never Flinch by @stephenking.bsky.social Thrilling and fun with returning fan favourites and a host of new characters, Never Flinch will have you reading till the wee hours! #booksky #horror #thriller

Four copies of Stephen King’s Hardback book Never Flinch sit on a black table with blurred bookshop shelving behind. The cover is green and shows Lady Justice next to a street light. The text is white and the tagline reads:
Hold your nerve - face your fears

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Waterstones Inverness @waterstonesness.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

You may have seen the new AppleTV show Murderbot being advertised. It’s based on the phenomenal series by @marthawells.com which is highly recommended by our booksellers - not to be missed! #Murderbot #booksky #apple #appletv #book #bookseller #scifi #fantasy #fiction #robot #droid #space #comedy

A hand holds a copy of Martha Wells’ book The Murderbot Diaries. The cover shows an armoured figure with a helmet. No identifying features are discernible. The text is yellow on a mauve background and there is a label noting that Murderbot is now a TV show on Apple. In the background blurred bookshelves are visible.

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