Scottish Books Events: February 2025
There's lot of Scottish authors launching books this month, as well as open mic poetry nights and queer reading groups
There are so many iconic Scottish authors launching their books and running events at The Portobello Bookshop this month: on 13 February Kirsty Logan launches her new short story collection No & Other Love Stories; on 19 February, Camilla Grudova runs a short story masterclass; on 20 February, Gutter magazine launch their latest issue; on 26 February, Chris McQueer launches his long-anticipated debut novel Hermit; and on 27 February Heather Parry launches her second novel Carrion Crow.
There are more book launches at Lighthouse Bookshop, with Jake Hall launching Shoulder to Shoulder: A Queer History of Solidarity, Coalition and Chaos (18 Feb), Omar El Akkad launching One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (12 Feb), Colin McGuire, Lakshmi Ajay and Suki Hollywood launching Fierce Salvage: A Queer Words Anthology (21 Feb) and layla-roxanne hill and Francesca Sobande launching Look Don’t Touch (25 Feb) – read our interview with hill and Sobande in the February issue.
Over in Glasgow, there’s the launch of Border Abolition Now on 6 February and the launch of Selali Fiamanya’s debut novel Before We Hit the Ground on 27 February, both at Mount Florida Books. There’s also an open mic poetry night (12 Feb) and To Filth: A transfeminist reading group (18 Feb) at Glasgow Zine Library, for those who like to get more stuck in.