Scottish Books Events: February 2026

Something outside of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Fife Queer Zine Fest is a new celebration of queer creativity in Fife, produced and curated by poet and writer Harry Josephine Giles (21 Feb). There’s a zine market, a zine making workshop with Darcy Leigh and a comic workshop with Ollie Hicks.

Over in the capital, there’s a bunch of book launches. Anya Bergman launches her novel The Tarot Reader of Versailles along with a live tarot reading at Lighthouse Bookshop (19 Feb). At The Portobello Bookshop, Saleem Haddad launches Floodlines on 16 February and Gutter launch their 33rd issue on 17 February. There's also an evening with bestselling author Jennette McCurdy in conversation with Monica Heisey on 4 February, hosted by The Portobello Bookshop and held in the Assembly Rooms – tickets are currently sold out but keep an eye on returns. At Toppings, one of their own booksellers, Zain Rishi, launches his debut poetry pamphlet Noon (19 Feb). And across the road, Typewronger are holding an all-night book sale (and they mean all-night) on 21 February – head over for a rare 3am book browse if you're still awake.

In Glasgow, our own Katalina Watt launches her book Saltswept in conversation with L.R. Lam at Waterstones Argyle Street (24 Feb). At Glasgow Zine Library there's a Heated Rivalry fanzine making event on 4 February and a collage workshop on 26 February. And there's some hands-on action too at Lighthouse Bookshop, with the second iteration of Postcards for Palestine on 15 February.