Welcome to the Golden Hare

a bookshop in Edinburgh, Scotland

Voted Independent Bookshop of the Year for the whole of the UK & Ireland at the British Book Awards 2019!

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OF STRANGERS AND BEES: An Evening with Hamid Ismailov All our booksellers at Golden Hare Books are giddy at the prospect of this Edinburgh launch for the new novel from writer Hamid Ismailov, Of Strangers and Bees, translated from Uzbek by Info + Tickets LOVE: An Evening with Hanne Ørstavik Golden Hare Books hopes you can join us to celebrate the launch of a newly translated novel by brilliant Norwegian novelist Hanne Ørstavik, Love. Told in spare prose with not a Info + Tickets LISTEN SOFTLY: Rachel Plummer + Jay G Ying + Hannah McCooke + OPEN MIC Listen Softly November is here! It's properly dark at night now, and with three brilliant performers AND open mic AND raffle we're leaning into those cosy bookshop vibes. What could Info + Tickets LOOP: An Evening with Charco Press (Book Week Scotland Special Event) It's Book Week Scotland! And to celebrate this wonderful week of books, we've partnered with local independent publisher Charco Press and Scottish Book Trust for an evening celebrating translated fiction. Info + Tickets NOVEMBER BOOK GROUP: "Winter Soldier" by Daniel Mason Our monthly book group has been running since 2012: come along and discuss our chosen book!
Our ever-popular, longest running book group runs on the last Tuesday of the month. Run Info + Tickets FACES THAT FLED THE WIND: Alycia Pirmohamed with guests Aria Aber + Alyson Kissner + Jay G. Ying It is with absolute pleasure that we announce the Edinburgh launch for Alycia Pirmohamed's debut collection Faces That Fled The Wind. Alycia is one of Scotland's most exciting young talents and a Info + Tickets OLIGARCHY: An Evening with Scarlett Thomas, in conversation with Heather Parry The perfect bookish autumnal night awaits you as we launch Oligarchy, the new novel from Scarlett Thomas, author of The End of Mr Y and Seed Collectors.
Scarlett will be in conversation with Heather Info + Tickets The Scriptures: A Celebration of Fleabag, with Gins in Tins We are absolutely thrilled to be hosting an evening celebrating the publication of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag: The Scriptures.
Fleabag has taken the world by storm ever since its release three Info + Tickets Stockbridge's Indie Christmas Shopping Evening It's back for 2019! Don't miss Stockbridge's own, community-run Christmas shopping evening featuring all your favourite indie businesses on St. Stephen Street and NW Circus Place.

With festive shopping, exclusive offers, Info + Tickets THE DESPERATION GAME: An Evening of Stories with the Scottish Arts Trust We're delighted to host a festive evening celebrating the Scottish Arts Trust Story Award with THE DESPERATION GAME, an anthology of finalists from the past five years.
Join us by the Info + Tickets A Literary Lunch with Rosemary Goring, Trevor Royle and Roseanne Watt We're delighted to be teaming up with the lovely people at Royal Scots Club for a festive feast in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town. Expect champagne on arrival, a delicious lunch, Info + Tickets

Upcoming Events

Running a vibrant programme of events year-round is a big part of what we do.
There’s not much better than a bookish night out, so have a peek at what’s coming up…