The Highland Bookshop, Fort William

The Highland Bookshop, Fort William Fort William’s Indie Bookshop, Est. 2017
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The Highland Bookshop proudly occupies one of the biggest shops in Fort William's bustling pedestrianized High Street. There hadn't been a specialist bookshop in Fort William - ever - until we opened in 2017. As a result of the huge support we have had, we have now doubled our space by expanding into our upstairs floor. The ground floor of the shop hosts an extensive range of titles across all sub

jects including Scottish interest, the outdoors, children's, fiction, as well as all non-fiction areas like history, food & drink. Our first floor is home to our Big Outdoor Lounge, where you can find the largest selection of maps, guides and travel materials in Scotland. There is also a growing selection of stationery and art supplies, as well as our newly expanded Secondhand Books department.

📣 New Event Alert! Award-winning author Susan Fletcher will be joining us to discuss her Highland Bookshop bestsellers. ...
21/08/2026

📣 New Event Alert! Award-winning author Susan Fletcher will be joining us to discuss her Highland Bookshop bestsellers. We love her immersive, beautifully written stories, including two favourites set in Glencoe and the Scottish Islands.

Susan will be in conversation with Dr Sally Hughes. There will be a reading, discussion, and the opportunity to ask questions and have books signed.

🎟 Tickets are £5 per person and can be redeemed against any book purchase. Book at www.highlandbookshop.com/events or via link in our bio.

💫Witch Light💫

"One of the best works of historical fiction I've ever read. Set during the Glencoe Massacre, with the only witness accused of being a witch. Deeply evocative of the landscape and writing like no other I've ever read."

🌊Silver Dark Sea🌊

"Set on an unnamed Scottish island the locals find a man with no memory washed up. Heart-warming and beautifully written, this is an incredibly atmospheric story. One of my favourite books set on the islands. Cannot recommend enough!"

🌙The Night in Question🌙

"Our octogenarian heroine’s determination to investigate a violent crime on her doorstep, leads her to reflect on her colourful past of love and loss, in this wonderfully warm and involving page-turner."

Too soon?! 📆 #2027
19/08/2026

Too soon?! 📆

#2027

18/08/2026

August is Women In Translation Month! 🌙 Every August, we like to spotlight incredible books originally written by women in languages other than English, celebrating the writers AND the translators who bring their words to us. Here’s a small selection of some of our faves!

Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon by Mizuki Tsujimura (trans. Yuki Tejima)
A moving collection of vignettes about a mysterious “go-between” who arranges one final meeting between the living and the dead. Melancholic and deeply human.

Hooked by Asako Yuzuki (trans. Polly Barton)
A tightly wound novel of fixation and female friendship, from the author of Butter. Sharp, disquieting, and impossible to put down.

The Jaguar’s Roar by Micheliny Verunschk (trans. Juliana Barbassa)
A richly woven novel linking an Indigenous girl’s colonial-era kidnapping with a modern woman’s search for identity. Poetic and resonant.

Bookstore Girls by Kei Aono (trans. Haydn Trowell)
Two clashing booksellers must team up to save their beloved shop from closing. A warm, spirited ode to why bookshops matter 📖

We 💚author visits!!! The fantastic Barbara Henderson Barbara Henderson popped into visit us on her way back from the Gle...
10/08/2026

We 💚author visits!!!

The fantastic Barbara Henderson Barbara Henderson popped into visit us on her way back from the Glenfinnan viaduct to sign her wonderful Scottish children books! Inverness based, Barbara is an award winning author of Scottish historical and eco-fiction for children. Full of warmth and energy, she balances writing with teaching and an active family life in the Highlands. Limited signed copies of Rivet Boy, I Don’t Do Mountains and Black Water available in store now! Pleasure to see you as always Barbara!

Big thanks and love to The Granite House for our new staff t-shirts! We are super chuffed with them 💚(Sorry, they are n...
06/08/2026

Big thanks and love to The Granite House for our new staff t-shirts! We are super chuffed with them 💚

(Sorry, they are not for sale, just for those lucky souls who work here. And Siggy. 🙃)

We love all the niche titles you can find in our secondhand section. Whether your specialist subject is waders or weathe...
03/08/2026

We love all the niche titles you can find in our secondhand section. Whether your specialist subject is waders or weather, we have the book for you!

📚Last, Now, Next 📚 Michael has joined us for the summer, and is the person to go to if you need graphic novel recs or wa...
31/07/2026

📚Last, Now, Next 📚 Michael has joined us for the summer, and is the person to go to if you need graphic novel recs or want to chat Tolkien! His last read was Batman Under the Red Hood, and he's currently reading Preacher: Book One, and then plans to move onto Judge Dredd Case Files 01. Full details of each title below.

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01 : Volume 1
by John Wagner and Pat Mills

Preacher Book One
by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon

Batman: Under the Red Hood
by Judd Winick and Doug Mmahnke, Paul Lee, Shane Davis, Eric Battle, Tom Nguyen, Cam Smith, Rodney Ramos and Wayne Faucher

We are now stockists for Dè Tha Dol, as well as the West Word! 🗞️🗞️ August copies just landed. Dè tha dol?
31/07/2026

We are now stockists for Dè Tha Dol, as well as the West Word! 🗞️🗞️ August copies just landed.

Dè tha dol?

A wee refresh of our Young Adult section, with lots of new fiction in for the summer 💕📚 Pictured here:⭐ Heartstopper Vo...
28/07/2026

A wee refresh of our Young Adult section, with lots of new fiction in for the summer 💕📚 Pictured here:

⭐ Heartstopper Volume 6: the final chapter of the phenomenal graphic novel series, by Alice Oseman
⭐ Wild Horse Summer: 'The perfect summer holiday beach read', by Lauren St John
⭐ Hell to Pay: Oceans Eight meets Six of Crows in this supernatural heist thriller with jaw-dropping plot twists, by Lora Beth Johnson
⭐ Lies We Told This Summer: true-crime murder-mystery with a romantic twist, by Emily Barr
⭐ Song of the Saltings: The Scorpio Races meets The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea in this gripping folk horror fantasy, by Rachael King
⭐ Alecto Gray Will Hunt You Down: A darkly funny contemporary thriller for fans of House of Hollow and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, by Laure Eve
⭐ French Kisses: an unexpected summer and a VERY unexpected love triangle in the brand-new romance from multi-award-winner, Jenny Ireland
⭐ The League of Dangerous Young Ladies: Enola Holmes meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this thrilling YA fantasy adventure, by J.A. Morgenstein
⭐ Arcana, The Cursed Fate : break the curse, reclaim your future - return to a world of magic and mystery in this tarot-inspired graphic novel series, by Sam Prentice-Jones

📚 New this month in paperback non-fiction: 📚- The Stronger S*x : The Power of the Female Body, by Starre Vartan- Wrecker...
25/07/2026

📚 New this month in paperback non-fiction: 📚

- The Stronger S*x : The Power of the Female Body, by Starre Vartan
- Wreckers : Disaster in the Age of Discovery, by Simon Park
- The Edge of Silence : In Search of the Disappearing Sounds of Nature, by Neil Ansell
- Legenda : The Real Women Behind the Myths That Shaped Europe, by Janina Ramirez
- Lone Wolf : A Journey Into the Wild Heart of the Alps, by Adam Weymouth
- Three Rivers : The Extraordinary Waterways That Made Europe, by Robert Winder
- In the Hide : How the Natural World Saved My Life, by Gordon Buchanan

Address

60 High Street
Fort William
PH336AH

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 8pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 8pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 8pm
Thursday 9:30am - 8pm
Friday 9:30am - 8pm
Saturday 9:30am - 8pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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+441397705931

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