Far From The Madding Crowd Bookshop

A wee update to our opening hours! Our Late Night Wednesdays will be temporarily ending, but worry not! They will be returning in June!

Happy Saturday everyone! Lots going on in our fair town of #Linlithgow as always, and we are open til 5pm for all your bookshop needs! #ChooseBookshops

It's Friday, it's still the summer holidays (despite the gloom!), and that means we've got a FREE storytelling session right here in the shop at 2pm! Come and claim your place on the story rug, lovely and cool downstairs! #ChooseBookshops

Lovely to have local author Anni Holliday in to sign copies of her debut novel, Windows! The book is loosely based on Linlithgow High Street: will you spot yourself in it we wonder?! Signed stock now in store, and in our own Window! #ChooseBookshops

The #Linlithgow CDT have a brilliant event coming up in August, ideal for all you menders, makers and creators! Join the authors of Stitch It, Don't Ditch It - @mvmorton & Jeanna Wigger - for a talk & mending circle: bring something along and you may see a bit of fabric magic!

The sun is out, hooray! Whether you're looking for a light summer read or something more intense, why not come for a browse and pick up your next read today? We've got brilliant titles for all ages and interests! #ChooseBookshops

Next month we'll be welcoming @KristieDeGaris to Linlithgow. Kristie is one of the only women working in the ancient craft of dry stone walling, and her memoir "Drystone: A Life Rebuilt" is about the hard work of building a life on your own terms. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCDrystone

There are some absolutely fantastic books releasing over the coming weeks and months! From historical fiction and spy thrillers to bloodthirsty unicorns and ancient myths, there's something for everyone! Check out these, and more, on our website at: tinyurl.com/FFTMCPreOrders

The finest Persian cooking is coming to Linlithgow! We can't believe @SabrinaGhayour is coming to our town, Persiana is one of our most sauce-spattered cookbooks and it's going to be a mouth-watering event to listen to her inspiration and methods! Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCPersiana

It's Monday again! Before the thunderstorms come later, why not pop into the bookshop and get yourself a nice book to read? We've got fantastic titles for all ages, there's truly something for everyone! We'll be here until 5pm, come rain or shine, so come on down!

It's a bit dreich out there today, but its the perfect weather to curl up with a book, we are open from 12 to 4pm today for any of your bookish needs!

Happy Saturday! We're here til 5pm today, so that'll be before, during and after the expected deluge! We've got books to spark creativity, comfort & joy if that's your bag and plenty more besides if it's not! #ChooseBookshops

Here we are on an unexpectedly rainy Friday in the summer holidays! We've got plenty of holiday reading suggestions, we've got a free storytelling session at 2.00pm AND it's nice and cool and dry in here. We're open til 5pm, see you soon! #ChooseBookshops

The weekend is on the horizon (and hopefully more of this sun)! Why not kick things off with a games night? Journey back in time to the ancient world with Senet and Hnefatafl, or challenge the family to some Dog Man Flip-O-Rama! We're here until 5, so why not pop in for a browse?

The rain has moved on! So this is your chance to get down to the bookshop and stock up! We've got fantastic new releases for just about every genre you can think of, plus beautiful cards for all occasions! We'll be open until a bit later tonight, so plenty of time to browse!

It's yet another wet one this morning - but don't worry, we'll be here until 5 pm for all your bookish needs! From indie exclusive editions to illustrated mugs, we've got you covered for that special occasion (and from the rain) - so why not drop by for a browse?

This will be my first time speaking publicly about the book (which is out in just three weeks!) Come see me navigate a lot of nerves, speaking frankly on difficult subjects, and the appropriate amount of stone puns to make in an hour.

We are thrilled to have @KristieDeGaris coming to Linlithgow next month to talk about her powerful memoir "Drystone: A Life Rebuilt". Kristie writes with unflinching honesty on the topics of landscape, race, motherhood, and identity. Tickets online at: tinyurl.com/FFTMCDrystone

Well, looks like our lovely sunny days have gone! We've made it through the rain, and we are open! So if you're looking for something to read today, why not pop down and have a browse? It's nice and dry in here, and we'll be here until 5pm! #ChooseBookshops

Happy Sunny Sunday! The sun is out and our doors are open, we have a fantastic array of books and gifts for you to browse, so pop in and have a look around, we are open from 12 - 4pm today!

Very late to say we're open today, but we are! And it is GLORIOUS out there! We love listening to the swifts screaming past the open door! Plus, we have a fan in here and downstairs in the children's room, it's still like a fridge! #ChooseBookshops