For first meeting bring a book you've read recently or an old favourite to talk about, all genres are fair game. We'll also discuss what you want from the club, ideas and proposals, then settle on a book for next month. RSVP by emailing books@waystonebooks.co.uk
Book Club this evening! The first rule of Book Club is that you DO talk about Book Club!
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March event listings: Wednesday 4th Book Club 7pm-9pm, Wednesday 11th Knit & Stitch 7pm-9pm, Wednesday 18th Creative Writing 7pm-9pm, Saturday 21st Kat Hill local author talk 7pm-9pm, Tuesday 24th 2pm-4pm Memoir Club 2pm-4pm, Wednesday 25th Cookbook Club 7pm-9pm.
We have a whole host of exciting clubs and events planned for our first full month in business. We’ll be releasing an eventbrite link for our event with Kat Hill and for cookbook club in the next couple of days, the rest are just a turn up at the shop and hope there's room situation!
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Louis Barabbas (a moustachioed man in cap, brown shirt, black trousers and black boots) swings from a beam in front of bookshelves, his guitar strapped to his body
Gotta use what you can in the absence of a chandelier. Our first After Hours event was a lot of fun, thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate our first week in business! Here's a photo of @louisbarabbas.bsky.social singing songs in the shop.
#indiebookshop #bookshop #isleofskye #skye #booksky
Event poster: Louis Barabbas onstage with guitar, peering into the crowd with smoke billowing behind. Text reads: Waystone Books AFTER HOURS. Saturday 28th Feb. Drinks, raffle and a rare live show from Waystone co-founder Louis Barabbas. 7pm-9.30pm
Join us in the shop on Saturday after closing time to celebrate our first week in business! There will be a rare performance from Waystone co-founder @louisbarabbas.bsky.social, a raffle and the opportunity to learn more about the bookshop's upcoming clubs and events.
7pm-9pm, free entry.
It was AMAZING! We're now feverishly restocking because we sold so many books!
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One bald man with a moustache (Louis) and three women: Suzy (short hair, glasses), Caroline (tall, long brown hair), Katy (long brown hair and a butterfly on her jumper)
Had a lovely time chatting to Suzy on the Radio Skye breakfast show!
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Little husky type dog in bookshop
Black greyhound in bookshop
Pale hound in bookshop
Two pug type dogs in bookshop
If our first weekend in business has taught us anything it’s that we definitely need more books for dogs!
#booksky #dogsky
Thank you!
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Crowded bookshop, people chatting and milling around
Crowded bookshop, people chatting and milling around
Crowded bookshop, people chatting and milling around. There is also a small husky.
Staff and owners at closing time (L-R: Louis, Katy, Miriam, Caroline and Matilde) holding mugs (there is Prosecco in those mugs... shhh!)
Thanks to everyone who came into the shop on our first day, it was so lovely and we’re really enjoying seeing people’s stories and posts about the books they bought!
So who wants to do it all again?
#books #bookshop #indiebookshop #booksky #isleofskyeCrow
Thanks for coming in!
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Immediate thoughts after opening a bookshop in Dunvegan, Skye.
@waystonebooks.bsky.social
#booksky
Bookshop interior: foreground a table of face-up books, shelves with spine-out books in the background
Opening Day!
Our hours are 11am-6pm Wednesday - Sunday, expanding to seven days in the Spring. Come say hello!
Ooh I know Levenshulme well, I used to live in Manchester!
20.02.2026 21:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you! I'm currently halfway through the proof of Earth 7, loving it!
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Three Waystone directors Louis, Caroline and Katy on front page of West Highland Free Press holding stacks of books
Article about new bookshop opening in Dunvegan. The text well exceeds bluesy's word count unfortunately. It talks about combating social isolation with events, being community focused and how reading is a timeless activity.
Front page news!
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Five women crowding around coffee area in bookshop
Five women chatting around a table of books
One man and five women looking to camera in front of bookshelves
Bookshop window at night, internal is lit warmly, five women stand around a table of books
Staff training, getting ready for Saturday!
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Bookshop. Light pours through window on left. Louis arranging books on table, Caroline arranging books on shelves behind and Katy sat at typewriter.
Finishing touches! Not long now!
See you Saturday!
Blackboard saying WAYSTONE BOOKS opening Saturday 21st Feb 11am-6pm. Launch celebration Sat 28/2/26: Gig/nibbles/club chat/ good vibes. More info to follow...
Typed page with opening hours: Monday/Tuesday CLOSED, Wednesday-Sunday 11am-6pm
The moment we’ve all been waiting for… is anyone ready to visit the bookshop?
Waystone Books will be open from Saturday 21st February! We will be opening from 11am-6pm that weekend.
Our opening hours/days (to start with anyway!) are 11am-6pm Wednesday-Sunday, closed on Monday and Tuesday.
The renovations continue! Tiling, grouting, painting, plumbing, electrics and of course SHELF BUILDING!
#bookshop #renovation #isleofskye #skye
We did it! We have officially reached and surpassed our crowdfunder target. It means so much to us that people are willing to support this project, we’ve been truly overwhelmed by the enthusiasm from friends, neighbours and strangers. With your help the shop is going to be such a wonderful place!
29.01.2026 08:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Painting montage!
28.01.2026 18:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
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Photo of drystone wall and trees with text box overlayed saying TELL US ABOUT... the best non-fiction book you've read
So we’ve just about got our fiction section sorted now but what about the rest? What are your go-to books about culture, history, nature? What are the essentials in gardening, cookery, crafts, economics, travel, biography, philosophy…? Tell us about your favourites!
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Photo of Old Man Of Storr with text reading "Tell us about... a book you think everyone should read"
We’re thinking more seriously about stock these days (though the shop is still sadly shelf-less) and thought we’d turn to the people for more suggestions!
What book do you think everyone should read? It could be a niche favourite you desperately want to talk about with someone else or a classic!T
Renovation montage! (still plenty to do)
Thanks so much to everyone who's donated to our crowdfunder campaign, leant tools/advice, helped out or just shown an interest. It's all so encouraging!
Macleod's Tables (two hills with flat tops) across the loch with golden light behind
Macleod's Tables across the loch from the car park
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Small single storey building with snow on the sloping roof
Snow on the shop
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Photo of empty spirit bottles on grass. Text reads "SUGGESTIONS NEEDED: Best books to be read with a hangover (asking for a friend)"
Anyone else finding words a bit difficult today? Especially loud ones? Send us your #reading suggestions for people who might be feeling a bit… delicate.
01.01.2026 13:32 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM WAYSTONE BOOKS, SEE YOU IN 2026 written over a photo of a sheep silhouetted beneath a tree in the morning sun
Whether you’re out with friends/family (like Katy and Caroline) or having a quiet night in reading to the dog (like Louis) we hope you have a great Hogmanay and we can’t wait to welcome you into our shop in the new year!
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Two women (one holding a sword aloft) and a man outside, around a shin high table with books and candlestick, blue sky and trees in the background
Thank you so much to all those who have supported our crowdfunder, we're nearly half way already! What an amazing Christmas present!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/Ylbkppk...
