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Two titles from Acair have been longlisted for the 2025 Highland Book Prize! 📚 ‘An Staran’ by Petra Johana Poncarová ‘Fo Fhasgadh Beinn Chianabhail’ by Morag Ann MacNeil (+ audiobook) Celebrations supported by William Grant Foundation. Shortlist: May 2026 | Winner: June 2026 🎉

Sreath mhurtan air Eilean Leòdhais, ceangailte le seann dhealbh. Poileas a’ tilleadh dhachaigh às dèidh bliadhnaichean ann am Hong Kong. Taibhse no eachdraidh dhorcha a’ tighinn beò? Fans of The Traitors ⚔️📜 will love this dark, twisty island mystery. 🔗 acairbooks.com/books/doghalta…

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us this year. We hope your holidays are filled with joy, good company, and of course, a great book or two! Bhuainn uile aig Acair! 🌟❄️☃️🎄🦌🎁 We close midday on 24 December 2025 - 9am on 5 January 2026.

Rèis Mhòr Craobh na Nollaige is now available, with a free audiobook at acairbooks.com. Join us for the launch at Stornoway Library on Saturday 13 December at 2pm. Festive materials are available for events. Educational bodies receive 17% off — email info@acairbooks.com.

Ceann-latha ùr / New date! Please note that this event has now been rescheduled to Wednesday 10 December at 6pm at Stornoway Library, instead of the previously advertised date of the 9th.

We’d like to remind you that 17 December is the last day for online orders for Christmas delivery. Explore our books, new titles & our Feuch Ficsean series—perfect gifts for everyone! 🎁📚 🔗 acairbooks.com

📚 Join us for the launch of In the Shadow of the Laird, Judith Ross Napier’s new exploration of Highland factors before and after Patrick Sellar. 📍 Drumossie Hotel, Inverness — Fri 5 Dec, 7.30pm 📍 Stornoway Library — Tue 9 Dec, 6pm Free events, all welcome. Pre-order Now!

🛍️ Dihaoine Dubh aig Acair! 25% dheth air gach leabhar air fhoillseachadh ro 2025, suas gu Diluain 1 an Dùbhlachd. USE CODE: 'DihaoineDubh25' at checkout! 💥🛒Shop here! acairbooks.com

📚✨ Seachdain Leabhraichean na h-Alba! Tha sinn a' tabhann 50% far taghadh de thiotalan Gàidhlig is Beurla airson clann is inbhich suas gu 24 an t-Samhain! Ideal for your Christmas gifting! 🎁 🔗 acairbooks.com/on-sale/?1

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW 🛒 Official release date: 5 Dec 2025! Judith Ross Napier’s In the Shadow of the Laird reveals the untold story of the land agents who shaped Highland estates — long overshadowed by landlords and lairds. 🔗 acairbooks.com/books/in-the-s…

Tha sinn toilichte innse dhuibh gu bheil cuid de leabhraichean sreath Aiteal a bha a-mach à clò no faisg air, a-nis air ais ann an clò! Tha sinn fada an comain Comhairle nan Leabhraichean airson an taic leotha.📚 👉 acairbooks.com/product-catego…

Faclan returns! 📖 Join Coinneach Maclean on Sat 1 Nov at An Lanntair for Travels in Another Country: A Guide to Gaelic Scotland — tickets: lanntair.com/events/event/t…. Cathy Mary Macmillan and Shelagh Campbell will also feature in Faclan Òga — details: lanntair.com/education/scho….

🎃 Oidhche Shamhna shona dhuibh!👻 A’ coimhead airson sgeulachd eagalach airson àm leabaidh? 🕸️ Rannsaichibh na tiotalan eagalach againn uile an seo: acairbooks.com #halloween2025 #OidhcheShamhna #Gaelic #gaelicreading

Gàidhlig aig Aye Write 2025 📚🎉 06/11/25 aig 6f – Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase with Peter Mackay and Jim Caruth glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/mirror… 06/11/25 aig 7.45f – The Guide to Gaelic Scotland: Coinneach Maclean with Maureen Macleod glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/the-gu…

Christmas is coming—and the decorations are racing to be the star on top of the tree! The Great Christmas Tree Race by Naomi and James Jones, translated into Gaelic by Mòrag Anna NicNèill, is out now. Free audiobook at acairbooks.com. 🎄

Doras Gun Chlàimhean: Òrain Bhàird Mhealaboist & Fuaran fb.watch/CsNVHFzSkp/ via @FacebookWatch

See Scotland’s Makar Peter Mackay in conversation with BBC’s Gemma Cairney at Braemar Literary Festival this weekend! 🎟 tickettailor.com/events/thefife…

📚 Shelagh Chaimbeul @ Byres Road Book Festival! 📍 Hillhead Library 📅 Fri 26 Sept Come hear her talk about her new book Ailig agus an Dalek Gàidhlig! 🚀👾 📖 Book: acairbooks.com/books/ailig-ag… 🎟 Tix: byresroadbookfestival.com

✨ Unnad/Indigenous by Lewis artist Calum Angus MacKay was highly commended at the 2025 Gaelic Literature Awards! Muriel Gray hails it as “a love letter to belonging… beautiful from start to finish.” Shop Unnad direct from our website below. acairbooks.com/books/unnad-in…