About Us
Vanessa directly supervises both The Edinburgh Bookshop and The Children’s Bookshop, as well as Fidra Books. She liaises with publishing companies and authors, and does the dreaded VAT return. She also writes regularly (ish) on the Fidra Blog about books, bookselling and life as an independent publisher.
Malcolm is our technical whizz. He builds and looks after our website; oversees the production of our books and makes the numbers add up. Formerly a university physicist, Malcolm’s also in charge of selecting the academic stock for the shop.
Andrew is The Edinburgh Bookshop manager, in charge of the day-to-day running of the bookshop, buying and author events. He’s worked in the book trade for 12 years, many of which at independent bookshops such as Methvens. Andrew also is a self-taught artist, which comes in very handy for our window displays. You’ll also find him on the Fidra Blog.
Lila is our part-time bookseller: originally from America, she is studying for a PhD in Scottish literature. Polly (Fidra Gallery manager) and Becky (who usually works on the publishing side) also sometimes work in the bookshop, helping to find the right book for every customer. You might also see Magnus (age 10) and Teaga (our Leonberger mountain dog) who’s a 8 stone ball of fur and has many followers on Twitter.
