The latest Orkney books at The Orcadian Bookshop.
Motherhood, loss and an apothecary garden. By local author Victoria Bennett. Paperback.
This book attempts to trace the origin of the placenames of Orkney - hills, coastal forms, farms, cottages and fields. By Gregor Lamb. Hardback. Paperback available here.
This book attempts to trace the origin of the placenames of Orkney - hills, coastal forms, farms, cottages and fields. By Gregor Lamb. Paperback. Hardback available here.
Reviews work at the Ness of Brodgar over the past 20 years and looks forward to the post-excavation phase. Paperback.
Uncovering the golden age of piracy. By local author Angus Konstam. Hardback.
How a Linklater family from Orkney met the Pyotts in London's Docklands. By Teresa Pyott. Paperback.
Scotland has over 11,600 miles of coastline, so it’s no surprise that the sea and shore have been inspiring folk tales for millennia. Including Orkney tales and an alternative version of 'Assipattle and the Stoor Worm'. By Tom Muir. Hardback.
The Curious Tale of.. Jon Jackdaw and Katje Catapuss. Written & illustrated by Sallianne Smales. Paperback.
The Sailor's Story. A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France. By local author Nick Hewitt. Hardback.
Life, Death and Magic in the Islands of Orkney. A new history of the Orkney Islands that delves deep into island politics, folk beliefs and community memory on the geographical edge of Britain. By Peter Marshall. Hardback.
A History of Hypochondria. An ache, a pain, a mysterious lump, a strange sensation in some part of your body, the feeling that something is not right. The fear that something is, in fact, very wrong. These could be the symptoms of illness. But they could also be the symptoms of hypochondria... By local author Caroline Crampton. Hardback.
Orkneyinga Murders Book 5. When a man is found dead on a Hjaltland beach, it is fortunate that Ketil Gunnarson, Earl Thorfinn's man, is there to investigate. The killer must have been travelling with the dead man from Nordvegr to Orkney, but who knew him well enough to want him dead? By Lexie Conyngham. Paperback.