It’s mid November and that can only mean one thing in Ullapool…….that work has begun on building the world famous Creel Christmas Tree. The tree itself will be illuminated on 29th November at the Christmas Lights shopping and Ullapool 
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News
The Darkest Dawn
The Darkest Dawn: The Story of the Iolaire tragedy is now available from Ullapool Bookshop (published today 1st November, 500 pages, hardcover, £25)
Author information:
Malcolm Macdonald and Donald John MacLeod’s painstaking research has taken decades and draws on an exceptional range of sources. The Darkest Dawn, is a significant and enduring testament to all those aboard the Iolaire on the night of New Year 1919.
The Little Drummer Girl
Man Booker Prize Winner 2018
The 2018 Man Book Prize Winner is ‘Milkman’ by Anne Burns. This is now back in stock, please ask if you would like a copy put aside or if you want to order a copy. £8.99 in paperback
Autumn Opening Hours
From Monday 22nd October Ullapool Bookshop’s Opening Hours are:
Monday to Saturday 9am – 5.30pm and
Sunday 10am – 5pm
Best crime novel of the year
Writer Liam McIlvanney has won the 2018 McIlvanney Prize for the crime book of the year at the Bloody Scotland festival in Stirling.
His book, The Quaker, was described by judges as the standout winner of this year’s competition.
The prize was renamed two years ago in memory of Liam’s father and author, William McIlvanney.
Last year’s winner was Denise Mina for her book, The Long Drop.
Next wek Liam will be here at Literally Literary at Loopallu Festival.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45604924
No more plastic
With the news emerging almost every day of more plastic being discarded and other greener alternatives being sought, here at Ullapool Bookshop we have 2 new books in stock, which couldn’t be more topical: 1) No. More. Plastic. and Turning the tide on plastic by Lucy Siegle.
HIghland Journal by Jack P Harland
Now available from Ullapool Bookshop:
Jack’s love of hillwalking began with a trip to the North-West Highlands where he and his son, Tom, began to explore the extraordinary mountains of Coigach and Inverpolly. Now this experienced hillwalker and geographer writes Highland Journal, an illustrated memoir looking back on his adventures.
Joining the Jolly Boys, an anarchic group of Munro baggers, Jack was initiated into the world of hillwalking. Highland Journal records his adventures, the geology, the natural history and the idiosyncrasies of his climbing companions. With hair-raising moments such as walks in the deep snows of the Highland winter using crampons and ice axe and a mountain rescue on the Cuillin of Skye, readers witness the author’s transition from wide-eyed hillwalking novice to competent mountaineer.
Illustrated with Jack’s own drawings and watercolours, Highland Journal also includes distinctive relief maps of each mountain climbed. The book will appeal to hillwalkers and Munro baggers, as well as readers interested in landscape and wildlife and lovers of adventure.
Tanera
One of our new local books is a beautiful coffee table book by Photographer Kevin Percival, which is called Tanera. This A4 size book encompases a six year project to photograph the largest Summer Isle, from the buildings, to the landscape, to the people who work there. We have a display copy in the shop as well as copies for sale of this beautiful book of black and white professional photographs.
£35
Highland Hospice letter of thanks
Letter received from Highland Hospice today:
Dear Ullapool Trading and all of your customers,
I am delighted to write and thank you once again for your kind donation of £221.35, raised through sale of carrier bags at Captain’s Cabin, Ullapool Bookshop and Lochbroom Hardware. On behalf of the whole team here, thank you for continuing to support us this way, it really means so much. Please convey our appreciation to all who contributed.
(NOTE): To date our 3 shops have raised £724.45, purely through the sale of carrier bags (large paper bags too).
Thank you