Mike Transreal
@miketransreal.bsky.social
Owner of Transreal Fiction SF & Fantasy bookshop in Edinburgh since 1997.
Pinned
Mike Transreal
@miketransreal.bsky.social
· Aug 30
Please be aware that Transreal Fiction will no longer be open Tuesdays until further notice.
Now open on Wednesday through to Saturday.
Now open on Wednesday through to Saturday.
Reposted by Mike Transreal
Pictcon is officially up and running in the lovely city of Perth.
Brilliant to see Scottish SF and Fantasy being celebrated by our excellent community.
Brilliant to see Scottish SF and Fantasy being celebrated by our excellent community.
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Pictcon is officially up and running in the lovely city of Perth.
Brilliant to see Scottish SF and Fantasy being celebrated by our excellent community.
Brilliant to see Scottish SF and Fantasy being celebrated by our excellent community.
Here's this week's link to the new titles in at Transreal Fiction: transreal.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/t...
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Here's this week's link to the new titles in at Transreal Fiction: transreal.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/t...
Congratulations to all the World Fantasy Award winners this year, invluding Robert Jackson Bennett winning best novel with The Tainted Cup.
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Congratulations to all the World Fantasy Award winners this year, invluding Robert Jackson Bennett winning best novel with The Tainted Cup.
Only have to put up with the queue for Black Moon Botanical continually blocking my doorway for another 15 minutes... :-) I have a prominent sign asking them not to, but many people just ignore it.
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Only have to put up with the queue for Black Moon Botanical continually blocking my doorway for another 15 minutes... :-) I have a prominent sign asking them not to, but many people just ignore it.
Not sure where it'a a holiday but UPS have sent me this:
Delivery has been rescheduled to the next business day due to holiday closures.
Thanks a lot; I ordered early to make sure I had the books for the weekend, but that's not going to happen now.
Delivery has been rescheduled to the next business day due to holiday closures.
Thanks a lot; I ordered early to make sure I had the books for the weekend, but that's not going to happen now.
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Not sure where it'a a holiday but UPS have sent me this:
Delivery has been rescheduled to the next business day due to holiday closures.
Thanks a lot; I ordered early to make sure I had the books for the weekend, but that's not going to happen now.
Delivery has been rescheduled to the next business day due to holiday closures.
Thanks a lot; I ordered early to make sure I had the books for the weekend, but that's not going to happen now.
Reposted by Mike Transreal
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I see that although Baker & Taylor have collapsed in the US, the UK division of the book distributor has been acquired by Little Books, who bought Bertrams recently and already owned Gardners distributors...
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I see that although Baker & Taylor have collapsed in the US, the UK division of the book distributor has been acquired by Little Books, who bought Bertrams recently and already owned Gardners distributors...
This week's link to the new titles at Transreal Fiction:
transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This week's link to the new titles at Transreal Fiction:
transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
October 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Forgot there is a big match coming this way soon!
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Forgot there is a big match coming this way soon!
I see Laurieston Place is closed...
October 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I see Laurieston Place is closed...
Here's this week's link to the new titles at Transreal Fiction: transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/t...
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Here's this week's link to the new titles at Transreal Fiction: transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/t...
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by Mike Transreal
Reminder the amazing #book I wrote a #Game for is launching tomorrow in #Edinburgh, curated by the amazing @jedapearl.bsky.social details below, come along if you can, I'll be playing a wee bit of the game tomorrow during the event, details and ticket info below
Proud book mama stylee! 😁🥹 Three sleeps to launch! Come and meet our amazing contributors on Saturday, and hear poems, real-life and invented stories, a script and a game.
🎫 www.tickettailor.com/events/jedap...
🎫 www.tickettailor.com/events/jedap...
October 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Reminder the amazing #book I wrote a #Game for is launching tomorrow in #Edinburgh, curated by the amazing @jedapearl.bsky.social details below, come along if you can, I'll be playing a wee bit of the game tomorrow during the event, details and ticket info below
Great shame to hear about the death of Dave Ball. I bought the early 12" singles but never saw Soft Cell, although I have seen Marc perform a couple of times.
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Great shame to hear about the death of Dave Ball. I bought the early 12" singles but never saw Soft Cell, although I have seen Marc perform a couple of times.
Reposted by Mike Transreal
'#SoftCell bandmate, Marc Almond, said: "Thank you Dave for being an immense part of my life and for the music you gave me. I wouldn’t be where I am without you.”'
R.I.P. Dave Ball
buff.ly/M52snfB
R.I.P. Dave Ball
buff.ly/M52snfB
October 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
'#SoftCell bandmate, Marc Almond, said: "Thank you Dave for being an immense part of my life and for the music you gave me. I wouldn’t be where I am without you.”'
R.I.P. Dave Ball
buff.ly/M52snfB
R.I.P. Dave Ball
buff.ly/M52snfB
Reposted by Mike Transreal
Broch-tastic news. Taking experimental #archaeology to the extreme! Such a fantastic project, great news for #Caithness and Scottish archaeology. #IronAge #Broch #Scotland
www.northern-times.co.uk/news/scotlan...
www.northern-times.co.uk/news/scotlan...
Scotland’s first new broch for 2000 years wins planning approval
The approval of the Caithness Broch Project’s plans represents a major milestone for their bid to build a “faithful replica” on a site near Latheron.
www.northern-times.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Broch-tastic news. Taking experimental #archaeology to the extreme! Such a fantastic project, great news for #Caithness and Scottish archaeology. #IronAge #Broch #Scotland
www.northern-times.co.uk/news/scotlan...
www.northern-times.co.uk/news/scotlan...
Reposted by Mike Transreal
Paolozzi’s Master of the Universe has moved into the city
The Paolozzi sculpture, Master of the Universe, which for the last quarter century has been on display outside the Modern Art Gallery has been moved into town. It now has pride of place at the National Gallery. The move of the one tonne…
The Paolozzi sculpture, Master of the Universe, which for the last quarter century has been on display outside the Modern Art Gallery has been moved into town. It now has pride of place at the National Gallery. The move of the one tonne…
Paolozzi’s Master of the Universe has moved into the city
The Paolozzi sculpture, Master of the Universe, which for the last quarter century has been on display outside the Modern Art Gallery has been moved into town. It now has pride of place at the National Gallery. The move of the one tonne sculpture took two days to complete along with a crane. Dr Patricia Allerston, Deputy Director & Chief Curator of European & Scottish Art, National Galleries of Scotland said: "We wanted to bring the art outdoors and into the gardens at the National to spotlight that we are a gallery from the moment people arrive in the gardens.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Paolozzi’s Master of the Universe has moved into the city
The Paolozzi sculpture, Master of the Universe, which for the last quarter century has been on display outside the Modern Art Gallery has been moved into town. It now has pride of place at the National Gallery. The move of the one tonne…
The Paolozzi sculpture, Master of the Universe, which for the last quarter century has been on display outside the Modern Art Gallery has been moved into town. It now has pride of place at the National Gallery. The move of the one tonne…
Just off Queensferry Street...
Our team have recently visited Wild Fungarium in Edinburgh! 📚🦋🐞
Wild Fungarium has a fantastic selection of nature, wildlife and gardening gifts, as well as book signings and creative wildlife events.
Come and visit Katrina & James' wild store if you can! 💙
Wild Fungarium has a fantastic selection of nature, wildlife and gardening gifts, as well as book signings and creative wildlife events.
Come and visit Katrina & James' wild store if you can! 💙
October 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Just off Queensferry Street...
Reposted by Mike Transreal
I feel as though I have been miniaturised and am in one of @tetzoo.bsky.social’s display cabinets…
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I feel as though I have been miniaturised and am in one of @tetzoo.bsky.social’s display cabinets…
Reposted by Mike Transreal
We're all set up at the HalloZine fair at National Library Scotland, @ceciliabennett.bsky.social and I here today till 4pm! Pop by if you're in Edinburgh- we have Zines, art, and boooooks ✨️🐈⬛️👻
October 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We're all set up at the HalloZine fair at National Library Scotland, @ceciliabennett.bsky.social and I here today till 4pm! Pop by if you're in Edinburgh- we have Zines, art, and boooooks ✨️🐈⬛️👻
Reposted by Mike Transreal
It's me! And a game I wrote in a cool book curated by @jedapearl.bsky.social with lots of fun folks! Come to the launch! Play a #game buy a #book! It's about the fantastic #NorthBridge #Edinburgh and its gone in a #TimeCapsule in the #Bridge!! #rpg #ttrpg #TimeTravel #AuldReekie
Creative technologist, game designer, producer and writer, ABS @abs.ventures created a genre-psychogeographical game (that we printed full colour), titled 'Fir Fae-Eyes Only'!! 🧚🏽🧌🦦 Get a wee taste & maybe a hint* or two at the launch!
Find ABS on www.abs.ventures and www.morefunwith.games
Find ABS on www.abs.ventures and www.morefunwith.games
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It's me! And a game I wrote in a cool book curated by @jedapearl.bsky.social with lots of fun folks! Come to the launch! Play a #game buy a #book! It's about the fantastic #NorthBridge #Edinburgh and its gone in a #TimeCapsule in the #Bridge!! #rpg #ttrpg #TimeTravel #AuldReekie
This week's link to the new titles in at Transreal Fiction: transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/t...
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This week's link to the new titles in at Transreal Fiction: transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/t...
Having a new window fitted after a tourist tripped and shattered it last week. Costing me hundreds...
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Having a new window fitted after a tourist tripped and shattered it last week. Costing me hundreds...
Here's this week's link to the new titles at Transreal Fiction. Posted a bit early because I'll be closed on Saturday until noon on Thursday. transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/t...
October 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Here's this week's link to the new titles at Transreal Fiction. Posted a bit early because I'll be closed on Saturday until noon on Thursday. transreal.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/t...