With Railway 200 celebrations reaching their peak, a selection of some of the best literature from around the world and books that focus on Scotland, these pages offer an array of titles to enjoy throughout the autumn. Our fiction shelves are also brimming with reads that suit the season, with romances, cosy crime novels and sci-fi, while our folklore and mythology selection brings to the fore traditional narratives replete with macabre tales.

From romantic escapes to amateur sleuthing and from speculative worlds to the realms of dark academia, embrace the cooler, darker evenings in the company of a good book and join the hundreds of Postscript readers who’ve immersed themselves in some of the most captivating fictional genres. 

The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825 saw hundreds of passengers carried by steam-powered locomotive and ushered in a new era for transport. Among our rail books are histories of the lines and locomotives, photographic tributes, and insights into their operation. 

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