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Streets of My Town: Auld Alliance Comics Festival 2026

Auld Alliance Comics Festival 2026, Edinburgh What a pleasure it was to attend the Auld Alliance Comics Festival 2026. Organised by La Belle Adventure bookshop in partnership with the Institut Français d’Écosse, the festival brought together Scottish and French comics creators in one of Edinburgh’s most beautiful cultural venues. La Belle Adventure is an amazing shop in Leith Walk specialising in bande dessinée and stocking … Continue reading Streets of My Town: Auld Alliance Comics Festival 2026

The Lion, the Rain and the Bookshop

Jon McNaught event for his book Hors Scène (Off Stage) at La Belle Adventure, Edinburgh The heavy rain marked the slow end of summer, but a cosy crowd filled one venue in Leith Walk to celebrate comics. La Belle Adventure in Edinburgh’s Leith Walk specialises in bringing the thriving French comics scene to British readers. The shop is filled with a curated selection of the … Continue reading The Lion, the Rain and the Bookshop