The Isle of Iona and its history has been studied for centuries and there are many books that look at that history, some of which also put modern life on Iona into context. Here is a list of suggested reading that will enhance your time on the island. If you cannot access the books through your local library, most are available at the hotel.
• The Isle of Iona : Sacred, Spectacular, Living. By Alastair de Watteville 1999
• Mull and Iona (Pevensey Island Guide). By P. A. Macnab 2008
• Isles of Mull, Iona and Staffa. By Hilary M. Peel 2007
• Mull and Iona (Images of Scotland). By John Macpherson 2006
• Walking the Isles of Mull, Iona, Coll and Tiree (Walking Scotland Series). By Mary Welsh and Christine Isherwood 2008
• The stones of Iona; The black monks and the lords of the isles. By John Mackenzie 1967
• Tales from the Isle of Iona: Coracle and the Lost Cave. By Odell A. Scott 2004
• The Beautiful Isle Of Mull With Iona & The Isle Of Saints. By Thomas Hannan 1933
• Iona - Holy Isle, Past to Present. By Ellen Holman 1975
• Iona, the Sacred Isle: A Sketch (1907). By Robert Jaffray 2008
• Mull and Iona: Highways and Byways, the Fairest in the Inner Hebrides Isles and Scotland's Great Centre of Celtic Christianity (Luath Guides to Scotland). By P. A. Macnab 1999
• The guide to Mysterious Iona and Staffa (Mysterious Scotland). By Geoff Holder 2007
• The Cathedral, or Abbey Church of Iona. A Series of Drawings, and Descriptive Letterpress of the Ruins... and some account of the Early Celtic Church, and of the Mission of St. Columba by the Right Rev. Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. By Messrs Bucklers 1866
• Iona. By The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland 1983
• Iona (Island Guides). By E. Mairi MacArthur and Iain Sarjeant 1997
• Columba's Island: Iona from Past to Present. By E. Mairi MacArthur 2001
• A Pilgrim's Guide to Iona Abbey: Guide Book. By Chris Polhill 2006
• The Cloisters of Iona Abbey. By Ewan Mathers 2004
• The Fallen Cross: St. John's Cross, Isle of Iona. By Alfred Charles Phillips 1958
