2022 Preview: Music
21 Jan '22
Our music titles this year explore music heritage and social history from Edinburgh to the White House, and include brilliant anecdotes about...
2022 Preview: Poetry
21 Jan '22
We have an exceptionally strong poetry offering this year, with new titles from Jenni Fagan, Hannah Lavery, and Alicia Pirmohamed, as well as a...
2022 Preview: Literary Fiction
21 Jan '22
2022 is shaping up to be an excellent year for literary fiction in the Birlinn and Polygon schedule, with exciting new titles from established names...
2022 Preview: Crime and Thriller
18 Jan '22
This year promises to be an excellent one for crime fiction and thrillers, with a mixture of familiar faces and new names in our publishing schedule....
Black Pudding with Marinated Burnt Tomatoes and Feta on Toast from A Taste of the Highlands
17 Jan '22
Take your brunch to the next level with this recipe from A Taste of the Highlands by award-winning food writer Ghillie Basan. Featuring a hundred...
‘The Spirit of Animalism’ – EXTRACT FROM GEORGE’S ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM
14 Jan '22
First published in 1945, Animal Farm – the history of a revolution that went wrong – is Orwell’s brilliant satire on the corrupting influence...
2022 Preview: Sports
14 Jan '22
Our 2022 sports titles tackle timely topics like racism and misogyny in the sporting world, as well as looking back at some of the most memorable...
2022 Preview: Out of Doors
14 Jan '22
There has never been a keener appetite for writing about the great outdoors, and we have an exciting array of new nature and outdoor books and guides...
Spicy Parsnip Soup from The Scottish Vegan Cookbook
09 Jan '22
If you are trying Veganuary this year or simply looking for some hearty winter recipes, The Scottish Vegan Cookbook by Jackie Jones is packed with...
10th January 1969: George Harrison quits the Beatles in this extract from ‘And In The End’
07 Jan '22
The 10th January 1969 has gone down in history as a significant moment in the Beatles’ final acrimonious months as a band. On this day, George...
Christmas Poem 2021: ‘Tinker Talk’ by George Mackay Brown
21 Dec '21
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Tinker Talk George Mackay Brown I saw the four shepherds, black In the sun’s ruin. Four star-cut shadows, soon. Folk...
We are Recruiting. Come and Join the Team
21 Dec '21
Birlinn Ltd Publicity & Marketing Officer – A New Year, a new start Birlinn Ltd, Scotland’s leading independent publishing house, are looking...
