Birlinn shortlisted for Saltire Society Publisher of the Year!
01 Dec '23
Today the Saltire Society announced the shortlist for Scotland’s National Book Awards industry awards, and we are delighted to be shortlisted...
Lynsey May and Hannah Lavery featured in The List Hot 100
01 Dec '23
We are delighted to share the news that two brilliant Polygon authors have been included in The List Magazine’s annual Hot 100! Congratulations...
Apply to join the Birlinn Creator Community!
01 Dec '23
We are launching an exciting new initiative today for book content creators and bloggers. The Birlinn Creator Community is an exclusive programme for...
Books in the news – perfect Christmas gifts
20 Nov '23
As we build up to Christmas, our books are in the news for gift giving and more… The Scotsman published its annual Books of the Year supplement...
Saltire Celebrations
26 Oct '23
Huge and sincere congratulations to our shortlistees for the Saltire National Book Awards 2023 (announced today). The members of the Birlinn team are...
Spooky recommendations for Halloween
25 Oct '23
Halloween is the perfect time to read some haunting and thought-provoking books. Here are some of our recommendations – happy reading! ...
Denzil Meyrick’s NO SWEET SORROW hits the ‘PAPERBACK BOOKS OF THE YEAR’ list at Waterstones
23 Oct '23
Hoorah! This is a huge accolade for this book, for DCI Daley, for the series. WHAT THEY SAY… THE YEAR’S BEST PAPERBACK READS From the most...
Exploring Scotland’s bookshops with our new app
13 Oct '23
Today is Bookshop Day! We are particularly excited to celebrate Scottish bookshops this year as we have recently launched a brand new app that...
Celebrating Prestwick – The Home of the First Professional Golf Tournament
13 Oct '23
Extract from Stphen Proctor’s The Long Golden Afternoon, Chapter 1: ‘Terrible Things’ October 17 marks the anniversary of the first...
Cheltenham in the Sunshine: Alexander McCall Smith and Anna Marshall
12 Oct '23
Comfort Food and Comfort Reading –– the perfect companions at Cheltenham Alexander took to the stage in Cheltenham yesterday with fellow author...
Val McDermid to write Polygon’s next Darkland Tale
29 Sep '23
Polygon’s celebrated Darkland Tales series will continue to expand with the latest novel to be authored by renowned Scottish crime writer Val...
ARCTIC EXPLORERS: EXTRACT FROM NORTHERN LIGHTS
29 Sep '23
by Edward J. Cowan Extract from Chapter Two, John Ross’s Expedition of 1818 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters; and thy...
