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...
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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...
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...
Salt: Scotland’s Newest Oldest Industry launches at Blackthorn Salt, Ayr
25 Sep '23
Despite its long history and importance, the Scottish sea-salt industry is little known. Authors Christopher Whatley and Joanna Hambly have sought to...
On the road with Alexander McCall Smith
25 Sep '23
As the weather starts to change the road beckons and so Alexander McCall Smith travelled to the south and south west of England for a short tour to...
Birlinn Launches New App Scotland by-the-Book
18 Sep '23
Officially launching on 15 September 2023, Scotland by-the-Book is a brand-new free app which brings books on history, geology, mapping, cooking,...
Andrew Crummy dons the Coat of Hopes
11 Sep '23
Have you heard of the Coat of Hopes? It was the vision of one person during lockdown and created by many hands on the long walk to Cop26, each person...
Edinburgh International Book Festival
06 Sep '23
… until next year August is an energising, exhausting month in Edinburgh. Make of that what you will but if you live in Edinburgh or have...
