Stocking Filler Gift Ideas for the Book Lover in Your Life
07 Dec '22
Although we may be biased, we think books make perfect stocking fillers, and we have selected here some of the best small-format books for every type...
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Short Fireside Reads You Can Finish in One Evening
01 Dec '22
For many of us, taking some time off work and school in December means one thing – lots of reading time! Sitting by a crackling fire with a warm...
Birlinn shortlisted for Publisher of the Year by the Saltire Society!
01 Dec '22
Today, the Saltire Society announced that Birlinn has been shortlisted for their Publisher of the Year Award, celebrating the best in Scottish...
Independent Bookshops – PART 3
25 Nov '22
Scotland is filled with excellent independent bookshops, from city centres to the Highlands and Islands. At Birlinn we hugely value our relationship...
The Most Beautiful Gift Books to Give this Christmas
24 Nov '22
We all know the famous expression, but when searching for a special Christmas gift, it makes sense to judge a book (at least in part) by its cover!...
Cloutie Dumplings from A Taste of Scotland’s Islands
22 Nov '22
This week’s recipe is for Cloutie Dumplings from Sue Lawrence’s Scottish culinary odyssey, A Taste of Scotland’s Islands: Wherever...
Independent Bookshops, Edinburgh – PART 2
18 Nov '22
Scotland is filled with excellent independent bookshops, from city centres to the Highlands and Islands. At Birlinn we hugely value our relationship...
The Best Festive Books to Read This Season (staff picks)
16 Nov '22
The best way to pass the time in the lead up to Christmas is cosying up by the fire with a new book! Now that the sun is setting earlier and earlier,...
Independent Bookshops, Edinburgh – PART 1
11 Nov '22
Scotland is filled with excellent independent bookshops, from city centres to the Highlands and Islands. At Birlinn we hugely value our relationship...
Remembrance Poem of the Week: ‘Dreamers’ by Siegfried Sassoon
08 Nov '22
Friday is Armistice Day, and an opportunity to commemorate the end of the First World War, and remember those who have lost their lives in service to...
A Festival Over the Water
07 Nov '22
In the last days of October, we enjoyed the Tobermory Book Festival, ‘West over Sea’. The third outing for this superb small festival put the...
‘The Castle Guide’ by William Croft Dickinson
27 Oct '22
‘The Castle Guide’ is a story from the collection, Dark Encounters, a book collecting the writings of William Croft Dickinson. Although...
