Birlinn Virtual Book Festival: Native by Patrick Laurie
03 Apr '20
Cows, curlews and conservation were the hot topics in our second event in the Birlinn Virtual Book Festival on Thursday 2nd April as we launched the...
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Store Cupboard Recipes: Guest Post by Sue Lawrence
26 Mar '20
In the second instalment of our guest blog posts, Scotland’s best-loved cookery writer Sue Lawrence shares some tips to help you cook your way...
Interesting Times: Iain Maloney’s Guest Post
23 Mar '20
Iain Maloney at Aye Write Book Festival 2020. Credit: Robbie Boyd Over the next few weeks we’ll be featuring guest blog posts by our authors as...
An update from the Birlinn team
18 Mar '20
We have made the difficult decision to cancel all author events until the end of May as a result of concerns surrounding coronavirus. We are working...
Come What Augustine Oyster: Announcing Michael Pedersen’s tour of Ireland with Billy McCarthy
03 Mar '20
Unfortunately these events have been postponed in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Please keep an eye on our website for updates. Come What...
A look ahead to March events
28 Feb '20
Please note that unfortunately we have cancelled our author events until further notice in light of the coronavirus pandemic. We hope to reschedule...
Train ride to the Tapestry
27 Feb '20
A snow covered train on the Borders Railway chugged passed flooded fields, seemingly stranded livestock, stunning white hill tops and sodden ground...
Into the Bear Pit – PUBLISHED
18 Feb '20
Arena, our sports imprint, publishes Into The Bear Pit, Craig Whyte's explosive autobiography.
The Lost Poets: Found
07 Feb '20
There was a decidedly celebratory air at the National Library of Scotland yesterday afternoon as crowds gathered for a momentous occasion: the...
Four Blokes Go Wild(ish) in Spain
04 Feb '20
Prologue For the last few years Bloody Scotland has been forging a relationship with a noir festival, Xabia Negra, in the town of Javea on Spain’s...
Burns Night in a Bowl!
24 Jan '20
Celebrate Burns Night on 25 January with a recipe from Sue Lawrence’s book – A Taste of Scotland’s Islands – for a wonderful...
Academic Interests Covered
28 Dec '19
Over the last ten years, Birlinn has published high-profile and often award-winning Academic titles on its John Donald list. A flavour of the list is...
