Perfect Books for Perfect (and slightly imperfect!) Mothers
28 Mar '25
It is Mother’s Day this coming Sunday. For mothers at every stage of life it is a day to remember and to be remembered. Motherhood transcends...
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Celebrate British Pie Week with a Pure Dead Brilliant Scotch Pie
13 Mar '25
This week is British Pie Week, a perfect opportunity to celebrate the wide variety of pies to be savoured in the UK. Of course in Scotland we have...
We’re hiring a new Administrative Assistant!
13 Mar '25
An opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and detail-oriented person to join the Birlinn team as Administrative Assistant to support...
Polygon Acquires Prodigy by Lynsey May
13 Mar '25
Polygon has acquired World English Language and US/Canada audio rights for Lynsey May’s second novel, Prodigy, which will be published in Spring...
As Ukraine marks a third, terrible anniversary…
24 Feb '25
In the week in which Ukraine marks the third anniversary of the invasion of their country by Russia, a short and poignant extract from award-winning...
Denzil Meyrick: the Scottish novelist whose character DCI Daley made him friend to all who loved the very best in crime fiction, has died.
18 Feb '25
Denzil Meyrick, one of the finest Scottish crime writers of his generation, has died. His passing at the age of fifty-nine was announced today by his...
Polygon Acquires Next Darkland Tale – Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet
13 Feb '25
Polygon has acquired Benbecula by Booker Prize-shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet. Benbecula will be the sixth title in Polygon’s acclaimed...
Night Train to Odesa longlisted for the Highland Book Prize
30 Jan '25
We are delighted to announce that Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout has been longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2024! Journalist Jen...
Celebrate Burns Night with Cock-a-Leekie soup from The 44 Scotland Street Cookbook
24 Jan '25
Tomorrow is Burns Night, a traditional celebration of the life and work of Scotland’s bard, Robert Burns. This typically involves a hearty meal...
Land of the Left Behind – Extract from THE UNREMEMBERED PLACES by Patrick Baker
13 Dec '24
The Unremembered Places is a poignant and enthralling take on some of Scotland’s most fascinating, yet overlooked, places of interest. Combining a...
Extract from ‘The Witch’s Bone’ by William Croft Dickinson
06 Dec '24
Edited by Alistair Kerr, Dark Encounters is a collection of classic and elegantly unsettling ghost stories first published in 1963. A spine-tingling...
Polygon Signs Oasis Book Deal with Andy Bollen
25 Nov '24
Polygon’s senior editor Alison Rae has acquired World/audio rights for Definitely Maybe: The Birth, Death and Resurrection of Oasis by Andy Bollen....
