Polygon Signs Four-Book Deal With Bloody Scotland Debut Prize Winner Allan Gaw 21 Nov '24 Polygon’s senior editor Alison Rae has acquired World rights (including audio) for four novels in a 1920s crime thriller series by Allan Gaw: The... Read More
Polygon Acquires Summer Hours by Alessandra Thom 21 Nov '24 Polygon has acquired World English language rights for Summer Hours by Alessandra Thom, the compelling debut novel from a Scottish Book Trust New... Read More
Extract from VAMPIRE STATE by Ian Williams 01 Nov '24 This week, Ian Williams’ Vampire State was picked as one of the Financial Times best new books on economics for 2024. In it, he tells the... Read More
Polygon Acquires Andrés N. Ordorica’s New Collection Holy Boys 10 Oct '24 Polygon has acquired UK & Commonwealth (excluding Canada) English language rights for Holy Boys, a new poetry collection from Andrés N.... Read More
Celebrate National Read-a-Book-Day 06 Sep '24 Friday 6 September is National Read-a-Book-Day. What better excuse to settle in with your favourite read? At Birlinn we’re all avid readers, so... Read More
Polygon Acquires Atypical Girl by Penny Kiley 09 Aug '24 Polygon has acquired World English Language rights, including audio, for Atypical Girl, a memoir by former music journalist Penny Kiley. It will... Read More
Polygon Acquires The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley 23 Jul '24 Polygon has acquired World English Language rights for debut author Chris Barkley’s expertly plotted mystery, The Man on the Endless Stair.... Read More
Polygon Acquires The Driving Seat by Abigail Abbas 09 May '24 Polygon has acquired World English Language rights, including audio, for debut author Abigail Abbas’s darkly comic first novel, The Driving Seat.... Read More
Extract from Scotland: Her Story by Rosemary Goring 08 Mar '24 Scotland’s history has been told many times, but never exclusively by its women. This book takes a unique perspective on dramatic national events... Read More
Extract from THE RED ROSES by Jessica Hayden 23 Feb '24 This is the first book to go behind the scenes with England’s Red Roses, unveiling their, challenges, heartbreaks and triumphs. Jessica Hadyen... Read More
Extract from DOUBLE PROOF by Martin Stewart 16 Feb '24 Robbie Gould is not psychic. Of course he isn’t – that’s not a real thing. So why is a woman standing in his driveway begging him for help in... Read More
The Winter’s Trail 14 Feb '24 Spring might be on its way in Scotland but it’s still February and still seasonally cold. The crisp chill makes it one of the favourite times of... Read More