Ninian’s Gift – A Musical Delight from Alexander McCall Smith
25 Sep '20
Time to relax. Listen to the world premiere of Alexander McCall Smith's Ninian's Gift, a remarkable collaboration with composer Tom Cunningham....
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The Rise and Fall of the City of Money – Ray Perman In-Conversation with Bob Wylie
24 Sep '20
At the beginning of September, Ray Perman interviewed Bob Wylie about his latest book Bandit Capitalism as part of the Birlinn Limited Podcast. This...
Take A Quite Impossible Journey Around the Railways of Scotland With Andrew Drummond
24 Sep '20
Join Andrew Drummond in a special launch-day video as he explores the fascinating world of his new book, A Quite Impossible Proposal: How Not to...
Steve Haake on BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific
18 Sep '20
Arena Sport author Steve Haake was a guest on BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific programme on Tuesday 8th September, discussing his role as...
#UntitledThree is LIVE
14 Sep '20
On Saturday 12th September, our friends at Neu! Reekie! broadcast a fabulous wee video celebrating their brand new Polygon anthology, #UntitledThree....
Bandit Capitalism – Bob Wylie In-Conversation with Ray Perman
10 Sep '20
Bob Wylie, author of Bandit Capitalism: Carillion and the Corruption of the British State, in conversation with Ray Perman in launch-day podcast...
Celebrating Cassius X: Playlists and Podcasts on Launch Day
03 Sep '20
A new book from Stuart Cosgrove is always cause for celebration, and under normal circumstances we’d be taking Stuart out on tour to perform in...
Riders on the Storm – A Video Introduction to an Essential Book
20 Aug '20
Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being is an essential, urgent book from one of the most influential writers on the...
Tune In! To a Moving Podcast Interview with Wainwright Prize Shortlisted Author, Patrick Laurie
18 Aug '20
Tune in now to listen to an interview with author Patrick Laurie as we celebrate his shortlisting on the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.
Let Tiny Tales Dance on Your Mind
01 Aug '20
Alexander McCall Smith and his great friend, the illustrator Iain McIntosh have together created something new, surprising, gloriously fun-filled...
Join us for the Launch of Ardnish by Angus MacDonald
06 Jul '20
We’re delighted to celebrate the launch of Ardnish by Angus MacDonald with an exclusive online event between Angus and fellow Birlinn author Polly...
In Praise of Booksellers and Booklovers Everywhere
23 Jun '20
This is Independent Bookshop Week in the UK and to celebrate, the author Alexander McCall Smith has written a short poem, ‘Getting Lost in a...
