In Praise of Bookshops and Booksellers – Alexander McCall Smith in Book Week Scotland
16 Nov '20
As Book Week Scotland opens, booksellers and librarians across the UK are in a state of, well… flux! Bookshops and libraries in England remain...
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Polygon Authors Look to the Future for Book Week Scotland 2020
16 Nov '20
Here at Birlinn, we love Book Week Scotland. A whole week celebrating the wonderful world of Scottish books, authors, libraries, bookshops,...
RLS Day 2020: ‘Ordinary Case of RLS and RLS’ by Kevin MacNeil
13 Nov '20
Robert Louis Stevenson Day (#RLSDay) takes place every year on 13th November to mark the great Scottish author’s birthday, and this year is no...
Alastair McIntosh on COP26 and the Climate Crisis in the Latest Episode of the Birlinn Podcast
03 Nov '20
Photo by Jaz King on Unsplash In the latest episode of the Birlinn Limited Podcast, environmental campaigner and writer Alastair McIntosh speaks from...
Alistair Moffat Travels to the Edge of the World on the Birlinn Podcast this Week…
20 Oct '20
Join award-winning writer and historian Alistair Moffat as he travels through the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the footsteps of the...
A Podcast for ALL Football Lovers
16 Oct '20
Daniel Gray and Alan McCredie joined forces this month for a hugely enjoyable podcast with Nutmeg magazine, in celebration of their new book,...
Festivals Galore!
08 Oct '20
Autumn is always a busy time for authors, festival programmers, booksellers and publishers alike, and we’re so happy that this year has been no...
Introducing A Large Measure of Snow by Denzil Meyrick
01 Oct '20
A Large Measure of Snow is the new short novel from Denzil Meyrick, author of the globally bestselling DCI Daley detective series. A beautiful...
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....
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...
