Val McDermid to write Polygon’s next Darkland Tale 29 Sep '23 Polygon’s celebrated Darkland Tales series will continue to expand with the latest novel to be authored by renowned Scottish crime writer Val... Read More
ARCTIC EXPLORERS: EXTRACT FROM NORTHERN LIGHTS 29 Sep '23 by Edward J. Cowan Extract from Chapter Two, John Ross’s Expedition of 1818 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters; and thy... Read More
Birlinn Launches New App Scotland by-the-Book 18 Sep '23 Officially launching on 15 September 2023, Scotland by-the-Book is a brand-new free app which brings books on history, geology, mapping, cooking,... Read More
Polygon Acquires Beyond Summerland by Jenny Lecoat 05 Sep '23 Polygon has acquired World rights for Jenny Lecoat’s second novel, Beyond Summerland, in a deal brokered by Lisa Highton of Jenny Brown Associates.... Read More
Alexander McCall Smith’s Scotland Street returns 01 Sep '23 (Bertie’s Back!) 44 Scotland Street, the world’s longest running serial novel, returns to the pages of The Scotsman newspaper on Monday 4... Read More
Polygon Acquires World English Language Rights to Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout 10 Aug '23 Polygon will publish a deeply reported, deeply human book of stories shedding new light on the Russian invasion of Ukraine – Night Train to Odesa:... Read More
A Country of Eternal Light by Paul Dalgarno Chosen as Waterstones’ Scottish Book of the Month 03 Aug '23 Paul Dalgarno was born and raised in Aberdeen, and now he has returned to Scotland to promote his hugely successful novel, A Country of Eternal... Read More
Lend us your ears… for Hannah Lavery 03 Jul '23 Scottish writer and Edinburgh Makar, Hannah Lavery, has a stunning piece on BBC Radio 4 at present (to be found here, on BBC Sounds). ‘Finding... Read More
Polygon Acquires World English Language Rights to Bucket List by Russell Jones 17 Apr '23 Polygon editor Edward Crossan has acquired World English Language rights for Russell Jones’ Bucket List, in a deal brokered by Caro Clarke at... Read More
Polygon Announces Two-Book Deal for Phil Miller 30 Mar '23 Polygon’s senior editor Alison Rae has acquired WEL rights for Philip Miller’s The Hollow Tree and The Diary of Lies, in a deal brokered by... Read More
Arena Sport Acquires World Rights to The Red Roses by Jessica Hayden 22 Mar '23 Birlinn are excited to announce the acquisition for our Arena Sport imprint of World rights, including audio, to The Red Roses by Jessica Hayden,... Read More
The Best New Sports Gift Books 16 Dec '22 In the past few years, we’ve published some unique and interesting sports books through Arena Sport, our dedicated sports imprint. If you’re... Read More