To the Highlands – Extract from THE HIGHLANDS by Paul Murton
28 Jul '21
Paul Murton, presenter of Grand Tours of Scotland and Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands returns with his latest travel book, this time tackling...
New Writing
Visiting Dunkeld on a Tricycle – Extract from The Highlands by Paul Murton
26 Jul '21
Paul Murton, a documentary filmmaker known for The Grand Tours of Scotland, journeys the length and breadth of the spectacularly beautiful Scottish...
Polygon to publish debut poetry collection by Alycia Pirmohamed
26 Jul '21
Polygon is delighted to announce a new signing to its poetry list, the debut collection from Alycia Pirmohamed, the winner of the 2020 Edwin Morgan...
Old Sins Cast a Long Shadow – Extract from A RATTLE OF BONES by Douglas Skelton
21 Jul '21
A Rattle of Bones is book three in the Rebecca Connolly Thrillers series – set against the stunning backdrop of the Scottish...
Seven Hills – Alexander McCall Smith joins forces with St Mary’s Music School
14 Jul '21
Best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith is joining forces with St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh to spearhead a major two-year music, literary...
The Gift of Golf – Extract from MONARCH OF THE GREEN by Stephen Proctor
07 Jul '21
Young Tom Morris, born on 20 April 1851, was golf’s first superstar. Almost single-handedly he changed the way the game was played, and...
Celebrate the launch of A Scurry of Squirrels by Polly Pullar
01 Jul '21
Today is publication day for A Scurry of Squirrels: Nurturing the Wild by Polly Pullar! Polly has had a passion for red squirrels since childhood. As...
The Killing That Shook a Nation – Extract from James Hunter’s THE APPIN MURDER
30 Jun '21
On a hillside near Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands in May 1752 a rider is assassinated by a gunman. The murdered man is Colin Campbell, a...
A Narrator at the Height of His Powers tells Denzil Meyrick’s Story
23 Jun '21
Sit back with a dram and enjoy this beautiful video with voice-over from none other than David Monteath, the hugely popular narrator of the audio...
Extract from LITTLE WONDER by Sasha Abramsky
23 Jun '21
Battle of the Sexes The summer of her second Wimbledon win, in 1888, Lottie Dod, now aged sixteen, invited three of the best male tennis players of...
‘The Midsummer Music’ from An Orkney Tapestry by George Mackay Brown
21 Jun '21
An Orkney Tapestry by George Mackay Brown is a unique look at Orkney through the eye of a poet, and is now back in print for the first time in over...
The Great Tea Race – Extract from Les Wilson’s PUTTING THE TEA IN BRITAIN
16 Jun '21
‘Rich in fascinating detail and stories … it deserves to sell like hot cakes washed down with a fortifying blend of Assam and Ceylon...
