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...
New Writing
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
