Hugh Andrew – The Vital Spark of Scottish Publishing
05 May '22
Hugh Andrew, Founder and Managing Director of Birlinn Ltd, has been awarded the Royal Scottish Geographical Society Shackleton Medal, for leadership...
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Aye Write, 6th–22nd May 2022
03 May '22
Aye Write is back for 2022 with a live programme of over 200 events. Tickets are now on sale for all all three weekends from 6th to 22nd May. The...
The Great Tapestry of Scotland – STAND OUT STAR of ‘The Museums that Make Us’ series on BBC Radio 4
25 Apr '22
Neil MacGregor, presenter of The Museums that Make Us programmes on BBC Radio 4 and known throughout the world for his earlier series, A History of...
A Cracking Start to Spring
15 Apr '22
Did we have a cracking start to Spring last week? Yes we did… at the launch of Alternatives to Valium in a brand new bookshop, and with a...
The Great Tapestry of Scotland on BBC 4’s The Museums That Make Us
07 Apr '22
Neil MacGregor, renowned presenter and author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, is now visiting the UK’s most significant museums and...
The Case of the Missing Pound Note: A Daniella Coulstoun Short Story (part 1)
01 Apr '22
In May we are publishing Six Wounds by Morgan Cry, a high-octane crime thriller set in the sun-drenched Costa Blanca and the second novel featuring...
Translation in Focus: Beyond Any Curtain
25 Mar '22
This year Scotland celebrates its Year of Stories – a year in which stories inspired by and created in Scotland will be showcased and platformed....
Breaking News: A Lockerbie Bombing Drama to go into Production this year
25 Feb '22
Newspapers around the world reported this morning that a five-part series centred around the 1988 Lockerbie Bombing disaster is in pre-production...
Highlights from Winter Words Festival 2022
22 Feb '22
Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s annual literary festival, Winter Words 2022, returned this February to kick off Scotland’s Year of Stories with an...
An Evening of Music at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh. Book tickets soon.
01 Feb '22
Pop the date in your diary: Sunday 10 April 2022 THE TUMBLING LASSIE and DANDIE DINMONT: A double-bill of short operettas by Tom Cunningham and...
2022 Preview: Music
21 Jan '22
Our music titles this year explore music heritage and social history from Edinburgh to the White House, and include brilliant anecdotes about...
2022 Preview: Poetry
21 Jan '22
We have an exceptionally strong poetry offering this year, with new titles from Jenni Fagan, Hannah Lavery, and Alycia Pirmohamed, as well as a...
