Back of the net! Three Birlinn books shortlisted for Sports Book Awards
28 Apr '23
We are delighted to share the news that three books published by Birlinn imprint Arena Sport have been shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards. The...
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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,...
Ainslie Thin, a bookseller who devoted his life to James Thin Ltd
20 Mar '23
The following obituary was carried in The Scotsman on 15 March 2023: Ainslie Thin, bookseller. Born: 9 July, 1933 in Edinburgh. Died: 24 February,...
Another Way to Split Water longlisted for The Jhalak Prize!
15 Mar '23
We are delighted to share the news that Another Way to Split Water, the debut poetry collection by Alycia Pirmohamed, has been longlisted for the...
Mollie Hughes Addresses Scottish Parliament – 7th March 2023
10 Mar '23
Mollie Hughes, world-record breaking adventurer and author of Blue Scotland, recently spoke to the Scottish Parliament in their Time for Reflection...
Alexander McCall Smith and Scotland Street on BBC’s The One Show
30 Jan '23
A much anticipated interview with Alexander McCall Smith was aired on BBC’s The One Show this evening. You can watch it here (towards the...
Congratulations to Andrew Crummy and Jess Smith
31 Dec '22
Two standout names from our list of publications appear on this year’s New Year Honours list. Andrew Crummy, artist behind The Great Tapestry...
Artist Andrew Crummy on New Year Honours List
31 Dec '22
It is with great delight that we relay the information that Scottish designer and artist Andrew Crummy has been awarded the MBE in the new King’s...
Jess Smith on New Year Honours List
31 Dec '22
Jess Smith has been awarded the BEM (British Empire Medal) in the 2023 New Year Honours List, for services to the Scottish Traveller Community. Jess...
Alistair Moffat – a Border’s Life on ITV
12 Dec '22
Alistair Moffat – our own ‘hiking historian’, (and Scotland best-loved people’s historian) – is the subject of a screen...
