2022 Preview: Literary Fiction
21 Jan '22
2022 is shaping up to be an excellent year for literary fiction in the Birlinn and Polygon schedule, with exciting new titles from established names...
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2022 Preview: Crime and Thriller
18 Jan '22
This year promises to be an excellent one for crime fiction and thrillers, with a mixture of familiar faces and new names in our publishing schedule....
2022 Preview: Sports
14 Jan '22
Our 2022 sports titles tackle timely topics like racism and misogyny in the sporting world, as well as looking back at some of the most memorable...
2022 Preview: Out of Doors
14 Jan '22
There has never been a keener appetite for writing about the great outdoors, and we have an exciting array of new nature and outdoor books and guides...
We are Recruiting. Come and Join the Team
21 Dec '21
Birlinn Ltd Publicity & Marketing Officer – A New Year, a new start Birlinn Ltd, Scotland’s leading independent publishing house, are looking...
Visit Scotland FIVE STAR AWARD for The Great Tapestry of Scotland
08 Dec '21
A new gallery housing The Great Tapestry of Scotland opened in late August of this year. Three months on and it has won one of the country’s...
Graham Clark wins 2021 Prize for Best Paper in Scottish Local History
25 Nov '21
Together with the Scottish Local History Forum we are pleased to announce that Dr GRAHAM CLARK has been awarded the Prize for Best Paper in Scottish...
Polygon announces three-book deal and rights sales for Douglas Skelton
25 Nov '21
Polygon, an imprint of Birlinn Limited, is delighted to announce the signing of a three-book deal with crime writer Douglas Skelton. The trio...
Shout it Out Loud for A Toast to the Old Stones
10 Nov '21
Who is toasting A Toast to the Old Stones by Denzil Meyrick? Everyone! ‘Superb, feel good, laugh out loud… just wonderful’...
COP26: Weathering The Storm: Scottish Poets Discuss Climate Change Resilience and Adaption (with Roseanne Watt)
09 Nov '21
On Saturday, Shetlandic poet Roseanne Watt (Moder Dy, 2019) was joined by Pàdraig MacAoidh and Donald S. Murray, both from Lewis, to give readings...
Game of Thrones star Rory McCann to star in DCI Daley TV adaptation
08 Nov '21
Game of Thrones and BAFTA Scotland award winning actor Rory McCann is set to star as DCI Jim Daley in 8 X 60mins drama adapted from the bestselling...
Announcing The Goldenacre – a literary thriller by Philip Miller
19 Oct '21
Polygon is thrilled to announce the signing of The Goldenacre, a new novel by Philip Miller. An enthralling literary thriller set in the world of...
