A New Chapter at the National Library of Scotland – with Alexander McCall Smith
22 Jan '21
In Edinburgh, we are incredibly fortunate to have the deep-shelved stacks of the National Library of Scotland – filled with rare manuscripts and...
News
Carillion, Three Years On: “Somebody, somewhere getting a million”
15 Jan '21
Today is the third anniversary of the collapse of construction giant Carillion. On 15 January 2018, Carillion went down with debts of more than...
2021 Preview: Literary Fiction, Literary History, Poetry Highlights
14 Jan '21
Our programme of publishing for 2021 is full of remarkable books that will take you all over the world, propel you back and forward in time, bring...
Alexander McCall Smith to receive 2020 Edinburgh Award
22 Dec '20
Internationally-admired Edinburgh-based author Alexander McCall Smith CBE has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the...
Our Sports Books in The Scotland on Sunday – Best Sports Books of the Year
19 Dec '20
Check out the full list out now on The Scotsman / Scotland on Sunday website Who’s in there? From the Birlinn / Arena stable: Cassius X: A...
The Stone of Destiny – A Great Adventure
17 Dec '20
Unless the fates shall faithless prove, And prophets voice be vain. Where’er this sacred Stone is found, The Scottish race shall reign. Some years...
Staff Picks for Christmas Pressies! (Part one)
08 Dec '20
We asked members of our staff team to select two books that they would give as Christmas presents this year. And here is what they said (some got...
Harper’s Bazaar Welcomes Fine Writing
07 Dec '20
Three months ago, prestigious monthly magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, invited four of their favourite writers to contribute a short, uplifting story...
Look Who’s In… The Scotsman Books of the Year
07 Dec '20
From an outstanding year of Birlinn books, the Scotsman highlighted no less than ELEVEN of our titles in their Books of the Year supplement. You can...
Keeping it Local – Online or Face-to-Face
24 Nov '20
Supporting our Booksellers, Writers and all in Publishing Last week, the Guardian newspaper reported authors coming together in a ‘thunderclap of...
Polygon Authors Look to the Future for Book Week Scotland 2020
16 Nov '20
Here at Birlinn, we love Book Week Scotland. A whole week celebrating the wonderful world of Scottish books, authors, libraries, bookshops,...
2020 Highland Book Prize Longlist Announced
10 Nov '20
We are delighted to announce that Alistair Moffat’s new book, In Search of Angels, is one of the 13 books selected for the 2020 Highland Book...
