Recipe of the Week: Smoked Haddock Baked with Rosemary and Chickpeas 06 Dec '23 This delicious recipe from Ghillie Basan’s new book Seafood Journey is perfect as a winter warmer. This book includes almost a hundred recipes... Read More
Crime and Thriller Gift Recommendations 04 Dec '23 December has landed and the season of giving is upon us! We have lots of fantastic gift recommendations which you can find across our social media... Read More
A Poem for December: ‘Winter’ by Alexander McCall Smith 03 Dec '23 Enjoy this poem ‘Winter’ by Alexander McCall Smith, taken from his debut poetry collection In A Time of Distance. Click the link at the... Read More
Lynsey May and Hannah Lavery featured in The List Hot 100 01 Dec '23 We are delighted to share the news that two brilliant Polygon authors have been included in The List Magazine’s annual Hot 100! Congratulations... Read More
Apply to join the Birlinn Creator Community! 01 Dec '23 We are launching an exciting new initiative today for book content creators and bloggers. The Birlinn Creator Community is an exclusive programme for... Read More
Exploring Scotland’s bookshops with our new app 13 Oct '23 Today is Bookshop Day! We are particularly excited to celebrate Scottish bookshops this year as we have recently launched a brand new app that... Read More
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... Read More
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,... Read More
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.... Read More
The Hidden Fires shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker 01 Sep '23 We are thrilled to share the news that The Hidden Fires by Merryn Glover has been shortlisted for the Boardman TaskerAward for Mountain Literature... Read More
A Country of Eternal Light goes on a whirlwind tour round Scotland 17 Aug '23 Over the past two weeks, Paul Dalgarno has travelled with us around Scotland, visiting 15 bookshops, taking part in three book launches, signing... Read More