Celebrating Bookshop Day with the Birlinn team’s favourite bookshops
11 Oct '24
As book lovers, none of us in the Birlinn team really need an excuse to visit a bookshop, but the annual Bookshop Day on Saturday 12th October gives...
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Polygon Acquires Andrés N. Ordorica’s New Collection Holy Boys
10 Oct '24
Polygon has acquired UK & Commonwealth (excluding Canada) English language rights for Holy Boys, a new poetry collection from Andrés N....
Polygon Acquires Atypical Girl by Penny Kiley
09 Aug '24
Polygon has acquired World English Language rights, including audio, for Atypical Girl, a memoir by former music journalist Penny Kiley. It will...
Polygon Acquires The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley
23 Jul '24
Polygon has acquired World English Language rights for debut author Chris Barkley’s expertly plotted mystery, The Man on the Endless Stair....
Recipe of the week: Milk bread French toast with berry compote from Kith by Sarah Rankin
29 May '24
This weekend brings with it the start of the summer months, and while the weather hasn’t quite realised it yet, we are excited to celebrate...
Polygon Acquires The Driving Seat by Abigail Abbas
09 May '24
Polygon has acquired World English Language rights, including audio, for debut author Abigail Abbas’s darkly comic first novel, The Driving Seat....
Recipe of the week: ‘Chocolate Delice’ from Kith
03 Apr '24
Today is National Chocolate Mousse Day! In celebration, we are sharing a very sophisticated ‘Chocolate Delice’ from our new book Kith...
Poem of the Week: ‘In A Time of Distance’ by Alexander McCall Smith
13 Mar '24
Our poem of the week is the titular poem from Alexander McCall Smith’s debut poetry collection In A Time of Distance, which we have just...
Extract from Scotland: Her Story by Rosemary Goring
08 Mar '24
Scotland’s history has been told many times, but never exclusively by its women. This book takes a unique perspective on dramatic national events...
Books to gift this Mother’s Day
29 Feb '24
Give a gift that will last a lifetime this Mother’s Day with a thoughtfully chosen book. We have plenty to choose from, whether you are buying...
Marking two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
23 Feb '24
Today marks the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, journalist Jen Stout was in Moscow....
Columba’s Bones shortlisted for Bookmark Book Festival Book of the Year 2024
12 Feb '24
We have some lovely news to share on this sunny Monday. Columba’s Bones by David Greig has been shortlisted for the Bookmark Book Festival...
