Poem of the Week: ‘A Year, Aye?’ from Oyster by Michael Pedersen
10 May '22
Our poem of the week is ‘A Year, Aye?’ taken from Michael Pedersen’s dazzling collection Oyster. You can see Michael performing...
Tea Time Treat
The Case of the Missing Pound Note: A Daniella Coulstoun Short Story (part 5)
28 Apr '22
Next week we are publishing Six Wounds by Morgan Cry, a high-octane crime thriller set in the sun-drenched Costa Blanca and the second novel...
Chai Latte from Easy Peasy: Real Cooking for Kids
19 Apr '22
Chai is an Indian spicy, milky tea which makes a delicious, warming drink. The word chai is Hebrew and means ‘giving life’. It’s a great drink...
‘Memo to myself for Spring’ by Liz Lochhead
19 Apr '22
This year is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Liz Lochhead’s debut collection, Memo for Spring. Last month we published a brand new...
English Garden cocktail from Gin: The Ultimate Companion
22 Mar '22
Bask in the spring sunshine this weekend and celebrate Mother’s Day with a refreshing English Garden cocktail. Our recipe this week is taken...
‘My Mum Wears Pink Lipstick’ – from Blood Salt Spring by Hannah Lavery
22 Mar '22
In celebration of Mother’s Day this Sunday 27th, our poem of the week is ‘My Mum Wears Pink Lipstick’ from Blood Salt Spring, the...
‘Daffodils’ from Carve the Runes by George Mackay Brown
22 Feb '22
Daffodils Heads skewered with grief Three Marys at the cross (Christ was wire and wax festooned on a dead tree) Guardians of the rock, their emerald...
Taste test for Shrove Tuesday
21 Feb '22
Shrove Tuesday is fast approaching. Try a Birlinn recipe for your pancakes this year!
Sweeten your Valentine’s Day with Sticky Honey Pudding from The Chain Bridge Honey Bible
14 Feb '22
Valentine’s Day calls for an extra dollop of sweetness, and our Chain Bridge Honey Bible does just the trick. Whip up the Sticky Honey Pudding...
2022 Preview: Biography and Memoir
28 Jan '22
We have a truly varied offering of biography and memoir titles in 2022, encompassing the figureheads of the rewilding movement, an extraordinary art...
2022 Previews: History and Politics
28 Jan '22
This year, Birlinn’s history and politics books tackle the most thorny topics of our time including Scottish Independence and China’s...
2022 Previews: Historical Fiction
27 Jan '22
Our historical fiction offerings for 2022 will take you on an extraordinary journey, from the aftermath of the Battle of Bannockburn to the Nazi...
