Merryn Glover wins Bookmark Book of the Year 2021 for Of Stone and Sky
12 Oct '21
CONGRATULATIONS to Merryn Glover, whose epic novel of modern Highland life, Of Stone and Sky, has been awarded the Bookmark Book Festival Book of the...
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Listen to the musical playlist for Vienna: The International Capital
08 Oct '21
Vienna is renowned for being at the heart of key moments in European and world affairs, but beyond its political significance, the Austrian capital...
‘No Thyme To Die’: say cheers to James Bond with Gin: The Ultimate Companion
04 Oct '21
We all know that James Bond is partial to a vodka martini, shaken, not stirred. But why stick to vodka? Shake things up a bit… Celebrate the...
Mushroom Soup from Sue Lawrence’s Scottish Soup Bible
27 Sep '21
Head into the woodlands to forage some autumnal funghi, or pick up a pack of dried mushrooms at the local supermarket and try out Sue...
World Gratitude Day: ‘If Once You Have Slept on an Island’ by Rachel Lyman Field
20 Sep '21
Tuesday 21st September is World Gratitude Day, and over the past 18 months, it is our healthcare professionals to whom we owe the greatest debt of...
Deep Apple Pie with Butterscotch and Oaty Crumble from Sue Lawrence’s Scottish Baking
20 Sep '21
Ring in the first official week of autumn this week with a celebratory recipe filled to bursting with warm apples and crumbly pastry. This delicious...
Hannah Lavery Confirmed as Edinburgh Makar: Poetry Collection Blood Salt Spring coming 2022
16 Sep '21
We are delighted that poet and playwright Hannah Lavery, who has just joined the Polygon list, has been selected as Edinburgh’s new Makar (poet...
Poem of the Week: Norman MacCaig, ‘Notations of ten summer minutes’
31 Aug '21
Norman MacCaig’s poetry about Assynt, collected in Polygon’s Between Mountain and Sea, are spare, simple evocations of time and place....
Extract from A Drop in the Ocean by Polly Pullar
17 Aug '21
In A Drop in the Ocean, Polly Pullar tells the fascinating tale of one of the Hebrides unique thriving small communities through the colourful...
Fruit Scones from Easy Peasy: Real Cooking for Kids
09 Aug '21
If you are in need of a rainy-day activity to keep the kids occupied until school starts back, our book Easy Peasy by Mary Contini and Pru Irvine is...
Something to celebrate – The Fresh and the Salt longlisted for The Lakeland Book of the Year
02 Aug '21
We are delighted to share the news that The Fresh and the Salt: The Story of the Solway by Ann Lingard has been longlisted for the 2021 Lakeland Book...
Old Sins Cast a Long Shadow – Extract from A RATTLE OF BONES by Douglas Skelton
21 Jul '21
A Rattle of Bones is book three in the Rebecca Connolly Thrillers series – set against the stunning backdrop of the Scottish...
