A Poem for Remembrance
07 Nov '20
Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day look somewhat different this year, with the commemorations at the Cenotaph scaled back and distanced....
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Thick Frost: Breathing Sweet
06 Nov '20
A NOVEMBER EXTRACT FROM NATIVE: LIFE IN A VANISHING LANDSCAPE BY PATRICK LAURIE I have sold an animal, and now I see the first wink of income after...
All Saints Day – But we are In Search of Angels
01 Nov '20
The end of October ushers in colder days as we sit at the start of winter. And this year, more than most, we are looking at difficult months ahead....
Gillian Galbraith TOPS UK eBook Charts
31 Oct '20
The Guardian newspaper reported last Saturday that Gillian Galbraith, author of the Alice Rice series, had topped the charts of UK Library eBook...
Tam o’Shanter: A Poem for All Hallows
23 Oct '20
IN AN EDITION THAT WILL GIVE YOU GOOSEBUMPS Tam o’ Shanter usually gets an annual outing on Burns Night in darkest January, but this year I submit...
Spooky Books for Dark Nights
22 Oct '20
As the nights stretch out and we approach Halloween, we’ve selected six books that we think you might enjoy. Click on any cover to find out...
To all of Faith or simply of Good Will… ACT NOW
20 Oct '20
Last week His Holiness Pope Francis gave a TED talk. It was of course in Italian and a transcript is never as good as the original but it made...
How to Stay Positive and Survive another Lockdown (or Mini-lockdown… or Tightened Measures… or Circuit Breaker… or Firebreak… or Tier 1, 2 or 3 – or even 4…)
19 Oct '20
The nights are darker, the air is colder and it definitely feels like winter is upon us. On top of this we have tighter restrictions coming at us...
Congratulations to our Authors on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
14 Oct '20
All members of the Birlinn team are truly delighted to report that two of our authors have been made Officers of the Order of the British Empire in...
John Lennon at 80… Looking Back on a Highland Connection and the Start to a Solo Career
09 Oct '20
‘If you’re going to have a car crash, try to arrange for it to happen in the Highlands. The hospital there was just great.’ John Lennon, July...
Media highlights April-June 2020
29 Jun '20
Enjoy a taste of what you might have missed in the media while the world has been on lockdown. A newsletter with coverage highlights across the...
Double the Glory – Poet Roseanne Watt wins Two Major Awards
18 Jun '20
We are delighted to announce that Roseanne Watt is one of the winners of the Eric Gregory Awards, 2020 for her debut collection Moder Dy /Mother Wave...
