AYRSHIRE’S SECOND WORLD WAR
12 Aug '22
During the Second World War the Royal Navy’s vitally important Anti-submarine Experimental Establishment was secretly moved from Portland in Dorset...
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Extract from Scotland: Her Story – The Long Journey Towards Myself, Jo Clifford
28 Jun '22
Playwright and performer Jo Clifford was born in Stoke-on-Trent in the early 1950s, studied Spanish and Arabic at university, and earned a PhD in the...
ALL TOGETHER NOW… Edinburgh International Book Festival is Back (let summer begin)
09 Jun '22
2022 Programme announced and live for ticket booking! All Together Now is the rallying call from the Edinburgh International Book Festival which...
Six Wounds author Morgan Cry on book signing tour of Scottish Waterstones
12 May '22
This week, Morgan Cry has been visiting Waterstones branches around Scotland signing copies of his latest novel, Six Wounds. Following the success of...
An Extract from Of Blood Descended by Steven Veerapen
09 May '22
Steven Veerapen’s thrilling new book, Of Blood Descended, was published just this past week. Set in the summer of 1522, this book follows the...
Hugh Andrew – THE VITAL SPARK OF SCOTTISH PUBLISHING
05 May '22
Hugh Andrew, Founder and Managing Director of Birlinn Ltd, has been awarded the Royal Scottish Geographical Society Shackleton Medal, for leadership...
Translation in Focus: Beyond Any Curtain
25 Mar '22
This year Scotland celebrates its Year of Stories – a year in which stories inspired by and created in Scotland will be showcased and platformed....
‘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...
Birlinn Ltd Publicity & Marketing Officer – Come and Join our Team!
07 Feb '22
Birlinn Ltd Publicity & Marketing Officer Full time, permanent Birlinn Ltd, Scotland’s leading independent publishing house, are looking for an...
Hotch Potch Soup from The Scottish Soup Bible
02 Feb '22
Our recipe of the week is the ultra-warming Hotch Potch Soup from The Scottish Soup Bible by Sue Lawrence, guaranteed to fill you up on these chilly...
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...
Message from the Skies: Mara Menzies responds to the climate emergency
26 Jan '22
We were thrilled to hear that our author Mara Menzies, whose recently published Blood and Gold has been met by much acclaim, was commissioned to...
