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…
The Great Tapestry of Scotland – STAND OUT STAR of ‘The Museums that Make Us’ series on BBC Radio 4
25 Apr ’22
Neil MacGregor, presenter of The Museums that Make Us programmes on BBC Radio 4 and known throughout the world for his earlier series, A History of…
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…
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…
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…
Aye Write, 6th–22nd May 2022
03 May ’22
Aye Write is back for 2022 with a live programme of over 200 events. Tickets are now on sale for all all three weekends from 6th to 22nd May. The…
Landscapes in Stone series: The Geology of Scotland’s Most Famous Landmarks
29 Apr ’22
Scotland is known for its visually striking landscape, from jagged cliffs to rolling hills – the natural scenes iconic to this northern nation….
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One for Discussion – 100 Novels that Shaped our World
09 Nov ’19
Birlinn are delighted to have two novels on the list – 100 Novels that Shaped our World, selected by BBC Radio 4 Front Row presenter and TLS…
A Library of One’s Own
09 Nov ’19
‘From the moment I first ventured into a library I wanted one of my own.’ Famously, Virginia Woolf said that a woman must have money and a room of…
A Cracking Start to Spring
15 Apr ’22
Did we have a cracking start to Spring last week? Yes we did… at the launch of Alternatives to Valium in a brand new bookshop, and with a…
The Great Tapestry of Scotland on BBC 4’s The Museums That Make Us
07 Apr ’22
Neil MacGregor, renowned presenter and author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, is now visiting the UK’s most significant museums and…
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….
Highlights from Winter Words Festival 2022
22 Feb ’22
Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s annual literary festival, Winter Words 2022, returned this February to kick off Scotland’s Year of Stories with an…
Something a little different for Shrove Tuesday
21 Feb ’22
As Covid closed-in once again in the Autumn of 2021, Ghillie Basan found herself one of a number of people appointed by Scotland: Food and Drink as…
Taste test for Shrove Tuesday
21 Feb ’22
Shrove Tuesday is fast approaching. Try a Birlinn recipe for your pancakes this year!
Jenni Fagan’s Hex – the powerful new Darkland Tale
03 Dec ’21
A witch will die here in the morning. It is the 4th of December 1591. On this, the last night of her life in a prison cell several floors below…
Vegan Three Nut ‘Meatloaf’ from The Scottish Vegan Cookbook
22 Nov ’21
Whether you are starting to think ahead to Christmas dinner and the logistics of planning for different dietary requirements, or you simply fancy…
COP26: Extract from Of Stone and Sky
12 Nov ’21
Merryn Glover is an award-winning writer of fiction, drama and poetry. Her stories are widely anthologised and her plays broadcast on BBC Radio. She…
COP26: Weathering The Storm: Scottish Poets Discuss Climate Change Resilience and Adaption (with Roseanne Watt)
09 Nov ’21
On Saturday, Shetlandic poet Roseanne Watt (Moder Dy, 2019) was joined by Pàdraig MacAoidh and Donald S. Murray, both from Lewis, to give readings…
COP26: Merryn Glover on living in harmony with nature
08 Nov ’21
Set on a farming estate in the upper reaches of the River Spey, Of Stone and Sky by Merryn Glover follows several generations of a shepherding…
COP26: Marian Pallister on Argyll’s mining past and clean energy future
04 Nov ’21
Marian Pallister is the author of a number of highly acclaimed books including Cruachan: The Hollow Mountain, The Crinan Canal and Not…
Caramelised Bananas with Glenmorangie, Cream and Toasted Oats from A Taste of the Highlands
01 Nov ’21
On this culinary journey through the Highlands of Scotland, award-winning food writer Ghillie Basan meets a host of artisan food producers, farmers,…
COP26: What does the 1.5°C warming target mean?
01 Nov ’21
Today marks the beginning of formal discussions between world leaders at the COP26 climate change conference being hosted in Glasgow. In…
As Cop26 opens in Glasgow, what are publishers doing to help the planet?
01 Nov ’21
When caring for our planet we need grand vision but we also need small first steps. There is much talk amongst publishers of sustainability but what…
Denzil Meyrick and Doug Skelton meet crime superstar Ian Rankin
14 Sep ’21
Our favourite crime writers, Doug Skelton and Denzil Meyrick are back after an 18 month hiatus with their much loved podcast SBooks. To kick start…
Have you heard it? The Parting Glass on BBC Radio 4
28 Jul ’21
I’m a bit hit and miss with BBC Radio 4 these days. Some of the programmes are truly world class, others leave me cold and struggling to understand…
Burns Night? It’s Looking a Little Different This Year…
25 Jan ’21
A Poem for Burns Night by Alexander McCall Smith Give us your hand – here’s ours: All Scotland, though a little quieter now, Is a bit happier in…
Getting Over Christmas (in Japan)
15 Dec ’20
Iain Maloney moved to Japan in 2005. This year, we published his memoir The Only Gaijin in the Village, the story of moving out of the city to the…
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Paperback | Pub: 07 Oct 2021£14.99The 21st century’s own Gin Craze continues unabated, with exciting new crafted gins launched on a regular basis. Most recently, we have seen growing interest in Pink Gins and the development of a range of flavoured gins, not to mention the…
