Bloody Scotland is Under Way
18 Sep ’20
Scotland’s Crime Writing festival, Bloody Scotland, has moved online and is under way. Popcorn, beer/coffee, screen – you are sorted. As with…
Steve Haake on BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific
18 Sep ’20
Arena Sport author Steve Haake was a guest on BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific programme on Tuesday 8th September, discussing his role as…
Escape to the Highlands with Brigid Benson
18 Sep ’20
This is the essential guide to the north of Scotland, on a route which begins in Inverness, weaves westwards to Applecross and then northwards…
#UntitledThree is LIVE
14 Sep ’20
On Saturday 12th September, our friends at Neu! Reekie! broadcast a fabulous wee video celebrating their brand new Polygon anthology, #UntitledThree….
Premier League Season Preview – with Ed Aarons
11 Sep ’20
Almost as soon as the last one finished, a new season is already upon us. And with several clubs having already strengthened considerably despite the…
Bandit Capitalism – Bob Wylie In-Conversation with Ray Perman
10 Sep ’20
Bob Wylie, author of Bandit Capitalism: Carillion and the Corruption of the British State, in conversation with Ray Perman in launch-day podcast…
Celebrating Cassius X: Playlists and Podcasts on Launch Day
03 Sep ’20
A new book from Stuart Cosgrove is always cause for celebration, and under normal circumstances we’d be taking Stuart out on tour to perform in…
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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…
Recommended Reading in the Time of Coronavirus
24 Jul ’20
Our own Alexander McCall Smith is amongst 100 of the world’s favourite writers to reveal what they have been reading during quarantine. Taken…
The Pocket Guide to Whisky: Podcast Episode
23 Jul ’20
This week we’re launching the new edition of The Pocket Guide to Whisky by Blair Bowman and Nikki Welch. As a wee taster, tune in to our latest…
Join us for the Launch of Ardnish by Angus MacDonald
06 Jul ’20
We’re delighted to celebrate the launch of Ardnish by Angus MacDonald with an exclusive online event between Angus and fellow Birlinn author Polly…
Raise a Glass – World Gin Day 2020
13 Jun ’20
The perfect excuse to try a new gin or enjoy an old favourite – World Gin Day 2020! Whether you preference is for one of the stunning new gins from…
A Double Celebration for a Very Special Book
05 Jun ’20
Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape by Patrick Laurie is LONGLISTED for the WAINWRIGHT PRIZE and sells to Counterpoint in the USA.
What’s in the News (during lockdown)?
01 Jun ’20
Birlinn, Polygon and Arena writers have enjoyed widespread coverage over the last month. Here’s a taste of what the media said about our books:…
Iain Maloney’s Spotify Playlists
28 May ’20
We love it when books and songs come together, and The Only Gaijin in the Village by Iain Maloney is a prime example. In this charming memoir of a…
Listen to Michael Pedersen on Music Matters
26 May ’20
BBC Radio 3’s Music Matters programme featured our very own Polygon Poet Michael Pedersen on Saturday 23rd May as part of their Postcards from…
Listen to Chapter One of Whisky Galore… Read by Birlinn Staff
16 May ’20
To celebrate World Whisky Day 2020, here’s a recording of the first chapter of Whisky Galore, Compton MacKenzie’s classic tale of wartime rationing,…
Meet Polygon Author Isla Dewar
07 May ’20
Isla Dewar’s first book, Keeping Up with Magda, was published in 1995. Dewar found success with her second novel, Women Talking Dirty, the film of…
Cooking Up a Storm… in Lockdown
05 May ’20
It is always a thrill when new books arrive from the printer. The boxes are delivered, the editors hover nervously, you run a knife along the tape……
Liz Lochhead Reads ‘The People’s Poet’, Inspired by Edwin Morgan
29 Apr ’20
Liz Lochhead reads her poem ‘The People’s Poet’, which is dedicated to and inspired by poet Edwin Morgan. Recorded at the “Lost Poets” event at the…
Behind the Scenes of the Edwin Morgan Twenties #EM20s
27 Apr ’20
2020 marks the centenary year of Edwin Morgan, Scotland’s first poet laureate. To mark the occasion, Polygon has produced five new collections,…
Meet Polygon Author Robert J. Harris
24 Apr ’20
Robert J. Harris was born in Dundee and studied at the University of St. Andrews where he graduated with a first class honours degree in Latin….
Alastair Reid – A Restless Content
23 Apr ’20
From the Archive – a 70th birthday appreciation of Alastair Reid.
Relive the launch of Riders on the Storm by Alastair McIntosh
31 Aug ’20
Listen back to the book launch to celebrate the publication of Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being by Alastair…
Riders on the Storm – A Video Introduction to an Essential Book
20 Aug ’20
Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being is an essential, urgent book from one of the most influential writers on the…
Tune In! To a Moving Podcast Interview with Wainwright Prize Shortlisted Author, Patrick Laurie
18 Aug ’20
Tune in now to listen to an interview with author Patrick Laurie as we celebrate his shortlisting on the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.
Stuart Cosgrove Speaks Out on Cassius X, Soul Music and Social and Political Change
17 Aug ’20
Author of the best-selling soul trilogy – Detroit 67, Memphis 68, Harlem 69 – Stuart Cosgrove has turned his attention to the story of Cassius X….
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Hardback | Pub: 06 Sep 2018£12.99
We’re in the middle of a Gin Craze. Scarcely a day goes by without an established brand offering a fresh take on their established styles or, more likely, a new boutique distillery opening its doors – where gin is de rigueur. From Adnams to…
