2021 Preview: History and Current Affairs
22 Jan '21
From books exploring the interwoven history of tea and Scotland to the rise of China’s surveillance state, we have a range of brilliantly...
Alistair Moffat
A is for Applecross: A Gaelic Alphabet
08 Dec '20
Alistair Moffat’s In Search of Angels: Travels to the Edge of the World is his own journey in the footsteps of the Irish saints who brought...
2020 Highland Book Prize Longlist Announced
10 Nov '20
We are delighted to announce that Alistair Moffat’s new book, In Search of Angels, is one of the 13 books selected for the 2020 Highland Book...
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....
Alistair Moffat Travels to the Edge of the World on the Birlinn Podcast this Week…
20 Oct '20
Join award-winning writer and historian Alistair Moffat as he travels through the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the footsteps of the...
Dryburgh – Alistair Moffat
09 Apr '20
I like yarns, ripping if possible, and in these the strangest of times, the escape offered by reading a ripping yarn is more valuable than ever....
Train ride to the Tapestry
27 Feb '20
A snow covered train on the Borders Railway chugged passed flooded fields, seemingly stranded livestock, stunning white hill tops and sodden ground...
Making an impact on the Small Screen
12 Nov '19
People’s historian and Scottish author, Alistair Moffat appeared this weekend with TV celebrities Ant & Dec in a new ITV series – Ant and Dec’s...
