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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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.... Read More
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... Read More
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.... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More