Birlinn Books – Notes from the Basement, 15 December, 2020
15 Dec '20
First of all, tomorrow (16th December) is the last day orders from our website can be processed for Christmas delivery. So if you’ve been...
Christmas
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...
Staff Picks for Christmas Pressies! (Part two)
15 Dec '20
Wednesday 16 December is the cut off for online orders arriving safely in time for the big day but don’t forget your High Street bookshops are...
Staff Picks for Christmas Pressies! (Part one)
08 Dec '20
We asked members of our staff team to select two books that they would give as Christmas presents this year. And here is what they said (some got...
Look Who’s In… The Scotsman Books of the Year
07 Dec '20
From an outstanding year of Birlinn books, the Scotsman highlighted no less than ELEVEN of our titles in their Books of the Year supplement. You can...
Sweets in Shoes?
02 Dec '20
By Ann Landmann, Sales Rep When I was growing up in the East of Germany, the 6th December was Nikolaus – your first haul of sweets or...
Festive Preparations: Stir-up Sunday
17 Nov '20
Family traditions surrounding the preparation of festive dishes abound, with treasured recipes handed down from generation to generation. The...
November is the new December – start your Christmas shopping early!
04 Nov '20
In what has been a strange and challenging year for all, the prospect that it is already time to start Christmas shopping is enough to strike fear...
Alexander McCall Smith hits the Christmas Airwaves
18 Dec '19
Alexander McCall Smith, or Sandy to his friends and readers, has achieved many things this year but top of the list has to be the Christmas Day slot...
Scotsman Christmas Books supplement – published today
07 Dec '19
Pick up a copy of the Scotsman newspaper today and you’ll find reviews of all the best books published this year. It’s the key to solving...
