Recipe of the Week – Biscotti al Pecorino from The Contini Cookbook
10 Dec '24
Our recipe this week is the delicious Biscotti al Pecorino from The Contini Cookbook, a celebration of Scottish-Italian cooking from Carina Contini,...
Christmas
Gift Guide: Books for the adventurer
15 Dec '23
Looking for the perfect gift for the adventurer in your life? Check out our wide selection of nature writing, travel memoir, sports biographies,...
Crime and Thriller Gift Recommendations
04 Dec '23
December has landed and the season of giving is upon us! We have lots of fantastic gift recommendations which you can find across our social media...
Best non-fiction and memoir to give for Christmas!
12 Dec '22
Take full advantage of free first class delivery on all UK orders until 14th December, and make your loved ones’ Christmas extra special with a...
Stocking Filler Gift Ideas for the Book Lover in Your Life
07 Dec '22
Although we may be biased, we think books make perfect stocking fillers, and we have selected here some of the best small-format books for every type...
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...
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...
