Today is World Sleep Day: Make Sleep Your Priority with the help of a Good Book
14 Mar '25
Do you remember the days of childhood when you would pull the covers over your head and read by torchlight until sleep took over? Blissful times and...
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Polygon Acquires Atypical Girl by Penny Kiley
09 Aug '24
Polygon has acquired World English Language rights, including audio, for Atypical Girl, a memoir by former music journalist Penny Kiley. It will...
Polygon Acquires The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley
23 Jul '24
Polygon has acquired World English Language rights for debut author Chris Barkley’s expertly plotted mystery, The Man on the Endless Stair....
Polygon Acquires Beyond Summerland by Jenny Lecoat
05 Sep '23
Polygon has acquired World rights for Jenny Lecoat’s second novel, Beyond Summerland, in a deal brokered by Lisa Highton of Jenny Brown Associates....
Third Lanark FC’s 150th Anniversary
12 Dec '22
The 12th of December marks 150 years since the genesis of Third Lanark FC, one of the founding members of the Scottish Football Association and the...
Ian Hamilton, a fond farewell
04 Oct '22
Ian Hamilton KC has died. Simply one of Scotland’s good people, Ian was an exceptional lawyer, an inspirational nationalist and a man who lived...
Launch of Edinburgh’s Greatest Hits
08 Sep '22
On Monday 22nd of August 2022, Born To Be Wide presented the launch of Edinburgh’s Greatest Hits at The Fruitmarket Gallery to celebrate...
2022: 75th anniversary year of Edinburgh’s first festivals
09 Aug '22
2022 marks the 75th anniversary of Edinburgh becoming the world’s festival home. Formed in 1947 to bring together people, cultures and ideas,...
Ghillie Başan – SHORTLISTED for THE FOOD WRITERS’ GUILD AWARDS
17 May '22
We are delighted to report that A Taste of the Highlands by Ghillie Başan has been shortlisted for a prestigious Food Writers’ Guild Award,...
The Great Tapestry of Scotland on BBC 4’s The Museums That Make Us
07 Apr '22
Neil MacGregor, renowned presenter and author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, is now visiting the UK’s most significant museums and...
An Evening of Music at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh. Book tickets soon.
01 Feb '22
Pop the date in your diary: Sunday 10 April 2022 THE TUMBLING LASSIE and DANDIE DINMONT: A double-bill of short operettas by Tom Cunningham and...
Polygon announces three-book deal and rights sales for Douglas Skelton
25 Nov '21
Polygon, an imprint of Birlinn Limited, is delighted to announce the signing of a three-book deal with crime writer Douglas Skelton. The trio...
