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Polygon Books retweeted
Jan 14
.@PolygonBooks will publish new editions of Agnes Owens' works in 2026 to mark the late author’s centenary year 👇 ebx.sh/bhnG2o
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Polygon Books retweeted
Jan 8
.@PolygonBooks is marking the centenary of Agnes Owen with the forthcoming publication of seven new editions of her novels and short stories
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Polygon Books retweeted
3 Apr 2025
We’re pleased to announce the 2025 Ondaatje Prize longlist, a collection of 15 books that span a multitude of different genres and forms, all united by their excellence in evoking the spirit of a place.
The upcoming shortlist will be revealed on Monday 28 April.
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Polygon Books retweeted
12 Mar 2025
"A wonderfully amusing and heartfelt addition to The Perfect Passion Company series set around a dating agency in Edinburgh." @LRLizRobinson, Expert Reviewer
Looking for You by @McCallSmith, @PolygonBooks
Read the full review and order your copy now:
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Polygon Books retweeted
2 Apr 2025
Andrés N. Ordorica's new collection Holy Boys is an exploration of heritage told through lenses of queerness, liminality and desire
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Polygon Books retweeted
14 Mar 2025
We're hiring!✨
We have a rare opportunity for an entry level publishing job as our Administrative Assistant.
We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented person to join the Birlinn team in Edinburgh.
Apply by 28th March - more info:
birlinn.co.uk/2025/03/13/wer…
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Polygon Books retweeted
13 Mar 2025
My creepy new novel will be clawing its way out of the woods and onto shelves, with a big thank you to @PolygonBooks and awesome agent @saralangham
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13 Mar 2025
Just some of the glowing reviews received by To Pay the Ferryman by @PatBlack9!
Find out more about this brilliantly twisty crime thriller here:
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Polygon Books retweeted
27 Feb 2025
Have you seen all the glowing reviews for Alexander's newest book, Looking for You? 💕
🌟'Brimming with joy' - Sunday Post
🌟'Wonderfully amusing and heartfelt' - LoveReading
🌟'McCall Smith's novels are shaped by ideas of community, tolerance, and civility' - The Telegraph
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Polygon Books retweeted
27 Feb 2025
It's the end of February but we're still delivering fresh #StaffPicks every week.
Explore stunning new releases, no nonsense nutrition and more, now:
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#ParthianBooks @AdAstraFiction @AriaFiction @VertebratePub @eandtbooks @PolygonBooks
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Polygon Books retweeted
27 Feb 2025
@UllapoolB is a truly fabulous independent bookshop in the wonderful harbour town of Ullapool - always a treat to visit, and a treat to see them featuring Of Stone and Sky in the local fiction section. Thanks, team! 🙏 @PolygonBooks
26 Feb 2025
Books from the #Highlands
One of the areas we pride ourselves in at @UllapoolB is our #localfiction either by Authors who live in the Highlands / Islands, or by those who have set their novels here. The choices change frequently, but it's always a joy to talk about these books.
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24 Feb 2025
Three years ago today, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Journalist @jm_stout's book Night Train to Odesa brings her first-hand, vivid reporting to readers in the UK as she reports from front lines and cities across Ukraine.
Find more about her excellent book:
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21 Feb 2025
Cover reveal! 🌀
We are so excited to be publishing this thrilling debut novel, The Man on the Endless Stair, by award-winning writer @TufferBarkley on 7th August.
Available to pre-order now! birlinn.co.uk/product/the-ma…
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Polygon Books retweeted
18 Feb 2025
We are deeply saddened to share that Denzil Meyrick, one of the finest Scottish crime writers of his generation, has died.
Denzil – along with his characters – will always be remembered as a friend to the Birlinn team.
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Polygon Books retweeted
14 Feb 2025
Happy Valentine's Day! 💕
What better way to celebrate this day of love than to pick up the just-published Looking for You, the latest instalment in Alexander's Perfect Passion Company series.
Find out more:
alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/b…
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Polygon Books retweeted
13 Feb 2025
.@PolygonBooks has acquired a novella called Benbecula by Booker Prize-shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet 👇 thebookseller.com/rights/gra…
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Polygon Books retweeted
13 Feb 2025
NEWS: Booker-Shortlisted @GMacraeBurnet pens true-story novella BENBECULA for @PolygonBooks' Darkland Tales – out Winter 2025!
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Read more at blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/gr…
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Polygon Books retweeted
13 Feb 2025
VERY exciting news!
What a great addition to a spectacular series of books about Scotland's dark moments in history😎
13 Feb 2025
And this, my friends, was why I was in Benbecula 👇
I'm unfeasibly thrilled to be contributing something to the already must-read Darklands series!
@PolygonBooks
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Polygon Books retweeted
13 Feb 2025
And this, my friends, was why I was in Benbecula 👇
I'm unfeasibly thrilled to be contributing something to the already must-read Darklands series!
@PolygonBooks
13 Feb 2025
Exciting news!⭐️
In winter this year, we will publish Benbecula by Booker Prize-shortlisted author @GMacraeBurnet. It will be the sixth title in Polygon’s Darkland Tales series of novels, which sees Scottish authors reimagining key moments from Scottish history, myth and legend.
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13 Feb 2025
Exciting news!⭐️
In winter this year, we will publish Benbecula by Booker Prize-shortlisted author @GMacraeBurnet. It will be the sixth title in Polygon’s Darkland Tales series of novels, which sees Scottish authors reimagining key moments from Scottish history, myth and legend.
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