Birlinn (publisher)
Birlinn Limited is an independent publishing house based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1992 by managing director Hugh Andrew.[2]
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| Founder | Hugh Andrew |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Headquarters location | Edinburgh |
| Distribution | BookSource (UK) NewSouth Books (Australia) Independent Publishers Group (US) Casemate (US military books)[1] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Polygon, Mercat |
| Official website | www |
Imprints
Birlinn Limited is composed of a number of imprints, including:
- Birlinn, which publishes Scottish interest books, from biography to history, military history and Scottish Gaelic. (Its name comes from the old Norse word birlinn, meaning a long boat or small galley with 12 to 18 oars, used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages.[3])
- Polygon Books, which publishes literary fiction and poetry, both classic and modern, from Scottish writers such as Robin Jenkins, George Mackay Brown, and the author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith. It was founded in the late 1960s by students of the University of Edinburgh.[4]
- Mercat Press, founded in 1970 and acquired by Birlinn in 2007, which publishes walking and climbing guides. (Mercat is the Scots language word for "market" or "trade".[5])
- John Donald, publishing academic books about Scotland.
Notable authors and works
- Martin C. Strong[6]
- The Great Folk Discography, Vol. 1: Pioneers & Early Legends (2010)
- The Great Folk Discography, Vol. 2: The Next Generation (2011)
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References
- "Catalogues :: Birlinn Ltd". Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- Royalsoced.org.uk
- The Birlinn or Heraldic Galley Archived 25 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Polygon Publishers
- Mercat - definition of Mercat by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia
- Folklib.net
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