Polygon Books

Independently good books from one of the UK's foremost independent publishers of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

.@PolygonBooks will publish new editions of Agnes Owens' works in 2026 to mark the late author’s centenary year 👇 https://t.co/FrANtSIr0R

[BookBrunch @BookBrunch]

.@PolygonBooks is marking the centenary of Agnes Owen with the forthcoming publication of seven new editions of her novels and short stories

https://t.co/oXmVnTlUOn (£)

[Royal Society of Literature @RSLiterature]

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.

[LoveReading @LoveReadinguk]

"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:
https://t.co/Yrq3erpURz

[The Skinny @theskinnymag]

Andrés N. Ordorica's new collection Holy Boys is an exploration of heritage told through lenses of queerness, liminality and desire

https://t.co/6fA5UnwwJ1 @PolygonBooks

[birlinnbooks @BirlinnBooks]

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:
https://t.co/DUGOFXj61W

[Polygon Books @PolygonBooks]

Just some of the glowing reviews received by To Pay the Ferryman by @PatBlack9!

Find out more about this brilliantly twisty crime thriller here:
https://t.co/WrVFoomE5i

[A. McCall Smith @McCallSmith]

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

[LoveReading @LoveReadinguk]

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:
https://t.co/9p1nhgWZy8

#ParthianBooks @AdAstraFiction @AriaFiction @VertebratePub @eandtbooks @PolygonBooks

[Merryn Glover @MerrynGlover]

@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

[Polygon Books @PolygonBooks]

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:

[Polygon Books @PolygonBooks]

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! https://t.co/amJMv0MtJq

[birlinnbooks @BirlinnBooks]

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.

https://t.co/jEEoruwmPT

[A. McCall Smith @McCallSmith]

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:
https://t.co/Dgiq68eThF

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

.@PolygonBooks has acquired a novella called Benbecula by Booker Prize-shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet 👇 https://t.co/612LKijDwc

[Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @BlakeFriedmann]

NEWS: Booker-Shortlisted @GMacraeBurnet pens true-story novella BENBECULA for @PolygonBooks' Darkland Tales – out Winter 2025!

🗡🌒 🗡🌒🗡

Read more at https://t.co/jRa1TShNdA

[Nairn Bookshop @nairnbookshop]

VERY exciting news!
What a great addition to a spectacular series of books about Scotland's dark moments in history😎

[Graeme Macrae Burnet @GMacraeBurnet]

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

[Polygon Books @PolygonBooks]

Read more on our website:
https://t.co/LDiVQ8K81H

[Polygon Books @PolygonBooks]

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.