Wigtown Book Festival 2022 Event Titles
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Gavin Esler
How Britain Ends : English Nationalism and the Rebirth of Four NationsA thoughtful, articulate and important book abo...A thoughtful, articulate and important book about the rise of English nationalism and the impending breakup of the United Kingdom from one of the finest BBC journalists of the last twenty years. Ho... -
Natasha Bowen
Skin of the SeaAn epic love story infused with West African my...An epic love story infused with West African mythology. For fans of The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone, and Circe, this book is a powerful new imagining of a devastating time in history, t... -
Sarah Churchwell
The Wrath to Come : Gone with the Wind and the Lies America TellsSarah Churchwell examines one of the most endur...Sarah Churchwell examines one of the most enduringly popular stories of all time, Gone with the Wind, to help explain the divisions ripping the United States apart today. Separating fact from ficti... -
Hannah Lavery
Blood Salt Spring : The Debut Collection from Edinburgh's MakarIn a moment that is demanding you to constantly...In a moment that is demanding you to constantly choose your side, how do you find your humanity, your own voice, when you are being pushed to find safety in numbers? Blood Salt Spring is a meditati... -
Chris Brookmyre
The CutThe supremely entertaining, moving, and unpredi...The supremely entertaining, moving, and unpredictable new thriller from multi-award-winning bestseller Chris Brookmyre is a wholly original masterpiece and the best crime novel of 2021. Millie Spar... -
Alice Tarbuck, Claire Askew
The Modern Craft : Powerful voices on witchcraft ethicsGalvanizing and electrifying glimpses from the ...Galvanizing and electrifying glimpses from the brink of the contemporary Craft This eclectic collection of essays on responsible witchcraft is a fascinating snapshot of contemporary occult practice... -
Joshua Levine
Dunkirk : The History Behind the Major Motion PictureIn 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more th...In 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more than 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. The ... -
Murray Pittock
Culloden : Great BattlesThe battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour...The battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour. The forces involved on both sides were small, even by the standards of the day. And it is arguable that the ultimate fate of the 1745 Jacobite upris... -
Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in ChemistryYour ability to change everything - including y...Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such ... -
Janet Brennan-Inglis
A Passion for Castles : The Story of MacGibbon and Ross and the Castles they SurveyedIn the 1880s two Edinburgh architects began to ...In the 1880s two Edinburgh architects began to survey, measure and sketch the castles of Scotland, travelling the length and breadth of the country on trains, bicycles and on foot. Together they pr... -
Robert Harris
The Fear IndexNothing spreads like fear . . . In the secretiv...Nothing spreads like fear . . . In the secretive inner circle of the ultra-rich, Alex Hoffmann is a legend. He has developed an algorithm for playing the financial markets that generates billions o... -
Estelle Paranque
Blood, Fire and Gold : The story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de MediciIn sixteenth-century Europe, two women came to ...In sixteenth-century Europe, two women came to hold all the power, against all the odds. They were Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici. One a Virgin Queen who ruled her kingdom alone, and the other...
