Wigtown Book Festival 2022 Event Titles
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Jim Crumley
Seasons of Storm and WonderFrom Jim Crumley, the "pre-eminent Scottish nat...From Jim Crumley, the "pre-eminent Scottish nature-writer" (Guardian), this landmark volume documents the extraordinary natural life of the Scottish Highlands and bears witness to the toll climate ... -
Merryn Somerset Webb
Share Power : How ordinary people can change the way that capitalism works - and make money tooShould companies care about climate change? Sho...Should companies care about climate change? Should they be vanquishing the gender pay gap? Should they be advancing human rights in their supply chains? And if we think they should - can we, as ord... -
Flora Fraser
Pretty Young Rebel : The Life of Flora MacdonaldThe year is 1746. The Jacobite rebellion has fa...The year is 1746. The Jacobite rebellion has failed catastrophically and Scotland is reeling in the devastating aftermath of the battle of Culloden. Far to the west, on an island in the Outer Hebri... -
Gerry Hassan
Scotland Rising : The Case for IndependenceThe Scottish independence debate has consequenc...The Scottish independence debate has consequences for Scotland, British politics, the future of the UK - and internationally. In Scotland Rising, Gerry Hassan addresses the key questions in this de... -
Marina Cantacuzino
Forgiveness : An ExplorationUsing real-life stories, Forgiveness explores t...Using real-life stories, Forgiveness explores the messy, complex and gripping subject of forgiveness. I forgive you. Three simple words behind which sits an intriguing and complex concept. These wo... -
Harry Baker
Unashamed**PRE-ORDER - Published 20 Oct 2022** Following...**PRE-ORDER - Published 20 Oct 2022** Following on from The Sunshine Kid (2014), Unashamed follows the journey of World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker from graduating with a maths degree being un... -
Sarah Thomas
The Raven's NestVisiting Iceland as an anthropologist and film-...Visiting Iceland as an anthropologist and film-maker in 2008, Sarah Thomas is spellbound by its otherworldly landscape. An immediate love for this country and for Bjarni, a man she meets there, tur... -
James Crawford
The Edge of the Plain : How Borders Make and Break Our WorldToday, there are more borders in the world than...Today, there are more borders in the world than ever before in human history. In this book James Crawford argues that our enduring obsession with borders has brought us to a crisis point: that we a... -
Darren McGarvey
The Social Distance Between Us : How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain*A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* If all the best pe...*A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* If all the best people are in all the top jobs, then why is Britain such a fucking bin fire? Britain is in a long-distance relationship with reality. A ravine cuts thro... -
Dennis C. Grube
Why Governments Get It Wrong : and how they can get it right**PRE-ORDER - Published 15 Sep 2022** Sometimes...**PRE-ORDER - Published 15 Sep 2022** Sometimes governments seem clueless. At other times, they are able to project a sense of calm competence. Some decisions leave people confused, whilst others m... -
Chitra Ramaswamy
Homelands : The History of a FriendshipThis book is about two unlikely friends. One bo...This book is about two unlikely friends. One born in 1970s Britain to Indian immigrant parents, the other arrived from Nazi Germany in 1939, fleeing persecution. This book is about common ground. I... -
Rachelle Atalla, Marjorie Lotfi
Break in Case of Silence : New Writing Scotland 39New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for...New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Every year it publishes the very best from both emerging and established writers, and lists many of the l...
