Wigtown Book Festival 2022 Event Titles
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Steve Brusatte
The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Remarkable AnimalsThink you know about dinosaurs? THINK AGAIN! Di...Think you know about dinosaurs? THINK AGAIN! Discover the mind-blowing truth behind their REAL prehistoric story, told to you by the world's ultimate dinosaur professor. The Age of the Dinosaurs is... -
Steve Brusatte
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals : A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to UsThe passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed...The passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have a much deeper history. They - or, more precisely, we - originated around the same time as the dinosaurs... -
Keiron Pim
Endless Flight : The Life of Joseph RothThe brilliant, mercurial, self-mythologising no...The brilliant, mercurial, self-mythologising novelist and journalist Joseph Roth, author of the European 20th century masterpiece The Radetzky March, was an observer and chronicler of his times. Bo... -
Susan Tomes
The Piano : A History in 100 PiecesA fascinating history of the piano explored thr...A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK's most renowned concert pianists. An astonishingly versatile instrument, the piano allows just two hands to ... -
Suzanne Fagence Cooper
How We Might Live : At Home with Jane and William MorrisWilliam Morris - poet, designer, campaigner, he...William Morris - poet, designer, campaigner, hero of the Arts & Crafts movement - was a giant of the Victorian age, and his beautiful creations and provocative philosophies are still with us to... -
Peter Stanford
Pilgrimage : Journeys of MeaningA thought-provoking reflection on pilgrimage pa...A thought-provoking reflection on pilgrimage past and present, and a compelling exploration of its relevance today. The enormous rise in popularity in recent decades of the Camino, the ancient pilg... -
Andrew Cotter
Olive, Mabel & Me : Life and Adventures with Two Very Good DogsOLIVE & MABEL: two of the internet's favour...OLIVE & MABEL: two of the internet's favourite dogs! ANDREW COTTER: one of our best-loved commentators. In a year like no other, the antics of two beautiful Labradors, Olive and Mabel - along w... -
Mairi Kidd
We Are All Witches**PRE-ORDER - Published 29 Sep 2022** Weaving f...**PRE-ORDER - Published 29 Sep 2022** Weaving fact and fiction in a melodic portrayal of folklore, strength and femininity, Mairi Kidd invites readers to examine their beliefs, investigate the past... -
Iain Dale
On This Day in Politics : Britain's Political History in 365 DaysFrom the first meeting of an elected English pa...From the first meeting of an elected English parliament on 20 January 1265 to the abolition of the Slave Trade on 25 March 1807; from the Peterloo massacre of 16 August 1819 to Britain voting to le... -
Ali Millar
The Last Days : A memoir of faith, desire and freedomIt is 1982 and in the Kingdom Hall we are Jehov...It is 1982 and in the Kingdom Hall we are Jehovah's Witnesses. The state of the world shows us the end is close, and Satan is like a roaring lion, seeking to devour us. Ali Millar is waiting for Ar... -
Esa Aldegheri
Free to Go : Across the World on a MotorbikeWhen Esa Aldegheri and her husband left their h...When Esa Aldegheri and her husband left their home in Orkney, Esa didn't know that their eighteen-month motorbike adventure would take them through twenty international frontiers - between Europe a... -
Hugh McMillan
Whit If? : Scotland's history as it micht hiv binHugh McMillan's first collection in Scots, Whit...Hugh McMillan's first collection in Scots, Whit if? poses the questions that you never thought to ask about Scottish history like 'Whit if Alexander haed Twitter?', 'Whit if John Knox haed fawen in...
