See below the authors that will be attending Wigtown Book Festival 2024. Get a copy of their latest book prior to the event!
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Tessa Boase, Etta Lemon
The woman who saved the birdsRead the fascinating story of one of the greate...Read the fascinating story of one of the greatest unsung figures of the nature conservation movement, founder of the RSPB and icon of early animal rights activism, Etta Lemon. A heroine for our tim... -
John Connell
Twelve SheepFor John Connell, the lambing season on his Cou...For John Connell, the lambing season on his County Longford farm begins in the autumn. In the sheep shed, he surveys the dozen females in his care and contemplates the work ahead as the season slow... -
Allan Radcliffe,
The Old HauntsShortlisted for the McKitterick Prize 2024 Rece...Shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize 2024 Recently bereaved Jamie is staying at a rural steading in the heart of Scotland with his actor boyfriend Alex. The sudden loss of both of Jamie's parents ... -
Sophie Yeo
Nature's GhostsLonglisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Wr...Longlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation. For thousands of years, humans have been the architects of the natural world. Our activities have permanently altered the envir... -
Tom Heap
39 ways to save the planetWe got ourselves into this. Here's how we can g...We got ourselves into this. Here's how we can get ourselves out. We know the problem: the amount of biodiversity loss, the scale of waste and pollution, the amount of greenhouse gas we pump into th... -
Tom Heap
Land SmartWe need land for so many of humanity's growing ...We need land for so many of humanity's growing needs, such as food, renewable energy, carbon storage and housing. Traditionally, we've stolen it from nature, but this has led to a mounting toll of ... -
Helen Lederer
The Book of Witty WomenThis anthology showcases the very best in humor...This anthology showcases the very best in humorous short story writing, by outstanding contemporary women writers, including Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Lucy Vine, Josie Long, Paula Lennon, and many ... -
Adam Sharp
The Wheel is Spinning But the Hamster is DeadKnow your tater trap from your sniffle herring ...Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for Christmas. Join wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journey... -
Alan Cumming & Forbes Masson
Victory & Barry’s Kelvinside Compendium‘Hold on to your chapeaux, because this story i...‘Hold on to your chapeaux, because this story is a beezer! It’s a stoatir, so it is!’ Victor and Barry are the epitome of the expression ‘big in the 80s’. Annoyingly, they were also a little big in... -
Daniel Tammet
Born on a Blue Day'I was born on 31 January 1979 - a Wednesday. I...'I was born on 31 January 1979 - a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, because the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue, like the number nine or the sound of loud voices arguing... -
Daniel Tammet
Nine MindsJapanese researcher in psychology sets out to m...Japanese researcher in psychology sets out to measure loneliness while drawing on her own experience of autism. A quirky boy growing up in 1950s Ottawa sows the seeds of his future Hollywood stardo... -
Martin Sixsmith
The War of NervesMore than any other conflict, the Cold War was ...More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. And, nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still endures - not only in o...
