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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Dougie Donnelly
My Life in SportThis is the autobiography of Dougie Donnelly, o...This is the autobiography of Dougie Donnelly, one of Scotland’s most successful and best loved broadcasters, who has spent over 32 years with the BBC as a presenter on Grandstand and Sportscene. As... -
Irvine Welsh
The Long KnivesThe highly-anticipated second instalment in the...The highly-anticipated second instalment in the CRIME trilogy, now a hit TV Series In Edinburgh, Detective Inspector Ray Lennox is investigating a brutal crime... Ritchie Gulliver MP is dead. Castr... -
Irvine Welsh
TrainspottingRead the seminal bestselling novel that changed...Read the seminal bestselling novel that changed the face of British fiction and inspired Danny Boyle's film. Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; ... -
Irvine Welsh
ResolutionThe #1 Sunday Times bestseller is back with a p...The #1 Sunday Times bestseller is back with a powerful, riveting new novel, as maverick investigator Ray Lennox discovers that confronting his past could cost him everything. OLD TRUTHS HAVE NEW CO... -
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... -
John Fulton
Slavery and the Scottish EnlightenmentHow did the evil nature of slavery become enshr...How did the evil nature of slavery become enshrined in law in Great Britain? What drove the change in public perception? What were the key victories on the journey to abolition and who were the key... -
Zoe Strachan
Catch the Moments as they FlyToday Rena is going to change her life... Rena ...Today Rena is going to change her life... Rena Jarvie is ahead of her time. Ambitious, attractive, and determined her family escape their shameful past. When she moves to a new town and marries the... -
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 ...
