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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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... -
Martin Sixsmith
Putin and the return of historyAn original history of Russia's thousand-year p...An original history of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics and rekindled the Cold War. Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has reshaped ... -
Martin Sixsmith
My Sins go with meIn the darkest days of the Nazi occupation of t...In the darkest days of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anna-Maria van der Vaart sheltered Allied pilots, gave refuge to persecuted Jews and participated in audacious acts of sabotage. She s... -
Dorian Lynskey
Everything must goWe have always told ourselves stories about the...We have always told ourselves stories about the end of the world. Long before we watched super intelligent AI wage war on humanity in The Terminator, or read about a catastrophic deluge in J.G. Bal... -
Chris Kohler
Phantom LimbOne evening, Gillis - a young Scottish minister...One evening, Gillis - a young Scottish minister who technically doesn't believe in god - falls into a hole left by a recently dug up elm tree and discovers an ancient disembodied hand in the soil. ... -
Luke Healy
Self-Esteem and the End of the WorldThe funniest, most moving and expansive graphic...The funniest, most moving and expansive graphic novel yet from the acclaimed author of The Con Artists and Americana. 'Who is Luke Healy?' For over ten years, a graphic novelist called Luke Healy h... -
Eleanor Barnett
LeftoversA topical and richly entertaining history of fo...A topical and richly entertaining history of food preservation and food waste in Britain from the sixteenth-century kitchen to the present day. In Leftovers, Eleanor Barnett explores the many ingen... -
Jacqueline Yallop
Into the DarkCan you remember the first time you encountered...Can you remember the first time you encountered true darkness? The kind that remains as black and inky whether your eyes are open or closed? Where you can't see your hand in front of your face? Jac... -
Tom Newlands
Only here, only nowFife, in the blazing hot summer of 1994. Cora M...Fife, in the blazing hot summer of 1994. Cora Mowat's mates don't understand her, but then Cora Mowat doesn't understand herself. She's stuck on a seaside council estate full of dafties, old folk a... -
Hugh Macmillan
Diverted to SplitDiverted to Split is Hugh McMillan’s new poetry...Diverted to Split is Hugh McMillan’s new poetry book, his sixth from Luath. As before, his poetry ranges widely in subject matter, from his friends and family to his travels and his politics, and d... -
Laurie Parsons
Carbon ColonialismAround the world, leading economies are announc...Around the world, leading economies are announcing significant progress on climate change. World leaders are queuing up to proclaim their commitment to tackling the climate crisis, pointing to data...
