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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Elizabeth Oldfield
Fully AliveWhat does it mean to live a good, whole and ful...What does it mean to live a good, whole and fulfilling life? And if the world really is ending, or at least expecting turbulent change, what kind of people will we need when it happens?In FULLY ALI... -
Margaret Elphinstone
Lost PeopleIn a fractured dystopic future, the child Rue f...In a fractured dystopic future, the child Rue finds solace in the garden of a mysterious community. Rue has lost identity, family, home and people to war. Too much has happened for Rue to trust oth... -
Juano Diaz,
Slum BoyJohn MacDonald must find his mother. Born into ...John MacDonald must find his mother. Born into the slums of Glasgow in the late '70s, a 4-year-old John's life is filled with the debris of alcoholism and poverty. Soon after witnessing a drowning,... -
Chantal Lyons
GroundbreakersAfter centuries of absence, wild boar are back ...After centuries of absence, wild boar are back in Britain. What does this mean for us – and them? Big, messy and mysterious – crossing paths with a wild boar can conjure fear and joy in equal measu... -
Jonathan White
In the Long RunDemocracy is future-oriented and self-correctin...Democracy is future-oriented and self-correcting: today's problems can be solved, we are told, in tomorrow's elections. But the biggest issues facing the modern world - from climate collapse and pa... -
Janey Godley
The Woman That Won’t Shut UpJaney has been a determined fighter all her lif...Janey has been a determined fighter all her life - from her tough Glasgow childhood to becoming the much-loved comedian she is now. It was the strength she needed to survive as a sweary-mouthed wom... -
Wendy Moore
Jack and EveVera Holme, known as Jack, left a career as a j...Vera Holme, known as Jack, left a career as a jobbing actress to become Emmeline Pankhurst's chauffeur and mechanic. Evelina Haverfield was a classic beauty, the daughter of a Scottish baron and fo... -
Sarah Rankin
KithMaster Chef finalist Sarah Rankin has a passion...Master Chef finalist Sarah Rankin has a passion for Scottish produce and flavours and for feeding people. Being a food lover encompasses not just a passion for the ingredients themselves, but also ... -
Fiona Stafford
Time and TideA village waits at the bottom of a reservoir. A...A village waits at the bottom of a reservoir. A monkey puzzle tree bristles in a suburban garden. A skein of wild geese fly over a rusty rail viaduct. The vast inland sea that awed John Clare has b... -
Jen Stout
Night train to OdessaWhen Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, million...When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, millions of lives changed in an instant. Millions of people were suddenly on the move. In this great flow of people was a reporter from the north of Scotland... -
Violet Moller
Inside The Stargazer’s PalaceEnter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century...Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories... In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun, overturning... -
Sue Lawrence
Scottish Soup BibleAcclaimed cookery writer Sue Lawrence celebrate...Acclaimed cookery writer Sue Lawrence celebrates the enormous range of Scottish soups in this imaginative and practical collection of recipes, ideal for cooks of all abilities. Some soups make idea...
