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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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... -
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...
