See below the authors that will be attending Wigtown Book Festival 2025. Get a copy of their latest book prior to the event!
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Horatio Clare
We Came By SeaWe Came by Sea is an untold story of the small ...We Came by Sea is an untold story of the small boats crisis, a story which shows the best of us. It is the story of the volunteers who help thousands of refugees in Calais, of the lifeboat crews mo... -
Jeremy Hunt
Can We be Great Again? : Why a Dangerous World Needs BritainSince the global financial crisis, Britain has ...Since the global financial crisis, Britain has been through a difficult period, leading many to conclude the country is doomed to inevitable decline. Jeremy Hunt was at the top of government as bot... -
Michael Pedersen
Muckle FluggaLife on a remote island is turned upside down b...Life on a remote island is turned upside down by a stranger's arrival, testing bonds of family and tradition and leaving a young dreamer's future hanging in the balance. It's no ordinary existence ... -
Louis D. Hall
In Green : Two Horses, Two Strangers, a Journey to the End of the LandIn his mid-twenties, city-bound and restless, L...In his mid-twenties, city-bound and restless, Louis D. Hall found himself uncertain. How to create a life he wanted to lead? Inspired by Don Quixote, he decided to fulfil a childhood dream – to mak... -
Alice Mah
Red Pockets : An Offering'Part of me knew what the hungry ghosts wanted ...'Part of me knew what the hungry ghosts wanted all along, what they still want. It is not vengeance.No, they want something else, but we refuse to listen. They want us to face up to our broken obli... -
Philip Marsden
Under a Metal Sky : A Journey Through Minerals, Greed and WonderThe discovery of minerals beneath our feet has ...The discovery of minerals beneath our feet has transformed our species.Ochre first prompted humans to express themselves in art; tin and copper helped instigate the Bronze Age and later the Industr... -
Iain MacGregor
The Hiroshima Men : The Quest to Build the Atomic Bomb, and the Fateful Decision to Use ItAt 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the Japanese ...At 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world's first atomic bomb. Built in the US by the top-secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B-29 Superf... -
Nicholas Jubber
Monsterland : A Journey Around the World’s Dark ImaginationMonsters, in all their terrifying glory, have p...Monsters, in all their terrifying glory, have preoccupied humans since we began telling stories. But where did these stories come from? In Monsterland, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber goes on ... -
Dan Richards
Overnight : Journeys, Conversations and Stories After DarkThere is something special about the night. For...There is something special about the night. For many, just the idea of it conjures thoughts of starlit skies, romance, refuge, of being tucked up in bed. For some, the night means fear, vulnerabili... -
Karen Campbell
This Bright LifeGerard is twelve. He hates his name, but loves ...Gerard is twelve. He hates his name, but loves flying round the streets of Glasgow on his bike, or mucking about with his gang, the Broncos. He's a bright kid, but trouble seems to follow him. No o... -
Lamorna Ash
Don't Forget We're Here Forever : A New Generation's Search for ReligionWhy are young people in Britain today turning t...Why are young people in Britain today turning to faith in our age of uncertainty? Lamorna Ash was raised with about as much Christianity as most people in Britain these days: a basic knowledge of h... -
Robin Ince
Normally Weird and Weirdly NormalA powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, AD...A powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal reminds us all – no matter how weird we feel – that it’s okay to be a little different. We al...
