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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Damian Barr
The Two Roberts**Pre-order - publication date: 4 Sep 2025** H...**Pre-order - publication date: 4 Sep 2025** He will stay like this forever, Robert's arm draped round him.They will be forever twenty. Scotland, 1933. Bobby MacBryde is on his way.After years gra... -
Frances Wilson
Electric Spark : The Enigma of Muriel SparkFrom one of our leading biographers and critics...From one of our leading biographers and critics comes an exhilarating, landmark new look at Muriel Spark. The word most commonly used to describe Muriel Spark is ‘puzzling’. Spark was a puzzle, and... -
Gavin Esler
Britain Is Better Than This : Why a Great Country is Failing Us AllAn urgent and timely exploration of a British p...An urgent and timely exploration of a British political system in peril – and what we must do to save it. For centuries, British identity has been shaped by ideas of exceptionalism, grandeur and co... -
Laura Cumming
Thunderclap : A memoir of art and life & sudden deathOn the morning of 12 October 1654, a gunpowder ...On the morning of 12 October 1654, a gunpowder explosion devastated the Dutch city of Delft. Among the fatalities was the painter Carel Fabritius, dead at thirty-two, leaving behind his haunting ma... -
Ruth Padel
GirlRuth Padel presents a triptych of interlocking ...Ruth Padel presents a triptych of interlocking sequences.A moving retelling of the Christian story transforms the Virgin Mary into a girl in a Primark T-shirt, facing a life shaped by divine will. ... -
Rory Cellan-Jones
Sophie From Romania : A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue DogHow do you welcome someone new into your heart ...How do you welcome someone new into your heart and home? A week before Christmas, newly retired BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones receives a special delivery that will change his life. This is the s... -
Tiffany Jenkins
Strangers and Intimates : The Rise and Fall of Private LifeFrom ancient times to our digital present, Stra...From ancient times to our digital present, Strangers and Intimates traces the dramatic emergence of private life, and argues that it is now in mortal danger. In this sweeping history, acclaimed cul... -
Dr Alastair Santhouse
No More Normal : Mental Health in an Age of Over-DiagnosisAt what point does a low mood tip over into dep...At what point does a low mood tip over into depression? When does a distressing experience qualify as trauma? When does a cluster of symptoms indicate an underlying condition? As the conversation a... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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...
