Books by authors appearing at Wigtown Book Festival 2026.
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Sam Heughan
The Cocktail Diaries, A Spirited AdventureSam Heughan’s acting career has led him on a un...Sam Heughan’s acting career has led him on a unique journey around the world and his love of craft spirits, history and travel is distilled into this personal collection of cocktail recipes. The Co... -
Bill Paterson
Tales from the Back Green : A Glasgow ChildhoodVeteran actor Bill Paterson brilliantly evokes ...Veteran actor Bill Paterson brilliantly evokes his 1950s Glasgow boyhood in this beautifully written and keenly observed memoir. It was a world full of intriguing characters and extraordinary event... -
Sally Magnusson
The Shapeshifter's DaughterNothing, on earth or below it, freezes faster t...Nothing, on earth or below it, freezes faster than the worthless heart. Before she was a hideous monster, the queen of the underworld was simply Hel. But cast as a girl out of lofty Asgard, realm o... -
Bruce Peter
Art Deco Scotland : Design and Architecture in the Jazz AgeArt Deco is a design style infused with glamour...Art Deco is a design style infused with glamour and energy. Emerging from the smart metropolises of Paris and New York in the 1920s, its impact quickly spread beyond these cities. A remarkable rang... -
Prof Catherine Heymans
How to Design a Universe : The Science of Real and Virtual Worlds**Pre-order - Published 10 September 2026** Co...**Pre-order - Published 10 September 2026** Could we be living in a computer simulation? How would we even know?In How to Design a Universe, acclaimed astrophysicist Catherine Heymans takes you on... -
Ruth Padel
GirlA moving retelling of the Christian story trans...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. Unearthed from the Cretan labyrinth, a prehistoric Snake ... -
Matthew Sweet
The Great Dictator : A Life of Barbara Cartland**Pre Order - Published 10th September 2026** ...**Pre Order - Published 10th September 2026** She wrote 723 books without touching a typewriter: instead, she reclined on her sofa with a Pekinese on her lap - and romantic fiction billowed out of... -
Elizabeth May
The Wolf and the Crown of BloodA princess and a war-weary god met in the ashe...A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapse... Bryony Devaliant was born to... -
Alice Strang
The Scottish Colourists : Art & Life**Pre Order - Published 14th September 2026** S...**Pre Order - Published 14th September 2026** Samuel John Peploe, John Duncan Fergusson, George Leslie Hunter and Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell - a set of radical artists who enlivened the Scotti... -
John Kampfner
Braver New WorldAt a time when democracies seem paralyzed by fe...At a time when democracies seem paralyzed by fear and populations are turning inward, award-winning journalist John Kampfner travels to ten countries confronting our shared challenges with bravery ... -
Vince Cable
Eclipsing the West : China, India and the Forging of a New WorldAs the international order begins to crumble, t...As the international order begins to crumble, this incisive book asks what the rise of the Asian superstates means for the future. The Western-dominated world we have known for the past three hundr... -
Larry Lamb
Mummy's Boy : My AutobiographyActing wasn't a long-held childhood dream for L...Acting wasn't a long-held childhood dream for Larry Lamb, instead his childhood memories are filled with recollections of his parents continuously fighting. His mother and father were totally misma...
