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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Aimee MacDonald
The Last Witch on the KnockIn need of a fresh start, Thomasin leaves her t...In need of a fresh start, Thomasin leaves her toxic boyfriend, absent father and empty friendships to spend the summer in the Scottish Highlands with her eccentric Aunt Agnes and stern little cousi... -
Kat Hill
Bothy : In Search of Simple ShelterFrom the rugged cliffs at the northern tip of S...From the rugged cliffs at the northern tip of Scotland to the fairy-tale valleys of Wales, historian Kat Hill tours us across the UK exploring the history of these wild shelters and her fellow wand...
