Books by authors appearing at Wigtown Book Festival 2026.
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Sara Sheridan
The Jewel KeepersMen would kill for this treasure. The McKenzie ...Men would kill for this treasure. The McKenzie women will guard it with their lives. London, 1837.When 25-year-old Araminta McKenzie-Moore is summoned from Richmond to her great aunt's deathbed in ... -
Clement Knox
The Scramble for America : How the United States Conquered a ContinentBy 1867— less than a century after its founding...By 1867— less than a century after its founding—the United States laid claim to some 3.6 million square miles of land on the North American continent. How did it happen? In The Scramble for America... -
Nicholas Stern
The Growth Story of the 21st Century : The Economics and Opportunity of Climate ActionThe world stands at a crossroads. The next deca...The world stands at a crossroads. The next decade will determine whether we avoid climate, biodiversity, and economic catastrophe – or unlock a new era of sustainable, resilient, and inclusive grow... -
Lorna Elcock
The WindhoverPerthshire. 1957. The Camerons arrive from a te...Perthshire. 1957. The Camerons arrive from a tenement in Glasgow to run a remote Scottish youth hostel, unaware they are setting in motion a terrible chain of events that will reverberate through t... -
Louise Welsh
The Cut UpIt's hard to be good when living is expensive. ...It's hard to be good when living is expensive. And times are tough on the streets these days. Luckily for Rilke at Bowery Auctions the demand for no-questions-asked cash is at an all-time high, and... -
Peter MacQueen
Tails of Scotland : The Story of Scottish DogsScotland has given the world some of its most d...Scotland has given the world some of its most distinctive and most lovable dogs. From the regal Scottish deerhound, the gentle giant of the glens, to the mischievous West Highland white terrier ste... -
Olia Hercules
Strong Roots : A Ukrainian Family Story, InterruptedStrong Roots is the story of a century in Ukrai...Strong Roots is the story of a century in Ukraine told through four generations of one extraordinary family. It takes us from years of Russification, to Olia’s grandmother’s deportation to snowy wa... -
David Torrance
The Edge of Revolution, The General Strike that Shook BritainOn Tuesday 4 May 1926, two million workers down...On Tuesday 4 May 1926, two million workers downed tools in the only nationwide all-hands strike ever held in Britain. The General Strike had begun, and the country braced itself for what many belie... -
Chris Brookmyre
Quite Ugly One EveningReporter Jack Parlabane thrives on chasing stor...Reporter Jack Parlabane thrives on chasing stories in unlikely places, and where could be less likely than a fan convention on a cruise liner celebrating a contentious Sixties TV series? But unlike... -
Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
The Clanlands Almanac : Seasonal Stories from ScotlandMountains, battles, famous (and infamous) Scots...Mountains, battles, famous (and infamous) Scots, the alarming competitiveness of Men in Kilts, clans, feuds, flora, fauna, with a healthy sprinkling of embarrassing personal reminiscences thrown in... -
Robin Yassin-Kassab
The Blood Between Us : Syria After the Fall of AssadIn a matter of days, an intense rebel offensive...In a matter of days, an intense rebel offensive brought down one of the world’s most entrenched regimes, ending the sixty-year Baathist dictatorship and the Assad family’s grip on Syria. The speed ... -
Catherine Simpson
Sandwiched : Caring Up and Caring Down**Pre Order - Published 10th September 2026** C...**Pre Order - Published 10th September 2026** Catherine Simpson believed the hardest chapters of her life were behind her. She had raised two children – one of them autistic – and survived both a f...
