Books by authors appearing at Wigtown Book Festival 2026.
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Chris Romer-Lee
Sea Pools : 66 saltwater sanctuaries from around the worldAn ode to sea swimming – looking at the archite...An ode to sea swimming – looking at the architecture, history and social significance of sea pools. The sea can be challenging and changeable. Protected from the dangers of currents, crashing waves... -
Verity Babbs
The History of Art in One SentenceWithin these fascinating, and sometimes hilario...Within these fascinating, and sometimes hilarious, nuggets of art wisdom, Verity covers everything from who inspired the movement and its impact on history, to the key artists and artworks for each... -
Mairi Kidd
The Second Best Whore in Town : And other stories inspired by wise women, wenches, and witches**Pre Order - Published 1st October 2026** The ...**Pre Order - Published 1st October 2026** The daughter of a warrior-king seeks induction into the wonders of the written word; a grieving widow refuses to part from her husband's heart; a modern-d... -
Wigtown Festival Bookshop
Scotland’s Geomythography, Myth, Landscape and the Roots of CultureGeomythography: The interpretation of prehistor...Geomythography: The interpretation of prehistoric and later societies at specific locales through a combination of oral tradition, place-names, landscape analysis and archaeology. The process is a ... -
Dr Jenni Fagan
The DelusionsIn Arrivals, the newly dead must take the stage...In Arrivals, the newly dead must take the stages in order: first, extract delusion; second, answer HR's questionnaire truthfully. Yet who among them can truly face who they are? Who may never pass ... -
Paul French
The Last Emperor of China : Twilight of the Forbidden City**Pre Order - Published 27th August 2026** Ste...**Pre Order - Published 27th August 2026** Step into the otherworldly splendour of the Forbidden City, its red walls and golden rooftops shimmering at the heart of Peking…In the early 1920s, China... -
Graeme Armstrong
RaveheartIncensed by a blanket ban of their beloved tune...Incensed by a blanket ban of their beloved tunes, Turbo and his comrades launch a rave revolt – resurrecting the illegal warehouse parties of the past in this new darker, monolithic Greatest Britai... -
Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, Aishwarya Subramanian
Please Look After This Bear, How Paddington Became BritishAn exploration of Paddingon the Bear as an inte...An exploration of Paddingon the Bear as an international cultural phenomenonIn 1958, a little marmalade-loving brown bear from Peru named Paddington was introduced to the post-war British public. I... -
Angela Young
The Aristocrat and the Able Seaman : The Countess of Rothes, Thomas Jones, and the Tragedy of TitanicAs Titanic left Southampton in 1912, neither th...As Titanic left Southampton in 1912, neither the aristocrat nor the able seaman could have imagined they would end up navigating a tiny lifeboat together at night among towering icebergs. But when ... -
Richard D. Oram
The Lordship of GallowayIn viewing Galloway from the wider context of t...In viewing Galloway from the wider context of the northern British mainland, Irish Sea and wider Hebridean zone, it has been possible to explore the dynamics of state-building, dynastic interaction... -
Sarah Clegg
Perilous Enchantment**Pre Order - Published 8th October 2026** We o...**Pre Order - Published 8th October 2026** We often think of them as tiny, glittering creatures fluttering about in pastel tulle, but fairies haven't always been so benign. Here, historian Sarah Cl... -
Chris Chibnall
The Parkwood MurdersDetective Nicola Bridge, exhausted from late ni...Detective Nicola Bridge, exhausted from late nights worrying about her increasingly errant teenage son, faces an endless stream of potential witnesses. But as she speaks to the guests and staff, sh...
