Books by authors appearing at Wigtown Book Festival 2026.
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Elinor Cleghorn
A Woman's WorkIn A Woman's Work, Elinor Cleghorn reveals the ...In A Woman's Work, Elinor Cleghorn reveals the mothers, othermothers, midwives, activists, and community leaders who have shaped this extraordinary history. They include Hildegard of Bingen, the me... -
James Crawford
Wild History : Journeys into Lost ScotlandYou scramble up over the dunes of an isolated b...You scramble up over the dunes of an isolated beach. You climb to the summit of a lonely hill. You pick your way through the eerie hush of a forest. And then you find them. The traces of the past. ... -
Alistair Moffat
Assassins and Secret Listeners**Pre Order - Published 1st October 2026** Unco...**Pre Order - Published 1st October 2026** Uncover the story of a nation's hidden heroes. Throughout Britain, all day, every day and in the dead of night, the secret listeners went about their soli... -
Sarah Churchwell
Behold, America : A History of America First and the American DreamThe American dream is dead,’ Donald Trump said ...The American dream is dead,’ Donald Trump said when announcing his candidacy for president in 2015. How would he revive it? By putting ‘America First’. The ‘American Dream’ and ‘America First’ are ... -
Howard Amos
Russia Starts HerePskov, an old Slavic land of forgotten stories ...Pskov, an old Slavic land of forgotten stories and faded waysides, has weathered the tides of history. Once a thriving nexus of trade and cultural exchange, today it is one of the poorest and most ... -
Sian Hughes
No Such Thing As MondaySteffie spends her days working in a dry-cleane...Steffie spends her days working in a dry-cleaner’s, trying to scrub the world clean one garment at a time. But no matter how spotless the clothes, she can’t rid herself of the guilt and grime she f... -
Harriet Tyce
Witch TrialTWO TEENAGE GIRLS. ONE MURDERED CLASSMATE. AND ...TWO TEENAGE GIRLS. ONE MURDERED CLASSMATE. AND A MODERN-DAY WITCH TRIAL THAT WILL DIVIDE THE NATION .As their trial begins and headlines scream for justice, rumours of bullying spiral into somethin... -
Alex Howard
The Ship's CatArchie is a canny street cat who has no faith i...Archie is a canny street cat who has no faith in humans. A cat can only trust himself, after all.But when he takes shelter from the cold near an airfield, he finds himself aboard a flight that will... -
Doug Johnstone
OssiansHe’s the swaggering frontman of The Ossians, a ...He’s the swaggering frontman of The Ossians, a Scottish indie band on the brink of signing a major record deal. Desperate to make their mark, they set off on a two-week winter tour across Scotland’... -
Daria Santini
A Woman Named EdithEdith Tudor Hart has long evaded biographers. A...Edith Tudor Hart has long evaded biographers. A Jewish-Austrian exile in 1930s London, she was a talented professional photographer, anti-fascist activist—and Soviet secret agent. Daria Santini p... -
Frances Crawford
A Bad, Bad PlaceWhat happened to the dog walker who found the b...What happened to the dog walker who found the body? Glasgow, 1979. Twelve-year-old Janey won’t take her dog, Sid Vicious, for a walk.Not anymore. It’s Sid’s fault she found the murdered woman. Jane... -
Sara Lodge
Victorian Female DetectiveFrom Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlo...From Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the traditional image of the Victorian detective is male. Few people realise that women detectives successfully investigated Victorian Brit...
