Books by authors appearing at Wigtown Book Festival 2026.
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Miranda Seymour
I, Vera: The Many Lives of Vera Gedroits, a Radical PrincessVera Gedroits was a towering, sweet-faced lesbi...Vera Gedroits was a towering, sweet-faced lesbian princess, an ardent supporter of workers’ rights who regularly performed true medical miracles of surgery. On one occasion, she even frogmarched an... -
Lucy Porter
Middle Aged Women Get S**t Done**Pre-order - Published 13 August 2026** Congr...**Pre-order - Published 13 August 2026** Congratulations, you are a middle-aged woman who is getting sh*t done. We all know it: midlife women are the glue that binds society together. We are invin... -
Agnes Owens
For the Love of WilliePeggy is sixteen, ambitious and wants to get a ...Peggy is sixteen, ambitious and wants to get a job to help her rise above her current predicament. Soon, she is employed at Willie Roper’s corner shop. But before long, her situation goes from bad ... -
Agnes Owens
Lean Tales, The Collected Short StoriesPeople Like That comprises Agnes Owens’ complet...People Like That comprises Agnes Owens’ complete life's work in short stories. Witty and dark, Owens’ spare prose shocks and delights. Her talent for pithy, unsettling tales is as sharp as ever, co... -
Joshua Blackburn
League of the LexiconMeticulously researched, witfully written and b...Meticulously researched, witfully written and beautifully designed with hand-drawn illustrations by Caroline Church, each page is a lucky dip into the English language. The Language-Lover’s Lexiped... -
Jonathan Silvertown
Nature's Magicians : How Leaves Conjure Up Our World**Pre Order - Published 10th September 2026** F...**Pre Order - Published 10th September 2026** From the broad leaves of Britain's forests to the curious patterns of desert succulents – uncover how leaves shape our world. Unless you’re an avid gar... -
Agnes Owens
Gentlemen of the WestGentlemen of the West, Agnes Owens’ debut novel...Gentlemen of the West, Agnes Owens’ debut novel, was first published in 1984 to wide critical acclaim. The novel follows the humorous exploits of Mac, a young bricklayer, who, along with a colourfu... -
Manni Coe
Little Ruins : Rebuilding a LifeManni Coe sets out to rebuild a crumbling 150-y...Manni Coe sets out to rebuild a crumbling 150-year-old farmhouse. Surrounded by olive trees and on the banks of a river, it's the perfect home for his unconventional family of three. But when visit... -
Peter Irvine
Crossing the Sound**Pre Order - Published 30th September 2026** T...**Pre Order - Published 30th September 2026** Thom Kane works at the hottest ad agency in London, stuck on the dullest corporate accounts. It is the late ’80s and he can sense the zeitgeist, but hi... -
Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
Clanlands in New Zealand : Kiwis, Kilts, and an Adventure Down UnderThey're back! Stars of Outlander, Sam Heughan a...They're back! Stars of Outlander, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are no strangers to the rugged beauty of Scotland. But this time they're setting their sights on a new horizon: New Zealand.Join ou... -
Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
Clanlands, An Unforgettable Journey Through Scotland’s HistoryTwo friends. One campervan. And plenty of whisk...Two friends. One campervan. And plenty of whisky.This is the hilarious true story of a Scottish adventure like no other: the perfect gift for dad this Father's Day! With a foreword by Diana Gabaldo... -
Wigtown Festival Bookshop
If This Be Magic : The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in TranslationWhy might Hamlet be even longer in Italian? How...Why might Hamlet be even longer in Italian? How does the story of Romeo and Juliet begin . . .in Thai? How do you build a joke in German, or recreate a rhyme in Japanese? And why are Lady Macbeth's...
