Books by authors appearing at Wigtown Book Festival 2026.
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Samantha Ellis
Chopping Onions on My HeartAn urgent need to find out more becomes an expa...An urgent need to find out more becomes an expansive investigation into how to keep hold of her culture – and when to let it goThe daughter of Iraqi Jewish refugees, Samantha grew up surrounded by ... -
Gordon Buchanan
In the Hide : How the Natural World Saved My LifeOur estate was built on land claimed from field...Our estate was built on land claimed from fields – we were at the foot of those rolling Kilpatrick hills, but over the roof of the school you could see more green fields and woods. I felt grateful ... -
Doug Johnstone
Ghost Notes**Pre Order - Published 13th August 2026** A he...**Pre Order - Published 13th August 2026** A heart attack at a funeral, blackmail, murder, grief bots, affairs, the power of music and ghosts of every kind, who threaten the Skelfs’ very existence.... -
L.R. Lam
DragonfallA bond that will save the world . . .or shatter...A bond that will save the world . . .or shatter it. Long ago, humans betrayed dragons, stealing their magic and banishing them to a dying world. Now their descendants worship dragons as gods.But th... -
Mathijs Deen
Down Old Roads"This is the E8," my father said. "It runs from..."This is the E8," my father said. "It runs from London to Moscow."For a million years people have been travelling throughout Europe, from the mysterious homo antecessor who left his footprints on t... -
Bre Martin
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Simon Wroe
Ghost Month**Pre Order - Published 27th August 2026** They...**Pre Order - Published 27th August 2026** They come at dusk. Today. Every September, the spirits of the dead return before vanishing four weeks later in a puff of green ash.The haunting has become... -
Lara Feigel
Custody : The Secret History of MothersLara Feigel’s groundbreaking book shows the fra...Lara Feigel’s groundbreaking book shows the fraught, complex territory of child custody to have been one of the vital battlegrounds of modern history and culture. Custody is the story of seven wome... -
Polly Pullar
In the Company of Sheep**Pre Order - Published 3rd September 2026** Ac...**Pre Order - Published 3rd September 2026** Acclaimed nature writer Polly Pullar has been fascinated by sheep since childhood, when she formed an inseparable bond with her pet lamb Lulu, and dozen... -
Jo Marchant
In Search of NowJo Marchant shows how we each carve out our liv...Jo Marchant shows how we each carve out our lived experience - sensations and emotions, actions and decisions - through our interactions with the world. Far from being an illusion or a mere slice o... -
Clark McGinn
Burns and Black LivesWould Burns ‘Take the Knee today? How could our...Would Burns ‘Take the Knee today? How could our Burns, the people's poet, look to become an instrument in what many now call 'The Black Holocaust'? Did Burns intend to travel knowing he would becom...
