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Shaun Bythell
Seven Kinds of People You Find in BookshopsIn twenty years behind the till in The Bookshop...In twenty years behind the till in The Bookshop, Wigtown, Shaun Bythell has met pretty much every kind of customer there is - from the charming, erudite and deep-pocketed to the eccentric, flatulen... -
Claire Cox
A Book of DaysThe Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize 2020. Claire...The Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize 2020. Claire Cox's poetry collection which won this category in the Wigtown Poetry Prize 2020, beautifully set by Gerry Cambridge. -
Professor Sue Black
Written in BoneOur bones are the silent witnesses to the lives...Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow. Drawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remarkable experience, the world-renowned fore... -
Sophy Roberts
The Lost Pianos of SiberiaSiberia's story is traditionally one of exiles,...Siberia's story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos - grand instruments created duri... -
Patrick Laurie
Native: Life in a Vanishing LandscapeDesperate to connect with his native Galloway, ...Desperate to connect with his native Galloway, Patrick Laurie plunges into work on his family farm in the hills of southwest Scotland. Investing in the oldest and most traditional breeds of Gallowa... -
Andrew Marr
ElizabethansWho made modern Britain the country it is tod...Who made modern Britain the country it is today? What does it mean to be the new Elizabethans? Back in 1953 when the Queen ascended her throne, Britain was a very different nation. People wore mo... -
George Alagiah
The Burning Land‘It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, ...‘It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes. All of that and more – but not this. Not murder.’ South Africa has become a powder keg. Its precious land is being sold off to t... -
Peter Ross
A Tomb With a ViewEnter a grave new world of fascination and deli...Enter a grave new world of fascination and delight as award-winning writer Peter Ross uncovers the stories and glories of graveyards. Who are London's outcast dead and why is David Bowie their guar... -
Katherine May
WinteringWintering is a poignant and comforting meditati...Wintering is a poignant and comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves. Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through... -
Andrew O'Hagan
MayfliesFrom the widely renowned author Andrew O'Hagan,...From the widely renowned author Andrew O'Hagan, a heartbreaking novel of an extraordinary lifelong friendship. Everyone has a Tully Dawson: the friend who defines your life. In the summer of 1986, ... -
Wigtown Festival Bookshop
Southlight 29Southlight 29 is the previous print edition of ...Southlight 29 is the previous print edition of Dumfries & Galloway’s very own literary magazine, which publishes the best of new poetry and short stories alongside black and white prints and ph... -
Alice Tarbuck
A Spell in the WildWitches occupy a clear place in contemporary ...Witches occupy a clear place in contemporary imagination. We can see them, emerging shadowy, from the corners of the past: mad, glamorous, difficult, strange. They haunt the footnotes of history ...
