Sep 21, 2026
From bringing the biggest names in music to Scotland – Peter Irvine has turned his talents to fiction and is among the fresh crop of debut authors at Wigtown Book Festival. This year’s event, in Scotland’s National Book Town from 25 September to 4 October, will...
Sep 17, 2026
Two decades after his landmark review for the UK government, Professor Nicholas Stern will use his appearance at Wigtown Book Festival to argue that the world can build a new era of growth and development. But immediate action is essential to avoid catastrophic...
Sep 16, 2026
Each year pied flycatchers, common redstarts and wood warblers make the risky flight across oceans and continents to summer in Scotland’s temperate rainforests. But farming, commercial forestry and now climate change have reduced these once vast Atlanic oak woodlands...
Sep 13, 2026
There’s no place more packed with fascinating stories than a kirkyard – a place where Caribbean pirate hunters and heroes lie silently beside murderers and rogues. When not behind the counter at his Wigtown bookshop, New Chapter Books, Bre Martin is likely to be...
Sep 1, 2026
The Big Wig Children’s Festival of Literature is back – and it’s packed with pirates, dragons, chickens, cats, space adventures and even a pop star. Taking place in Scotland’s National Book Town as part of Wigtown Book Festival, and is named after a large, friendly...
