Wigtown Book Festival
Wigtown worthy of its title as Scotland’s National Book Town on the evidence of this charming festival
Talks
Alistair Moffat: An Abandoned Mythical Land
A pilgrimage to rekindle the feelings this place once made the author feel
Rory Stewart: Lessons from Literature for Today’s Politics
The surprise leadership contender from this year’s race to be PM proves himself to be a breath of fresh air in politics
Robert Macfarlane: A Journey into Deep Time
An engrossing but sometimes troubling look at what’s beneath
Keith Hartley & Typex: Looks a Scream
Andy Warhol is the focus of two new and very different books
Sarah Henstra & Elle Nash: Sex, Violence and Obsession
Two coming of age novels bring up interesting questions
Sue Perkins: Blundering Through Asia
Natural, likeable storyteller discusses her fascinating travels in South East Asia
Afternoon Tea with Sabrina Ghayour: Step into Sabrina’s Kitchen
New Queen of Eastern cooking has the Spiegeltent salivating
