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New book mines rich seams for historical insight

Marian Pallister tells the story of Argyll and its rich mining history in Not a Plack the Richer. Using in-depth research into official records, letters...

The true story of a life with pine martens

A Richness of Martens is a personal and heartwarming story, as Polly Pullar describes how her love of nature developed throughout a childhood spent in...
Jessica Fox

Two Wigtown books are optioned by Hollywood

This year's Wigtown Book Festival was the biggest and most successful yet – with audiences of around 29,000. The provisional figures for the 2018 event,...

Get ready to read The Diary o a Wimpy Wean

One of the most popular children's books of the last decade is to be given a new lease of life - in Scots. Jeff Kinney’s...
Christine De Luca was one of the poetry competition judges (Photo: Chris Scott)

Scottish poetry competition attracts the world

Poets from all across the world entered Wigtown’s annual poetry competition. As Scotland’s National Book Town celebrates its 20th annual event, organisers revealed the festival's...

Kilted Yoga’s Finlay joins Wigtown Book Festival

Finlay Wilson, whose first Kilted Yoga video has had more than 70 million views on the internet, was among the guests at the 20th Wigtown...


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