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Top Storytellers Looking Forward to Meeting Younger Readers at Wigtown

Big Wig children’s festival plus great events for young people Spooky graveyard drama and a massive Wigtown drawing Some of the most celebrated contemporary...
Twenty Five for 25 – Wigtown Book Festival Promises 10 Days of Delights

Twenty Five for 25 – Wigtown Book Festival Promises 10 Days of Delights

Wigtown Book Festival has unveiled its full line-up – with guest programmer Lee Randall offering twenty five top tips for this year’s 25th annual...

Engaging Adventures for Young Explorers: Join Michael Howe’s “Have You Seen?” Series in Dumfries...

Author Michael Howe takes readers on a captivating journey through the picturesque landscapes and fascinating wildlife of Dumfries and Galloway in his enchanting "Have...
Iconic 'Neil' From The Young Ones, Actor Nigel Planer To Appear at Wigtown Book Festival

Iconic ‘Neil’ From The Young Ones, Actor Nigel Planer To Appear at Wigtown Book...

Wigtown Book Festival has revealed some of the guests and attractions for its 25th annual event – with tickets going on sale from 1 August.  Jo...
Kirkcudbright Academy Alumnus Has First Children’s Book Published

Kirkcudbright Academy Alumnus Has First Children’s Book Published

Marie Isaac (previously Marie Vedat) had her first children’s book published by Olympia Publishers in London this week. The picture book – Big Dog and...

Record-breaking Numbers At The Weekend’s Star Studded Borders Book Festival    

A packed programme of stars from the worlds of stage and screen, current affairs, politics, literature, and sport, as well as four sun-drenched days,...
ROYAL THANKS A TOTAL SURPRISE FOR DALBEATTIE AUTHOR SHANE

Royal Thanks A Total Surprise For Dalbeattie Author Shane

You can imagine the shock for Shane when, despite never having sent any correspondence to Buckingham Palace, he received a thank-you card for the...
STARS ON STAGE THIS WEEKEND FOR THE 20TH EDITION OF   THE BORDERS BOOK FESTIVAL  

Stars On Stage This Weekend For The 20th Edition Of The Borders Book Festival  

Well-known names from the worlds of stage and screen, current affairs, politics, literature, and sport will this weekend (15th to 18th June) take to...

Airbnb Bookshop Welcomes 250th Guest In Book Town’s 25th Anniversary Year

Wigtown’s world famous bookshop Airbnb has welcomed its 250th guest as the town prepares for its 25thannual book festival. Author, inventor and entrepreneur Patricia Nolan-Brown, from...

Wigtown’s Foggie Toddle Books Presents: Shona the Vet

Fasten your seatbelts for a fun ride in a red helicopter with a new children’s character – Shona the Vet. Shona, and her wee dog...