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WBF 2023 event reviews from the Young Journalists

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A row of vintage books on a bookshelf in one of Wigtown's second hand bookshops. Most are green and white, a range of penguin and pelican paperbacks.

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Weathering, by Alastair Reid

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Learning about the Religious Wars, Wigtown Book Festival 2022

by Hugh McMillan

24 Jan 2024
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Wigtown 25

Hugh McMillan

24 Jan 2024
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On the Covenant

Rodge Glass

1 Oct 2023
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The Ghosts of Wigtown

11 May 2020
Commissioned by the festival, Karen Campbell's spooky tale is inspired by Wigtown's women's history.
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Wigtown Ploughman revisited

28 May 2020
Farmer turned author Patrick Laurie takes a fresh look at Wigtown Ploughman, a classic novel of rural life.
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Lauren Child at Big DoG Children's Book Festival

Creator of Charlie and Lola talks Big DoG and book recommendations.

19 Mar 2024
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