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Hello Wigtown!! We are Jessamy and Erin - this week’s Wigtown Book Festival The Open Book booksellers.We are from Nevada...
02/06/2026

Hello Wigtown!! We are Jessamy and Erin - this week’s Wigtown Book Festival The Open Book booksellers.
We are from Nevada and Washington and are here celebrating our 35 year ‘Friend-iversary’. Please pop in and say hi while we are here for the week!
We will be open today from 11am - 5pm

Join this week's Open Book hosts, Erin and Jessamy on Wednesday 3 June, 5pm-6.30pm for an hour of unexpected tiny tales....
01/06/2026

Join this week's Open Book hosts, Erin and Jessamy on Wednesday 3 June, 5pm-6.30pm for an hour of unexpected tiny tales. All welcome, no experience necessary.

Today we say goodbye to Wigtown. A magical week meeting lots of people, enjoying warm hospitality, exploring the area a...
30/04/2026

Today we say goodbye to Wigtown. A magical week meeting lots of people, enjoying warm hospitality, exploring the area and selling books (and buying a few too).

Another beautiful morning in Wigtown. The shop will be open 10-Noon and 2-4 today.
29/04/2026

Another beautiful morning in Wigtown. The shop will be open 10-Noon and 2-4 today.

Get a mooooove on and come see us between 10-noon and 2-5 today.
28/04/2026

Get a mooooove on and come see us between 10-noon and 2-5 today.

With some customer input, it took only about five minutes to gather a pile of book books with funny titles from the shel...
27/04/2026

With some customer input, it took only about five minutes to gather a pile of book books with funny titles from the shelves here at the Open Book.

* The Naked Manager
* Mummy Doesn’t Love You
* Advanced Banter
* How to Sleep with Strangers
* The Third Book of Obituaries
* The Day My Socks Declared Independence
* Bullsh** Bingo
* Bicarbonate of Soda
* The Maker of Heavenly Trousers
* The Untutored Townsman’s Invasion of the Country
* The Hairy Dieters
* Violent Solutions to Popular Problems

All of these books are now part of a brand new display - EXCEPT ONE. Be the first to correctly guess the fake title and you can have your pick of the book pins pictured here. The prize is only available in person, so pop in before Thursday.

The Open Book will be open from 2-5 pm today. [Earlier in the day we will be taking way too many pictures of baby animal...
27/04/2026

The Open Book will be open from 2-5 pm today.

[Earlier in the day we will be taking way too many pictures of baby animals at Kitchen Coos and Ewes and then having lunch at Reading Lasses.]

Please come to the Open Book in the afternoon for family recipes and samples and to help with our Michigan jigsaw puzzle. (We haven’t even got the edges done yet.) Oh - and you can buy some books too!

The Open Book is closed today. We plan to attend the Wigtown Parish Church (pictured) today, head to the Harbour Inn in...
26/04/2026

The Open Book is closed today. We plan to attend the Wigtown Parish Church (pictured) today, head to the Harbour Inn in Garlieston for a carvery lunch, then to Isle of Whithorn for exploration and live folk music performed by some Wigtown booksellers. We’ll see you in the bookshop tomorrow!

Kim and Gerald

Wigtown has welcomed us so warmly! One of our first visitors was Ian from The Old Bank Book Shop. He brought shortbread...
25/04/2026

Wigtown has welcomed us so warmly! One of our first visitors was Ian from The Old Bank Book Shop. He brought shortbread and is now our new best friend. 🤗

Good morning Wigtown! We’re Kim and Gerald from Midland, Michigan in the United States. We’re excited to be your Open ...
25/04/2026

Good morning Wigtown! We’re Kim and Gerald from Midland, Michigan in the United States. We’re excited to be your Open Bookers this week! Please stop by and say hello.

During the week we’ll have family recipes for you, treats for your dogs, a Michigan-themed jigsaw puzzle and Michigan stickers for the kids. We’ll be open 10 AM-Noon and 2-5 PM today.

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