For Halloween we decided to do something a little bit different. In this episode, Brea, from New Chapter Books, tells you all about the Glenluce Deil. One of the earliest recorded poltergeist cases in Scotland!Από τον Breagle

Welcome to Booktown Blether, episode 20! Jayne, Ruth and Lou talk about the latest Wigtown Book Festival, what it means for the bookshops, the characters you meet, and lots more...Από τον Breagle

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Booktown Blether! In this episode, Jayne talks to Lee Randall, programmer for the Wigtown Book Festival.Από τον Breagle

Welcome to episode 18 of the Booktown Blether! In this episode, Lou talks to Matt Kitson about the Wigtown Fringe Festival, which runs along side the fast approaching Wigtown Book Festival.Από τον Breagle

Welcome to Booktown Blether, episode 17! Jayne's joined by Ann Barclay to talk about this years upcoming Wigtown Book Festival, as well as regulars, Ruth and Lou.Από τον Breagle

Back again for another blether, Jayne is joined by Kelly Love, frequent visitor to Wigtown and part of Vestavia Hills Arts Council in Alabama and Healing Arts Scotland to talk about the healing power of books. Lou also joins the discussion and Jayne's dog makes a guest appearance!Από τον Breagle

Welcome to Booktown Blether, Episode 15! Featuring Jayne, Ruth & Lou.Από τον Breagle

Lou from New Chapter Books and Dawn from Spinning a Yarn, talk about the great Agatha Christie...and Poirot's moustache.Από τον Breagle

Jayne talks to Kris Nichol about the Wigtown Women's Walk and to Lou at New Chapter Books about an Edwardian book that supplies templates for all your letter-writing-needs!Από τον Breagle

Once again Jayne's mic decided that she should sound very far away - sorry! Apart from that, you CAN hear Rosie Morton talking about the newly opened Wigtown Gallery as well as Ruth Anderson from Well-Read Books!Από τον Breagle

Welcome to The Booktown Blether, Episode 11. In this episode Jayne talks to Wigtown Festival Programmer, Lee Randall.Από τον Breagle

This time Jayne interviews Shaun Bythell from The Bookshop. Ruth makes a return from her trip to Australia and Lou gives a wee update on thing happening in Wigtown.Από τον Breagle

Welcome to another Booktown Blether special! This time, Jayne talks to Big DoG (Scotland's Children's Book Festival) executive producer Andy Stewart about the upcoming DoG festival in Dumfries as well as his involvement in the Wigtown Booktown Festival.Από τον Breagle

Welcome to episode 8...or is it 9? Anyway, welcome! This time Jayne and Lou talk petitions, penguins and more...Από τον Breagle

First an apology for Jayne's audio. Her mic decided that she should sound very far away and even with AI tinkering it's still not great. Anyway! This episode, Jayne is joined by Anne Barclay (who sounds fine btw) from the Booktown Festival!Από τον Breagle

Grab your willow-wands as Jayne and Lou sit down for a special Valentine's episode. Fine out how a snail might help you discover your true love and what happens to a love-struck rabbit!Από τον Breagle

2024 starts off with more reading recommendations, what happens if you dream of fountains, and what to read on a long haul flight!Από τον Breagle

Ruth talks about The Open Book in Wigtown. A bookshop that anyone can run! She talks to Caroline, who ran the shop during her holiday here in December 2023.Από τον Breagle

More recipes, more books and animals wearing clothes!Από τον Breagle

Episode 2. Jayne talks to Lou from New Chapter Books about everything from Winnie the Pooh, to the unusual escapades of wartime bananas - with a little bit of home doctoring from the 1920's mixed in for good measure.Από τον Breagle

The first in a series of conversations from Wigtown, Scotland's National Booktown. This time Jayne from Foggie Toddle Books talks to Ruth Anderson, retired K.C. and owner of Well Read Books about everything from crime novels to wedding etiquette!Από τον Breagle