If you've ever dreamed of running your own bookshop in a picturesque town full of bibliophiles, now's your chance. For anyone curious about the life of a bookshop owner, The Open Book in Wigtown, ...
A shop on the corner of a small town in southern Scotland might not seem like a prime holiday destination. However, the Open Book in Wigtown - which has been running for a decade - now has a two-year ...
For those who've dreamt of running their own bookshop, an incredible chance has emerged in Scotland – including a week-long stay in the flat above. Scottish adventurer Chris Lawlor seized the ...
Do you dream of packing in the 9 to 5 and opening a bookstore amidst the hills and heather of Scotland? If you do, you probably dismiss the fantasy as a pipe dream — but that’s where The Open Book ...
Based in Wigtown - Scotland's National Book Town - it gives book lovers the chance to ''live their dream'' of having their very own shop by the sea. Airbnb say it is ''the first ever bookshop holiday ...
WIGTOWN, Scotland — Isak Dinesen had a farm in Africa. Recently, if only for a day, I had a bookstore in Scotland. It wasn’t easy to get to Wigtown, in the remote Dumfries and Galloway region of ...
Dumfries and Galloway frequently celebrates its literary heritage, but can it translate into economic benefit for its rural communities? Robert Burns spent his final days in Dumfries and Wigtown has ...
From the BBC World Service: Wigtown, Scotland, has built a thriving literary sector. Can other towns take a leaf out of Wigtown’s book?