Paisley Book Festival 2024

The Wild Card

The captivating, uplifting and addictive read you don’t want to miss!

By: Judy Murray
Narrated by: Emma Sidi
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

'Utterly thrilling and joyful. I couldn't put it down!' ANTON DU BEKE

'Enthralling and captivating. Absolutely loved it!' CAROL KIRKWOOD

'A stunning debut, this is the perfect summer read' SANTA MONTEFIORE

It's never too late to follow your dreams...

Twenty years ago, Abigail Patterson put her promising tennis career on hold to have her baby son,... Read more

The Ninth Child

The new novel from the author of The Sealwoman's Gift

By: Sally Magnusson
Narrated by: Angus King, Hugh Ross, Jamie Parker, Kristin Atherton, Sarah Barron & Siobhan Redmond
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

'I'M HOOKED . . . IT'S WONDERFUL. ONE NEVER MESSES WITH THE FAERIES' MELANIE REID, THE TIMES
'FEW BOOKS HAVE THIS IMPACT ON ME' MICHELLE GALLEN, BIG GIRL SMALL TOWN

A spellbinding novel combining Scottish folklore with hidden history, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Sally Magnusson.

Loch Katrine waterworks, 1856. A Highland wilderness fast... Read more

The Sealwoman's Gift

the Zoe Ball book club novel of 17th century Iceland

By: Sally Magnusson
Narrated by: Katherine Manners
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

'REMARKABLE' Sarah Perry | 'EXTRAORDINARILY IMMERSIVE' Guardian | 'EPIC' Zoe Ball Book Club
'A REALLY, REALLY GOOD READ' BBC R2 Book Club' | 'LYRICAL' Stylist | 'POETIC' Daily Mail

1627. In a notorious historical event, pirates raided the coast of Iceland and abducted 400 people into slavery in Algiers. Among them a pastor, his wife, and their... Read more

Football And How To Survive It

Pat Nevin Books

By: Pat Nevin
Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

'The good news for those who loved THE ACCIDENTAL FOOTBALLER: this new book is even better. There were times as I read Pat Nevin's account of his years running - or, trying to run - Motherwell, I had to remind myself to breathe. It's a thrilling read - funny, nerve-wracking, precise and very, very human' - Roddy Doyle

So, you fell into football... Read more

The Accidental Footballer

Pat Nevin Books

By: Pat Nevin
Narrated by: Pat Nevin
Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'A heroic outsider - a pleasure to read.' - The Guardian

'A fulsome evocation of football before the Premier League.' - The i

'Honest, raw, revealing and very funny. How to live a life and career to the full. Insightful book about the most successful outsider inside football ever...' - Henry Winter, Chief Football... Read more

The Young Team

Soon to be a BBC Drama, the groundbreaking Scottish coming-of-age novel

By: Graeme Armstrong
Narrated by: Graeme Armstrong
Length: TBA

This audiobook is narrated with stunning authenticity by the author, Graeme Armstrong.

The Times top ten bestseller
Granta Best of Young British Novelists
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award & Betty Trask Award

‘Trainspotting for a new generation’ – Independent
‘An instant Scottish classic’ – The Skinny

2005. Glasgow is named Europe’s Murder... Read more