Alistair Moffat

A former director of both the Edinburgh Fringe and STV, and founder of the Borders Book Festival, Alistair Moffat is an author of high acclaim. In histories of Scotland, volumes on specific regions, and investigations into our genetic inheritance, Alistair has proven himself a great and popular chronicler of our past.

Alistair’s farm in the Borders lies on a site which has been occupied since pre-historic times. His new book The Secret History of Here is a journal in which Alistair walks us through the centuries as much as the seasons, listening to the echoes of those who once lived on the land, and the whispers of those who live there now.

Join us in the bookshop this September to hear more from Alistair on The Secret History of Here and the wider national history that can be uncovered by exploring the past of just one piece of land.