The Van Gogh File

the myth and the man

Souvenir Press, London, 2004. Chinese and Spanish editions in 2015.

A novel work of new journalism. Suspense and serious detective work in Antwerp and London hunting for a lost Van Gogh combines with absurd episodes and discoveries in England, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Revealing encounters that cast new light on Vincent. Media coverage worldwide.

A Wilder Vein

Two Ravens Press, 2010. English. An anthology edited by Linda Cracknell.

Writer of short story Routes in this collection of new literary non-fiction that focuses on the relationship between people and the wild places of Britain and Ireland, articulating discoveries and new ways of seeing. Recommended reading by The Independent and broadcast on BBC radio.

A Day with De Kooning

Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, 2007. English and Dutch.

A unique action profile of the Dutch stowaway who changed the face of American art. Wilkie and photographer Eddy Posthuma de Boer spent a day with De Kooning while he was working in his studio in Long Island. Interviews with author on Dutch TV and radio.

Dutch Heights

Dutch Heights Foundation, Heemstede, 2010.

Editor of English-language launch edition. Richly-illustrated annual of high points from the worlds of Dutch architecture, art, dance, design, fashion, film, illustration, literature, music, photography and theatre. Idea: Jalink / Eisema, Heemstede. Book concept: Irma Boom, Amsterdam. The American Institute of Graphic Arts exhibited Dutch Heights internationally in 2011 as one of the best designed books in the world.

Rambling with Rembrandt

Op Pad met Rembrandt

Lubberhuizen, Amsterdam, 2007. English and Dutch editions.

Following the routes Rembrandt took in and around Amsterdam. With Rembrandt drawings and etchings and photography by Eddy Posthuma de Boer. The trips are marked by amusing incidents, fresh observances and together form a graphic realistic picture of Rembrandt and his world in the 17th and 21st centuries.

Travel Tales

journeys around the world

Multi Media International, Amstelveen. English.

Twelve travel stories: from Egypt, Ireland, Taiwan, Galapagos, Oman, Ecuador, Florida, Guinea, Panama, India, Texas, Saba and the Netherlands. With a foreword by Cees Nooteboom.

The W Files

Media Partners, Amstelveen, 2004. English.

Wilkie's world. Highlights from the life of a writer and editor. Rich in travel anecdotes.

Ver weg om de hoek

een fotografisch leven

Uitgeverij De Verbeelding, Amsterdam, 2009.

Introduction in English to the oeuvre of photographer Dirk Buwalda.

Pieces & Poses

Uitgeverij De Verbeelding, Amsterdam, 2009. English.

Editing and writing for this unique document of friendship where Dirk Buwalda photographs multi-disciplined artist Bruce McLean at work from 1965 where they met at St. Martin's College of Art to 2008 in Scotland, England, Germany and Spain.

Ghosts Don't Walk in Straight Lines

Wonderful Books, 2018.

A slow walk on high-speed Manhattan's North-South axis by artist, writer, model Saskia de Brauw, finely photographed by Vincent van de Wijngaard. Edited this document of an observant journey, against the grid, following the pulse of life on the streets of New York today, with revealing encounters en route.

Photo Libretto

Thomas Rap, Amsterdam, 1991. English.

Introduction to 366 remarkable photographs by Eddy Posthuma de Boer, showing amusing, often baffling, oddities from many countries.

Dutch Life in Miniature

Van Lindonk, Breukelen, 1995. English.

How the KLM porcelain canal-houses, containing Bols jenever, became collectors' items. Plus the stories behind all the houses. Collector's item.