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Why Women Love Horror
With February being the 7th Annual Women in Horror Month, US author Lauren A. Forry looks into the attraction of the genre. One that's part of her life and c... Read more »| 05 Feb 2016 -
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Stirred Poetry's Literary Heroes
Who are your literary heroes? Manchester-based poetry collective Stirred Poetry actively make work inspired by theirs. Here, they tell us about some of the writers they admire Read more »| 05 Feb 2016 -
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Inspired Scribes: Five of our Favourite Authors
Inspired by Stirred Poetry’s reflections on the work of great female writers and artists, our books team pick out five of their favourite authors. Ira... Read more »| 05 Feb 2016 -
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Poetry News – Scotland, February 2016
As the year picks up pace, our poetry columnist looks at live spoken word events around Scotland in February, and provides five top tips for budding performers staking their place on the stage Read more »| 04 Feb 2016 -
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Amy Liptrot interview: on writing The Outrun
Amy Liptrot’s debut, The Outrun, has already marked her as a major new voice of 2016. The Skinny catches up with her days after the book’s releas... Read more »| 03 Feb 2016 -
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Tragedy & Triumph: Ali Eskandarian’s Golden Years
Oscar Van Gelderen – ‘the publisher with the golden nose’ – was also editor of Ali Eskandarian's modern beat novel Golden Y... Read more »| 15 Jan 2016
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Helen McClory discusses On the Edges of Vision
We begin a new year with a new author. Helen McClory's otherworldly short fiction recently won the Saltire Society First Book award, and she chats here about how her fiercely original collection On the Edges of Vision came to be born Read more »| 11 Jan 2016 -
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Hollie McNish: parents, poetry & the power of art
As she prepares to gig in Liverpool for the first time, poet and performer Hollie McNish discusses her new book of poetry about parenthood and the excitement of playing on mixed bills Read more »| 11 Jan 2016 -
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Projecting pages: When books become films
Taking books to the screen has long made up much of the film industry's output. We look at the creative issues involved in the process, and then on to some of the most interesting recent and upcoming literary adaptations. Read more »| 06 Jan 2016 -
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The Essential 2016 Literary Calendar
A new year brings new literary promise: new novels, more festivals and debates, new adaptations, spoken word, poetry and graphic novels. As The Skinny discovers, 2016 has everything to offer the discerning bibliophile... Read more »| 06 Jan 2016 -
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Poetry News – Scotland, January 2016
An unsullied new year is the perfect opportunity for new poets to pick up a pen or punch a keyboard. Here's some key advice for those in pursuit of their literary intent, and how and where in Scotland to take things forward. Read more »| 06 Jan 2016 -
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Scottish Books: On our Radar for 2016
Taking a loose and healthy approach to nationhood, we look forward to the Scottish books being served up in the coming months. New novels from big hitters Irvine Welsh and James Kelman, challenging sophomore works, award-winning debuts and hidden gems. Read more »| 22 Dec 2015 -
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The School of Sophisticated Drinking: Interview
In the lead up to the season of indulgence, we travel to Berlin to take in new book The School of Sophisticated Drinking, a cultural and historical backgroun... Read more »| 17 Dec 2015 -
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Forgotten Women
This month biographer Rachel Holmes will be discussing Eleanor Marx, a feminist literary translator whose legacy quickly diminished. We trace a familiar pattern of female writers linked to male prestige, and wonder why so many have been lost in history Read more »| 03 Dec 2015 -
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Books for Christmas: A Literary Gift Guide
Books are the ideal gift, reflecting a certain intelligence upon the giver, and alluding with a sly wink that the recipient is the same. We look at the output of local publishers from Scotland and the Northwest to suggest the ideal literary Xmas gifts Read more »| 02 Dec 2015