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FeaturesProjecting 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 -
FeaturesPoetry 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 -
FeaturesThe 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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FeaturesBooks 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 -
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Carrie Brownstein on Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein goes beyond everyday musical memoir in Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl – as a biographical lyricist and writer on Port... Read more »| 30 Nov 2015 -
FeaturesJohn Freeman interview: Arrival
After leaving Granta under a cloud, internationally renowned literary critic John Freeman returns to the limelight with Issue 1 of his new publication Freeman's, featuring writers as vital and varied as Haruki Murakami, David Mitchell and Lydia Davis. Read more »| 27 Nov 2015 -
Tech
Ana Matronic interview: The Impending Robot Takeover
Against the backdrop of recent media coverage surrounding artificial intelligence, and the fact that we are on the precipice of a new wave of robot automation in the workplace – we caught up with Ana Matronic to discuss the robot takeover. Read more »| 26 Nov 2015 -
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Claire-Louise Bennett on debut collection, Pond
Claire-Louise Bennett’s debut collection, Pond, has already got critics labeling her one to watch. The Skinny chats to the experimental writer about her literary inspirations, and finding her feet in the writing world Read more »| 20 Nov 2015 -
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How to write your first novel
First time authors are being recognised in Scotland with the Dundee International Book Prize and Saltire Society First Book Awards. Some of those rewarded – Martin Cathcart Froden and Helen McClory – speak about breaking through in the world of publishing Read more »| 20 Nov 2015 -
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Poetry News – Scotland, November 2015
We consider the pen and page with two exciting new collections and the announcement of the Saltire poetry book award nominees. We also chat to the newly appointed BBC Scotland Poet in Residence, Rachel McCrum – also one half of Rally & Broad. Read more »| 10 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
Paul Mason at Manchester Literature Festival
Journalist and author of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, Paul Mason advocates the emergence of a new, sharing economy at an event as part of Manchester Literature Festival Read more »| 09 Nov 2015 -
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Escaping East: Shuntaro Tanikawa
Ahead of the publication of his New Selected Poems, we look at the work of Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of Japan's best-kept literary secrets Read more »| 09 Nov 2015