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FeaturesGothenburg Book Fair: Looking for the next big thing
Can we expect a 'feelgood' future post Nordic noir? Everyone is attempting to predict literary trends at Scandinavia’s largest book fair, where gangster rap memoirs, long lost leftist tomes and feminist comics vie to be the next big hit Read more »| 31 Dec 2014 -
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Starter for 6: Indie Authors Scotland
Owned by Kim and Sinclair MacLeod, Indie Authors Scotland provides training, publishing services and community support for writers who want to self-publish their work Read more »| 03 Dec 2014 -
FeaturesHave Yourself a Literary Christmas
Wintertime, writing and wordsmiths: here’s our guide to the literary events on this Christmas, from Paul Muldoon to a modern take on traditional penny readings Read more »| 03 Dec 2014 -
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Bah Humbug: A Literary Gift Guide
The Skinny Books team melt celebrity ego before the open fire, looking past inane memoirs to suggest the finest literary offerings to gift the family this Christmas Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
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Owen Jones, Russell Brand and The Establishment
Owen Jones' appearance at Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair allowed The Skinny to engage with one of the UK's most vocal Left Wing firebrands and question his current celebrity endorsement as he questions the corrupt state of the nation. Read more »| 28 Nov 2014 -
Features"Women rulers always have a bad press" – Jung Chang on China's notorious Express Cixi
Literary superstar Jung Chang educates The Skinny on Cixi and Mao, controversial parents of modern China and subjects of her past and present biographies Read more »| 28 Nov 2014
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Pulp Fiction: An Interview with Lawrence Block
With Liam Neeson bringing booze beaten ex-cop Matt Scudder to the screen in A Walk Among the Tombstones, we have coffee with bestselling author Lawrence Block in the New York diner which doubles as his fictional series setting, The Flame Read more »| 07 Nov 2014 -
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The American Nightmare: An interview with James Ellroy
The L.A. Confidential author and 'demon dog of American crime fiction' discusses his new book Perfidia, alongside kilts, addictions, Beethoven, and exactly why James Franco will not be adapting his work for the big screen. Read more »| 04 Nov 2014 -
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Scotland Book Highlights – November 2014
With autumn upon us and leaves dying, words are coming to life. This season promises Scotland so many on page, on public walls and in the air around us, so we'll keep it brief Read more »| 03 Nov 2014 -
FeaturesUnto The End: Michel Faber on his last masterpiece
Michel Faber's The Book of Strange New Things is with us. A haunting imagining of love divided by an endless void, completed in the most unbearable personal circumstances and significantly inscribed – I am with you always, even unto the end of the world Read more »| 27 Oct 2014 -
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Cast Aside: John Updike's posthumous reputation
As John Updike biographer Adam Begley appears at Manchester Literature Festival this month, we consider the posthumous reputation of one of America's best-known writers. It's arguably never been at a lower ebb, but should this be so? Read more »| 07 Oct 2014 -
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True Blood: Author’s Fans Bite Back
In what is for her a post-Sookie Stackhouse era, author Charlaine Harris looks past crazed fans and forward to her ongoing Midnight Texas series of novels and the resurrection of Aurora Teagarden for a major new TV series Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
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Write Here, Write Now: Octavius Magazine
Do you like to write, but find yourself stuck for ways to get your words into print? Samuel Best, editor of new writing magazine Octavius, is here to help Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
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Visualising Scotland's Future
A collaborative graphic novel – involving the diverse talents of writers and artists from Irvine Welsh to Pat Mills – IDP: 2043 aims to paint a picture of Scotland's future and strike a blow against anyone viewing the form as any sort of literary lesser Read more »| 01 Oct 2014 -
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Word Power: Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival's New Literary Strand
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival enters its fifth year with the theme of power, adding a new literary strand to its many activities. The Skinny chatted to Festival Manager Gail Aldam to find out more Read more »| 30 Sep 2014