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FeaturesThe (Un)Holy Land: Adania Shibli's Minor Detail
In its recent deplatforming at Frankfurt Book Festival, Adania Shibli's Minor Detail has come to represent many of the contradictions of Western attitudes to the Middle East. We revisit the book in the wake of the bombardment of Gaza Read more »| 27 Nov 2023 -
FeaturesWord Soup: Sean Wai-Keung on Dumpling Poetry
We chat with food-poet Sean Wai-Keung about his Push The Boat Out event Dumpling Poetry, and the community spirit inherent to both cooking and performance Read more »| 17 Nov 2023 -
IntersectionsSaving Words: On the Importance of Libraries
Cuts, cuts, and more cuts – our libraries are under attack. One writer reflects on a lifelong love for her local library and the need to keep the doors open, especially in these difficult times Read more »| 10 Nov 2023 -
MusicBat For Lashes on the Motherwitch oracle deck
Ahead of its release this month, Natasha Khan, aka Bat For Lashes, talks us through her gorgeous Motherwitch oracle deck Read more »| 10 Nov 2023 -
FeaturesNathalie Olah on Bad Taste
We catch up with author Nathalie Olah to discuss her new book Bad Taste, dissecting the hierarchies of taste and class in 21st-century Britain Read more »| 07 Nov 2023 -
FeaturesMarjorie Lotfi on debut poetry collection The Wrong Person to Ask
We chat with American-born, Iranian-raised and Scotland-based author Marjorie Lotfi about her debut poetry collection The Wrong Person to Ask and what it means to belong to a place Read more »| 11 Oct 2023
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FeaturesIranian storyteller Zahra Afsah on The Voice Shall Always Remain
Ahead of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, we chat with Iranian storyteller Zahra Afsah, whose collaboration with Syrian storyteller Khloud Ereksousi explores the possibility of female revolution Read more »| 06 Oct 2023 -
FeaturesNot Your Usual: Heather Parry on writing the body
Not Your Usual is a new series from The Skinny and Glayva highlighting interesting and exciting artists from across the Scottish scene. For our third instalment we catch up with prolific author Heather Parry over a Jumping Bean glocktail Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
FeaturesThe Skinny on... Iona Lee
As she launches her debut poetry collection, Anamnesis, with a big event in Summerhall, Iona Lee takes on our Q&A Read more »| 19 Sep 2023 -
FeaturesEleanor Thom on new novel Connective Tissue
We chat with Eleanor Thom, author of Connective Tissue, about tracing back her Jewish heritage, intergenerational memory, and the ability of literature to uncover untold stories Read more »| 01 Sep 2023 -
FeaturesDevorah Baum, Alva Gotby and Sophie K Rosa on what radical love looks like
Ahead of their event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, we ask authors Devorah Baum, Alva Gotby and Sophie K Rosa about their most utopian imagination of what love can look like Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
FeaturesIsabella Hammad on her Palestinian Shakespeare novel Enter Ghost
The author of Enter Ghost, Isabella Hammad sits down to talk about Shakespeare, political theatre, and narratives of identity ahead of her appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
FeaturesCamilla Grudova on Children of Paradise and The Coiled Serpent
We chat to Camilla Grudova, author of the creepy Children of Paradise and upcoming short story collection The Coiled Serpent, about capitalist horror, British class politics, and why people can't flush the toilet Read more »| 03 Aug 2023 -
FeaturesSarah Bernstein on new novel Study for Obedience
Canadian-born, Highlands-based author Sarah Bernstein unpacks her second novel Study for Obedience, a gothic tale of power and complicity Read more »| 03 Jul 2023 -
FeaturesYan Ge on her debut English-language collection Elsewhere
Yan Ge introduces her debut English-language collection Elsewhere, a group of short stories hopping from Dublin to colonial-era Burma to ancient China Read more »| 29 May 2023