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Festivals
A Gonzo Guide to the Edinburgh Book Festival
Going into Edinburgh for the first event I’ll see at this Festival, I have set up some goals. These are, obviously, to see a lot of writers talking abo... Read more »| 11 Aug 2008 -
FestivalsThe Skinny Event - Shane Koyczan @ Charlotte Square Gardens, 22 Aug
Koyczan’s ‘We Are More’ is the only poem I’ve ever read that made me want to be a Canadian. Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
FestivalsThe Book Festival of Book Festivals...
The massive names sell out quickly, so here's a few others you might want to consider... Read more »| 23 Jul 2008 -
FeaturesMio's Hospital Diary
Unusually for a book about someone with cancer, the book is often light-hearted Read more »| 16 Jul 2008 -
FeaturesRodge Glass: One to Watch
Or, how to write a second novel whilst nearly losing your mind in the process. Read more »| 29 Jun 2008 -
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The Random Poetry Experiment
Poetry: it's great. But like music, it comes in many varieties. To explore the form, The Skinny's Books writers were randomly assigned some poetry collection... Read more »| 21 May 2008
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Being Emily is pure great, but...
Keir Hind interviews Anne Donovan about her new book, and his PC’s spell checker will never forgive him... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
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Doug Johnstone at Aye Write!
Drug-fuelled punch-ups and seagull massacres anyone? Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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The Wondrous World of Junot Diaz
A look at what could already be one of the books of the year, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Free Books! Or, The Strange Return of Jekyll and Hyde.
Stevenson's skill as a writer is still abundantly clear today Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
FeaturesPeanuts: from comic strip to bookshelf
Calvin and Hobbs gave its children-as-adults morality a modern edge, Bart Simpson became the post-modern Charlie Brown, while everything from Dilbert to South Park has co-opted Schulz's minimal, clean lines Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
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Nobel Intentions
Lessing actually considers her science fiction series to be amongst her most important work Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Gray Matters, Or 'Praise by Faint Damnation'.
The author writes in his old familiar style, which is to say that he is over-influenced by himself. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Anna Politkovskaya Memorial Event - Timothy Phillips
Phillips's talk was as poignant as it was insightful Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Richard Dawkins Event
Insightful and intellectual, without being at all superior. Read more »| 08 Sep 2007