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The Skinny book guide – bringing you book reviews, features, events, reviews and author interviews. Find previews and on the ground reporting from festivals of literature and poetry in Scotland, England and beyond.
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Book ReviewsFragile Monsters by Catherine Menon
Fragile Monsters is an immersive act of escapism, but some of its story threads lack resolution Read more »| 06 Apr 2021 -
Book ReviewsLairies by Steve Hollyman
Steve Hollyman's Lairies is a timely and guttural novel which will stay with the reader for days to come Read more »| 06 Apr 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise Kennedy
Louise Kennedy's The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac is an engaging short story collection and whets the appetite for her upcoming novel Read more »| 01 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesHelen McClory on her new novel Bitterhall
Helen McClory offers an insight into her chilling neo-gothic novel Bitterhall Read more »| 01 Apr 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Khan by Saima Mir
Saima Mir's crime thriller The Khan is a unique and compelling read Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
FeaturesStories of Salvation: Allison Galbraith interview
We meet Allison Galbraith, one of the storytellers engaging communities in the Green Futures strand of Glasgow Science Centre’s Our World, Our Impact programme Read more »| 25 Mar 2021
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FeaturesCipher Press: Bold, Uncompromisingly Queer Books
One year on from the UK going into lockdown, we talk to the founders of Cipher Press to get to know one of the shining lights to have emerged from the pandemic in a celebration of queer publishing Read more »| 12 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsKitchenly 434 by Alan Warner
Alan Warner is on top form with this relentless deconstruction of masculine delusion Read more »| 12 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
Danielle Evans' brilliant new short story collection explores issues of race, culture, identity and American history Read more »| 04 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsActs of Desperation by Megan Nolan
Megan Nolan's debut novel is a heart-wrenching indictment of the gendered conditions that enable toxic relationships Read more »| 01 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Manningtree Witches by AK Blakemore
AK Blakemore writes the forgotten women of the East Anglia Witch Trials back into history in her debut novel Read more »| 01 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsNightshift by Kiare Ladner
With new novel Nightshift, Kiare Ladner creates a daunting but exhilarating world that’s difficult to leave Read more »| 18 Feb 2021 -
Book ReviewsDiary of a Film by Niven Govinden
Niven Govinden's new novel is an existential exploration of the creative process Read more »| 18 Feb 2021 -
Book ReviewsMade for Love by Alissa Nutting
From the author of Tampa comes a romp involving a billionaire tech mogul, a senior citizen park, a father's sex doll, and an attraction to dolphins, that ends up a tale of loneliness and reality Read more »| 11 Feb 2021 -
Book ReviewsKink: Stories by R.O. Kwon & Garth Greenwell
Erotica can get a bad, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' rep, but Kink showcases the beauty of libidinous words in a brilliant anthology of short fiction Read more »| 09 Feb 2021