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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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FeaturesPoets Win Prizes: The 2022 Edwin Morgan Poetry Award
The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award, a cornerstone for discovering and supporting emerging poetry talent, will be announced at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 12 Aug 2022 -
FeaturesLola Olufemi on Experiments in Imagining Otherwise
London-based acedemic and writer Lola Olufemi's work spans interdisciplinary research, curation, and a deep commitment to community organising and political action Read more »| 11 Aug 2022 -
FeaturesJessica Gaitán Johannesson on The Nerves and their Endings
Jessica Gaitán Johannesson discusses the complexities of the climate emergency ahead of the release of her new essay collection The Nerves and Their Endings Read more »| 09 Aug 2022 -
Book ReviewsAnimal Joy by Nuar Alsadir
Nuar Alsadir weaves together an effortless tale of laughter, mortification and the human soul in her first book of creative nonfiction Read more »| 05 Aug 2022 -
Book ReviewsBelonging by Amanda Thomson
Belonging is a thoughtful and intricate meditation on landscape, family, and the fine line between nature and art Read more »| 03 Aug 2022 -
FeaturesScottish Poetry News: August 2022
Here's the latest news on poetry performances and collections across Edinburgh for August Read more »| 28 Jul 2022
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Book ReviewsDelphi by Clare Pollard
Lyrical and ambitious, humorous and disturbing at points, Delphi is a relatable tale which captures 2020 as a sharply realised microcosm Read more »| 27 Jul 2022 -
Book ReviewsReclaiming by Yewande Biala
Yewande Biala offers piercing honesty and a sisterly voice in her new essay collection, Reclaiming Read more »| 27 Jul 2022 -
Book ReviewsPaper Cuts by Ted Kessler
Ted Kessler, Editor of Q magazine when it folded in 2020, bears witness to the precarious, and often extreme, world of music publishing Read more »| 18 Jul 2022 -
Book ReviewsNudes by Elle Nash
The short stories in Nudes - featuring working class women striving to survive in a harsh and unforgiving world - are sharp and often shocking Read more »| 18 Jul 2022 -
Book ReviewsTeen Couple Have Fun Outdoors by Aravind Jayan
A humorous and neurotic narrator livens up Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors, a comedy of errors which takes a deep dive into modern Indian society Read more »| 06 Jul 2022 -
Book ReviewsChildren of Paradise by Camilla Grudova
Children of Paradise, following an usher drawn into the carnivalesque world of an independent cinema, is a wry cautionary tale for cinema lovers Read more »| 05 Jul 2022 -
EventsScottish Poetry News: July 2022
July's spoken word and poetry round-up has new a new queer Scottish anthology, a new open mic in Edinburgh, and festival fun at Kelburn and Belladrum Read more »| 01 Jul 2022 -
Book ReviewsHoney & Spice by Bolu Babalola
Honey and Spice is lyrical, witty, and maintains all the genre trappings that we love in romcoms, while doing something completely new Read more »| 01 Jul 2022 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: 2022 preview
As Edinburgh International Book Festival returns with a programme of in-person and streamed events, we pull out a few highlights Read more »| 27 Jun 2022