Books
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 and beyond.
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EventsScottish Books Events: May 2024
There's a lot of excellent book launches this month, as well as hybrid hip-hop and poetry nights and open mics Read more »| 01 May 2024 -
FeaturesUnpacking zine culture with Black Lodge Press
We chat with Cj Reay of Black Lodge Press about DIY culture, mutual aid, and the anarchist principles which underpin the Press Read more »| 29 Apr 2024 -
Book ReviewsThe Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing
In her fifth non-fiction book, Olivia Laing’s trademark blend of genres is a desire path out of the weeds Read more »| 29 Apr 2024 -
Book ReviewsSome Strange Music Draws Me In by Griffin Hansbury
Past and present meet in this beautiful and stirring exploration of adolescence, ageing and queerness by novelist Griffin Hansbury Read more »| 22 Apr 2024 -
Book ReviewsFunny Story by Emily Henry
Romcom queen Emily Henry's latest novel is the perfect post-break-up text, as one jilted woman falls in love with her ex-fiancé's new fiancée's ex-fiancé Read more »| 22 Apr 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival reveals first events for 2024
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has corralled some hugely popular authors for its new programme The Front List, with Richard Osman, Salman Rushdie and Dolly Alderton among the best-sellers due to appear at McEwan Hall Read more »| 16 Apr 2024
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FeaturesGenevieve Jagger on her vampire novel Fragile Animals
In celebration of her debut novel Fragile Animals, we sit down to talk with Scottish author Genevieve Jagger about vampires, literary influences, neurodivergence and tarot readings Read more »| 15 Apr 2024 -
Book ReviewsThe Rupture Files by Nathan Alexander Moore
In this collection of four short stories by Nathan Alexander Moore, strange, subversive takes on supernatural myths explore ideas of identity and belonging Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
EventsScottish Books Events: April 2024
Many, many book events this month, from the gorgeous programme at Paisley Book Festival to launches from George the Poet and Jackie Kay Read more »| 02 Apr 2024 -
Book ReviewsYoung Hag by Isabel Greenberg
Graphic novelist Isabel Greenberg's latest fantastical tale retells Arthurian legend from a female perspective Read more »| 29 Mar 2024 -
Book ReviewsBefore The Queen Falls Asleep by Huzama Habayeb
Expertly capturing the everyday lives of displaced Palestinians, Before the Queen Falls Asleep is a timely translation into English of Huzama Habayeb's acclaimed Arabic novel Read more »| 26 Mar 2024 -
Book ReviewsLobster by Hollie McNish
In a blend of poetry and prose, acclaimed poet Hollie McNish tackles the (im)possibility of love in a flawed world Read more »| 11 Mar 2024 -
Book ReviewsMartyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Kaveh Akbar’s debut novel paints grief as an indelible, oddly-shaped stain. There forever, but funnier the longer you stare Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FeaturesK Patrick on debut poetry collection Three Births
We chat to K Patrick, named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists last year, about their debut poetry collection Three Births and queer bodies in and of nature Read more »| 04 Mar 2024 -
EventsScottish Books Events: March 2024
StAnza takes over St Andrews with a long weekend of all things poetry, while Lighthouse hold a climate activism evening and Glasgow Zine Library launch a new reading group Read more »| 01 Mar 2024