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, England and beyond.
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Book Reviews
Luke Wright's (FREE!) Poetry Party
Many people won't have been to see a poetry gig before. Clearly this is the place to start. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Things from the Past by Steven Deighan
The book has its charm, but not enough to gloss over the adolescent fantasies and clunky style. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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The Howling Miller, by Arto Paasilinna
A deceptively simple fable concerning exploitation, corruption and narrow-mindedness Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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The Apple by Michel Faber
Each story in The Apple works - as stories should - as a complete narrative. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Searching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville
A delving portrait into a family history of convicts and chain-gangs. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Saturday's Child by Ray Banks
A Northern England of incest, alcoholism, drug abuse and casual violence Read more »| 09 Aug 2007
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Lilian's Story by Kate Grenville
Lilian's Story was Grenville's first novel, recently reissued. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
Kids will love this, adults will pretend they don't but will anyway. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Hollywood by Charles Bukowski
Bukowski combines the clash of creative processes and a business-orientated world with a seedy portrait of 1980s Los Angeles. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Dear Laura: Letters from a Mother to her Daughter
Incites powerful emotions of pain and freedom Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Exit Wounds - Rutu Modan
Mysteries are not entirely solved, the plot is not predictable, and more than one unlikely romance emerges. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Donkey Punch by Ray Banks
his hardboiled writing style has become more poised and confident. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Caledonia's Last Stand by Nat Edwards
This expedition was so monumentally ambitious that its failure bankrupted Scotland. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Agamemnon's Daughter by Ismail Kadare.
There are parallels with societies the world over Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Features
Author Event: Maggie O'Farrell at the North Edinburgh Arts Centre
O'Farrell was lively and engaging, with some poignant stories. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007