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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Book Reviews
Doris Lessing [SKINNYFest 4]
It was the questions from audience members about her rich back catalogue that were really engrossing. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Book Reviews
My Father's Notebook - Kader Abdolah [SKINNYFest 3]
Kader Abdolah weaves Sufi myths, political intrigue and biography into a charming meditation on the relationship between father and son Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Features
District and Circle - Seamus Heaney [SKINNYFest 4]
Seamus Heaney exposes the immense fragility of our daily existence Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Features
Heir to Gormenghast [SKINNYFest 1
SF: Sebastian Peake talks about his father's life and work
PQ: Sixty years since Titus Groan was first published, Mervyn Peake remains one of the most original and underappreciated writers and artists of the 20th Century. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Book Reviews
Overexposure - Hugo Rifkind [SKINNYFest 1]
The frothy tone undermines serious intent. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Features
Heir to Gormenghast [SKINNYFest Issue 2]
SF: Sebastian Peake talks about his father's life and work
PQ: Sixty years since Titus Groan was first published, Mervyn Peake remains one of the most original and underappreciated writers and artists of the 20th Century. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Events
Doris Lessing (skinnyfest)
Still going strong after six decades of creative output. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Events
Francis Fukuyama (skinnyfest)
One of the most influential and controversial political theorists of our time discusses the failure of American neoconservatism and the war in Iraq. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Features
Book Ahead! [SKINNYFEST]
Festival director Catherine Lockerbie gives us the skinny on the festival and reveals her top picks of 2006. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Features
Banipal Live [Skinnyfest]
Discover the rich and diverse world of Arab writing with four of the finest Arab writers working in English. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Events
Sir Roger Penrose
One of the most influential physicists of our time gives us the skinny on the whole damn universe. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Events
Francis Fukuyama
One of the most influential and controversial political theorists of our time discusses the failure of American neoconservatism and the war in Iraq. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Events
Doris Lessing
Still going strong after six decades of creative output. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Events
Banipal Live
Discover the rich and diverse world of Arab writing with four of the finest Arab writers working in English. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Book Reviews
The Road to Reality - Roger Penrose
Shelve this one next to the Bible. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006