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
Cormac McCarthy - No Country For Old Men
The plot twists in unexpected ways, pushing back against conventions of justice or happy endings Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Book Reviews
Ismail Kadare - The Successor
An atmospheric, gripping mystery, infused with awareness of the place and its people. Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Features
Edinburgh: UNESCO City of Literature
A Sense of Place' sets the pace for a bright future for Edinburgh as a UNESCO City of Literature Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Features
The Goon - Eric Powell
Funnier than Dawn of the Dead, and more frightening than Elmer Fudd hunting Bugs with a shotgun Read more »| 15 Feb 2006 -
Book ReviewsAnansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
God is dead. Meet the Kids. Read more »| 03 Oct 2005