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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 and beyond.
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FeaturesScottish Poetry News: September 2022
With a plethora of collections getting released and events getting closer, September is a good time for poetry fans around Scotland Read more »| 01 Sep 2022 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: Week two recap
As another August comes to an end, we look back on highlights of the final week of Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 30 Aug 2022 -
Book ReviewsIndustry of Magic & Light by David Keenan
In the prequel to This Is Memorial Device, David Keenan explores an alternative 1960s via Airdrie and Afghanistan Read more »| 29 Aug 2022 -
Book ReviewsAnother Way to Split Water by Alycia Pirmohamed
Alycia Pirmohamed's new poetry collection is a fluid exploration of ancestry, change and memory Read more »| 29 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: Week one recap
Now the first week of Edinburgh International Book Festival 2022 has been and gone, members of The Skinny team look back at some of the highlights Read more »| 23 Aug 2022 -
FeaturesHarry Josephine Giles on a golden age of trans fiction
Ahead of an Edinburgh Book Festival event with Shola van Reinhold and Torrey Peters, Harry Josephine Giles discusses the ever-changing world of trans literature Read more »| 22 Aug 2022
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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 -
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