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 ReviewsNudes by Elle Nash
The short stories in Nudes - featuring working class women striving to survive in a harsh and unforgiving world - are sharp and often shocking Read more »| 18 Jul 2022 -
Book ReviewsTeen Couple Have Fun Outdoors by Aravind Jayan
A humorous and neurotic narrator livens up Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors, a comedy of errors which takes a deep dive into modern Indian society Read more »| 06 Jul 2022 -
Book ReviewsChildren of Paradise by Camilla Grudova
Children of Paradise, following an usher drawn into the carnivalesque world of an independent cinema, is a wry cautionary tale for cinema lovers Read more »| 05 Jul 2022 -
FeaturesMichael Pedersen on Boy Friends
As he prepares to unleash his first book of prose, Boy Friends, we meet Michael Pedersen to discuss friendship, love and grief Read more »| 04 Jul 2022 -
EventsScottish Poetry News: July 2022
July's spoken word and poetry round-up has new a new queer Scottish anthology, a new open mic in Edinburgh, and festival fun at Kelburn and Belladrum Read more »| 01 Jul 2022 -
Book ReviewsHoney & Spice by Bolu Babalola
Honey and Spice is lyrical, witty, and maintains all the genre trappings that we love in romcoms, while doing something completely new Read more »| 01 Jul 2022
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FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: 2022 preview
As Edinburgh International Book Festival returns with a programme of in-person and streamed events, we pull out a few highlights Read more »| 27 Jun 2022 -
FeaturesDo It Yourself: Grassroots Art & Glasgow Zine Library
We chat with LD, the director of Glasgow Zine Library, about the radical potential of zine-making, and why Glasgow is the perfect city to do it Read more »| 27 Jun 2022 -
FeaturesFigures of Speech takes you on a journey through Scottish books
Figures of Speech is a new cross-artform series of live events that will bring together writers and artists to take us on a road trip through Scottish literature. We look ahead to what's in store Read more »| 10 Jun 2022 -
FeaturesScottish Poetry News: June 2022
June's poetry and spoken word round-up includes new releases from SPAM Press, and a bumper anthology of new Black British poetry Read more »| 31 May 2022 -
Book ReviewsCyberman by Veronika Muchitsch
The new graphic novel by Veronika Muchitsch chronicles the life of Ari Kivikangas, who documented his life online on cyberman.tv Read more »| 27 May 2022 -
FeaturesEveryone In: Vicky Spratt on her new book, Tenants
We talk to Vicky Spratt about Tenants, her eye-opening new book looking at renters and their experience of Britain's housing emergency Read more »| 27 May 2022 -
Book ReviewsWe Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets
Hanna Bervoets tries to flesh out the world which surrounds content moderation, but the core questions she proposes feel somewhat out-of-date Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
Book ReviewsVladimir by Julia May Jonas
Bold, confident and sexy, Julia May Jonas' debut novel Vladimir tells two interweaving tales of desire and betrayal Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
Book ReviewsMore Fiya edited by Kayo Chingonyi
More Fiya is a passionately curated anthology showcasing a breadth of Black British poetics Read more »| 26 May 2022