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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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FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival: Week one recap
As Edinburgh International Book Festival returns in hybrid form for 2021, The Skinny team have been diving into some of the programme highlights – here's our recap of week one Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
FestivalsInua Ellams on A Toast to the People
Poet and playwright Inua Ellams chats about politics, performing and working with Saul Williams for Edinburgh International Festival's new spoken word series, A Toast to the People Read more »| 18 Aug 2021 -
FilmOn the set of Our Ladies with author Alan Warner
Back in 2018, the film adaptation of Alan Warner's The Sopranos was filming in Edinburgh. Three years later, the film – now titled Our Ladies – finally reaches Scottish cinemas. Here's our on-set chat with the author, over a bracingly expensive whisky Read more »| 17 Aug 2021 -
FestivalsOnwards & Upwards: Edinburgh Book Festival preview
As the Edinburgh International Book Festival returns for 2021 in a new location with a new hybrid set-up, we dive into the highlights of their programme, which looks to celebrate the ideas and stories for a changing world Read more »| 10 Aug 2021 -
Book ReviewsGirl One by Sara Flannery Murphy
Combining mystery, sci-fi and social commentary, Girl One is a testament to the importance of female relationships Read more »| 05 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesNina Mingya Powles on Small Bodies of Water
Nan Shepherd Prize winner Nina Mingya Powles discusses her new book Small Bodies of Water, periods, nature writing and colonialism Read more »| 05 Aug 2021
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Book ReviewsMonument Maker by David Keenan
David Keenan is pushing boundaries, and pushing readers, in his towering new novel Monument Maker Read more »| 04 Aug 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Turnout by Megan Abbott
The Turnout is a dance that begins slowly and lures the reader in, with Megan Abbott offering a precise dissection of complex relationships Read more »| 03 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesTorrey Peters on Detransition, Baby
Ahead of her Skinny-sponsored event at Edinburgh International Book Festival, Torrey Peters discusses Detransition, Baby Read more »| 30 Jul 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Roles We Play by Sabba Khan
Sabba Khan's tenderly sketched graphic memoir is an unequivocal labour of love that hones in on the Kashmiri immigrant experience Read more »| 27 Jul 2021 -
Book ReviewsWe Need To Talk About Money by Otegha Uwagba
Otegha Uwagba's new book is a relatable, recognisable and brave step towards dismantling the barriers surrounding money Read more »| 07 Jul 2021 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Book Festival reveals 2021 programme
Edinburgh Book Festival returns this August with a hybrid online-offline programme of 250 events featuring authors from around the world Read more »| 06 Jul 2021 -
Book ReviewsEveryone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
Funny, dark and harrowing – Emily Austin's debut novel is a profoundly honest portrayal of mental health in a chaotic modern world Read more »| 05 Jul 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Giant Dark by Sarvat Hasin
Sarvat Hasin's new book, a loose retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, is heavy with the bloodied consequences of romantic collapse Read more »| 05 Jul 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe First Collection... by Jessica Hopper
This expanded edition of Jessica Hopper's collection of music journalism remains an essential read Read more »| 01 Jul 2021