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 ReviewsRainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
A complex and intersectional treatment of race, class, sexuality and sex work, Rainbow Milk is thrillingly accomplished Read more »| 10 Apr 2020 -
FeaturesWendy Liu on Abolish Silicon Valley, technology and capitalism
Wendy Liu on the future of technology without capitalism, being a woman in a male-dominated industry and the pitfalls of corporate diversity Read more »| 03 Apr 2020 -
EventsScottish Poetry News: Online events & bookshop guide
As many IRL poetry events cancel due to COVID-19, events, workshops and bookshops move online Read more »| 01 Apr 2020 -
Book ReviewsSharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn
Kawai Strong Washburn's debut novel blends Hawaiian myths and magic realism Read more »| 30 Mar 2020 -
Book ReviewsThe City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
A sci-fi love letter to New York City, The City We Became is a dynamic and immensely human story Read more »| 23 Mar 2020 -
Book ReviewsThe Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
Evie Wyld’s lyrical third novel explores the interconnecting lives of three women across numerous decades Read more »| 23 Mar 2020
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Book ReviewsThe Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts
A personal crisis and an ecological crisis run parallel in Madeleine Watts' debut novel Read more »| 05 Mar 2020 -
Book ReviewsFate by Jorge Consiglio
Jorge Consiglio's second book to be translated into English is an exceptional investigation into free will and destiny Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
EventsScottish Poetry News: March 2020
March's poetry and spoken word highlights include the return of StAnza, Re-Analogue's final, triumphant shindig and an open call from Hidden Door Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
FeaturesGraeme Armstrong on The Young Team, gang violence and Trainspotting
Inspired by his own experiences in an Airdrie gang, Graeme Armstrong’s debut novel is an instant Scottish classic. We speak to him about the legacies of violence, mental health and Trainspotting Read more »| 28 Feb 2020 -
Book ReviewsLosing Eden by Lucy Jones
A deep dive into our relationship into the natural world, Lucy Jones' book could well be life-changing Read more »| 27 Feb 2020 -
Book ReviewsExercises in Control by Annabel Banks
The everyday become unsettling in these darkly funny short stories about control Read more »| 18 Feb 2020 -
EventsPaisley Book Festival: Radical voices, rebel stories
As the very first Paisley Book Festival gets ready to shake up Scotland’s literary scene, we ask three of its appearing writers to reflect on their experiences, challenges and hopes for the Scottish publishing industry Read more »| 18 Feb 2020 -
Book ReviewsA Tall History of Sugar by Curdella Forbes
Blending fantasy and history, A Tall History of Sugar is an epic, generation-spanning novel set in newly independent Jamaica Read more »| 06 Feb 2020 -
Book ReviewsUntold Day and Night by Bae Suah
Set in Seoul, Untold Day and Night dissolves reality's boundaries to mixed results Read more »| 04 Feb 2020