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.
-
FeaturesBuilding a better future at Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair
This year’s Radical Book Fair was about looking to the future with radical hope. We went along and learned about the criminal (in)justice system, anticolonial resistance and Britain’s “hostile environment” amongst many other things. Read more »| 22 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsEndland by Tim Etchells
Combining two of Tim Etchells' previous works, Endland is a savage and comical read Read more »| 22 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsLittle Weirds by Jenny Slate
Delicate yet gut-punching, comedian Jenny Slate mines the personal and political to unpack the modern female experience Read more »| 22 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsThe Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in the Modern Age by Claudia Hammond
The Art of Rest is an absorbing exploration of how and why we rest Read more »| 21 Nov 2019 -
FeaturesIsa Mazzei on Camgirl, sex work and finding her voice
We speak to Isa Mazzei about her memoir, Camgirl, which chronicles her journey into the world of camming Read more »| 21 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsRabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum
Binnie Kirshenbaum's novel is a darkly humorous look at the opposing states of success and failure, love and loneliness Read more »| 12 Nov 2019
-
FeaturesThe BAME writers network changing Scotland's publishing scene
The Scottish BAME Writers Network is creating space in Scotland's literary scene. One writer looks at how the group is doing just that Read more »| 07 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsNudibranch by Irenosen Okojie
Leave your expectations at the front cover, and dive into Irenosen Okojie's immersive and darkly surreal short story collection Read more »| 07 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsOligarchy by Scarlett Thomas
Oligarchy is full of black humour and witty realisms Read more »| 06 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsLove by Hanne Ørstavik
Hanne Ørstavik's new novella is a nuanced portrait of queasy love Read more »| 06 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsPermanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi
Mary H.K. Choi's new novel is stymied by forgotten plot threads and a lack of depth Read more »| 05 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsExquisite Cadavers by Meena Kandasamy
Meena Kandasamy's new book is a fascinating account of a writer's process, and an absorbing reclamation of authorial control Read more »| 04 Nov 2019 -
EventsScottish Poetry News: November 2019
Two book launches at The Scottish Poetry Library, centenary celebrations for Hamish Henderson continue and a new open mic night comes to Kirkcaldy Read more »| 29 Oct 2019 -
FeaturesAndré Aciman returns to Call Me by Your Name with sequel Find Me
With the sequel to the sensation Call Me by Your Name being released into the world, The Skinny talks to André Aciman about returning to his characters in follow-up Find Me Read more »| 28 Oct 2019 -
Book ReviewsAn Orphan World by Giuseppe Caputo
The almost-naive facade of Giuseppe Caputo's new novel hides an effortlessly multi-layered plot Read more »| 23 Oct 2019