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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, England and beyond.
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Book ReviewsMona by Pola Oloixarac
Pola Oloixarac's Mona fearlessly confronts the absurdity of the literary establishment, and leaves the reader questioning whether all great art is inherently violent Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
FeaturesHow to be a modern man: Fuccboi and masculinity in fiction
As Sean Thor Conroe's Fuccboi arrives in a blaze of controversy, Katie Goh considers it in the context of the so-called crisis of male representation in contemporary fiction Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
FeaturesAndrés N. Ordorica on his debut poetry collection
Poet and fiction writer Andrés N. Ordorica discusses his debut collection, At Least This I Know, from his earliest memories of poetry to the ongoing journey of the self Read more »| 19 Jan 2022 -
Book ReviewsI Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness blurs the lines of fiction, non-fiction, what we leave behind and what travels with us Read more »| 12 Jan 2022 -
Book ReviewsIn the Seeing Hands of Others by Nat Ogle
Nat Ogle's startlingly original debut is an extremely compelling, genre-bending read Read more »| 11 Jan 2022 -
Book ReviewsTo Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
To Paradise is a symphony of a novel whose parts come together to form an fractured portrait of America's past, present and future Read more »| 10 Jan 2022
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FeaturesScottish Poetry News: January 2022
Prizes, writing courses, live events and new releases all feature in 2022's first poetry and spoken word round-up Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
Book ReviewsRefractive Africa by Will Alexander
Refractive Africa is a bold and dazzling culmination of Will Alexander's thinking Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
Book ReviewsOlga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Xochitl Gonzalez’s exploration of identity among the Puerto Rican diaspora is irresistibly warm yet entirely uncompromising Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
FeaturesLooking back on 2021 through an apocalyptic lens
As we come to the end of another year that truly feels like the end of times are nigh, Katie Goh – author of The End: Surviving the World Through Imagined Disasters – looks back on 2021 through a literary apocalyptic lens Read more »| 14 Dec 2021 -
NewsScottish Poetry News: December 2021
December brings a bumper Edinburgh show with Hollie McNish and Kae Tempest, an exciting new poetry podcast, and a few Christmas present ideas as well Read more »| 02 Dec 2021 -
Book ReviewsLike a Tree, Walking by Vahni Capildeo
Like a Tree, Walking is another welcoming, disarming collection of poems from Vahni Capildeo Read more »| 01 Dec 2021 -
Book ReviewsOnly This Once Are You Immaculate by Blessing Musariri
The intricately constructed world in Blessing Musariri’s latest novel is unfortunately weighed down by emphasis and explanation Read more »| 30 Nov 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Work: The Lyrics of Scott Hutchison
The love and care put into this book of Scott Hutchison's lyrics serves to lift up his work and focus on the legacy that he left behind Read more »| 29 Nov 2021 -
Book ReviewsSomebody Loves You by Mona Arshi
Mona Arshi weaves a tapestry from a series of familial vignettes in new book Somebody Loves You Read more »| 26 Nov 2021