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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FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival: The First Weekend
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has arrived again and we headed down on the first weekend to see some of the best and most brilliant writing from across the UK and beyond Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsThe Perseverance of Raymond Antrobus
Before he heads to the Edinburgh International Book Festival, we speak to Raymond Antrobus about his debut poetry collection Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
FeaturesKaite Welsh on The Unquiet Heart and Edinburgh Book Festival
Kaite Welsh discusses setting her writing in the Victorian era ahead of her appearance at Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsMariam Khan and Amna Saleem on It's Not About the Burqa
We meet It's Not About the Burqa editor Mariam Khan and contributor Amna Saleem to hear about this anthology of 17 Muslim women's 17 narratives, ahead of their event at Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
Book ReviewsSarong Party Girls by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Sarong Party Girls is a delectably vulgar look at the racism, sexism and classism in the upper echelons of Singaporean society Read more »| 01 Aug 2019 -
NewsScottish Poetry News: August 2019
A guide to the poetry publications, events and happenings on the way in August Read more »| 31 Jul 2019
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FeaturesRoseanne Watt: On Moder Dy
In 2018, Roseanne Watt won the prestigious Edwin Morgan Poetry Award celebrating the country’s best young poets. She talks to The Skinny about her beautiful prize-winning debut Moder Dy Read more »| 31 Jul 2019 -
Book ReviewsLot by Bryan Washington
Bryan Washington explores the intersections and tumult of those in the margins in fantastic short story collection Lot Read more »| 31 Jul 2019 -
EventsBeth Cochrane and Laura Waddell's Books takeover on EH-FM
Listen back to Beth Cochrane and Laura Waddell's Books takeover on The Skinny's weekly EH-FM slot Read more »| 30 Jul 2019 -
Book ReviewsIdiot Wind by Peter Kaldheim
Peter Kaldheim's honesty and optimistic persistence in every circumstance make for a powerful and compelling narrative Read more »| 30 Jul 2019 -
FeaturesSofie Hagen on her new book Happy Fat
Sofie Hagen brings her new book Happy Fat to the Edinburgh Book Festival – we talk audience responses, changing perceptions, and being Danish in Brexit Britain Read more »| 29 Jul 2019 -
Book ReviewsGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia beautifully weaves the glamour and possibility of the Jazz Age with Mexican folklore, crafting a lush, enthralling coming of age fairytale Read more »| 25 Jul 2019 -
Book ReviewsThe Unmaking of Ellie Rook by Sandra Ireland
Sandra Ireland's new novel tries to fit a lot into its short length, but it's a well-crafted narrative blending fantastical folklore and bleak domestic reality Read more »| 25 Jul 2019 -
Book ReviewsMy Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams
Rachel DeLoache Williams' tale of her relationship with fraudster Anna Delvey is an intimate, methodical look at the pair's relationship Read more »| 23 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsThe Other Side of Freedom: DeRay Mckesson interview
Ahead of his visit as a guest selector at 2019's Edinburgh International Book Festival, DeRay Mckesson speaks to The Skinny about his book – On the Other Side of Freedom – the power of language, and his brilliant events at Charlotte Square Gardens Read more »| 22 Jul 2019