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 ReviewsThe Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan
Alix Nathan's latest is an impressively-written novel let down by a lack of focus on the heart of its intriguing premise Read more »| 18 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival 2019: The Skinny's Highlights
Our books editor picks out five highlights from this year's Edinburgh Book Festival programme Read more »| 15 Jul 2019 -
FeaturesLara Williams on her debut novel Supper Club
Lara Williams' debut novel is about taking up space, particularly bodily space, subverting the expectation that women need to shrink themselves down. We speak to Williams about writing Supper Club, gross food and abject bodies Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
Book ReviewsWater Shall Refuse Them by Lucie McKnight Hardy
Water Shall Refuse Them is a vaporous exploration of malice and teenage angst Read more »| 03 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsUnbound with Edinburgh Gin: 2019 listings
Your nightly guide to the events of Unbound with Edinburgh Gin, taking place in the Book Festival's Spiegeltent, Charlotte Square Gardens, from 9pm. Each and every one is FREE – get down early to secure your seat Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsUnbound: Introducing the 2019 programme
Unbound with Edinburgh Gin is a free, informal and fun programme of night-time events at Edinburgh Book Festival; Roland Gulliver introduces the programme Read more »| 01 Jul 2019
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FestivalsBeyond Unbound
While the Unbound programme takes over the Spiegeltent every night at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, it's the cherry on top of the day, each packed full of amazing authors from across the globe Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsUnbound: Inua Ellams' R.A.P Party
Poetry and hip-hop combine at R.A.P Party. Inua Ellams tells us more Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsUnbound: Outriders Africa
We meet Donna Ogunnaike, one of the writers taking to the stage as part of the new Outriders Africa project Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsStinging Songs: Armellodie Records at Unbound
Scottish record label Armellodie presents three bands and three authors inspired by the Irish Literary Magazine The Stinging Fly Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsUnbound: Finding Home
Poets and performers come together around Finding Home, an event that will explore traditional ideas of home and place, as well as timely political barriers to finding a home, such as borders, nationality and xenophobia Read more »| 01 Jul 2019 -
NewsScottish Poetry News: July 2019
Our guide to the best literary and spoken word events taking place across Scotland this month Read more »| 28 Jun 2019 -
Book ReviewsSweet Home by Wendy Erskine
Wendy Erskine's new short story collection is a collection of tense, insightful snapshots of life Read more »| 26 Jun 2019 -
Book ReviewsMy Past is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkhani
Zeba Talkhani's memoir is a hopeful story of casting off cultural and personal expectations, and fighting for the right to individuality Read more »| 25 Jun 2019 -
FeaturesUniversal stories: Scotland's translation boom
With Highlands-based publisher Sandstone Press winning the world's largest prize for literature in translation, Laura Waddell takes a dive into Scotland's success in the world of translation Read more »| 21 Jun 2019