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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Features11 of Scotland's Best Independent Bookshops
Big or small, old or new, Scotland's bookshops are amazing, and we're here to highlight the best Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
Features
David Keenan introduces For The Good Times
David Keenan discusses The Troubles, mobster humour, and his second novel For The Good Times Read more »| 25 Jan 2019 -
Book ReviewsFor The Good Times by David Keenan
David Keenan's new novel takes a mystic and poetic look at Belfast during The Troubles, capturing its sound and fury first-hand Read more »| 25 Jan 2019 -
TheatreLouise Welsh on Scottish Opera's Anthropocene
Ahead of the premiere of Anthropocene, author Louise Welsh discusses her fourth opera, collaborating with composer Stuart MacRae, and traditional opera’s “women problem” Read more »| 22 Jan 2019 -
Book Reviews
Virtuoso by Yelena Moskovich
Marked by an uneasy sense of the surreal and a slow sensation of dread, Virtuoso is a challenging – but rewarding – read Read more »| 14 Jan 2019 -
Book Reviews
Katalin Street by Magda Szabó
As a reminder of the impact of war on humans who survive it, Katalin Street is stark, and at times harrowing Read more »| 10 Jan 2019
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Book Reviews
Salt on Your Tongue by Charlotte Runcie
Writing with an intriguing mix of beauty and straightforwardness, Charlotte Runcie explores women and the sea – and the extraordinary power that resides in both Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
Book ReviewsOliver Loving by Stefan Merrill Block
Murky, beautiful and haunting, Stefan Merrill Block's novel considers the impact of racial divide Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
Book Reviews
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Oyinkan Braithwaite's debut is a comically clever tale of sisterly dynamics Read more »| 08 Jan 2019 -
Book Reviews
Jokes for the Gunmen by Mazen Maarouf
Mazen Maarouf’s collection deftly tells the story of a world that’s been knocked on its head Read more »| 08 Jan 2019 -
News
Scottish Poetry News – January 2019
Book groups, poetry slams and an exciting project bringing literature to the streets of Edinburgh all feature in our first spoken word round-up of 2019 Read more »| 08 Jan 2019 -
Features
Nina Bhadreshwar on Death Row Records, 2Pac and Finding CC
Writer and former hip-hop journalist Nina Bhadreshwar's new memoir shares intimate details of her pen pal correspondence with 2Pac and her time at mega-label Death Row Records Read more »| 14 Dec 2018 -
Features
The Skinny's Best Books of 2018
With 2018 coming to a close, we asked The Skinny editors and books team to tell us about their favourite books they've read over the past twelve months Read more »| 10 Dec 2018 -
Book ReviewsStill Lives by Maria Hummel
Still Lives presents an interesting premise, but fails to see it through Read more »| 07 Dec 2018 -
Book Reviews
Exposure by Olivia Sudjic
Giving insight into mental health and modern anxieties, Olivia Sudjic's Exposure is a fascinating peek into the artist’s private rooms Read more »| 05 Dec 2018