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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Tv RadioAmazon are adapting Iain M Banks’ Culture novels into a new series
The Culture, the fictional interstellar utopian society imagined in the sci-fi novels of Iain M. Banks, is being adapted by Amazon Studios’ television wing Read more »| 22 Feb 2018 -
Book ReviewsDark Pines by Will Dean
The first book in this new crime fiction series is a compelling and deftly written crime drama Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
EventsMuriel Spark at 100: The Crème de la Crème
On the eve of Muriel Spark's 100th birthday, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Birlinn and the Lyceum present Crème de la Crème, a guided tour through her life Read more »| 01 Feb 2018 -
Book Reviews
In The Pines by Erik Kriek
Five ominous murder ballads are explored by graphic novelist Erik Kriek, in this new English translation Read more »| 31 Jan 2018 -
Book Reviews
The Woman at 1,000 Degrees by Hallgrímur Helgason
A historical novel unlike many others, The Women at 1,000 Degrees is an original (if somewhat uncomfortable) read Read more »| 30 Jan 2018 -
Features
Scottish Poetry News – February 2018
Our correspondent takes a look at February's finest poetry events across central Scotland, and the releases to watch out for in this month's column Read more »| 29 Jan 2018
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Book Reviews
Eat Up! by Ruby Tandoh
Ruby Tandoh's first food memoir is an effortless blend of pop culture, anecdote and old-school food writing Read more »| 29 Jan 2018 -
FeaturesPatrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele on When They Call You A Terrorist
Three women came together to form an active response to systemic racism – the Black Lives Matter movement. We talk to co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors and journalist asha bandele as new book When They Call You A Terrorist hits shelves Read more »| 25 Jan 2018 -
Book Reviews
Banthology: Stories from Unwanted Nations
Banthology challenges nations being cut off and silenced, and features work from authors from the seven countries impacted by Donald Trump's 2017 travel ban Read more »| 25 Jan 2018 -
Book Reviews
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock is a masterful debut novel from Imogen Hermes Gowar, set in a richly textured London in the 1700s Read more »| 25 Jan 2018 -
Tv Radio
Watch the first trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale season 2
The award-winning show returns for a second series, and the first trailer suggests that life in the Republic of Gilead will be even more bleak for women – but resistance could be in the air Read more »| 15 Jan 2018 -
Book Reviews
Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith
The new collection by American poet Danez Smith is a truly unique and resonant read Read more »| 12 Jan 2018 -
Features
The Prime of Muriel Spark
As we begin the year of Muriel Spark's centenary celebrations, writers share how she influenced them, making a case for her placement as Scotland's great writer Read more »| 10 Jan 2018 -
Book Reviews
Bloody January by Alan Parks
From the moneyed elite to groupies, and the brutal gangs of an urban wasteland, Bloody January navigates the underbelly of 1970s Glasgow. Read more »| 08 Jan 2018 -
Features
Scottish Poetry News: January 2018
A whirlwind tour of the poetry happenings for January through Rabbie Burns and beyond Read more »| 05 Jan 2018