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.
-
FestivalsUnbound 2017: Stornoway to India
When virtuoso artists from Indian and Scottish folk traditions combine, the results are rich and rewarding. We speak to musicians Dalbir Singh Rattan and James Yorkston to find what they will bring to two sides of the same night at Unbound Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsUnbound 2017: A Taste of Babble On
A taste of what you can expect over Unbound's riotous middle weekend, from three performers from the Babble On section of the programme Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsUnbound 2017: Introducing Fun Lovin' Crime Writers
Six of the UK's top crime writers will try not to kill a tune when they hit the Unbound stage as The Fun Lovin' Crime Writers, so we asked them each to soundtrack murder scenes from their own books Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
Festivals
Unbound 2017: Dive Queer Party
Dive have been redefining the Scottish queer club scene in recent years. Now they plan to leave their mark on Unbound, bringing their riotous party to the Spiegeltent. Annabel and Annabel explain the fun and importance of these safe spaces Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsUnbound 2017: The Last Poets
Some call them the true Godfathers of Hip-Hop and whether you've heard of them or not, you've definitely heard 'em. The Last Poets come to Unbound to see if "y'all are the gangsters that everybody says you are." Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
Festivals
Unbound 2017: An introduction
As day becomes night, Unbound opens for free literary events in the Spiegeltent during Edinburgh International Book Festival – 16 nights of music and performance, viewing the festival's grand themes through the looking glass Read more »| 04 Jul 2017
-
Festivals
Unbound 2017: The Programme
A night by night guide to goings on in the Charlotte Square Spiegeltent. Events kick off at 9pm, although you might want to arrive half an hour earlier to join the queue (or more, if it looks like a popular choice). Each is, as always, completely free Read more »| 04 Jul 2017 -
News
Virtual festival Scot Lit Fest reveals 2017 events
Virtual book festival Scot Lit Fest returns for its second year with a lineup that includes Scotland’s Makar Jackie Kay, Helen McClory and Michael Pedersen among many others Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
Book Reviews
Every Fox is a Rabid Fox by Harry Gallon
Robert is an unintentional killer. Not only did he fatally elbow his twin sister out of their mother’s womb, he is also responsible for the death of hi... Read more »| 29 Jun 2017 -
FeaturesWalls Come Tumbling Down by Daniel Rachel
Walls Come Tumbling Down charts the formation of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge across two decades where artists and activists joined forces to ma... Read more »| 28 Jun 2017 -
Book Reviews
Typewriters, Bombs, Jellyfish: Essays by Tom McCarthy
Typewriters, Bombs, Jellyfish is the first collection of essays from Tom McCarthy, a novelist twice nominated for the Man Booker prize for C and Satin Island... Read more »| 28 Jun 2017 -
Features
New York State of Mind: Don Winslow on The Force
Crime epics are US author Don Winslow’s stock in trade. With his most recent, The Force, he moves the narrative from his well tread setting of the Mexican borderlands to New York, exploring police corruption in the rotten apple Read more »| 28 Jun 2017 -
News
Michael Pedersen & Scott Hutchison team up on Oyster
The Neu! Reekie! co-founder and the Frightened Rabbit frontman collaborate on Pedersen's new poetry collection Award-winning poet Michael Pedersen has annou... Read more »| 13 Jun 2017 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Book Festival unveils 2017 programme
This year's Edinburgh International Book Festival features authors from over 50 countries Read more »| 13 Jun 2017 -
Features
A new Cold War: Hwang Sok-yong on a divided Korea
Hwang Sok-yong has been silenced through censorship, exile & prison walls, yet his voice is widely considered the most important in Korean literature. As Familiar Things publishes in translation, he talks about his life, his writing and his divided nation Read more »| 12 Jun 2017