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George the Poet @ Edinburgh Book Festival, 21 Aug
George the Poet on spoken word, traditional poetry and his personal history at the Book Festival. Read more »| 31 Aug 2015 -
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Edinburgh Book Festival: Yuri Herrera & Julia Rochester
First Book Award nominees Yuri Herrera and Julia Rochester come to the Edinburgh Book Festival. Read more »| 31 Aug 2015 -
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A L Kennedy @ Edinburgh Book Festival, 18 Aug
Author A L Kennedy discusses her new novel Serious Sweet, and contributing to the Doctor Who canon with The Droston's Curse Read more »| 31 Aug 2015 -
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Hermione Lee @ Edinburgh Book Festival, 20 Aug
Hermione Lee discusses archivists, Virginia Woolf and Penelope Fitzgerald at the Book Festival. Read more »| 28 Aug 2015 -
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Edinburgh Book Festival: Sean Michaels & Anna Smaill
The Us Conductors and The Chimes authors discuss their latest novels at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Read more »| 28 Aug 2015 -
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Limmy @ Edinburgh Book Festival, 22 Aug
Glasgow comedian Limmy appears at the Book Festival to read from his first book Daft Wee Stories. Read more »| 28 Aug 2015
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Edinburgh Book Festival: John Darnielle & Gavin Extence
John Darnielle and Gavin Extence discuss mental health and their latest novels – Wolf In White Van and The Mirror World of Melody Black respectively – at the Edinburgh Book Festival Read more »| 24 Aug 2015 -
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Joanne Harris @ Edinburgh Book Festival, 16 Aug
Joanne Harris, discussing The Gospel of Loki as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
Unbound
Lydia Kavina talks theremins and Jura Unbound
Joining author Sean Michaels at The Skinny's Unbound night will be Lydia Kavina, the world's leading thereminist, grand-niece and protegé of its master inventor. We speak to her about Léon Termen's curious legacy Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
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Defecting from Dear Leader: Hyeonseo Lee
In advance of her Edinburgh International Book Festival appearance, The Skinny talks to Hyeonseo Lee – the girl with seven names – about her sad and beautiful memoir of disenfranchisement and defection from North Korea Read more »| 07 Aug 2015 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Festivals 2015: Top 5 picks
Our section editors narrow their Edinburgh Festivals picks down to a tick-'em-off-as-you-go top 5... Read more »| 27 Jul 2015 -
Unbound
White Van Man: John Darnielle brings his novel to Jura Unbound
John Darnielle, the mind behind The Mountain Goats, graces Jura Unbound under his novelist guise – with Mull Historical Society's Colin MacIntyre adding melody. We ponder the gaps his work explores: between childhood and adult life; reality and fantasy. Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
Unbound
The Skinny is Ten: Theremin Lies the Truth
Over ten years The Skinny has grown into Scotland’s cultural barometer, so we will throw our hands in the air and throw a party. Author Sean Michaels witnessed our very beginnings so brings his magical and melodious new novel to our gathering Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
Unbound
Poetic Justice: Spoken Word takes Centre Stage at Jura Unbound
Find out how and where to get your word fix on these upcoming summer nights Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
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Jura Unbound: From Cutting Teeth to Cutting Edge
Six years ago, the improper child of the Book Festival proper was born. So to celebrate an eventful journey and introduce 2015, we share some wine and words with Roland Gulliver, the man we must all thank and blame Read more »| 02 Jul 2015