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BooksMelissa Benn on Female Representations in the Media
Author and journalist Melissa Benn took time out from Edinburgh International Book Festival in August to educate The Skinny on feminist issues and challenging a media which views women through a distorted lens Read more »| 15 Sep 2014 -
Videos"The level of politicisation that is happening in Scotland right now has to continue" – Stanley Odd
We spoke to Dave Hook from Stanley Odd at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the his influences in spoken word, poetry and hip hop. He also told... Read more »| 15 Sep 2014 -
BooksSpeaking Out: An Interview with Hollie McNish
Poet, mother, lover, daughter, friend, feminist and proper author Hollie McNish is one of the UK’s best-known spoken word artists. In a rare free moment ahead of her October tour, She chats to The Skinny about luck, poetry and YouTube comments Read more »| 05 Sep 2014 -
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Linda Grant: Abrasions of the Past
Author Linda Grant has clothed past insecurities with a confidence drawn from her series of highly acclaimed novels, the most recent being Upstairs at the Party. She takes time out from Edinburgh International Book Festival to discuss just how Read more »| 03 Sep 2014 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014: Reflections on Murakami
As an almost unbearable anticipation grew ahead of Haruki Murakami's Scottish trip, we take a look at the man behind the well-managed mystique and reflect upon his appearance at Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Time to Fight for Feminism
Baxter and Cosslett set up their blog Vagenda Magazine in 2012 to – in their own words – ‘call bullshit' on the mainstream women&rsquo... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014
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Salena Godden: Narrating the Times
The indefinable black, punk, feminist poet, writer and performer; most succinctly termed by Kerrang as ‘Everything the Daily Mail is terrified of’ – Salena Godden talks tears, laughter and the poetry of toilet walls and lovers' whispers Read more »| 21 Aug 2014 -
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Letters Home: Grid Iron Theatre Company @ Edinburgh International Book Festival
Just a minute or two into the bludgeoning that is Christos Tsiolkas’ Eve and Cain, it seemed as if it might be a gruelling night traipsing around ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2014 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Good Low-Cost Food
Food is, and always has been, a political issue. As writers and activists Mike Small and Andrew Whitley address the comfortably full tent at Edinburgh Intern... Read more »| 16 Aug 2014 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Stuart Kelly on Moby-Dick
It shouldn’t be possible to get the breadth and depth of a Great American Novel into 90 minutes, but with Stuart Kelly at the helm of the seminar, we j... Read more »| 16 Aug 2014 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: William McIlvanney
It's preposterous to imagine the works of William McIlvanney being out of print, yet just two years ago this was the case – before the good people at C... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Letters Live
It’s the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s opening night, and Shaun Usher and Simon Garfield are delivering either a rallying cry or ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
BooksHypnagogic Hip: The Work of Haruki Murakami
As Haruki Murakami, aka Japan's greatest living author, travels west to Edinburgh International Book Festival, The Skinny takes a look at this reticent genius whose work often sits in that surreal landscape between dreams and reality Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
UnboundTake a Long Hard Look at your Shelf: Rachel McCrum
Rachel McCrum of Rally & Broad, the Edinburgh cabaret of words, music and lyrical delights, will toast the finale of Jura Unbound on 25 Aug Read more »| 08 Aug 2014 -
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The Lives in Letters: An Interview with Shaun Usher and Simon Garfield
The lost art of letter writing will brought to life at Edinburgh International Book Festival by Simon Garfield, Shaun Usher and a host of performing friends at their event, Letters Live Read more »| 06 Aug 2014