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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Book ReviewsInto the Wreck by Susannah Dickey
Susannah Dickey's novel Into the Wreck explores the aftermath of a man's death through his remaining family members Read more »| 07 Apr 2026 -
Book ReviewsOn the Bus Without a Phone by Babak Ganjei
Visual artist Babak Ganjei brings out an idiosyncratic novella of everyday, low-level dread Read more »| 02 Apr 2026 -
EventsScottish Books Events: April 2026
First Date, Edinburgh's romance book festival, returns at the end of the month. Elsewhere, Polly Barton launches her debut novel and there's a poetry open mic at Glasgow Zine Library Read more »| 31 Mar 2026 -
FeaturesShahed Ezaydi on The Othered Woman, white feminism and Islamophobia
We chat with author and journalist Shahed Ezaydi on her debut book The Othered Woman and her years of research into the harms of white feminism Read more »| 31 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsOctober by Nur Turkmani
Across multiple Octobers, Lebanese poet Nur Turkmani explores ideas of memory, love and transformation Read more »| 30 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsMy Lover, The Rabbi by Wayne Koestenbaum
Cult gay poet and writer Wayne Koestenbaum finally gets a UK release with his latest book, My Lover, The Rabbi Read more »| 27 Mar 2026
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Book ReviewsThe Delusions by Jenni Fagan
Jenni Fagan's intensely humanist novel explores the administrative structures of the afterlife Read more »| 13 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsMirrorstage by Peter Scalpello
Poet Peter Scalpello turns his hand to prose in this psychedelic exploration of queerness and addiction Read more »| 12 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsSpoiled Milk by Avery Curran
Something deadly is lurking in the background of Briarley School for Girls in this queer Gothic boarding school novel Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsBody Double by Hanna Johansson
People disappear into others in this enigmatic Hitchcockian thriller Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
FeaturesBest Friends Forever?: Sarvat Hasin on new novel Strange Girls
In Sarvat Hasin's beautiful friendship break-up book Strange Girls, the intimacies, co-dependencies, and queernesses of female friendship prompt a crisis Read more »| 09 Mar 2026 -
EventsScottish Books Events: March 2026
StAnza, St Andrews' poetry festival, returns this month while elsewhere there are book launches from Isabel Waidner, Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Read more »| 03 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsLean Cat, Savage Cat by Lauren J. Joseph
In Lauren J. Joseph's Lean Cat, Savage Cat, a charismatic Bowie-like figure appears in a woman's life, opening up questions around ambiguity, identity and desire Read more »| 24 Feb 2026 -
Book ReviewsSuckerfish by Ashani Lewis
Ashani Lewis' highly atmospheric novel Suckerfish explores the tangled relationships between mothers and daughters Read more »| 24 Feb 2026 -
FeaturesSophie Robinson on her debut novel Prairie Oyster
Acclaimed poet Sophie Robinson chats to us about her debut novel Prairie Oyster, and why poetry wasn't enough to tell this particular story Read more »| 19 Feb 2026