Books
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BooksNisha Ramayya on her new poetry collection Fantasia
We talk with poet and academic Nisha Ramayya about her latest poetry collection Fantasia, and the constellation of influences and touchstones that inform her practice Read more »| 08 Aug 2024 -
BooksN.S Nuseibeh on Palestinian essay collection Namesake
We chat with British-Palestinian author N.S. Nuseibeh about her essay collection Namesake, and connecting her life and experiences with her warrior ancestor Nusayba Bint Ka’ab Read more »| 08 Aug 2024 -
BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival announce 2024 programme
Amid controversy about its commercial chief sponsor, the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2024 programme. With a new festival director, a new venue and a new outlook, it’s all change Read more »| 05 Jun 2024 -
BooksEdinburgh Book Festival reveals first events for 2024
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has corralled some hugely popular authors for its new programme The Front List, with Richard Osman, Salman Rushdie and Dolly Alderton among the best-sellers due to appear at McEwan Hall Read more »| 16 Apr 2024 -
BooksDevorah Baum, Alva Gotby and Sophie K Rosa on what radical love looks like
Ahead of their event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, we ask authors Devorah Baum, Alva Gotby and Sophie K Rosa about their most utopian imagination of what love can look like Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
BooksCamilla Grudova on Children of Paradise and The Coiled Serpent
We chat to Camilla Grudova, author of the creepy Children of Paradise and upcoming short story collection The Coiled Serpent, about capitalist horror, British class politics, and why people can't flush the toilet Read more »| 03 Aug 2023
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BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival 2023: The programme
The Edinburgh Book Festival returns to the Edinburgh College of Art this August for its 40th year – here's a look at the 2023 programme Read more »| 14 Jun 2023 -
BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival: Week two recap
As another August comes to an end, we look back on highlights of the final week of Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 30 Aug 2022 -
BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival: Week one recap
Now the first week of Edinburgh International Book Festival 2022 has been and gone, members of The Skinny team look back at some of the highlights Read more »| 23 Aug 2022 -
BooksHarry Josephine Giles on a golden age of trans fiction
Ahead of an Edinburgh Book Festival event with Shola van Reinhold and Torrey Peters, Harry Josephine Giles discusses the ever-changing world of trans literature Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival: 2022 preview
As Edinburgh International Book Festival returns with a programme of in-person and streamed events, we pull out a few highlights Read more »| 27 Jun 2022 -
BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival: Week two recap
As the Edinburgh International Book Festival draws to a close for 2021, we recap a handful of highlights from their second week of hybrid literary entertainment Read more »| 31 Aug 2021 -
BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival: Week one recap
As Edinburgh International Book Festival returns in hybrid form for 2021, The Skinny team have been diving into some of the programme highlights – here's our recap of week one Read more »| 23 Aug 2021 -
BooksOnwards & Upwards: Edinburgh Book Festival preview
As the Edinburgh International Book Festival returns for 2021 in a new location with a new hybrid set-up, we dive into the highlights of their programme, which looks to celebrate the ideas and stories for a changing world Read more »| 10 Aug 2021 -
BooksNina Mingya Powles on Small Bodies of Water
Nan Shepherd Prize winner Nina Mingya Powles discusses her new book Small Bodies of Water, periods, nature writing and colonialism Read more »| 05 Aug 2021