The Book LoversThe kidnap of a rebellious heiress leads Inspector Nightjar into a steampunk underworld of brain love, greed and revolution. Can the Raven Method uncover the big Truth? What powers Thousand Tower City? Why are books telling unfamiliar stories? How cosy is anarchy? Steve Aylett, author of LINT (chosen by Stewart Lee on R4's A Good Read) and Slaughtermatic, returns in this fizzing caper about the good sin of thinking for yourself. "In the whole of

then visits the lives (and deaths) of Shakespeare’s greatest characters after the final curtain fell

with a renowned shrine in his name in the city of Marrakesh

picked from more than 1500 poems from throughout the world

soldiers and charity workers

Chris Kamara

Colin McGuire

"Gerald Dawe is an explorer

Jane Smiley

The explosion of the arts and culture looms large

nine poems

saying the things that must be said

Nora Chassler's book-length poem The Minnow Would Be Lost is a deeply imaginative