PermafrostPermafrosts no bullshit lesbian narrator is an uninhibited lover and a wickedly funny observer of modern life. Desperate to get out of Barcelona, she goes to Brussels, because a city whose symbol is a little boy pissing was a city I knew I would like; as an au pair in Scotland, she develops a hatred of the colour green. And everywhere she goes, she tries to break out of the roles set for her by family and society, chasing escape wherever it can be

Fans of his children’s books will enjoy the way these poems combine the silly and the sinister to catch the surrealism of everyday life

It is a meditation on the disaster movie of History – from Gilgamesh and Donald Trump via Mao Zedong's little-known stint on the Northern club circuit

Yannis Ritsos

The mix of new and old

He has published two collections of poetry

[The Journey to Tell al-Lahm]

Samuel Shimon – The Assyrian Bear

In 2012 he coached his school team to win the biggest ever national UK youth slam

Isaac and I is the autobiography of Chris Searle

All the rest home doors have name tags

into transnational historical context

He therefore dreams of literature that cures the need for literature