Luke Kennard’s The Book of Jonah reimagines the biblical figure as a reluctant, globe‑trotting “prophet” who avoids his calling by taking arts development, PR and consultancy jobs. Blending surreal comedy and picaresque adventure, the book follows his encounters with errant writers, artists and fixers while satirizing the emptiness of the hero’s journey, cuts to arts funding, and contemporary literary culture.

The New Carthaginians is a poetry collection that blends history, myth and memory through three linked figures—a poet, a Black Icarus and a resurrected Jean-Michel Basquiat—moving through an altered timeline. It meditates on flight and falling, art and identity, and uses collage-like lyric sequences to rework familiar symbols and imagine new myths that challenge the othering of Black life.

Southernmost is a collection of sonnets in which Leo Boix moves between his childhood Argentina and a new life in England, exploring memory, queer love, family loss, and the long shadows of colonialism and political violence. Intimate and rooted in Latin American landscapes and folklore, the poems map migration, identity, and desire without revealing specific plot details.

A collection of poems that examines how ideas of value—personal, cultural and economic—play out amid housing precarity, environmental crisis and aging. Drawing on the poet’s rural background, the work links corporate control of land and food to climate-driven change while finding moments of wonder and resilience in nonhuman life—trees, animals and recurring natural details—that suggest ways to endure and renew.

Avidya is a poetry collection that follows a migrant life between Sri Lanka, the UK and the US, blending personal family history with memories of war, displacement and separation. The poems draw on myth, philosophy and spirituality to examine political crises and the ways parents transmit strength and fear to their children, offering sensual, reflective meditations without revealing plot details.

Chaotic Good is a poetry collection that follows a speaker’s reinvention after personal upheaval. Across five sections the poems move between childhood, adolescence, marriage and the aftermath of divorce to explore how identity, desire, power and moral choices are shaped by relationships and circumstance. The tone is intimate and immediate, examining trauma and self-discovery without revealing specific events.

Minx is a lyrical poetry collection that follows an Anglo‑Romani family, focusing on two sisters and their mother as they navigate a vibrant yet precarious world of tradition, music and marginal livelihoods. When the sisters are placed into care and separated, their bond and survival are tested. Using playful, experimental forms, the poems explore belonging, identity and cultural loss without revealing plot specifics.

Nature Matters, curated by Mona Arshi and Karen McCarthy Woolf, is an anthology of nature poetry that centers Black and Asian voices from past and present. It traces historical and contemporary approaches to ecological questions—climate, protest, urban and rural environments, solitude and formal experimentation—offering varied perspectives on how people relate to the natural world.

A collection of poems by Simon Armitage that reimagines the fragile, ingenious homes of animals—squirrel dreys, beaver lodges, hives and more—inspired by the restored landscape of the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Using vivid imagery, riddle and folklore, the poems blur human and natural boundaries and reflect on the vulnerability of these habitats to environmental threats.

Foretokens is a lyrical collection in which Sarah Howe examines family, memory and belonging. Centered on the story of her mother—found as an abandoned baby in early Communist China and raised by another woman—the poems sift through emigration, language and inherited narratives as the poet, now a mother herself, re-reads and remakes a fragmented past. Intimate and reflective, the book traces what is lost and recovered across generations without revealing specific plot details.

That Broke Into Shining Crystals is a poetry collection that probes trauma, revelation, and survival through a radical queer perspective. In three interlocking sections, Richard Scott uses still-life freezes, a reworking of Andrew Marvell’s language in the poem “Coy,” and recurring crystal and gemstone imagery to explore fracture, agency, and moments of uplift without revealing narrative details.

A boy goes from shop to shop asking for everyday things but keeps being given animals that trail along with him. Playful rhymes and lively illustrations turn the misunderstandings into a funny, read-aloud story with a lighthearted twist at the end.

Since the dawn of time a mythical Great Bear has guarded the oceans and the balance of life. When a single creature upends that balance, the Great Bear must confront the change. Rich, hand-painted illustrations accompany a gentle, hopeful tale about the fragility and resilience of the natural world.

A young girl reflects on belonging to two cultures, tracing how her family’s journey, ancestral traditions, memories of visits home, and everyday experiences shape her identity. Through gentle prose and vivid scenes she discovers how her roots, her parents’ dreams, and the people and books that influenced her come together to make her who she is.

Omnibird invites readers to see birds differently by introducing the idea of the “Omnibird”—the shared features of all birds—and uses 12 common species to explore anatomy, behavior, feathers, eggs, and flight. It’s a short, accessible guide to noticing remarkable details in everyday birds.

A mischievous team of donuts led by Sprinkles plots hilarious schemes for world domination while sticky Jammyboi, fact‑loving Dadnut and Lil’ Timmy, and quirky Spronky add chaos — all while their arch‑nemeses, the bagels, secretly plot against them. A fast, funny, full‑color comic adventure for young readers.

Con is a boy struggling with anger and the fallout after his father leaves — his friendships and school life suffer as a result. When his neighbor Mr Williams invites him to help care for a flock of homing pigeons, Con begins to learn responsibility, trust and hope. As he cares for the birds, he starts to imagine they might help him find the connection he’s lost.

In gothic Temstown, three cousins—Mina, Buffy and Bella—discover they are descendants of Dracula. Guided by an ancient book and a talking raven, they start a vampire healing company that treats rather than hunts vampires, using newfound powers to investigate strange happenings in the town.

Cassia Thorne leads a double life in 19th‑century London—selling ballads by day and spending nights in Fleet Prison. When children begin vanishing from the streets, Cassia teams up with a young pickpocket, Teo, and their friend Felix to investigate, uncovering a sinister conspiracy, strange men in blue coats, and rumors of a beast in the city's deep tunnels. A tense, atmospheric, supernatural mystery set in the underbelly of Victorian London.

Lark flees Northaven with her mother in search of sanctuary, while Nightingale is forced to wield her songlight against her own people. As Piper rises in rank and Rye stumbles upon an airship, a fragile peace starts to unravel.

An illustrated, accessible history of queer activism that traces key moments—from the Stonewall uprising and early Pride rallies to the history of drag and ballroom—through stories of resistance, community and resilience. It highlights notable figures and everyday people whose lives and struggles shaped the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, presented in vivid, characterful artwork.

As civil war engulfs their country, three siblings set out to find their missing father, navigating landmines, armed soldiers and child kidnappers as they struggle for survival and a chance at safety and reconciliation.

Fred is Existor@stmarks online — a confident, popular gamer — but in real life he’s ignored and unhappy. When his gaming persona becomes known at school he starts spreading outrageous rumours to gain attention, only for the lies to escalate and cause real harm. The story follows the fallout and Fred’s struggle to be accepted for who he truly is, without revealing major plot twists.