Sleep: A Poem for Every Quiet Hour of the Night
An insightful and empathetic collection of around ninety poems on the topic of sleep (or lack of it), curated by Allie Esiri.
An insightful and empathetic collection of around ninety poems on the topic of sleep (or lack of it), curated by Allie Esiri.
‘Atmospheric and intoxicating’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS
‘A joyous, lyrical read’ YOMI ADEGOKE
‘Hypnotic and freewheeling’ GUARDIAN
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
WINNER OF THE SKY ARTS POETRY AWARD 2025
Caleb Femi returns with a landmark, life-affirming new poetry collection, The Wickedest.
‘A feast for mind and soul, a treasure trove of insights into the enigmatic and enchanting world of the birds we share our lives with but barely notice. I have learnt so much. Every page is a thrill. Bird School has opened my eyes’ Isabella Tree, author of Wilding
Step into the hide for a glorious new encounter with the British wild
‘Hannah’s words are quite literally alive with beauty and honesty.’ ―Jessica Urlichs, Sunday Times bestselling author of Beautiful Chaos
‘Beautiful, simple, magical.” — Viv Groskop, bestselling author of How to Own the Room and One Ukrainian Summer
‘I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration’ PHILIP PULLMAN
‘One of Britain’s greatest writers’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Alan Garner’s world is unbearably beautiful and dangerous’GUARDIAN
Publishing as a standalone collection for the first time, and featuring new, never-before-published poems
‘Powerful, capacious and profound’ OCEAN VUONG
‘A book you won’t soon forget’ ILYA KAMINSKY
‘Astonishing’ TERRANCE HAYES
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE
A new edition of Tolkien’s Tree and Leaf, complete with his rare translation and commentary of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, the Battle of Maldon.
Christopher Tolkien’s masterly translation of the Icelandic Heidrek’s Saga, including the dramatic Battle of the Goths and the Huns, the lyrical Waking of Angantyr, and the unique riddle-contest between King Heidrek and the god Odin.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
–Robert Frost
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER UNLEARN
‘Refreshing’ Gary John Bishop, author of Unfu*k Yourself
‘The straight-talking best friend everyone needs’ Lilly Singh, author of How to Be a Bawse