books

Caroline Maldonado finds there are many possible ways of reading this chapbook of poems by Susan Wicks with artwork by Elizabeth Clayman

Thomas Ovans enjoys picking his way through some of the intricate twists and turns of Kate Atkinson’s prize-winning novel

Merryn Williams welcomes a new book by John Pikoulis which relates the poetry of Alun Lewis to the circumstances surrounding his tragic death in 1944

Poetry and Science are skilfully mixed in a new collection by Canadian poet Alice Major

Emma Lee finds a sense of place and atmosphere in Caroline Maldonado’s new chapbook

Fiona Sinclair finds it possible to enter wholeheartedly into the world of Ann Drysdale’s poetry

John Forth finds several vantage points from which to survey a new collection from John Lucas

Ruth Valentine takes a thoughtful look at the many ways to appreciate Tamar Yoseloff’s New & Selected

The illustrator Tom Adams shares some insights into how he produces his memorable book jackets

Merryn Williams is good at finding poetry in the highs and lows of human affairs

John Lucas welcomes Neil Curry’s re-assessment of the poetic achievements of William Cowper

Rosie Johnston applauds the timeliness of Yvonne Green’s challenging new collection