In Christopher Reid's marvellous new collection, a schoolboy furtively and thrillingly drops a marble through the top of his desk so that it makes its way in darkness along a complicated chute of books, rulers and rubbish, only to emerge from a hole in the base and be caught deftly in his other hand.

What emerges is a compelling portrait of the four musicians themselves, as well as a fresh insight into close-knit entourage that protected them, from Peter Grant to Richard Cole to Ahmet Ertegun, giant figures from long-vanished world of 1970s rock. This book is a history, adventures, myths and realities of this legendary and powerful of bands.

New paperback edition of the novel from the dazzlingly talented author of the Baileys-shortlisted Outline.

An utterly enchanting, eerie novel that sits alongside The Children of Green Knowe and Moondial, and has been described as the very best time-travel novels for children.

A title that combines Wildean pastiche, political history, artistic debate, spoof reminiscence, and song-and-dance in judicious proportions. It is a Joycean web of literary allusions. It also includes a new preface by the author, and revisions made by him for a revival at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London, in October 2016.

Here come the roots of the Shadow Tree. Whatever they touch will never get free. Liska lives in Arborven, a city surrounding an extraordinary tree that gives all those living there special powers.

This is narration with all its senses alert, a surprising and deeply essential work from a beacon of contemporary literature. Praise for Open City: 'Open City is not a loud novel, nor a thriller, nor a nail-biter.

The poems collected in Tribute: Three Commemorative Poems were composed by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage for three significant royal occasions.