The War BabyThe War Baby is a compelling account of bravery and betrayal in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. Amid the last, faltering, steps to repulse General Franco's fascists, a young British Communist, Frank Brendan, heads to Barcelona on behalf of the Party. He becomes part of a hedonistic elite at the helm of what's left of Republican Spain before being sent to the battle front during the ill fated Ebro offensive of 1938 Republican Spain's last stand

Rosanna Warren

Khaled Mattawa: Poem Dark Anthem

remapping of boundaries would require a full transformation of English

an imprint of Peepal Tree

Translation sends it down the tradewinds

al-Maghut was almost a household name in the Arab world

something Scotellaro no doubt kept for the hustings and public meetings

They are all heroes worth celebrating

" - Zoë Fairbairns

Guest Editor: Saadi A Simawe

he realises that handling animals needs subtlety as well as strength

Judith Kazantzis Tender Spot by Naomi Shibab Nye