Street fiction / urban fiction

The Wickedest

‘Atmospheric and intoxicating’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

‘A joyous, lyrical read’ YOMI ADEGOKE

‘Hypnotic and freewheeling’ GUARDIAN

A Guardian Book of the Year

Caleb Femi returns with a landmark, life-affirming new poetry collection, The Wickedest.

The Wickedest

‘Atmospheric and intoxicating’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

‘A joyous, lyrical read’ YOMI ADEGOKE

‘Hypnotic and freewheeling’ GUARDIAN

A Guardian Book of the Year

Caleb Femi returns with a landmark, life-affirming new poetry collection, The Wickedest.

The Wickedest: Unabridged edition

‘Atmospheric and intoxicating’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

‘A joyous, lyrical read’ YOMI ADEGOKE

‘Hypnotic and freewheeling’ GUARDIAN

Caleb Femi returns with a landmark, life-affirming new poetry collection, The Wickedest.

Brown Girls

‘Brown Girls flows like a late night FM-radio dedication to the crew, the block, and the mission. This book’s a gift’ Paul Beatty, author of The Sellout

‘An ode to girlhood’ Raven Leilani, author of Luster

A fiercely poetic coming-of-age novel following a group of young women of colour in Queens, New York.

If I Survive You

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE

‘Dazzling’ GUARDIAN

‘Blistering’ THE TIMES

‘A delight’ DIANA EVANS

‘Fiction written at the highest level’ ANN PATCHETT

‘Hilarious, revelatory’ MARLON JAMES

Vagabonds!

‘Gasp in wonder’ Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf

‘Electrifying’ Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch

‘Gasp-inducing’ AnOther

‘Joyous, defiant’ Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water

‘Visionary’ Guardian

Vagabonds!

‘Gasp in wonder’ Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf

‘Electrifying’ Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch

‘Gasp-inducing’ AnOther

‘Joyous, defiant’ Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water

‘Visionary’ Guardian

Brown Girls

‘Brown Girls flows like a late night FM-radio dedication to the crew, the block, and the mission. This book’s a gift’ Paul Beatty, author of The Sellout

‘An ode to girlhood’ Raven Leilani, author of Luster

A fiercely poetic coming-of-age novel following a group of young women of colour in Queens, New York.

Brown Girls: Unabridged edition

‘Brown Girls flows like a late night FM-radio dedication to the crew, the block, and the mission. This book’s a gift’ Paul Beatty, author of The Sellout

‘An ode to girlhood’ Raven Leilani, author of Luster

A fiercely poetic coming-of-age novel following a group of young women of colour in Queens, New York.

Brown Girls

‘Brown Girls flows like a late night FM-radio dedication to the crew, the block, and the mission. This book’s a gift’ Paul Beatty, author of The Sellout

‘An ode to girlhood’ Raven Leilani, author of Luster

A fiercely poetic coming-of-age novel following a group of young women of colour in Queens, New York.

East of Acre Lane

‘Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion’ Steve McQueen, director of Small Axe

East of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing from celebrated author Alex Wheatle, one of the figures who inspired Steve McQueen’s Small Axe

Brixton Bwoy

An autobiographical novel about a young Jamaican boy who comes to live in England and is sucked into a life of crime he can’t escape.

Selfish People

A female Trainspotting about a young woman who is a romantic but is also determined to overcome the depression of inner-city living in 90s Britain and carve out a life for herself – even if it does means she must become a selfish person to do so.

Maya’s Notebook

The author of ‘The House of the Spirits’ returns with a gritty yet transcendent tale of teenage addiction.

Telegraph Avenue

From the bestselling author of ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’; his first novel in 5 years is a lovingly painted pop-culture epic.

East of Acre Lane

‘Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion’ Steve McQueen, director of Small Axe

East of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing from celebrated author Alex Wheatle, one of the figures who inspired Steve McQueen’s Small Axe

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