A Lick and a Promise by Imelda May

A Lick and a Promise by Imelda MayA Lick and a Promise is the debut poetry collection of one of Ireland's most famed female musicians, Imelda May. Following the release of her first poetry EP Slip Of The Tongue in 2020, this collection contains 104 poems, including two each from both her father and young daughter. Using the themes of Breast, Below, Blood, Eyes, Tongue and Temple, the poems are written in May's absorbing, visceral style and encapsulate heartbreak, sex, nature and

It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood began to be realized by a panic-stricken city

The Romans have long since departed

Theo Decker

reading will always help

Chris Riddell

what was the best strategy to win

will connect with anyone who has triumphed over adversity' Stephen Moss

Agnes Bain has always expected more from life

quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes

A memoir charting RTÉ broadcaster Keelin Shanley's life and brave battle with cancer

but this extraordinary woman found the strength to speak out in the hope that such evil would never happen again

Lord Tennyson was one of the greatest and most beloved poets of the 19th century