A few new releases to keep your eyes peeled for…

Daughter, Arise by Yvonne Ellis

OSTRACISED by her family after she told the truth about her father sexually abusing her, 13-year-old Yvonne was taken into care and found herself in a world of despair. Labelled as a problem child by the state, at the age of 16 she was abusing alcohol, drugs and became pregnant. This true story tells how God can save the most wayward of souls.

Out now through Tate Publishing

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Selected Poems by L.S. Kimberley

A COLLECTION of poems by the Trinidadian author explores delicate issues of race, love and mental health. Featuring the poems I Loved Browning, The Song Of The Sick and Stealthy Beggar, the collection conjures up images of loneliness and deep longing.

Out now through Stepping Out Theatre Company

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Oliver Twisted by JD Sharpe (and Charles Dickens)

MANY authors have taken a classic novel and mixed it with popular culture horror. The saying, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,’ normally comes to mind in these cases, but Oliver Twisted is different. Sharpe has kept the best bits of Dickens’ classic and injected a wickedly dark undercurrent, full of vampires, zombies and defenceless orphans. A good read.

Out next month through Electric Monkey Books