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There is something about the boy. When he is angry, clouds darken. When he cries, rivers burst their banks. And when he touches a basketball, deities want courtside seats. Half Nigerian mortal, half Grecian god: Demi is the Half-God of Rainfall. His mother, Modupe, looks on with a mixture of pride and worry. From close encounters, she knows that gods are just like men: the same fragile egos, the same subsequent fury, the same sense of entitlement to the bodies of mortals. The gods will one day tire of sports fans, their fickle allegiances and their prayers to Demi.

Ink Tales reinvigorates fairy tales and myths from around the world, breaking barriers and challenging stereotypes throughout. Travel across oceans and discover the vengeful wrath of a River God in Kayo Chingonyi's West African tale. Soar too close to the sun with Inua Ellam's timely story of a...

LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021 Including essays from the author published for the first time in print 'I was blown away by this book' BERNARDINE EVARISTO The Actual is a symphony of personal and political fury sometimes probing delicately, sometimes burning with raw energy. In...

Ten extraordinary stories from asylum seekers and refugees Told to ten acclaimed writers One powerful testament to what happens when we choose love Across the globe, more than 117 million people have been forced from their homes by conflict and crisis. Behind that vast number are individual...