The DossierMichael OBrien was notoriously falsely imprisoned for the murder of a Cardiff newsagent in 1988. His sentence was overturned in 1999 and he successfully sued South Wales Police, eventually receiving a large financial compensation in 2006. In the first part of The Dossier he presents new evidence concerning his own case, which further calls into question the actions of the police which led to his conviction. The second part of the book considers nine

Egypt to Edinburgh

a childhood sweetheart

She is currently in the fourth year of a PhD at Warwick University

play and ecstatic influence

Fatma Yousif al-Ali Two short stories

and is followed by an excerpt from the first English translation of Faris al-Shidyaq’s 1855 novel Leg over Leg – both texts being published in full later this year

where it goes back to Jacapone da Todi and beyond

or political debate

True Crime writer Stephen Wade tells the stories of some of the men he has met in prison: cons and screws

the swallows skirled and feinted

His writing has been translated into over twenty languages and won several important literary prizes

modern life