DEATH OF THE SNAKE CATCHER – AK WELSAPAR | BOOK REVIEW
Death of the Snake Catcher Ak Welsapar, ed. By Richard Govett (Glagoslav Books) Death of the Snake Catcher is a collection of short stories written by Ak Welsapar, and features …
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Death of the Snake Catcher Ak Welsapar, ed. By Richard Govett (Glagoslav Books) Death of the Snake Catcher is a collection of short stories written by Ak Welsapar, and features …
NO GOOD BROTHER Tyler Keevil (Borough Press) Currently employed as a Cardiff University lecturer, Tyler Keevil has lived in Wales for several years but continues to set his fiction in …
Dan Tyte The Cardiff-based author Dan Tyte chats to Karla Brading about his latest novel The Offline Project, published by Graffeg and the perils of the internet age. Having bumped into Dan …
A DOUBLE LIFE Flynn Berry (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) Picture this: a peer of the realm lives with his family and a live-in nanny in a beautiful home in Mayfair, London. …
HURTLE OF HELL Simon Edge (Eye) When Stefano Cartwight is on death’s door after nearly drowning on his beach holiday in the Canary Islands, he sees the eye of God …
Crystal Jeans Emanating from the rawness and grit of Cardiff at its best, Crystal Jeans has just won Literature Wales’ Book Of The Year Award for second novel Light Switches …
Peter Finch: Real Cardiff | Event Review **** Cardiff Central Library, Cardiff, Thurs 19 July That Peter Finch is here today is doubly appropriate. Not only is it nearly two …
The Last Time I Lied Riley Sager (Penguin Random House) There’s an old saying: Never go back. Perhaps Emma Davis, a rich and successful artist in the Big Apple, should …
BRIEF LIVES Christopher Meredith (Seren) Short story collections, despite an author’s best efforts, are rarely focused, cohesive affairs. With Brief Lives, however, Christopher Meredith has managed to not only produce …
THE TYRANNY OF LOST THINGS Rhiannon Lucy Coslett (Sandstone Press) The Tyranny Of Lost Things, Rhiannon Lucy Coslett’s first novel, is as fine a debut as you’d be likely to …
THE GOLDEN ORPHANS Gary Raymond (Parthian) A funeral with one attendant; a Russian benefactor with a curious preoccupation with his dreams and the secrets of his past; a struggling painter …
Take Me In Sabine Durrant (Mulholland Books) Another marriage on the rocks that on the surface seems to be serene: This is a recurring theme for thrillers this year. So …
HOME BOYS Alex Wheatle (Arcadia) Inspired by personal experiences, Alex Wheatle has put together a brutal account of life under the control of social services in the 1970s. Born in …
Rhiannon Lucy Coslett Welsh journalist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett’s debut novel The Tyranny Of Lost Things is out in June, and when Buzz sits down to discuss the perils of debuts with …
Sarah Philpott: The Occasional Vegan With her new cookbook The Occasional Vegan out now, Mel Lynch speaks to self-described down-to-earth vegan Sarah Philpott about cooking, the dangers of clean eating and …
Benjamin Zephaniah Author, poet, activist and musician Benjamin Zephaniah has long been one of Britain’s most distinct voices. “I write to connect with people… I have no interest in impressing …
Voices of Cardiff Brian Lee (History Press Ltd) Over the years, Cardiff historian Brian Lee has done a stellar job in documenting the city’s history. Now amended for 2018, Voices …
May Naomi Kruger (Seren) Naomi Kruger’s debut novel, May, is a triumph. We follow the contours of dementia through our primary character May over one day in an old age …
AMANDA PALMER Dresden Doll, activist, and all-round kick-ass person Amanda Palmer had a brief chat with Ruth Seavers on the power of music to inspire people, her recent book, and learning to stand on …
The Rehearsals Vladimir Sharov, trans. Oliver Ready (Dedalus) Rarely does one get this feeling when reading a translated book. The Rehearsals appears to be first and foremost a book about …
Rocking the Boat: Welsh Women Who Championed Equality 1840-1990 Angela V. John (Parthian Books Women’s place in history is one that has been awarded little discussion in popular culture. …
Brother In Ice Alicia Kopf , trans. Mara Faye Lethem (And Other Stories) An emotive exploration of life and an attempt to make sense of a number of …
words MARK TIMLIN Cath Staincliffe Allie Kennaway, previously known as Aled, is an 18-year-old transwoman, the victim of a hate crime close to Deansgate in Manchester. Still at sixth form college, …