A mother leaves everything behind in CATHY SWEENEY’s BREAKDOWN, a ‘story no one wants to hear’
In Breakdown, Irish novelist Cathy Sweeney opens the door to marriage and motherhood in the modern world and how it can affect a woman.
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In Breakdown, Irish novelist Cathy Sweeney opens the door to marriage and motherhood in the modern world and how it can affect a woman.
Within memoir The Ballad Of Speedball Baby’s pages, author Ali Smith navigates a dirty, drug-fuelled Lower East Side Manhattan.
A collection of city-based short stories in Welsh, Porth is the first fiction for adults from author Luned Aaron, and a variety of life experiences are portrayed within.
Discover the vibrant narrative of Ainslie Hogarth's Normal Women, a novel transcending motherhood to explore deeper societal questions.
If you’re looking for a rewarding read for the start of 2024, look no further than Confrontations by Simone Atangana Bekono.
Room/Ystafell/Phòng is a remarkable anthology that intertwines the diverse experiences of queer lives in Wales and Vietnam.
Step into Michele Mari's world as newly translated novel Verdigris takes you on a journey through 1969 Milan - a blend of spy-comic intrigue and psycho-gothic horror.
One more roundup of the poetry scene’s grassroots by the irrepressible Mab Jones before the year is out. Suitably, she’s recommending a brace of seasonally-slanted anthologies and a smaller festive volume among some other treats
Tom’s Version, Robert Irwin's 10th novel, talks of edgy things – from abusive relationships to narcotics and sexual power games – but with a jovial, almost cosy air.
Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite and Natalie Thomlinson, authors of Women And The Miners’ Strike 1984–1985, suggest the strike's political, social and cultural impact has been overstated, especially concerning women.
Seimon Williams does not hold back in Welsh Rugby: What Went Wrong?, a brutal account of the demise of Welsh rugby in modern times.
Best known for one of his latter films, Pier Paolo Pasolini always ruffled feathers. Theorem, a tie-in novel to his 1968 film, makes the latter more digestible.
Those who’ve never thought about video games in a critical, introspective light before may never play them the same way again after reading Critical Hits.
As inspired and imaginative as it is logical, Carly Holmes' Crow Face, Doll Face is a thoroughly read absorbing from start to finish.
In his latest book, Peeling Paint And Rust, Pembrokeshire photographer David Wilson depicts dilapidation in rural Wales.
Unnatural Death, Patricia Cornwell’s 27th Kay Scarpetta novel since 1990, is an intelligent, disturbing and topical crime thriller.
Johnny Cash left a seriously hefty musical canon behind when he passed in 2003. This wonderful book is a fitting testament to that legacy.
According to Mark Rees' Paranormal Cardiff, the city “excels in what might be described as the more chilling cases of supernatural history”.
Initially known from Irish duo Rubberbandits, Blindboy is famous nowadays for his books and self-titled podcast; his latest publication is a collection of short stories.
“I am what they call a relatively high-strung person,” says Jack Jones, frontman of Welsh indie group Trampolene, in pacy memoir Swansea To Hornsey.
An insightful expedition into the jungle, and a consideration of the growing influence of AI, is offered by Julianne Pachico in Jungle House.
Harvest: The Rhys Davies Short Story Award Anthology is drawn from entries to a competition for unpublished writers from or currently living in Wales.
Sue Hubbard’s God’s Little Artist is a suitably unconventional biography of Gwen John: an unconventional painter, and for her time an unconventional woman
Illegal immigration and the toll it takes on those brave or desperate enough to undergo it are the subjects of Celina Baljeet Basra’s daring debut novel Happy.