Rhys Davies Award winner Matthew G. Rhys and 11 other Welsh authors feature in HARVEST
Harvest: The Rhys Davies Short Story Award Anthology is drawn from entries to a competition for unpublished writers from or currently living in Wales.
Books
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GOD’S LITTLE ARTIST is an unconventional, poetic biography of Gwen John
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
HAPPY: the dark, daring tale of a would-be film star lured into migrant labour
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.
MITCH ALBOM uses his light literary touch to depict the Holocaust, with powerful results
Mitch Albom - a master of heartwrenching, ultimately uplifting tales - uses his enviable lightness of touch to tackle the darkest of historical subjects, the Holocaust.
New poetry for November: the art of being alone, odes to the owed and the “Taffy-train”
Mab Jones waxes praiseful about writers new and established, dearly departed and very much alive. A surfeit of American poets this month, but also a celebration to the greatness which has been forged inside Wales…
CYMRU & I: nine essays breathing life into notions of Welsh identity
The nine essays in Seren's new title Cymru & I add up to a provocative collection from the differing perspectives of Welsh identity.
AUDITION: Pip Adam’s strange, unsettling sci-fi allegory
This strange and unsettling tale of three giants, trapped on the spaceship Audition, is deeply thought-provoking and oddly compelling.
Simon Price’s CUREPEDIA: goth-rock almanac worth chopping down a forest for
Everything you’ve ever wanted or needed to know about The Cure, lovingly compiled by Simon Price - a man well placed to do so.
HARLEM WORLD is the story of how a 1981 rap battle in New York changed the course of music
If you’re looking for a comfortable, comprehensive read that sums up the early days of hip-hop, then Harlem World is a great place to start.
PRAISEWORTHY: Alexis Wright’s epic tale of rural Australia is deep and acidic
Alexis Wright’s hugely ambitious tale of rural Australia, Praiseworthy, is a book you don’t so much read but experience and inhabit.
NEIL GAIMAN’s latest book is a collaborative illustrated poem in aid of a refugee charity
Neil Gaiman asked his online followers, “What reminds you of warmth?”, and from the replies devised a poem graphically brought to life here.
Filled with EDEL RODRIGUEZ’s political art, WORM is a brilliant graphic memoir
Worm, Edel Rodriguez's graphic novel-formatted memoir, shows not just his evolution to unfortunately iconic artist, but also his upbringing in smalltown Cuba and escape to Florida.
Take a culinary journey through British food history with STUFFED
Calling all foodies! Stuffed: A History Of Good Food And Hard Times In Britain is an eye-opening, mouthwatering tour de force of a culinary encyclopaedia.
THE CINEMATIC WORLD OF PULP: behind-the-scenes of THIS IS HARDCORE album
Step into the technicolor realm of Pulp's iconic album This Is Hardcore, with Paul Burgess' striking visuals, in The Cinematic World Of Pulp.
In NOT RUSSIAN, MIKHAIL SHEVELEV crafts a sharp political thriller
Dive into Mikhail Shevelev's sharp political thriller Not Russian, delving into history, conflict, and the power of friendship.
CAMILA GRUDOVA’s dark delights: 16 gothic short stories entrance in THE COILED SERPENT
Explore the cruelty and obscure obsessions in Camilla Grudova's collection of dark short stories ripe with visceral twists.
Embrace the power of books and community with WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP
There’s a certain allure to reading a book about bookshops, which may explain why Hwang Bo-Reum’s Welcome To The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop is a Korean bestseller.
THIS PLAGUE OF SOULS: a noir-infused mystery of loss and identity
Mike McCormack has crafted another perfectly plotted opus: with its roots in noir fiction, This Plague Of Souls offers you just enough insight into the unfolding mystery to keep you guessing right until the end.
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ biography: performance art pioneer opens up extensive archive with insight & humour
Marina Abramović: A Visual Biography is an extensive chronicle of the woman who helped formulate a new art form's work, making for a fine coffee table, page-turner.
LOCAL FIRES uncovers vibrant stories of Llanelli’s buried pasts and imaginative lives
Explore Llanelli's Local Fires: Joshua Jones' debut story collection weaves vivid tales embracing place, people, and resonant experiences.
THE PREY: a supernatural Icelandic thriller that’ll chill you to the bone
A well-timed thriller for spooky season, Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s The Prey is full of suspense and the supernatural.
New poetry for October: bardic chairs, philosophers & champion cyclists of yore
Mab Jones has come up with the goods again this October, ‘the goods’ being a close crop of new poetry anthologies, compendiums and pamphlets.
Revived SUGAR AND SLATE memoir reveals key insights into Black-Welsh lives
First published 20 years ago, Charlotte Williams' Sugar And Slate - a wonderful memoir-cum polemic - has been republished as part of Penguin's Black British Writers series.
PALACE OF SHADOWS: a gothic dive into London’s darkest secrets
Palace Of Shadows is as authentically detailed as Dickens, sophisticatedly horrific as Poe, and is more than enough to give readers the chills on dark autumn nights.