Set in post-nuclear Ukraine, THE HALF-LIFE OF SNAILS is a beautiful yet unsettling story
Philippa Holloway’s The Half-Life Of Snails is a vivid and emotional exploration of human connections and the surrounding landscapes.
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Philippa Holloway’s The Half-Life Of Snails is a vivid and emotional exploration of human connections and the surrounding landscapes.
Psychiatrist John Barker was inspired to found The Premonitions Bureau in 1966 after hearing of a Welsh schoolgirl who had foreseen the Aberfan disaster.
Spring’s Green Shadow’s focus on women’s emancipation lends contemporary relevance to scenes from a century past, in what remains a magnificent read.
Revealing testimonies from Shaun Ryder, Rufus Wainwright, Lisa Maffia, Lloyd Cole and more make Exit Stage Left an enlightening, humorous and extremely entertaining read.
Karla Brading speaks to a novelist who has written variously in Welsh and English, and has a new title Seed, her debut kids’ novel, out this month.
An endearing clash of people combine with a twisting plot for the latest book from Beth O'Leary, The No-Show.
A deeply affecting read, and an almighty wake-up call to the music industry, music writer Ian Winwood digs into why drugs and alcohol are so prevelent in rock 'n' roll.
A delight to read and an absolutely fantastic opportunity to leave behind one’s own reality and delve into another, Welsh crime novelist Beverley Jones leaves you reeling for more in The Beach House.
Siouxsie & The Banshees bassist Steven Severin describes John McGeoch as the “BEST. GUITARIST. EVER” in The Light Pours Out Of Me, and his praise is not unfounded.
Furious at the constant trolling she and her female peers have been subjected to, internationally-renown journalist Nina Jankowicz has decided to fight back.
Cardiff University professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones takes a different approach to chronicling the rise of the Persian empire: telling the story from a Persian standpoint, rather than a purely from a Western one.
Following Kennedy’s superb short story collection, The End Of The World Is a Cul De Sac, it’s no surprise that her debut novel has proved to be such an impressive story.
With 20 short stories featuring everything from an avenging gorgon to a little girl impaling the schoolyard bully on a spike, there is enough crime on display in Cast A Long Shadow to make even Wind Street at closing time look quiet.
The decade that brought us the last truly great chart battle and some of the most iconic songs to ever grace a gig is both brilliantly analysed and celebrated in Britpop: Decades.
A fine example of Welsh nature writing, The Herring Man is embellished by beautiful hand-drawn sketches that graciously lead you by the hand through this personal story.
Mab Jones is back with another brace of poetry reviews for April, from Astrid Alben's Little Dead Rabbit to Hannah Hodgson's 163 Days.
This fictionalised account reimagines the ill-fated journey of 14-year-old Louisa Maud Evans, who in the late 19th century tumbled from a hot air balloon over the Bristol Channel.
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire comprises entries from the journals of Alice Walker, spanning a life’s journey and memories of one of the most important writers of the 20th century.
Words have long been used to help explain our place in the world, but as Concita De Gregorio’s novel The Missing Word makes clear, for parents who have lost a child there is no name.
In this golden age of the short story, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd, but Gurnaik Johal has managed to achieve just that with his debut collection, We Move.
Baby Love is the 100th title from Jacqueline Wilson, and perhaps this iconic children’s novelist toughest read of all.
As Wales' first crime writers' festival Gwyl Crime Cymru returns this month, Billie Ingram Sofokleous found out what to expect from the cloak and dagger lovers' event.
For those of us still singing along enthusiastically to Beyonce’s Single Ladies, this wonderfully titled novel - Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? - will resonate from the first page to last.
Catherine Castro’s graphic novel Call Me Nathan, illustrated by Quentin Zuttion, frankly but delicately tells the story of Nathan - assigned female at birth, and dealing with his own identity and sexuality.