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WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR | BOOK FEATURE

July 20, 2016

Celebrating the written word has become a popular pastime as the abundance of literary awards would suggest, and it’s no different in Wales with the winners of the annual Wales …

Category: Books Region: South Wales

THE GREASY POLL | BOOK REVIEW

July 18, 2016

THE GREASY POLL Mike Parker (Y Lolfa) The Greasy Poll is an insider’s account in diary form of the ups and downs of the murky world of Welsh political life, as …

Category: Books, Reviews Region: Mid Wales

THE HATRED OF POETRY | BOOK REVIEW

July 14, 2016

THE HATRED OF POETRY Ben Lerner (Fitzcarraldo Editions) For generations, poetry has been said to be something of a dying art, but in reality it has changed and morphed with …

Category: Books, Reviews

Jean-Phillippe Toussaint (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Belgian writer Toussaint begins with a self-effacing disclaimer: that this compendium of intellectually-minded essays about football will be a turnoff to both intellectuals and football buffs. …

Category: Books, Reviews, Sport

SECOND-HAND TIME | BOOK REVIEW

June 22, 2016

Svetlana Alexievich (Fitzcarraldo Editions) In what is considered to be the magnum opus from the Belarusian writer, and winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, she weaves …

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WE AND ME | BOOK REVIEW

June 14, 2016

Saskia de Coster, trans. Nancy Forest Flier (World Editions) Saskia de Coster is already an established Belgian author, and now the award winning We and Me has been translated into English. With a …

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WIND/PINBALL | BOOK REVIEW

June 11, 2016

Haruki Murakami (Penguin) Haruki Murakami is beyond any doubt Japan’s most internationally successful writer, with novels like Norwegian Wood and 1Q84 stunning critics and audiences alike. However, his first two novels Hear …

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THE PRODIGIOUS PHYSICIAN | BOOK REVIEW

May 31, 2016

THE PRODIGIOUS PHYSICIAN Jorge De Sena (Dedalus) Translated by Margaret Jull Costa, this novella holds the classic foundations of a medieval fairy tale yet told in a modern voice. Three …

Category: Books, Reviews

INVESTIGATING MR WAKEFIELD | BOOK REVIEW

May 27, 2016

INVESTIGATING MR WAKEFIELD Rob Gittins (Y Lolfa) If the cult hit Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn left boyfriends and husbands across the globe sleeping with one eye open, Investigating Mr Wakefield by …

Category: Books, Reviews

BRET EASTON ELLIS AND THE OTHER DOGS | BOOK REVIEW

May 24, 2016

BRET EASTON ELLIS AND THE OTHER DOGS Lina Wolff (And Other Stories) It’s not often that you come across a novel as wonderful, alluring and surreal as Lina Wolff’s Bret …

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PRETENTIOUSNESS: WHY IT MATTERS | BOOK REVIEW

May 20, 2016

PRETENTIOUSNESS: WHY IT MATTERS Dan Fox (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Arguably relevant anecdote: the other day, I went into a shop while carrying this book, put it in my basket and instinctively, …

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BLACK APPLES OF GOWER | BOOK REVIEW

May 15, 2016

BLACK APPLES OF GOWER Iain Sinclair (Little Toller Books) Iain Sinclair’s latest foray into the labyrinthine workings of memory and landscape is many things: an exceptional portrait of a much …

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COUNTER NARRATIVES | BOOK REVIEW

May 12, 2016

COUNTER NARRATIVES John Keene (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Counter Narratives is a fascinating read where the mode of storytelling is as integral as the stories themselves. Keene’s able command of language means at times …

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APPAREL | BOOK REVIEW

May 9, 2016

APPAREL Arthur Mauritz (Dedalus) Apparel is a rare insight into the lives of a small group of people, where we, the readers, have the privilege to access their everyday thoughts, routines …

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ALUN, GWENO AND FREDA | BOOK REVIEW

May 4, 2016

ALUN, GWENO AND FREDA John Pikoulis (Seren Books) Published to mark the centenary of Alun Lewis himself, this new re-working features a variety of unknown material sheds new light on …

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WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR | BOOK FEATURE

THE GREASY POLL | BOOK REVIEW

THE HATRED OF POETRY | BOOK REVIEW

FOOTBALL | BOOK REVIEW

SECOND-HAND TIME | BOOK REVIEW

WE AND ME | BOOK REVIEW

WIND/PINBALL | BOOK REVIEW

THE PRODIGIOUS PHYSICIAN | BOOK REVIEW

INVESTIGATING MR WAKEFIELD | BOOK REVIEW

BRET EASTON ELLIS AND THE OTHER DOGS | BOOK REVIEW

PRETENTIOUSNESS: WHY IT MATTERS | BOOK REVIEW

BLACK APPLES OF GOWER | BOOK REVIEW

COUNTER NARRATIVES | BOOK REVIEW

APPAREL | BOOK REVIEW

ALUN, GWENO AND FREDA | BOOK REVIEW

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