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NICK HEDGES | INTERVIEW

March 4, 2021

NICK HEDGES | INTERVIEW Ben Woolhead speaks to a British documentary photographer whose 1960s and 70s work with housing charity Shelter shone a vital light on a national crisis, …

Category: Books, Interviews, Photography

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

March 3, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE MONOLITHIC UNDERTOW Harry Sword (White Rabbit) The essential theme of Monolithic Undertow seems obvious, once you’ve been introduced to it, but in …

Category: Books, Reviews

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

February 24, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE ECHO WIFE Sarah Gailey (Hodder & Stoughton) What would you do if you had an exact replica of yourself in front …

Category: Books, Reviews Region: South Wales

BETHANY CLIFT | INTERVIEW

February 23, 2021

BETHANY CLIFT | INTERVIEW Last One At The Party, the debut novel by Bethany Clift, has been tipped as one of the best reads of 2021. Carl Marsh was …

Category: Books, Interviews

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

February 17, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE EMPEROR’S FEAST: A HISTORY OF CHINA IN TWELVE MEALS Jonathan Clements (Hodder & Stoughton) The Emperor’s Feast is neither a cookbook nor …

Category: Books, Reviews Region: South Wales

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

February 10, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE A BRIGHT RAY OF DARKNESS Ethan Hawke (Penguin) For those of us of a certain age, Ethan Hawke will forever be the …

Category: Books, Music, Reviews

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

February 3, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE ELAINE MORGAN: A LIFE BEHIND THE SCREEN Daryl Leeworthy (Seren) A Life Behind The Screen celebrates the considerable achievements – writer, broadcaster, …

Category: Books, Reviews Region: South Wales

ZILLAH BETHELL | AUTHOR INTERVIEW

January 28, 2021

ZILLAH BETHELL | AUTHOR INTERVIEW Flights to exotic shores with the kids may be off the menu, but Zillah Bethell’s new children’s book The Shark Caller transports readers to …

Category: Books, Interviews Region: South Wales

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

January 27, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE AMAZINGLY ASTONISHING STORY Lucy Gannon (Seren) There can’t be many people brave enough to call their memoir The Amazingly Astonishing Story, …

Category: Books, Reviews Region: South Wales

BIRACIAL BRITAIN: A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT RACE | BOOK REVIEW

January 25, 2021

BIRACIAL BRITAIN: A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT RACE | BOOK REVIEW Remi Adekoya (Constable) Biracial people are the fastest growing minority group in Britain, with one in three …

Category: Books, Reviews Region: South Wales

LOCKDOWN WALES: HOW COVID-19 TESTED WALES | BOOK REVIEW

January 21, 2021

LOCKDOWN WALES: HOW COVID-19 TESTED WALES | BOOK REVIEW Will Hayward (Seren) Written, says its author, as “an aid for people in Wales to understand what has happened to …

Category: Books, Reviews

ICEBOUND: SHIPWRECKED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD | BOOK REVIEW

January 20, 2021

ICEBOUND: SHIPWRECKED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD | BOOK REVIEW Andrea Pitzer (Simon & Schuster) We know much about Scott Of The Antarctic, but William Barents barely gets a …

Category: Books, Reviews

ALL ON THE BOARD | BOOK REVIEW

January 18, 2021

ALL ON THE BOARD | BOOK REVIEW Ian Redpath & Jeremy Chopra (Yellow Kite) On the most lonesome dog’s dinner of a day, the uplifting words written with a …

Category: Books, Reviews

THE BEATLES: ILLUSTRATED LYRICS | BOOK REVIEW

January 14, 2021

THE BEATLES: ILLUSTRATED LYRICS | BOOK REVIEW Welbeck Publishing The 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s untimely death passed last month, just days before Paul McCartney released a new album. …

Category: Books, Music, Reviews

LET LOVE RULE | BOOK REVIEW

January 13, 2021

LET LOVE RULE | BOOK REVIEW Lenny Kravitz with David Ritz (Little, Brown) Here is something to spend those book vouchers on: the multi-talented Lenny Kravitz’s autobiography, whose soul …

Category: Books, Music, Reviews

EVERYONE VERSUS RACISM: A LETTER TO MY CHILDREN | BOOK REVIEW

January 4, 2021

EVERYONE VERSUS RACISM: A LETTER TO MY CHILDREN | BOOK REVIEW Patrick Hutchinson (Harper Collins) One of the defining photographs of 2020 will surely be the one taken of …

Category: Books, Reviews

JEFF TOWNS’ POP-UP PONTCANNA BOOKSHOP | INTERVIEW

December 10, 2020

JEFF TOWNS’ POP-UP PONTCANNA BOOKSHOP | INTERVIEW Welsh bibliophile (specialising in Dylan Thomas) Jeff Towns has vacated his festival-fave Mobile Bookstore for the winter – but he and his books …

Category: Books, Interviews Region: South Wales

THE SCENE THAT WOULD NOT DIE | BOOK REVIEW

December 7, 2020

THE SCENE THAT WOULD NOT DIE | BOOK REVIEW Ian Glasper (Earth Island) As an author, Ian Glasper seems to have secured a fairly handy niche for himself …

Category: Books, Music, Reviews

WHAT WOULD GARY GYGAX DO? | BOOK REVIEW

November 25, 2020

WHAT WOULD GARY GYGAX DO? | BOOK REVIEW Tim Cundle (Earth Island Books) South Wales author Tim Cundle’s penchant for introspective storytelling mixed with brutal honesty made his debut …

Category: Books, Music, Reviews Region: South Wales

…BELIEVE IN MAGIC: HEAVENLY RECORDINGS, THE FIRST 30 YEARS | BOOK REVIEW

November 19, 2020

…BELIEVE IN MAGIC: HEAVENLY RECORDINGS, THE FIRST 30 YEARS | BOOK REVIEW Robin Turner (White Rabbit) The highs and lows of both the Factory and Creation record labels are …

Category: Books, Music, Reviews

HOW LOVE ACTUALLY RUINED CHRISTMAS (OR COLOURFUL NARCOTICS) | BOOK REVIEW

November 18, 2020

HOW LOVE ACTUALLY RUINED CHRISTMAS (OR COLOURFUL NARCOTICS) | BOOK REVIEW Gary Raymond (Parthian) What’s worse: a Love Actually fan reading Gary Raymond’s new book, How Love Actually Ruined …

Category: Books, Reviews

WILD CITIES | BOOK REVIEW

November 17, 2020

WILD CITIES | BOOK REVIEW Ben Lerwill & Harriet Hobday (Puffin) For a while, The Shard in London was the tallest building in Europe with its 72 floors. It must …

Category: Books, Reviews

JASON FOX | INTERVIEW

November 11, 2020

JASON FOX | INTERVIEW You might know him from Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, but the ex-Special Boat Service man’s second and latest book isn’t all gung-ho, teaching …

Category: Books, Interviews

DM AC | BOOK REVIEW

November 10, 2020

DM AC | BOOK REVIEW Anton Corbijn (Taschen) The first time Anton Corbijn photographed Depeche Mode was in 1981, at a Fad Gadget gig where the Essex group …

Category: Books, Music, Reviews

NICK HEDGES | INTERVIEW

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

BETHANY CLIFT | INTERVIEW

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

ZILLAH BETHELL | AUTHOR INTERVIEW

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

BIRACIAL BRITAIN: A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT RACE | BOOK REVIEW

LOCKDOWN WALES: HOW COVID-19 TESTED WALES | BOOK REVIEW

ICEBOUND: SHIPWRECKED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD | BOOK REVIEW

ALL ON THE BOARD | BOOK REVIEW

THE BEATLES: ILLUSTRATED LYRICS | BOOK REVIEW

LET LOVE RULE | BOOK REVIEW

EVERYONE VERSUS RACISM: A LETTER TO MY CHILDREN | BOOK REVIEW

JEFF TOWNS’ POP-UP PONTCANNA BOOKSHOP | INTERVIEW

THE SCENE THAT WOULD NOT DIE | BOOK REVIEW

WHAT WOULD GARY GYGAX DO? | BOOK REVIEW

…BELIEVE IN MAGIC: HEAVENLY RECORDINGS, THE FIRST 30 YEARS | BOOK REVIEW

HOW LOVE ACTUALLY RUINED CHRISTMAS (OR COLOURFUL NARCOTICS) | BOOK REVIEW

WILD CITIES | BOOK REVIEW

JASON FOX | INTERVIEW

DM AC | BOOK REVIEW

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