BETHANY CLIFT | INTERVIEW
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 …
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THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
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 …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
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 …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
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, …
ZILLAH BETHELL | AUTHOR INTERVIEW
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 …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
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, …
BIRACIAL BRITAIN: A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT RACE | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
LOCKDOWN WALES: HOW COVID-19 TESTED WALES | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
ICEBOUND: SHIPWRECKED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
ALL ON THE BOARD | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
THE BEATLES: ILLUSTRATED LYRICS | BOOK REVIEW
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. …
LET LOVE RULE | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
EVERYONE VERSUS RACISM: A LETTER TO MY CHILDREN | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
JEFF TOWNS’ POP-UP PONTCANNA BOOKSHOP | INTERVIEW
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 …
THE SCENE THAT WOULD NOT DIE | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
WHAT WOULD GARY GYGAX DO? | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
…BELIEVE IN MAGIC: HEAVENLY RECORDINGS, THE FIRST 30 YEARS | BOOK REVIEW
…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 …
HOW LOVE ACTUALLY RUINED CHRISTMAS (OR COLOURFUL NARCOTICS) | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
WILD CITIES | BOOK REVIEW
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 …
JASON FOX | INTERVIEW
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 …
DM AC | BOOK REVIEW
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 were supporting. …
RALPH STEADMAN: A LIFE IN INK | BOOK REVIEW
RALPH STEADMAN: A LIFE IN INK | BOOK REVIEW Ralph Steadman (Chronicle Chroma) All summer, amid lockdown and dread, I’ve been collecting some of the work of living legend …
RALPH STEADMAN | INTERVIEW
RALPH STEADMAN | INTERVIEW Best known for his artwork for Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Ralph Steadman remains creative in his ninth decade. New retrospective …
JACK MEGGITT-PHILLIPS | AUTHOR INTERVIEW
JACK MEGGITT-PHILLIPS | AUTHOR INTERVIEW Offering a dose of children’s book creepiness, Cardiff-born Jack Meggitt-Phillips is the proud creator of the hilarious yet deeply disturbing The Beast And The …