AMANDA PALMER | INTERVIEW
AMANDA PALMER Dresden Doll, activist, and all-round kick-ass person Amanda Palmer had a brief chat with Ruth Seavers on the power of music to inspire people, her recent book, and learning to stand on …
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THE REHEARSALS | BOOKS
The Rehearsals Vladimir Sharov, trans. Oliver Ready (Dedalus) Rarely does one get this feeling when reading a translated book. The Rehearsals appears to be first and foremost a book about …
ROCKING THE BOAT | BOOK REVIEW
Rocking the Boat: Welsh Women Who Championed Equality 1840-1990 Angela V. John (Parthian Books Women’s place in history is one that has been awarded little discussion in popular culture. …
BROTHER IN ICE | BOOKS
Brother In Ice Alicia Kopf , trans. Mara Faye Lethem (And Other Stories) An emotive exploration of life and an attempt to make sense of a number of …
THE GIRL IN THE GREEN DRESS| BOOKS
words MARK TIMLIN Cath Staincliffe Allie Kennaway, previously known as Aled, is an 18-year-old transwoman, the victim of a hate crime close to Deansgate in Manchester. Still at sixth form college, …
CHRIS DIFFORD | MUSIC INTERVIEW
CHRIS DIFFORD “I wanted to just share my experiences and I hope, give strength to other people.” Legendary lyricist and music producer Chris Difford has used his way with words …
FESTIVAL GUIDE – PT. 1 (APRIL TO MAY) | FEATURE
As the days start getting longer, it’s time for Buzz’s annual festival guide to the best shindigs, celebrations and parties availabale across Wales. Compiled by Elisha Wescott and Fedor Tot LAUGHARNE FESTIVAL …
IN THE DARK ROOM | BOOK REVIEW
Brian Dillon (Fitzcarraldo Editions) I spent years avoiding non-fiction, convinced of this notion – probably formed by my experience with academia – that if it’s factual, it’s probably boring, too. …
DEAR FAHRENHEIT 451 – A LIBRARIAN’S LOVE LETTERS AND BREAK-UP NOTES TO HER BOOKS | BOOK REVIEW
Annie Spence (Icon Books) What a novel idea: a librarian writes love letters and break-up notes to the books she has loved, lost and abandoned. Spence has a light touch …
THE LOST | BOOK REVIEW
Mari Hannah (Orion Books) Bestselling author Mari Hannah has come up with a brand-new cop series featuring Detective Inspector David Stone and Detective Sergeant Jackie Oliver, set in Newcastle and …
FORBIDDEN LIVES: LGBT STORIES FROM WALES | BOOK REVIEW
Norena Shopland (Seren Books) An important and largely untold part of LGBT history is captured perfectly in Forbidden Lives: LGBT Stories From Wales. In a time where LGBT people are …
MARCH LISTINGS | EVENTS
EVERY MONDAY Beat It: Drumming For Dementia Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 10.30am-12.30pm, free. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Lynn – contact her on the above email. Beginners Belly Dance Conway Road Methodist …
THE BLACK CAULDRON | BOOK REVIEW
William Heinesen, trans. by G.W. Jones (Dedalus Books) William Heinesen was a 20th century author, painter and poet from the Faroe Islands, and is perhaps the most well-respected literary figure …
SWEET DAYS OF DISCIPLINE | BOOK REVIEW
Fleur Jaeggy, Trans: Tim Parks (And Other Stories) Sometimes less really is more, and Fleur Jaeggy’s novel, Sweet Days of Discipline exemplifies this. Though it’s a considerably short piece by usual standards …
THE CHALK MAN | BOOK REVIEW
C.J. Tudor (Michael Joseph Books) On the surface, the small market town of Alderbury, near Bournemouth, seems like a peaceful place to grow up. At least so it appears to …
SEREN POETRY FESTIVAL | PREVIEW
With the Cardiff Book Festival looking forward to its third year, it was high time the capital also had its own poetry festival – and now, thanks to Seren, it …
JOHN SELWAY | INTERVIEW WITH BIOGRAPHER JON GOWER
Ahead of Jon Gower’s latest book release, Katy Westaway sat down with the author to discuss his celebration of visionary artist John Selway. Jon explores his extraordinarily ordinary life in …
THE BYRNE IDENTITY | BOOK REVIEW
Lee Byrne (Y Llolfa) If your preconceptions of sporting autobiographies involves repetitive stories of getting drunk with the lads and various other tiresome escapades then sadly The Byrne Identity, the …
INSANE | BOOK REVIEW
Rainald Goetz, trans: Adrian Nathan West (Fitzcarraldo) Never has a book title been so apt. Insane is an enjoyable and extremely disturbing examination of everyday life in an asylum. Originally published …
THE LIME TREE | BOOK REVIEW
César Aira, trans: Chris Andrews (And Other Stories) Although the narrator is not explicitly declared to be César Aira, The Lime Tree certainly seems to be a fictionalised autobiography of the Argentinian …
THE CARDIFF CHRISTMAS CLUB | BOOK REVIEW
Nick Frampton (Self-published) I am certainly not the target audience for this feel-good romance, where protagonist Katy returns from a year abroad and, whilst trying to put her life back …
CARDIFF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVAL LAUNCH 2018 | FEATURE
Fuel your budding bookworm’s imagination this Christmas. Cardiff’s sixth Children’s Literature Festival is off to a racing start this December with British Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy set to kick-start …
THE CHICKEN SOUP MURDER | BOOK REVIEW
Maria Donovan (Seren Books) When a book opens with, “The day before the murder, George Bull tried to poison me with a cheese sandwich”, you know you’re onto a winner. …
TRANSLATION AS TRANSHUMANCE | BOOK REVIEW
Mireille Gansel trans. Ros Schwartz (Les Fugitives) This English PEN award-winning memoir/treatise is a journey around Europe, to Vietnam and Israel and through the hows and whys of translation. Gansel’s …