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What's On in Wales - Your Ultimate Guide
Claudia Durastanti’s chronicling of her parents' chaotic lives in the autobiographical Strangers I Know make their daughter’s literary career something of a triumph against the odds.
Brushing away the dust of bone-dry scholarship, Christopher Prendergast brings Marcel Proust's work, and the great man himself, to life.
At times an uncomfortable read, the unique format of In The Seeing Hands of Others - Nat Ogle's debut novel - provides a fresh and hopeful outlook on life.
The laid-back revolution in London during the late 1960s is vividly portrayed in Tessa Hadley's Free Love: it feels almost like an education in the era.
Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, semi-autobiographical film Belfast - shot in black and white - is the filmmaker's best in years.
From frequent Joss Whedon collaborator Fran Kranz, Mass - a film about the trauma of mass school shootings - is enhanced by the strength of its writing and quartet of brilliant performances.
The Lumineers return with vibrant fourth album Brightside, a cinematic love story from start to finish.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters' sleek stylings on new album The Boy Named If are at an irresistible peak of excellence.
On new album Covers, Cat Power gets to the heart of the songs she interprets, leaving the listener disinclined to make comparisons with the originals.
Bonobo's kaleidoscopic creative flair shines on Fragments, a record that sprawls with gloriously rich and slick layers and electronics.
Blowing her previous releases out of the water in sheer power, Live at Montreux Jazz Festival cements Anna Von Hausswolff as an intimidatingly strong presence.
The debut album from Benji Wild and 90s-era shoegaze from Cardiff and London's Evodia round out Noel Gardner's latest gander at new Welsh music that may have flown under your radar.
Formerly Knighton's Midland Bank, The aptly named Banc is Powys' top place to eat, according to Tripadvisor - and maybe, now, Ben Woolhead.
The tale of Sylvia Beach, the woman who published James Joyce when no one else would, is told with a beautiful lightness by Kerri Maher in The Paris Bookseller.
Paula Greenlees’ debut novel Journey To Paradise, charting a couple’s move to 1940s Singapore, is an honest and vivid depiction of loss and belonging.
For its historical setting, you could almost call the unfolding of events of Co-Wives, Co-Widows, the first English edition of Adrienne Yabouza's writings, Dickensian.
A monochrome retelling of Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy Of Macbeth is heavy on style and star power, if low on drama and jeopardy.
A drama with class about real decisions made or ignored, The Worst Woman In The World is a detailed snapshot of a life being worked out.
A horror film that slow burns before becoming increasingly abstract and disturbing, Amulet is sure to divide audience opinion.
Although Phenotypes is not an easy read, its exploration of the ambiguities of racial classification in Brazil is a journey worth taking.
In His Own Image explores the disconnects between love and passion, photography and reality, and time and memory through one woman's camera lens.
In his new memoir, Raekwon openly valorises himself for his achievements but is equally willing to lay his mistakes bare.
From director Will Sharpe, The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain is an eccentric biopic of an artist you never knew of.
Antonia Levay stops by the newly revamped Bridge Cafe in Barry - dogs in tow - to find a refreshingly ethical new menu.
