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What's On in Wales - Your Ultimate Guide
DEAR MONA: LETTERS FROM A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR Jonah Jones, ed. Peter Jones (Seren) Dear Mona is a collection of letters sent, circa World War II, to Jonah Jones’ boss and on-mostly-off …
MOTHLIGHT Adam Scovell (Influx Press) Thomas is a young boy when he first encounters Phyllis Ewans, a prominent lepidopterist, or person who studies moths. After the death of Phyllis’ sister, …
ALPINE BALLAD Vasil Bykau, trans. Mikalai Khilo (Glagoslav) What a pure introduction to Belarusian author Vasil Bykau. The lyrically evocative, soul-searing Alpine Ballad is much more intimate than his other works …
FADE TO GREY John Lincoln (No Exit) Been stitched up by the law in south Wales? Who ya gonna call? The Last Resort legal team, that’s who. Led by …
The music industry has never been the easiest of places to make a living, as Vernon Hopkins tells Szofi Zekov ahead of the publication of Just Help Yourself, detailing his time in …
BLOOD Maggie Gee (Fentum Press) A deeply affecting tale of family and consequences provide the basis for this black comedy. The premise of the book appears to be a straightforward …
AC/DC: FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK Paul Elliott (Palazzo) Tracing the trajectory of hard-rocking, hard-living Aussie legends AC/DC, this is a wonderfully crafted coffee table book. An institution in rock‘n’roll, …
LIMBO Dan Fox (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Dan Fox returns with another penetrating and subversive study into contemporary culture and its rabbit holes. His previous book, Pretentiousness: Why It Matters, argued the …
Invisible Britain Austerity is over, Theresa May declared confidently at October’s Tory Party conference. Tell that to those featured in a new book edited by Paul Sng and published by …
A SIMPLE SCALE David Llewellyn (Seren) An intriguing premise: music plagiarism forms the basis for this gripping and fast-paced novel. Spanning three decades and two countries, Welsh writer David Llewellyn’s …
A YEAR IN PEMBROKESHIRE Jamie Owen and David Wilson (Graffeg) “A love story in prose and pictures” is how broadcaster Jamie Owen aptly describes this collaboration with photographer David Wilson. …
THE TYRANNY OF LOST THINGS Rhiannon Lucy Coslett (Sandstone Press) The Tyranny Of Lost Things, Rhiannon Lucy Coslett’s first novel, is as fine a debut as you’d be likely to …
