Pleasure, pain, power: ALL THE RAGE collects stories from the frontline of 100 years of beauty
Spanning 100 years of history, from 1860 to 1960, All The Rage is a fascinating insight into how fashion and beauty has shaped the lives of women.
Emily Edwards
WHERE THE SAINTS CAME FROM: embark on a pilgrimage of Christian history in Wales
A story of the Christian faith in Wales, Where The Saints Came From sets out to discover how the religion has developed from its arrival here in late-Roman times.
THE GUTENBERG PARENTHESIS: what the Internet age can learn from print
Discover Jeff Jarvis' insightful history of the Gutenberg Age, its impact on culture, and the shift to the digital era in new book, The Gutenberg Parathesis.
LOVE, PAMELA: a candid, poetic memoir of a 90s icon
This memoir, Pamela Anderson’s first after over 30 years in the public eye, is peppered with poetry and narrative alike.
THE GREAT PANDEMIC SOFA SHOW: what do we make of the last 3 years?
A one-man production courtesy of Dick Johns, The Great Pandemic Sofa Show is a fascinating insight into the last three years, reflecting on the experiences people have had during the pandemic.
AM I NORMAL? will change the way you perceive normality
In Am I Normal?, Sarah Chaney explores what is normal and how it came to be recognised as such while stressing it's not always been this way.
Seminal author Alice Walker’s life intimately revealed in GATHERING BLOSSOMS UNDER FIRE
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire comprises entries from the journals of Alice Walker, spanning a life’s journey and memories of one of the most important writers of the 20th century.
Are manicures good for wellbeing? At this family-run Cardiff salon, results speak for themselves
Emily Edwards checks out a Cardiff Hair Salon who have embraced manicures during lockdown, not only as part of their beauty menu - but as a wellbeing treatment for locals.
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
Reviews of newly published titles by Ruth Ozeki, JR Moores, Annie Ernaux, Kate Bowler and Montserrat Roig (that one's newly translated from Catalan to English)
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
From a post-Atwood dystopian novel, to a snazzy hardback history of wildlife photography, to the latest from TV's Richard Osman, to some brief thoughts on spaghetti, to comedian Phil Wang on racial identity... we get this week's books column.
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
Murderous thrillers, Russian historical fiction, a perfume-scented journey to 19th-century Edinburgh, explorations of identity and belonging, and a graphic novel devised by Line Of Duty's main brain.
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
This week's books include a Southern Gothic novel by Bethany W Pope, a UK-Cypriot search for identity by Elif Shafak, and Séamas O’Reilly's bereavement memoir.