Cardiff artist ANTHONY SHAPLAND’s debut novel is a poetic, tender triumph
Anthony Shapland creates multiple universes within a single smalltown Wales shop, in a perfect novel full of beauty, tenderness and love.
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New poetry for August: dancing sea urchins, Norfolk Broads and fat cuckoo chicks
For her late-summer coverage of the best new poetry, Mab Jones selects new releases from Jane Hirshfield, Nisha Ramayya, Lorcán Black and Matt Howard.
MY FIRST BOOK by HONOR LEVY – the internet’s leading socialite needs to grow up
As a product of the critical theory classroom populated by the privileged elite, Honor Levy's My First Book is full of contradictions.
OURS by Phillip B. Williams: a mythic & imaginative tale of freedom from slavery
A spellbinding, spiritual story, Ours by Philip B. Williams is a remarkable achievement for a debut author.
Holly Pester’s THE LODGERS: a raw & uncompromising dive into the shadows of existence
Explore the raw but funny narrative of Holly Pester's debut novel The Lodgers, full of complexities of politics, poverty, and female bodies.