In need of a new book for the bank holiday weekend? As we slowly venture into spring, why not take some inspiration from the season and discover some new nature writing?

Ymunwch â @carwyngraves.bsky.social mewn digwyddiadau trwy gydol y gwanwyn i drafod ei lyfr newydd 'Cynefin'! 📚️ Y man cyntaf ar y daith yw Palas Print, lle bydd mewn sgwrs gydag Elinor Gwynn. 📍 Palas Print, Caernarfon 🕡️ 6:30yh 📆 15 Ebrill Dewch yn llu! palasprint.com/en/events/

Join @carwyngraves.bsky.social at events throughout the spring, discussing his new book 'Cynefin'! 📚️ First stop is Palas Print, in conversation with Elinor Gwynn. This event will be in Welsh with simultaneous translation. 📍 Palas Print, Caernarfon 🕡️ 6:30 📆 15 April palasprint.com/en/events/

'This quiet, wistful book shares a love story of the profound relationship between a writer and her roots, a woman and nature, an observer and the world.' A wonderful review of Sarah Chaves's 'Hafren: The Wisdom of the River Severn' by @grrlscientist.bsky.social in @forbes.com: shorturl.at/GQxGy

Out now! 'Circus Rebels: The Inside Story of NoFit State' by Stephen Glascoe is published today! Pick up a copy from your favourite local bookshop or order through the link below 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/circus-...

Coming soon! From 16 April 'Sheeplands: How Sheep Shaped the World' by Alan Marshall will be available in paperback 📚 Pre-order now through the link below or from your favourite local bookshop! www.uwp.co.uk/book/sheepla...

Coming soon! 'Cynefin: Wisdom from a thousand years of Welsh nature poetry' by @carwyngraves.bsky.social is out on 16 April 📚 🌳 Pre-order now through the link below or from your favourite local bookshop! www.uwp.co.uk/book/cynefin...

' ... being brought up by my mother was more like handling dangerous knives or being dragged through a bonfire.' Read more of Gwyneth Lewis's moving experience of Mother's Day when it isn't a day for celebration: inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

The Hay Festival programme is now live! Join Calon author @emilygarside.bsky.social for a fascinating panel with @jaseokundaye.bsky.social in conversation with @sachacoward.bsky.social! Tickets are live now for members and general booking opens on 14 March. 🎟️ shorturl.at/tZKdK

The programme for @montylitfest.bsky.social is now live! We are thrilled to have events with three Calon authors at this year's Monty Lit Fest! Follow the links below for more information 📚 View the full programme here: montylitfest.com?page_id=8929

An enormous honour to be chairing a session at @hayfestival.bsky.social this year with the wonderful @emilygarside.bsky.social and @jaseokundaye.bsky.social! #HayFestival2026.

One week to go! 'Circus Rebels: The Inside Story of NoFit State' is coming 19 March 📚 Pre-order now through your local bookshop or via the link below! www.uwp.co.uk/book/circus-...

Come find us at London Book Fair! You can find Calon books to browse on stand 7C40 with @uniwalespress.bsky.social and 2A109 with @publishingwales.bsky.social 📚 #ExploreLBF26 #LBF26

Celebrate the fascinating and complex history of Welsh women this #InternationalWomensDay with 'Welsh Women on This Day: 366 Amazing Daily Facts and Stories' 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/welsh-w...

In his debut memoir, @benwildsmith.bsky.social offers an adoptee’s take on society as he struggles to carve out a space within it. 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/whose-s...

Happy #WorldBookDay! We are thrilled on this special day to be publishing Gwyneth Lewis's memoir 'Nightshade Mother: A Disentangling' in paperback! Order now from your favourite local bookshop or through the link below. 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/nightsh...

For those of you, like me, who prefer to dog ear, scribble over and highlight their books (but draw an arbitrary line at defacing hardbacks), a newly edited paperback edition of ‘The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts’ is now available to pre-order! www.uwp.co.uk/book/the-fol...

I should say that Ben is an old friend, with whom I played the Steve Earle songbook in the pubs and clubs of the glorious Black Country back in the day. But, without partiality: his memoir is a finely written tale of self-excavation. It will move you. With partiality: buy six copies each, please.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! St David was known for his relationship to the natural world. He was a vegetarian, born in a storm, and is said to have raised the earth he stood on so that his preaching could be heard at the back of a crowd. Discover more about the Welsh environment in the books below🌳

In his debut memoir, @benwildsmith.bsky.social offers an adoptee’s take on society as he struggles to carve out a space within it. 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/whose-s...

'All adoptions ripple out through families, changing the stories of those within them in unpredictable ways.' A beautiful and profound piece by @benwildsmith.bsky.social in @telegraph.co.uk Read here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02... Ben's debut memoir 'Whose Song to Sing?' is out now 📚

Coming soon in paperback! 'Nightshade Mother: A Disentangling' by Gwyneth Lewis will be available in paperback on 5 March 📚 Pre-order now through the link below or in your favourite local bookshop! www.uwp.co.uk/book/nightsh...

'Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape' by @carwyngraves.bsky.social is now out in paperback! Order via the link below or in your favourite local bookshop 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/tir-gra...

By weaving together ecology, linguistics, and local lore, @carwyngraves.bsky.social argues that the land is more than just a backdrop for the Welsh people; it’s the primary architect of their identity. From @uniwalespress.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Part of my continuing series ‘Wales Unveiled’ on Substack.

Fantastic evening in Palas Print Caernarfon with Niall Griffiths and @benwildsmith.bsky.social for Ben's new book with @calonbooks.bsky.social

'This is what I wish all adoptive parents – and people – knew about adoption.' A deeply moving and insightful piece by author @benwildsmith.bsky.social in @theipaper.com. Read in full here: inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... Ben's debut memoir 'Whose Song to Sing' is available now. 📚 bit.ly/4cGp0rU

Ends today! Pre-order Calon spring titles online at @waterstones.bsky.social to receive 25% off!

Pre-order 'Circus Rebels: The Inside Story of NoFit State' online at @waterstones.bsky.social now for 25% off 📚 Use code FEB26 Offer ends 20th February! www.waterstones.com/book/circus-...

Have you ever wondered what it's really like to run away with the circus? Go behind the scenes of the radical NoFit State in 'Circus Rebels: The inside story of NoFit State' by Stephen Glascoe 🎪 Pre-order now via the link below or from your favourite local bookshop 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/circus-...

Pre-order the new 'The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts' paperback online at @waterstones.bsky.social now to receive 25% off 📚 Use code FEB26 Offer ends 20th February! www.waterstones.com/book/the-fol...

Pre-order the new 'Sheeplands' paperback online at @waterstones.bsky.social now to receive 25% off 📚 Use code FEB26 Offer ends 20th February! www.waterstones.com/book/sheepla...

Pre-order 'Rainbow Wales: Queer icons past and present' by @emilygarside.bsky.social online at @waterstones.bsky.social now for 25% off 📚 Use code FEB26 Offer ends 20th February! www.waterstones.com/book/rainbow...

Pre-order 'Cynefin: Wisdom from a thousand years of Welsh nature poetry' online at @waterstones.bsky.social now for 25% off 📚 Use code FEB26 Offer ends 20th February! www.waterstones.com/book/cynefin...

Pre-order upcoming spring Calon titles through @waterstones online now to receive 25% off! Use code FEB26 Offer ends 20th February! #WPreorder Including @carwyngraves.bsky.social's new book 'Cynefin: Wisdom from a thousand years of Welsh nature poetry' 📚 www.waterstones.com/book/cynefin...

'Whose Song to Sing?: A Memoir' by @benwildsmith.bsky.social is available now 📚

Coming soon in paperback! @carwyngraves.bsky.social's best-selling book 'Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape' will be publishing in paperback on 19 February 🌳 Pre-order now through the link below or in your favourite local bookshop 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/tir-gra...

Looking for a way to get back into reading during the #NationalYearofReading? Joining a book club is a great way to make reading a community activity!

We are thrilled to announce that @emilygarside.bsky.social, author of Gay Aliens and Queer Folk, will be joining us on June 20th at our Pride Book Fair to discuss her new book Rainbow Wales: Queer Icons Past and Present. Published by @calonbooks.bsky.social

2026 is the #NationalYearofReading! It can be overwhelming deciding where to start when you're beginning or restarting your reading journey. Why not take the lead from Alex Johnson @shedworking.bsky.social who spent a year reading 52 books from and about Wales? 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/my-year...

Upcoming events! Next stop on the 'Whose Song to Sing?' book tour is Mold Library! Join @benwildsmith.bsky.social in conversation about his brilliant debut memoir 📚 📆 17 February 📍 Mold Library 🕖️ 7pm 🎟️ Order your ticket here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/mol...

Out now! In ‘Whose Song to Sing?’, @benwildsmith.bsky.social offers an adoptee’s take on society as he struggles to carve out a space within it. As family life disintegrates, he seeks refuge in culture, always returning to the songs and stories of the Valleys, the gift of his adoptive grandfather.

This #NationalYearofReading, why not add more Welsh books to your reading list? In 'My Year of Reading Welshly', Alex Johnson reads one book from or about Wales every week! Included is a reading log so you can keep track of your own journey of reading Welshly! 📚

📚 New Events 📚 @benwildsmith.bsky.social is on tour throughout the spring discussing his debut memoir 'Whose Song to Sing?', beginning with a launch at Waterstones Cardiff! 📍 Waterstones Cardiff 📆 5 February 🕖️ 7pm 🎟️ www.waterstones.com/events/whose...

and you can buy it here, www.uwp.co.uk/book/rainbow...

This big rainbow book is out in May. I'd LOVE to come and talk about it in different places. So if you know any LGBTQ+ groups/events. Or a School/College/Uni perhaps. Or your workplace for a Pride event. Or, of course, a bookshop you think would enjoy it... Let me know.

One week to go! 'Whose Song to Sing: A Memoir' by @benwildsmith.bsky.social is publishing 5 February 📚 Pre-order now from your favourite local bookshop or via the link below! 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/whose-s...

A wonderful display in Waterstones Cardiff's window! 'Return to My Trees' by @mateoy.bsky.social is @waterstones.bsky.social Wales Book of the Month for January 📚 Make sure to pop into your local Waterstones to browse.

This weekend, we celebrate Dydd Santes Dwynwen! Dwynwen is famously the Welsh patron saint of lovers, but did you also know she is associated with healing herbs and sick animals? Celebrate a love of nature and healing this St Dwynwen's Day ❤️

On a dark and dreary January day, the best place to take shelter is your local bookshop! 📚

Super excited to have this out in the world!